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Bangladesh

Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on three sides and Myanmar to the southeast; the Bay of Bengal forms the southern coastline. Together with the Indian state of West Bengal, it comprises the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" and is written as বাংলাদেশ and pronounced IPA: ['baŋlad̪eʃ]. The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown.

The borders of Bangladesh were set by the Partition of India in 1947, when it became the eastern wing of Pakistan (East Pakistan), separated from the western wing by 1,600 km (1,000 miles). Despite their common religion, the ethnic and linguistic gulf between the two wings was compounded by an apathetic government based in West Pakistan. This resulted in the independence of Bangladesh in 1971 after a bloody war, supported by India. The years following independence have been marked by political turmoil, with thirteen different heads of government, and at least four military coups.

The population of Bangladesh ranks seventh in the world, but its area of approximately 144,000 sq km is ranked ninety-third. It is the third largest Muslim-majority nation, but has a slightly smaller Muslim population than the Muslim minority in India. It is also one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Geographically dominated by the fertile Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the country has annual monsoon floods, and cyclones are frequent. Bangladesh is one of the founding members of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), BIMSTEC, and a member of the OIC and the D-8.

Rajshahi University or University of Rajshahi (Bengali: রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, Rajshahi Bishshobiddalôe) is a public university located in Rajshahi, a city in northern Bangladesh. Rajshahi University was established in 1953, the second university to be established in what was then East Pakistan.

The university's forty-seven departments are organised into eight faculties. Rajshahi University is located in a 753 acres (3 km²) campus in Motihar, 3 kilometres (2 mi) from the Rajshahi city center. With 25,000 students and close to 1000 academic staff, it is one of the largest universities in Bangladesh (more...)

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Dhakeshwari Temple is the national temple of Bangladesh. It was built in the 12th century.

Photo credit: Ragib Hasan

Bangladesh

• March 25: Bangladesh cricket team storm into the Super 8 of the 2007 Cricket World Cup after beating Bermuda by 7 wickets in a match interrupted by breaks due to rain (cricinfo)

• March 21: Bangladesh loses to Sri Lanka in the 2007 Cricket World Cup match by 198 runs.(BBC)

• March 17: Bangladesh defeats India in the 2007 Cricket World Cup match by 5 wickets. (CNN-IBN)

• 24 January: Bangladesh stays in the firing line for climate disasters caused from Global Warming, 30 million people could become Climate refugees[1]

• 22 January: Turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange risses to a all time high of Tk 119.06 crore.[2]

• 13 January: Five new advisers of the caretaker government are appointed.

• 12 January: Applied curfew is lifted from the country.

• 12 January: Fakhruddin Ahmed, former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, takes oath as the new chief adviser of the caretaker government.

• 11 January: Curfew is called from 11p.m. to 5a.m. until next announcement.

• 11 January: President a state of emergency is declared by caretaker President Iajuddin Ahmed in Bangladesh following weeks of violent protests preceding upcoming parliamentary elections

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