Glimpses
Location | : | 90⁰ East Longitude, 20⁰ North Latitude |
Winter Temperature | : | Max 28.49⁰C, Min 8.89⁰C |
Summer Temperature | : | Max 40.55C, Min 18.89⁰C |
Average Rainfall | : | 90” in Monsoon |
Area | : | 144,000 Square Kilometers |
Population | : | 160 Million approx. |
Literacy | : | 50% approx. |
Religious propitiation | : | Muslim 86.6%, Hindu 12.1%, Buddhist 0.6%, Christian 0.3%, Others 0.3% |
Capital | : | Dhaka |
Major Cities | : | Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barishal. |
Cities with Airport | : | Dhaka, Chittagong, Jessore, Rajshahi, Syedpur, Sylhet, Barishal, Cox’s Bazar. |
Seaport | : | Chittagong & Mongla (Near Khulna) |
Main River | : | Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Brahmaputra. |
Government | ||
Head of the State | : | President |
Head of the Government | : | Prime Minister |
Economy | ||
Heavy Industry | : | Jute, Textiles, Sugar, Paper, Fertilizer, Steel, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Toiletries, Cement, Garments, etc. |
Small Industries | : | Glass, Soap, Plastic, Hosiery, Food Processing, etc. |
Cottage Industries | : | Cotton & Silk Fabrics, Copper & Aluminium, Foundry Gold & Silver Jewellery and Handicrafts. |
Export | : | Tea, Shrimps, Fish, Vegetables, Medicines, Ready-made garments, Handicrafts, Jute, & Jute goods, Manpower. |
Imports | : | Machinery & Equipment, Petroleum and Edible Oil. |
Chief Crops | : | Rice, Jute, Sugarcane, Tea |
Minerals | : | Coal, Crude Oil, Gas, Limestone |
Others | : | Rubber, Timber |
Finance | : | |
Currency | : | Taka (US$ 1 = Tk. 79.00 variable) |
Per Capita Income | : | US$ 960 |
Main Bank | : | Sonali Bank, Janata Bank, Agrani Bank, Dhaka Bank, AB Bank, Islami Bank, BRAC Bank, Standard Chartered, American Express, HSBC Bank. |