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ABOUT
BANGLADESH > BASIC DATA
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OFFICIAL
NAME :
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH
CAPITAL : DHAKA
Location
: 20o34'-26o38' N and 88o01'-92o41'E
Area :
56,977 sq. meles (1,47,570 sq. km)
Territorial Water : 12
nautical miles
Economic Zone : Up to
200 nautical miles
Population : 130 mlion
Time : 06 hrs ahead of
GMT
Temperature Range: Summer
(Apr-Jun) : (32oC 21oC)
Winter (DecFeb) :
29oC-11oC
Mean Humidity : 79.5 percent
Annual Rainfall (average) :
78.8 inches
Administrative
& Others Units :
Division : 06
District : 64
City Corporation : 06
Municipality : 263
Thana : 566
Upazilla : 469
Union Parishad : 4,495
Village : 86,000
SATELLITE
STATION :
4
Betbunia, Talibabad, Mohakhali, Sylhet
CINEMA
HALLS : 415
EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION
UNIVERSITY : 47 (Public-15, Private-32)
General : 7
Engineering : 1 (BUET)
Science & Technology : 3
Agricultural : 2
Islamic : 1
Medical : 1
COLLEGE
General : 833
Medical : 13
Engineering : 4
Teacher's Training: 10
Law College : 22
Cadet College : 10
Currency
(Official rates) :
US$ 1.00 = BDT 59.00
International
Airpoet : Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet
Sea
Ports :
Chittagong, Mongla (Khulna)
Total River : 230
Principal Rivers : Padma,
Meghna, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Aarial Khan, Madhumati, Surma,
Karnaphuli
National Language : Bengali
National Flower : Shapla
(Water Lily)
National Bird : Magpie
Robin
National Fish : Hilsa
National Fruit : Jackfruit
National Animal : Royal
Bengal Tiger
TECHNICAL
INSTITUTIONS
Polytechnics : 19
Graphic Arts : 1
Textile : 1
Ceramic : 1
Leather : 1
Commercial : 1
Agricultural : 1
Survey Institute : 1
Other Vocational Institutes : 35
Research
Institutes
Agriculture : 1
Atomic Energy : 8
Forest : 1
Jute : 1
Suger : 1
Tea : 1
Scientific and Industrial : 3
Sericulture : 1
SCHOOLS
Primary Schools : 43992
Secondary Schools : 8983
Madrasas : 4212
Primary Training Institute : 54
Radio
Stations :
Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Rangamati, Tagoregaon,
Comila, Sylhet, Natore
T.V. Station : Dhaka, Chittagong.
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