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About Bangladesh

Bangladesh.ogg|Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ [ˈbaŋlad̪eʃ] inc-Latn|Bangladesh), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn|Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh) is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south. Together with the Indian state of West Bengal, it makes up the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" in the official Bengali language.

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The borders of the region that constitutes present-day Bangladesh were established in the 1947 Partition of India when the region became the eastern wing of newly formed Pakistan. The pairing, based on their common religion of Islam, proved geographically awkward since an expanse of foreign Indian territory, 1 600 km (1 000 mi) wide, separated the two wings. Subjected to political and linguistic discrimination as well as economic neglect at the hands of West Pakistan, the Bengalis of East Pakistan declared independence in 1971. After a liberation war, with help from India and the Soviet Union, Bangladesh was born. In spite of its liberation narrative, Bangladesh's development has since been marred by political turmoil, with fourteen different heads of government and at least four military coups.

Bangladesh is among the most densely populated countries in the world and has a high poverty level. Geographically the country straddles the fertile Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta and is subject to annual monsoon floods and cyclones. The government is a parliamentary democracy which has been suspended under emergency law since 11 January 2007. Bangladesh is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, SAARC, BIMSTEC, the OIC, and the D-8.

As the World Bank notes in its July 2005 Country Brief, the country has made significant progress in human development in the areas of literacy, gender parity in schooling, and reduction of population growth.

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  1. “ These blasts look like the handiwork of terrorist groups from Bangladesh, as you need sophisticated militant groups to carry out such coordinated attacks. ”
    In Serial blasts rock northeast India
  2. “ These blasts look like the handiwork of terrorist groups from Bangladesh, as you need sophisticated militant groups to carry out such coordinated attacks. ”
    In India blasts toll rises to 56
  3. “ Based on reliable information received in the past, we can say that the ISI has been actively imparting training to youths from Bangladesh in the Rangpur area of Bangladesh. These ISI men masquerade as HuJI members while training young men. ”
    In HuJI, LeT joining hands rattles security agencies

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  2. HAF commends Bangladesh government

    Explore Article BLiTZ (Aug 20 2010) Human Rights

    ...violations on a daily basis. ... The Hindu American Foundation [HAF] commended the Awami League-led Bangladesh government for setting up an International Crimes Tribunal in an attempt to bring justice to the ne... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Hindu American Foundation   Bangladesh   HAF

  3. China Does Not Oppose UN Action Against Huji

    Explore Article Eurasia Review (Aug 17 2010) Terrorism

    ...No action has been taken against it by the present Government either. While the US has declared the Bangladesh branch of the HUJI as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation, it has not made a similar declaration again... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   B. Raman   United Nations Security Council   United Nations

  4. Rediscovering an old vision with a new perspective

    Explore Article mydigitalfc.com (Aug 16 2010)

    Rediscovering an old vision with a new perspective ...s. The works of Michael Tan of Malaysia, Siripon Sanjan of Thailand, Tay Bak Koi from Singapore and Bangladesh’s Abdus Shakoor, deserve special mention. The Ahuja Museum’s effort remains important as it is priv... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Bengal   America   Singapore

  5. Hidden theme of 'Digital Bangladesh'

    Explore Article BLiTZ (Aug 12 2010) Human Rights

    ...re elected for a period of 48 months. In such case, while Barack Obama has roughly 29 months to go, Bangladesh Awami League will be in power for another 41 months to be in power. Obama's policies have greatly f... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   U.S. Senate   Barack Obama   Bangladesh Awami League

  6. Isi-huji plan blasts in NE around I-Day

    Explore Article New Kerala Dot Com, India (Aug 12 2010)

    Guwahati, Aug 12 : Bangladesh-based Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HUJI) and other fundamentalist activists are planning to trigger e... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Harkat ul-Jihad-e-Islami   Inter-Services Intelligence   Assam Police

  7. A strategy gone awfully wrong

    Explore Article The Hindu (Aug 12 2010)

    ...ir Rana has recorded in his book A-Z of Jihadi Organisations in Pakistan, set up sister networks in Bangladesh, Chechnya and Uzbekistan. Figures published in the Pakistani media make clear that the HuJI's Jammu... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Afghanistan   New Delhi   Hillary Rodham Clinton

  8. ISI, HuJI plan blasts in NE around I-Day

    Explore Article portal on Indian News (Aug 12 2010)

    ISI, HuJI plan blasts in NE around I-DayindiabloomsGuwahati, Aug 12 (IBNS) : Bangladesh-based Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) and other fundamentalist activists are planning to trigger e... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Harkat ul-Jihad-e-Islami   Inter-Services Intelligence   Assam Police

  9. HuJi planning terror strikes ahead of I-Day?

    Explore Article DNA PIL (Aug 10 2010)

    Armed guerrillas of the banned Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJi) are trying to enter India from Bangladesh through the porous borders in West Bengal and Assam before August 15, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Assam   Border Security Force   Intelligence Bureau

  10. Five Islamists jailed for 2005 Bangladesh bombings

    Explore Article The Hindu (Aug 10 2010) Terrorism

    ...ment in a series of bombings five years ago. The judge said the men, members of Jumatul Mujahedeen Bangladesh aged between 22 and 28, were part of a nationwide terror campaign. The five were found guilty of in... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Mymensingh   Bangladesh   Dhaka

  11. Militants and Their Bases in Bangladesh

    Explore Article Hudson New York (Aug 10 2010)

    ...ir Bases in BangladeshHudson New York (blog)The founding leader of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami in Bangladesh, Fazlur Rehman Khalil, was one of the six signatories of Osama Bin Laden's first ...and more » Alth... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Hizbut Towhid   Indian High Commission   Bangladesh Awami League

  12. Bangladesh and Pakistan: where minorities fear to walk: By Lee Jay Walker ...

    Explore Article Pakistan Christian Post (Aug 6 2010) Human Rights

    ... global human rights, remained quiet despite religious persecution and pogroms in ... In modern day Bangladesh and Pakistan you have constant persecution of non-Muslim minorities and also minority Muslim commun... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Afghanistan   Sri Lanka   Cambodia

  13. Onir plans annual film workshops in Kashmir

    Explore Article US stock market investing and opinion (Jul 21 2010)

    ... needed around 50 army men to be controlled while shooting in Srinagar. Onir, whose family was from Bangladesh and who was born and brought up in Bhutan, empathises and identifies with the plight of these displ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Juhi Chawla   Mumbai   Bhutan

  14. Avoiding The Blame Just Got Harder

    Explore Article strategypage.com (Jul 15 2010) Terrorism

    ...r groups Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JEI) were sending 31 terrorists, via Bangladesh, to carry out attacks in India. The police are calling on the public to report any of these Pakista... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Jamaat-e-Islami   Bangladesh   Pakistan

  15. Bangladesh court jails two Islamist militants

    Explore Article The Hindu (Jul 14 2010) Terrorism

    The men, members of Jumatul Mujahideen Bangladesh, a radical group that aims to establish Islamic law in the country, set off bombs in 2005 as the tr... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Dhaka   Bangladesh

  16. Bangladesh banning Islamist politics

    Explore Article BLiTZ (Jul 14 2010)

    ...nuing, while even during the present government, our temples and deities are being attacked and ... Bangladesh Supreme Court will decide in less than 15 days, as to whether religion based politics including Isl... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Bangladesh Awami League   Hizbut Towhid   Jamaat-e-Islami

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