Beauty of Bangladesh
- Tourism in Bangladesh is a developing foreign currency earner. The country was listed by Lonely Planet in 2011 as the "best value destination".
- Bangladesh's tourist attractions include, historical and monuments, resorts, beaches, picnic spots, forests and tribal people, wildlife of various species. Bangladesh offers ample opportunities to tourists for angling, water skiing, river cruising, hiking, rowing, yachting, sea bathing as well as bringing one in close touch with pristine nature.
- In the northern part, comprising the Rajshahi division, there are archaeological sites, including the temple city Puthia in Rajshahi; the largest and most ancient archaeological site, Mahasthangarh in Bogra; the single largest Buddhist monastery, Paharpur in Naogaon; the most ornamental terracota Hindu temple in Bangladesh Kantaji Temple, and many rajbaris or palaces of old zamindars.
- In the south-western part, mainly the Khulna Division, there is the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest of the world with Royal Bengal Tiger and spotted deer. The historically and architecturally important sixty domed mosque in Bagerhat is a notable site.
- In the south-eastern part, which is the Chittagong division, there are natural and hilly areas like Chittagong Hill Tracts, along with sandy sea beaches. The most notable beach, in Cox's Bazar, is a contender for the title of longest unbroken sandy sea beach in the world.
- In the north-eastern part, Sylhet division, there is a green carpet of tea plants on small hillocks. Natural reserved forests are great attractions. Migratory birds in winter, particularly in the haor areas, are also very attractive in this area.
- Ministry of Tourism and The Civil Aviation Ministry designs national policies for the development and promotion of tourism. The Ministry also maintains the Beautiful Bangladesh campaign. (Source:wikipedia)
Religions in Bangladesh
- Islam is the largest Religion of Bangladesh; Muslims
constitute 90.4% of the population, followed by Hindus, who constitute
8.2%, and Buddhists, Christians, those who practice other religions and
those who do not are the remainders.Religion has always been a strong
part of identity, but this has varied at different times. A survey in
late 2003 confirmed that religion is the first choice by a citizen for
self-identification. According to a government-published article,
atheism is ex
tremely rare.(Source:wikipedia)
Politics in Bangladesh
Politics of Bangladesh
takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic
republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Bangladesh is the head of
government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised
by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government
and parliament. The Constitution of Bangladesh was written in 1972 and
has undergone fifteen amendments.(Source:wikipedia)
Important
Links
National Web Portal of Bangladesh
News Papers
Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Laureates,& Social Business
Books on Bangladesh