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  Bangladesh
 Barisal    
 Chittagong    
 Dhaka    
  Jatiya Sangsad  Grand Alliance 0 +53.69%
 Khulna    
 Mymensingh    
 Rajshahi    
 Rangpur    
 Sylhet    
Institutions
  President  Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu 1 +100.00%
  Prime Minister  Sheikh Hasina 5 +54.18%

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Websitehttp://www.bangladeshgov.org/
Established March 26, 1971
Disbanded Still Active
ContributorUser 13
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia April 26, 2011 05:24pm
DescriptionBangladesh is a country in South Asia. The main religion is islam. The main language is Bengali. East Pakistan seceded from Pakistan as Bangladesh in 1971. The country is now a parliamentary democratic republic.

Formal Name: People's Republic of Bangladesh

Local Name: Bangladesh

Capital: Dhaka

Currency: Taka (BDT)

National Holiday: March 26 - Independence Day

Population: 133,376,684 (2001)

Ethnic Groups: Bengali 97.7%, tribal groups 1.9% (1997)

Total Armed Forces: 137,000 (2000)

Merchant marine: 34 ships (2002)

Religious Adherents [Link]
Muslim 87.10%
Hindu 11.20%
Christian 0.70%
Buddhist 0.60%
Ethnoreligionist 0.50%
Non-religious 0.10%

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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Feb 26, 2009 04:00pm General Bangladesh mutiny spreads across country  Article kal 
Jan 08, 2007 11:00am News Is Bangladesh heading towards disaster?  Article New Jerusalem 
Dec 29, 2005 06:20am Commentary Bangladesh for Beginners  Article ArmyDem 

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