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Description: Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is surrounded by India on ... more

Bangladesh ... all sides except for a small border with Myanmar to the far southeast and the Bay of Bengal to the south. Together with the Indian state of West Bengal, it makes up the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" and is written as বাংলাদেশ in the official Bengali language. The population of Bangladesh ranks seventh in the world, but its area of approximately 144,000 square kilometres (55,600 sq mi) is ranked ninety-fourth, making it one of the most densely populated countries in the world, or the most densely populated country if small island nations and city-states are not included. It is the third-largest Muslim-majority nation, but has a slightly smaller Muslim population than the Muslim minority in India. 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.

Newest Review: ... and beyond to see the beautiful rainforests and the only mountainous area (Bangladesh is otherwise flat), and here I was something of a novelty as a foreigner, and was amused by teenage girls staring and giggling at the sight of me! There are some excellent restaurants in Dhaka covering many nationalities, and the cost of living there is unsurprisingly cheap. Many people speak English, and ... more

... aspire to be in the UK so may try to befriend you, and all the people I encountered were lovely. Buy silks (a good sari can be about £7) clothes and shoes, or a piece of rickshaw art. My enduring memory is of the divide between rich (ie you an...more

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A flavour of Bangladesh (577 words)
by Yvie - written on 30/01/03 (Very useful, 65 readings)
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I had an interesting experience of Bangladesh in January 2001 in that I was able to stay there for two weeks with my friend, who is a Bangladeshi national and lives in the ex-pat area of the capital, Dhaka. I could go on and on about my experiences to help you decide whether it is the place for you, but I will try to be concise! I flew with Emirates, which I would highly recommend, and I chose this airline due to the change of flight in Dubai. You can fly straight through with other airlines, but as a nervous flyer I needed to break (the journey is around 13 hrs in total). My friend also flies Emirates when she visits the UK. It was to be a trip of ...

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