Formation
March 26, 1971
Capital
Dhaka
Population
171.5 million (2023)
Official Languages
Bengali
President
Mohammed Shahabuddin
Currency
Bangladeshi Taka
GDP
437.4 billion USD (2023)
Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a vibrant and rapidly growing country in South Asia, known for its rich history, cultural heritage and natural beauty. With a landscape filled with rivers, lush greenery and the world's largest mangrove forest (Sundarbans), Bangladesh is an emerging economic and tourist hub.
Sports in Bangladesh:
- Cricket: The most popular sport; Bangladesh has a competitive national team.
- Football: Once dominant, now growing in popularity again.
- Kabaddi: The national sport of Bangladesh.
Top Tourist Attractions:
- Cox’s Bazar: The world's longest unbroken sandy beach.
- Sundarbans Mangrove Forest: Famous for Royal Bengal Tigers and diverse wildlife.
- Srimangal: The tea capital of Bangladesh, with lush green tea gardens.
- Sajek Valley: A picturesque hill station in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
- Lalbagh Fort: A Mughal-era fort in Dhaka.