History
of Bangladesh : - The history of Bangladesh begins with the Hindu
epic in 9th century BC of followed by the Alexander the great 325 BC. In 6th
century AD Sasanaka founded the Gauda in Bengal. In 8th century AD Hinduism
ruled over Buddishm over the next couple of years. The pala dynasty in 9th
century was over ruled by Hindu Senas from south India and replace the Palas
King as rules as Bengal. In 1199 Bakhtiar capture Bengal and brought the
Muslim power that already held sway over most of north India. Then the
European period starts from Portuguese in 1536, then the Dutch in 1615
followed by British 1651 and the French 1674. After the independence of
India and Pakistan in 1947 the conflict between Hindus and Muslim. The
Britishers decide to partition the sub continent, East Pakistan to Muslim
League and the State of Bengal (West Bengal), Indian National Congress.
Government
& Politics:- The peoples of Bangladesh are under the Multi party
parliamentary democracy in which the elections are held through secret
ballot paper. The head of the State is President and the Presidents elected
for five years by the parliamentarians and hold office not more than two
terms and the President appoints the Prime Minister of the country. The
Prime Minister enjoys the real executive power of the country.
Foreign Exchange /
Currency :- The national money of Bangladesh is taka and generally
people pronounced 'Tahka". The taka is further divided into 100 paisa
and the denominations of taka in 1,2,5,10,20,50,500 in notes. There are
10,20 and 50 in paisa and 1,2 and 5 in coins.
Population
of Bangladesh :- Bangladesh considered as one of the most populated
countries of the world, comprising the population of around 130 million.
Compare to India and China, Bangladesh population is three times more
populated than India and seven times more populated than China. The
population is increasing rapidly @ 2million people every year.
Religion
of Bangladesh :- Bangladesh is a Muslim country and majorities of the
peoples are Muslims. After Indonesia Pakistan and India, Bangladesh have a
larger Muslim Population. The country origins with Hinduism with the one
third of the population are Hindu a century ago. But now only 10% of the
peoples are Hindus and some are Buddhist and Christians.
Language
:- The National and the official language of Bangladesh is Bangla.
English is the language for tourist and this language is used by some of the
tourist destination in Bangladesh.
Visa
:- Visa is required for all nationals of all countries except Japan and
South Korea, they can stay in Bangladesh for 90 days without any visa and
same for Sri Lankan, they can stay 30 days without any visa. Once you enter
Bangladesh your passport should be valid for minimum six months beyond the
duration of your stay.
Time
:- Bangladesh is 6 hrs ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. One hour behind
Thailand, 15 minutes ahead of Nepal, half an hour ahead of India, 10 hours
ahead of NewYork. 5 hrs ahead of France and 4 hrs behind Australia.
Climate
:- There are three main seasons in Bangladesh, the monsoon season is
from May to October, the winters are from October to February and the
summers are from March to May. The temperature is low of 21 degree in
winters and maximum to 35 degree in summers. Cyclone is for two times in a
year - May to June and October to November.
Cities
of Bangladesh :- Bangladesh is famous for Tribal Tourism and some of the
Travel places in Bangladesh are - Dhaka the Capital of Bangladesh , Khulna ,
Barisal , Rajshahi , Chittagong , Rangamati , Cox's Bazar and the Sylhet
division.
Restrictions
:- It's probably wise not to take photos of army camps in Bangladesh.
