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Bangladesh Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Bangladesh Index: Geography History Government Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Bangladesh Relations GEOGRAPHYThe area that…

Awami League

(Encyclopedia) Awami League, political organization in Pakistan and Bangladesh. It was founded in 1949 as an opposition party in Pakistan and had a moderately socialist ideology. The Awami [people's…

Dhaka

(Encyclopedia) Dhaka or Dacca Dhaka both: dăkˈə [key], city (2021 est. pop. 10,356,500), capital of Bangladesh, on a…

Wazed, Hasina

(Encyclopedia) Wazed, HasinaWazed, Hasinahäˌsēnäˈ wäzĕdˈ [key], 1947–, Bangladeshi political leader, grad. Univ. of Dhaka (1973). Popularly known as Sheikh Hasina, she is the daughter of Bangladesh's…

Sundarbans

(Encyclopedia) Sundarbans, large, heavily forested swamp region, c.3,860 sq mi (10,000 sq km), in the S Ganges delta on the Bay of Bengal, about 60% in SW Bangladesh and the rest in West Bengal state…

Dacca

(Encyclopedia) Dacca, Bangladesh: see Dhaka.

Jamuna

(Encyclopedia) Jamuna, river, Bangladesh: see Brahmaputra.

Bengal, Bay of

(Encyclopedia) Bengal, Bay of, arm of the Indian Ocean, c.1,300 mi (2,090 km) long and 1,000 mi (1,610 km) wide, bordered on the W by Sri Lanka and India, on the N by Bangladesh, and on the E by…

Meghalaya

(Encyclopedia) MeghalayaMeghalayamāˌgəlāˈyə [key], state (2001 provisional pop. 2,306,069), c.8,700 sq mi (22,530 sq km), NE India, bordered on the south by Bangladesh. The capital is Shillong.…