Definition of bangladesh Bangladesh

/bæˈŋlʌdɛˌʃ/ - [bangludesh] - Bang•la•desh

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What does bangladesh mean?

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bangladesh - a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971
		People's Republic of Bangladesh, Bangla Desh, East Pakistan
		asia the nations of the Asian continent collectively
		capital of bangladesh, dacca, dhaka the capital and largest city of Bangladesh
		chittagong a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal
		brahmaputra, brahmaputra river an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
		ganges, ganges river an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus
		bangladeshi a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh

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bangladesh
A country in South Asia. It is surrounded by India on all sides except for a small border with Myanmar to the far southeast and the Bay of Bengal to the south.

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Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. Its capital is Dhaka. It is close to India, Myanmar, China, Nepal, and Bhutan. It became an independent nation in 1971, when it gained its independence from Pakistan after a war that cost over a million lives. The People's Republic of Bangla-Desh covers an area of 55,126 sq mi or (142,776 km²), it is bigger than Tajikistan but smaller than Nepal.

The country shares its border with Myanmar, and is very close to China, Nepal, and Bhutan. Bangladesh is surrounded on all three sides by India.

The local currency is called Taka. The official language is Bengali.

There are two main rivers in Bangladesh, the Ganges river and the Brahmaputra. There are often floods because of these two rivers.

History.

Bangladesh was formerly called East Pakistan. In 1948, it was made part of Pakistan. The people of East Pakistan were mostly Bengalis who were different from their west Pakistani counterparts in terms of language and culture. Language and political differences eventually led to war. On 26 December, 1971 Bangladesh gained independence.

Its capital Dhaka, also spelt as "Dacca", was the capital of the East Bengal province. East Bengal was then a part of Pakistan.

Following the birth of Bangladesh, Bangla came to replace English as the mediumof instruction. Bangla also became the sole national language and the standard language of communications. The initial shortage of Bangla textbooks and other instructional materials was alleviated by the accelerate