CHAPTER 1 MACROECONOMIC SITUATION [The economy of Bangladesh has successfully tackled the contagion effect of global economic crisis and managed to maintain a sustained growth. According to a provisional estimate‚ the economy has posted a growth of 6.66 percent in FY2010-11 against that of 6.07 percent in FY2009-10. This performance is mainly attributable to the sustained growth in agriculture sector coupled with recovery of growth in industry sector and the satisfactory performance of service
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THE GARMENT INDUSTRY OF BANGLADESH Introduction: The garment industry has played a pioneering role in the development of industrial sector of Bangladesh. Though it took a rather late start i.e.‚ in 1976 but it soon established its reputation in the world market within a short span of time. Resultantly garment is now one of the main export items of the country. Besides‚ enriching the country’s economy it has played a very important role in alleviating unemployment. At present there are more than
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RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY IN BANGLADESH Bangladesh is a small country in Asia‚ with the major population to be Muslim (80%). However‚ it is also the home of other religious groups‚ mainly Hindu‚ with a population of about 16% and also Christians and Buddhists with small percentage. Minorities include Biharis and tribal; among the tribal Chakma is the largest. In general‚ this country never had major issues regarding religious diversity; but to know the opinion of people in general‚ we interviewed a
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Bangladesh has a master guideline for foreign policy from its constitution “friendship with all and malice towards none”. Foreign policy of Bangladesh is one of few sectors that has ever been unreformed since the birth of the nation. Bangladesh is obviously a prospective country of its unique position. In view of achieving its prospects‚ Bangladesh needs significant changes in foreign policy sector. The more the time goes ahead‚ the more the world becomes interdependent. In this age of globalization
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Bangladesh Flooding Flooding is one of the main facts of Bangladesh. It is a country located in South Asia bounded by India in the north; Bay of Bengal in East and West while Myanmar surrounds it in the South. The country has practiced several flooding throughout the years. Between July – September 1998 Bangladesh has experienced one of its disastrous floods. Many people were affected by the flooding because they lost their belongings‚ made homeless and lost their homes. In the worst flooding
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When you first step foot in the capital city‚ Dhaka of Bangladesh‚ the first thing you will notice is the intense traffic jam. Dhaka is facing one of the major problems that is already being faced by other big cities in the world‚ more vehicle than the amount of the roads. Therefore‚ as a result‚ traffic jams are increasing day by day and it is becoming one of the most intolerable factors of the country. Since Bangladesh is a small country‚ the capital city is considered as one of the biggest
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Gender Roles in Bangladesh Bangladesh is a country in South Asia.Official Language is Bangla (also known as Bengali).Some of the facts of Bangladesh are listed below: Socially: Men greeting Men– A simple verbal greeting of “Salam Aleikum” tends to be most common. The appropriate response is “wa alaikum salam”.Handshakes are common as well‚ more so in business and formal settings. Handshakes tend to be on the light/limp side. Women greeting Women– A simple verbal greeting of “Salam Aleikum” tends to be most common
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Unemployment Problem in Bangladesh Bangladesh is a poor country. The country has many problems. Unemployment is one of the major problems on Bangladesh. Unemployment means to remain without work. This problem hampers our all round development. Many causes work behind unemployment. Ours is an agriculture country. People cannot work all the year round. In agriculture there is some seasonal work. After the seasonal work people become workless. As a result they become unemployed. We have a traditional
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Data Presentation and Analysis One of my question was “What is it that attracts you to a Bangla movie?” 26% answered “acting”‚ 44% answered “story”‚ 17% answered “actors” and 13% answered “others”. From the graph we can see that majority of the respondents‚ i.e. 44% like Bangla movie because of their story and 26% like because of acting. The major cause of this is that many respondents think that the acting and story of Bangladeshi movies are very funny. So in order to get entertained they watch
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Preface Bangladesh is largely ethnically homogeneous. Indeed‚ its name derives from the Bengali ethno-linguistic group‚ which comprises 98% of the population. Bengalis‚ who also predominate in the West Bengal province of India‚ are one of the most populous ethnic groups in the world. Variations in Bengali culture and language do exist of course. There are many dialects of Bengali spoken throughout the region. The dialect spoken by those in Chittagong and Sylhet are particularly
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