3 AMAAR DESH bangladesh Tale of a young country – an old nation
A fascinating tale of a beautiful country… 4
A nation that sacrificed 3 million lives in only 9 months - One of the HIGHEST sacrifices for “ Independence” “If blood is the price for independence, Bangladesh has certainly overpaid ” - Anthony Mascarenhas
s tory of an only nation that sacrificed lives for its language Recognized by UNESCO as International Mother L anguage D ay 21 February 1952, the day of our language movement Language movement February 21, 1952 Language Monument Commemorating the sacrifices
7 and the people…….. simple…hardworking …& always smiling…..
100 gates open to enter…. but none to leave….. 8
winding, breathing rivers….. 9
enchanting green all over…… 10
Luxuriant forests 11
the magical glint of a sparkling love… 12
simple people … 13
hospitable and friendly…… 14
unit in diversity…… We are BANGLADESHIS !! 15
Freedom.....the most cherished part of our being 16
17 Invites you from dawn to dusk….
18 Welcome sha go tom
Location and Geography (South Asia)
BAY OF BENGAL 20 largest delta in the world ……… spread over approximately 147,570 sq km
crisscrossed by more than 700 rivers & canals 21
RIVER PADMA 22
RIVER MEGHNA 23
24 RIVER JAMUNA Jamuna Bridge – one of the longest bridge in Asia
25 Rivers deeply influence our people & culture
Much of the land is flat and fertile 26
Hills and Tropical Forest Hills 27
28 COX’S BAZAR LONGEST SEA BEACH (80 miles)
29 HILL TRACTS
30 SUNDARBAN-LARGEST MANGROVE FOREST
HISTORY 31
THE PAKISTAN PERIOD 1947 – Creation of India and Pakistan 32 1600 km Pakistan was divided into two parts: West and East c ultural and linguistic differences…
33 21 February 1952 A day that marked our sacrifice for our mother tongue
34 Pak Military Junta mounted on massacre of innocent civilians on 25/26 March 1971
35 People from all W alks Participated in the Nine(09) Month L iberation W ar
16 Dec 1971 – BANGLADESH , once known as East Pakistan, took birth as an Independent State 36
37 We Celebrate 16 December as Victory Day with Pomp & Grandeur
38 Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Father of the Nation
National Flag Rising sun, strength, vigor and sacrifice our people made to earn the independence Greenery of the country with its youthfulness
National Anthem O SONAR BANGLA, MY LAND OF “GOLD”, SO DEARLY I LOVE THEE. ETERNALLY YOUR SLEISES, EACH BREEZE PLAYS MELODIES IN ME !
41 Dhaka City (Capital)
42 A Booming City of Million Dreams
43 Key Information GDP(PPP) ( 2018) Total GDP (PPP) $ 751.949 billion Per Capita GDP (PPP) $ 1677 GDP Growth 7.86% GDP by Sector (FY 2017-2018) Agriculture 14.10% Industry 33.71% Services 52.18% Total Export ( 2017-2018) $ 34.85 billion Total Import ( 2017-2018) $ 47.50 billion Population Growth Rate 1.37% Male-Female Ration 103:100 Life Expectancy ( 2018) 71.6 years Male 70.30 years Female 72.9 years Population below Poverty Line ( 2018) 24.3% Labour Force ( 2018) 79 million Agriculture 40.1% Industry 20.8% Others 34.1% Unemployment ( 2018) 4.2% Literacy Rate ( 2018) 71% Mobile Telephone Penetration (mid 2018) 140 million ( 82%)
GOVERNMENT 44 Parliamentary Democracy Prime Minister is the Head of Government President is the Head of the State
NATIONAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE – JATIYO SANGSAD 350 SEATS ; 300 ELECTED, 50 RESERVED FOR WOMEN 45
A Developing country with one of the fastest growing Economies US $ = 85.6 Taka / 1 UK £ = 111.64 TAKA 46
AGRICULTURE BASED ECONOMY 47
VIBRANT INDUSTRY AND INVESTMENT LAYING SOLID LAUNCHING PAD FOR ECONOMIC UPLIFT 48
49 EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE (EPZ) ATTRACTING FDI
50 READYMADE GARMENTS BOOMING OUR EXPORT MARKETS
Ship-building, Paper, Cotton, Jute, Textile, Cement, Fertilizers, Leather, Pharmaceuticals, Ceramics, Plastics, Shrimp and Fish processing MAIN INDUSTRIES 51
52 Micro Credit Economy…….. Invented and marketed by Dr Yunus
MICRO CREDIT ECONOMY A solution to poverty… 53
Dr Muhammad Yunus The Grameen Bank and Dr Yunus awarded 2006 Nobel Peace Prize 54 GRAMEEN BANK
DEMOGRAPHY 55
POPULATION Estimated at 160 million 56 Population density 1077/sq km
70% of population live in rural areas 57
Ethnically homogeneous, with Bengalis comprising 98% of the population 58 Smiling Bengalis……………..
