Bangladesh and Banglade

M.H.KABIR

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 People's Republic of Bangladesh

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 Bangladesh in a site
Capital Dhaka
Official Language Bangla
Government Parliamentary Republic
President-Iajuddin Ahmed
Prime Minister-Vacant
Chief of Caretaker Government-Fakhruddin Ahmed
Independence From Pakistan
-Declared March 26, 1971
-Victory Day December 16, 1971
Area Total
-1,44,000 Km2 , 56,000 m2
National symbols of Anthem Amar Shonar Bangla Animal Bengal Tiger
Bangladesh Bird Oriental Magpie Robin, Fish Hilsa,FlowerWhite
Water Lily Fruit Jackfruit,Sport Kabadi, Calendar
Bengali calendar

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 Royal Bangle Tiger
 Male Bengal Tigers
measure around 6 to 9
feet in lengt and 9 to 12
feet with their tail.
 Weight is around 400 to
660 pounds
 Majority of cubs are born
between February and May
after a pregnancy of three
and a half months.
 Females will have a litter
every 2-3 years.
 They usually don't live
longer than 26 years.

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Oriental Magpie Robin
•19cm long, including
the long cocked tail.

The Oriental Magpie

Robin, called the
Dhayal in Bangladesh.

This is a native
species in Singapore,
where it is known by
the Malay names
Kampung/Cerang.
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Hilsa Fish
 Hilsa (Bangla: Ilish)
is the national fish
of Bangladesh.
 Hilsa is mainly
available in the
major Bangladesh
rivers of the Padma
(lower Ganges),  Hilsa is not just a fish to the
Meghna, and Bengalis.
Jamuna (lower  It is a part of their culture.
Brahmaputra).  In many Bengali Hindu families two
 Those from the Hilsa fishes (Joda Ilish) are bought
Padma are on special auspicious days, like
considered to be the some pujas.
best in taste.  Hilsa is an important source of
foreign exchange for Bangladesh.
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White Water Lily

•The Water Lily (

shapla) is the
national flower of
Bangladesh.

It is found almost in
every water body in
the country.

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Jackfruit
 The Jackfruit
[Kathal] is our
national fruit.
 Thorny in outlook
this fruit is big in
size.
 The fruit is juicy
and delicious.
 It is also widely
consumed as
curry.
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 Kabadi
 Kabaddi (sometimes
written Kabbadi or Kabadi)
is a team sport originally
from South Asia.
 It is popular throughout
South Asia and
Southeast Asia.
 It is the national game of
Bangladesh, and the state
game of Punjab and
Andhra Pradesh in India.
 The name — often chanted
during a game — derives
from a Hindi word meaning
"holding of breath", which is
indeed the crucial aspect of
play.
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 Kazi Nazrul Islam(1898-1976)
Poet-icon of Bangladesh
 Kazi Nazrul Islam was born on the
25th May 1898 at Churulia in the
district of Burdwan, West Bengal,
India.
 This partiot, poet, composer writer,
political figure or the myriad minded
man edited a politico-cultural
magazine "Dhumketu".
 The poet died at Dhaka, capital of
Bangladesh as National poet on the
29th August 1976.
 Nazrul Institute, an institution works
for research and propagating the
poets life, works and ideals, is
situated in Dhaka with several
branches in divisional towns.
 Bangla Academy has published
collected works of the poet to
celebrate the poets birth centenary
in the year(1999).
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 Nobel Prize in
Literature (1913)
 Rabindranath Tagore (
7 May 1861 – 7 August
1941),
 Also known by the name
Gurudev.
 He was a Bengali poet,
Brahmo Samaj philosopher
, visual artist, playwright,
novelist, and composer
 A cultural icon of Bengal
and India, he became
Asia's first Nobel laureate
The poet and the professor... August 1941
when he won the 1913
Rabindranath Tagore and Albert Einstein,
Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Area and Population
 The population of Bangladesh ranks
seventh in the world.

 Its area of approximately

144,000 square
kilometers (56,000 mi²) is ranked
ninety-fourth.

 It is the third-largest Muslim-

majority nation, but has a 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
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１９５２ Vasa Andolon
21st February –Mother Language Day

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1971,Independence

 The Father of the Nation

 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
(March 17, 1920 –
August 15, 1975)

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 Jatiyo Sriti Soudho

 The National
Monument reminds
of those who
sacrificed their lives
for the independence.
 Situated at Savar
near Dhaka, it is a
tourist spot.

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 Sangsad Bhaban
 The National
Parliament
(Sangsad Bhaban)
is the seat of the
government.

 Situated at the center

of Dhaka city.

 It is an architectural
wonder.

 It was designed by the

famous American
architect Louis Kahn

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 World Longest Sea Beach Cox-s Bazar
 Miles of golden sands,
towering cliffs, surfing
waves, rare conch shells,
colorful pagodas,
Buddhist temples and
tribes, delightful sea-
food--this is Cox's Bazar,
the tourist capital of
Bangladesh.
 Having the world's
longest (120 kilometers.)
beach sloping gently
down to the blue waters
of the Bay of Bengal.
 Cox's Bazar is one of the
most attractive tourist
sport in the country.
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Jomuna Bridge
3rd Longest in Asia
 A bridge on the river
Jamuna was a long
cherished desire of
Bangalees.
 Ultimately the dream
came true.
 Two detached parts of
Bangladesh are now
connected by Jamuna
Multipurpose Bridge.

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Nobel Prize In Peace-Dr. Md. Yunus
 Dr. Muhammad Yunus (born
June 28, 1940) is a Bangladeshi
banker and economist.
 He is famous for his successful
application of the concept of
microcredit, the extension of small
loans to entrepreneurs too poor to
qualify for traditional bank loans.
 He is the author of
Banker to the Poor and a founding
board member of Grameen
Foundation.
 Yunus recently launched a political
party in Bangladesh, Nagorik Shakti
(Citizen Power),.
 Yunus and the bank were jointly
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, "for
their efforts to create economic and
social development from below.
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Culture
Pohela Boisakh- Bengali National Festival

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 Eid & Puja

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 Baul Song

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 Dress
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Fruits

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 Spices
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Food

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 Dance and Drama

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 Weeding

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 Natural Beauty

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Flood

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Cricket
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2nd Round 2007 WC

 Amer Sonar Bangla
Ami Tomai Bhalobashi

My Golden Bangladesh
I love You Forever………

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