Tag: Bangladesh

ENVIRONMENT Fertile and particularly rich in waterways, the Bengali plain is affected by agricultural exploitation and only a small part still hosts woods or forests: the eastern area is characterized by the presence of bamboo, exploited in the paper industry; the central marshy areas host deciduous essences (Madhpur jungle); to the S, in the Sundarbans, is the mangrove forest, one of the largest in the world, which UNESCO declared a World Heritage Site in 1997. In Bangladesh it is possible to find animals such as tigers, leopards, Asian elephants, monkeys, gibbons, lemurs, turtles, crocodiles and numerous species of fish and birds, including the sad starling, kingfisher and vulture. The greatest environmental risks are related to water pollution, especially due to pesticides used in agriculture and arsenic naturally present in the…

According to ezinereligion, in 2007, Bangladesh had an estimated population of over 140 million people, composed of multiple ethnic groups including Bengalis and Muslims. The official language was Bengali. The economy was largely based on services and industry, as well as agriculture. In terms of foreign relations, Bangladesh had close ties with its neighbors in the region such as India and Myanmar. It also maintained diplomatic relations with several other countries such as the United States, China and Japan. Politically, Bangladesh was a parliamentary republic led by Prime Minister Khaleda Zia since 2001. She remained in power until 2008 when she was replaced by Sheikh Hasina Wajed who is still in power today. Yearbook 2007 Bangladesh. Political unrest in January led to the canceled parliamentary elections being canceled. The promises…