Known as a charming country blessed with natural beauty, Bangladesh is the home of mosaic green farmlands plus blotches of meandering rivulets, offering unforgettable Kaleidoscope of various colors. The sparkling rivers, spectacular mountains and breathtaking adventures await you at every corner. It’s among the most populated countries on earth and is a place to remarkable historical sites which captivates the visitor’s imagination by its buildings and also monuments that emphasize the present as well as future generations regarding glorious past of the wonderful country. This is truly a home for sportsmen, the photographers, and the anglers with plenty of games. Certainly, the “Royal Bengal Tiger” is majestic plus graceful to witness.
Important and Interesting Facts about Bangladesh
- Bangladesh is prone to monsoon flooding and cyclones due to its unique geographic make up. The country is almost entirely flat and is dominated by the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta where the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers make their way down from the Himalayas and converge on the lowlands.
- The alluvial soil deposited by theserivers each year means Bangladesh has some of the most fertile delta lands in the world, farming is very important because of this.
- Despite the prevalence of farmers in Bangladesh, its export earnings come mainly from the garments industry.
- Bangladesh is sometimes called “the playground of seasons” because it has six – not four – separate seasons, which it calls grismo (summer), barsha (rainy), sharat (autumn), hemanto (cool), sheet (winter), and bashonto (spring).
- With its size of 2,172,000 square kilometers, the Bay of Bengal is the largest bay in the world.
- About 80 films are produced in Bangladesh each year.
- Bangladesh has one of the largest coastal mangrove forests in the world; it forms part of the Sundarbans National Park, a World Heritage site.
- It has been discovered that water from the tubewells contains high concentrations of naturally occurring arsenic that causes various types of cancer. In many villages up to a third of the people are believed to have some degree of arsenic poisoning.
- Rickshaws in Bangladesh overcome distance of 29,000,000 km per day what is in two times more, than the distance of overcoming of the all traffic in London underground per day. Only this type of transport is available for more than 65% of the Bangladeshi population.
- In Bangladesh, there is the longest beach on the planet. Inani Beach in the resort town of Cox’s Bazar stretches for 120 km. The beach is very beautiful, clean and suitable for recreation. In the waters of Inani Beach absolutely no sharks that attracts tourists from around the world. In Cox’s Bazar, there are modern and comfortable hotels.
- One of the rivers of Bangladesh – Buriganga. This river, which flows near Dhaka, connects the Ganges and the Brahmaputra. Depth of the river is about 20 meters. Buriganga is considered one of the most polluted rivers of the planet. Water from Burigangi impossible not only to drink, but even use for washing or technical purposes. Buriganga river, unfortunately, recognized biologically dead.
Cool, Funny, and Fun Facts about Bangladesh
- Renowned British journalist Tasmin Lucia Khan is of Bengali descent. She used to be a presenter for BBC news and is now part of the ITV breakfast show, Daybreak.
- George Harrison organized a concert to raise money for the victims of Bangladesh floods. He also recorded a single called Bangladesh which reached the top twenty in the UK pop charts (1971).
- In Bangladesh was built a replica of the Taj Mahal. This is not the project of the state. Copy of Taj Mahal was built by the private person (by the millionaire and film producer Asanulla Moni).
- In the south of the country there is the city – Barisal. In this city, it was necessary to demolish the old buildings to build new ones. The city authorities used an elephant for the demolition of the buildings. Elephant coped with its task, replacing construction equipment and saving the local budget.
- On the island of St. Martin in Bangladesh, there are tropical vegetation and white sand. On the island there is no mosquitoes at all, which is very popular with tourists.
- Tourists in Bangladesh is quite rare, so all you will smile and try to take a picture. People with fair skin and blond hair cause will have interest from the locals. Here you will feel like a Hollywood star.
- Why play volleyball 5 against 5, if you can play 9 against 9?
- To belch or to fart or to rummage in your nose in front of other people as well is so normal.
- Bengali movies are like musical: situation and voila, they already sing and dance with background dancers too that come from nowhere.
- Strange Fact: In Bangladesh, kids as young as 15 can be jailed for cheating on their finals (Exam).
- There are more than 2,000 periodicals and daily newspapers published in Bangladesh. However, the country’s average constant readership is only at 15%.
Historical and Cultural Facts about Bangladesh
- Due to Bangladesh being so low lying and tropical, the ground has never frozen over with a record low of 4.5°C in Jessore during the winter of 2011.
- The national animal of Bangladesh is the Royal Bengal Tiger. This majestic creature has a roar that can be heard up to 3 kilometers away. Unfortunately, it is now an endangered species.
- The Magpie Robin (or Doyel or Doel) is the national bird of Bangladesh. They are distinctive black and white birds with a long tail that is held upright as they forage on the ground or perch conspicuously. It is a widely used symbol inBangladesh, appearing on currency notes, and a landmark in the city of Dhaka is named as the Doyel Chatwar (meaning: Doyel Square).
- The national flower of Bangladesh is the whie-flowered water lily, called Shapla- a day-blooming nonviviparous plant with submerged roots and stems. Parts of the leaves are submerged, while others rise slightly above the surface. It is a symbol of virtue, discipline and purity.
- Jackfruit (Kathal in Bengali) is the national fruit and the Mango tree is the national tree of Bangladesh.
- Cricket is the most popular sport in the country. In 1999, its national cricket team was part of the World Cup, and in 2000, it received Test status, an honor in the sport for it is the ultimate test of a team’s ability and endurance.
- Kabaddi (or Ha-Du-Du) is the national game of Bangladesh. It is often called the ‘game of rural Bengal’ and has no definite rules.
- In Bangladesh, the left hand is considered unclean, so always use your right hand when eating or passing food, drinks – or business cards!
- The people of Bangladesh seldom smile. This is not because they are unfriendly but because smiling much is considered a sign of immaturity.
- For centuries, the area that is now Bangladesh was part of theBengal region of India. It was ruled by the same empires that ruled central India, from the Maurya (321 – 184 BCE) to the Mughal (1526 – 1858 CE). When the British took control of the region and created their Raj in India (1858-1947), Bangladesh was included.
- Bangladesh has a folk heritage influenced by animist, Buddhist, Hindu and Muslim traditions. Art includes woven goods, pottery and terra cotta sculpture. Folk theater is common in villages and usually occurs during harvest time or at village fairs.
- Folk music, nurtured through the ages by village bards, is the most popular and timeless form of music in Bangladesh. Folk music is rich in devotional mysticism and lovelores.