🇧🇩 Bangladesh: The Land of Rivers, Thousand-Year History, and Rising Economic Power
Bangladesh, officially known as The People's Republic of Bangladesh , is a sovereign country in the northeastern part of South Asia. It is situated on the world's largest river delta . The nation is a unique Nation-State founded on the basis of language and culture, achieving its independence on December 16, 1971. Feature Information Capital & Largest City Dhaka Area Approx. 147,570 sq. km Population Over 170 Million Official Language Bengali (Bangla) UN Membership Date September 17, 1974 Geography and Neighbors Bangladesh is strategically located, sharing borders with two major nations. Borders and Neighbors: Bangladesh shares its largest land border with India on the west, north, and east, and a smaller border with Myanmar (Burma) in the southeast. Its southern coast opens up to the Bay of Bengal . Topography: The country is primarily a flat deltaic plain formed by the Ganges (Padma), Brahmaputra (Jamuna), and Meghna rivers. Administrative System (Governance Struc...