59 4 5 tribal groups in Chittagong Hill Tracts and other parts of the country
Muslim 87% Hindu 12% Christian 0.6% Buddhist 0.4% BANGLADESH-AN EPITOME OF RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE & CO-EXISTANCE 60
CLIMATE-TYPICALLY TROPICAL WITH HIGH HUMIDITY & MODEST TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 18 to 34 o C 61
….enjoying six colors of nature 62 SUMMER MONSOON AUTUMN LATE AUTUMN WINTER SPRING
63 Traditional Winter Foods
AN AMAZING VARIETY OF FLORA & FAUNA ENRICHES THE BEAUTY OF OUR COUNTRY 64
FLOWERS OF BANGLADESH 65
WATER LILLY ( SHAPLA ) NATIONAL FLOWER 66
FRUITS OF BANGLADESH 67 Jackfruit
MAMMALS 68
ROYAL BENGAL TIGER THE KING OF SUNDARBAN 69
BIRDS OF BANGLADESH 70
MAGPIE ROBIN (DOEL) 71
FISH OF BANGLADESH 72
ILISH (HILSHA) – NATIONAL FISH 73
BEING OVER A THOUSAND YEARS OLD, BANGLADESH HAS A RICH LEGACY OF CULTURE & FESTIVITY 74
RABINDRANATH TAGORE KAZI NAZRUL ISLAM Two of the greatest icons in Bangla literature 75
MUSIC & DANCE- AN INSEPERABLE PART OF BENGALI CULTURE 76
77 TRIBAL CULTURE
78 Baul and Bhatiali Song
79 Urban Music
FESTIVALS Colourful Pahela Baishak – Bengali New Year 80
NABANNA – HARVEST FESTIVAL 81
BASHANTA MELA – SPRING CARNIVAL 82
EID RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS DURGA POOJA BUDDHA PURNIMA X MAS DAY 83
Independence Day – 26 Mar Victory Day – 16 Dec Language Day – 21 Feb 84
85 World Famous ‘Muslin’ sari
BANGLADESHI ‘SARI’ 86
87 EXCLUSIVE ‘SARI’
SALWAR KAMIZ 88
89 SALWAR KAMIZ
PAJAMA PANJABI 90
FATUA 91
HANDICRAFTS 92
93 Nakshi Katha , Jute-works, Woodcrafts
JEWELLERY 94
GAMES & SPORTS KABADI FOOTBALL HOCKEY CRICKET CHESS SWIMMING 95
Most Popular Sport is Cricket 96
97 Traditional boat race
ARMED FORCES 98
99 Bangladesh Armed forces came into being during Liberation War, 1971
100 Nation is proud of the Custodian of the Plain
101 …..involved in nation building activities Road construction Disaster management Security & Protection Voter Registration UN Mission UN Mission
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Foreign Policy Dictum “FRIENDSHIP TO ALL AND MALICE TO NONE”
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CONCLUSION 106 …..a tale of a countless untold story