"Bangladesh" is a combination of the Bengali words‚ Bangla and Desh‚ meaning the country or land where the Bangla language is spoken. The country formerly was known as East Pakistan. Location and Geography. Bangladesh straddles the Bay of Bengal in south Asia. To the west and north it is bounded by India; to the southeast‚ it borders Myanmar. The topography is predominantly a low-lying floodplain. About half the total area is actively deltaic and is prone to flooding in the monsoon season from May
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Role of NGOs in Bangladesh In all spheres of development‚ NGOs are reported to have created a landmark in the history of Bangladesh. NGOs as the proper alternative organizations have the vision of imagination‚ flexibility‚ autonomy‚ creativity‚ innovative machinery‚ experience resources and strategies of executing programmers including non formal constructive education. NGOs have different projects towards development. Doubtlessly to say‚ the NGOs with their constructive efforts have been promoting
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Women in Bangladesh Dana Hanson Women Around the World Women’s Low Status and Power Bangladesh is one of the world ’s most densely populated countries with 150 million people‚ 49 percent of whom live below the national poverty line. In addition‚ child malnutrition rates of 48 percent are the second highest in the world‚ a condition that is tied to the low social status of women in Bangladeshi society (THP). Even though women constitute almost half of the population in Bangladesh‚ their status
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The politics of religion and blasphemy in Bangladesh | | | | | | It all began with a remark made by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam Dhaka city leader Rafiqul Islam Khan. Since Sheikh Hasina’s government came into office in early 2009‚ it has been thwarting political activity of Jamaat and of its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir and harassing the leaders and activists of these two organizations in the street and in their offices and residences. In such a context‚ in a discussion
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Women employment in Bangladesh It is well known that women’s employment in South Asia is lower than in any other part of the world except perhaps the Middle East. The women’s employment rates in Bangladesh despite increase over the last decade is the increase in younger women’s employment‚ the low opportunity for employment for poor women and the sharp rise in women reporting unpaid work. But opportunities for educated women are increasing and combined with the increase in educational attainment
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“Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul...” -- Plato Music: Music is an art form whose medium is sound‚ passes through the ears in human body & directly reaches the heart. Common elements of music: 1. pitch : which governs melody and harmony‚ 2. rhythm: associated concepts tempo‚ meter‚ and articulation‚ 3. dynamics‚ 4. The sonic qualities of timbre and texture. The word derives from Greek μουσική
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Report India-Bangladesh Relations 97 SEPTEMBER 2010 Issues‚ Problems and Recent Developments Piyali Dutta Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies B-7/3‚ Safdarjung Enclave‚ New Delhi‚ 110029 www.ipcs.org ABOUT THE AUTHOR Piyali Dutta was a Research Intern at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies. . The author is responsible for the facts‚ views or opinion expressed in this essay. RECENT SPECIAL REPORTS Water Issues between Nepal‚ India & Bangladesh: A Review of Literature
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Doing Business in Bangladesh | Bangladeshi Business Culture A Bangladeshi Overview Fact File o o o o o o o Official name – People’s Republic of Bangladesh Population – 156‚118‚464* Official Languages – Bangla (also known as Bengali)‚ English Currency – Taka Capital city – Dhaka GDP – purchasing power parity $259.3 billion* GDP Per Capita – purchasing power parity $1‚700 Overview What is today known as Bangladesh was established when Bengal separated from India in 1947. It was then
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HR practices in Bangladesh Introduction ▪ Background Bangladesh‚ officially the People’s Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma (Myanmar) 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. Bangladesh is the eighth most
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Election System: A Contrast Between Bangladesh And USA. -Nafis Ujrat MIDN USN Election system is one of the most important features of a country’s political system. It symbolizes some inner concept of a political system of a nation. I have chosen election system of US government to discuss and compare with that of Bangladesh. Both of these countries have some unique style of election procedure. That has made it really interesting for the learner of both systems to contrast and evaluate
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