The Sundarbans Forest is the largest collection of tidal halophytic mangroves in the world. The Sundarbans Forest encompasses 10‚000 sq km with 60% of it in Bangladesh and the remaining forest in West Bengal‚ India. The Sundarbans Forest is home to the Royal Bengal Tiger. The Sundarbans provide a unique ecosystem and series of habitats for a wide variety of wildlife. In addition to the tiger‚ 42 species of mammals‚ 35 reptiles and amphibians‚ 270 species of birds‚ and over 120 species of fish
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Durga. Navratri in India The Navratri celebrations in India also vary from state to state. Each state has something unique of its own to add to the celebrations of the festival. The Navratri celebrations in the state of Gujarat‚ Maharashtra‚ West Bengal‚ Kerala and Kashmir are popular all across India for being reflective of true Indian culture through traditional dances and pujas (prayers) among numerous other activities. If you wish to travel to any place in India to enjoy the fun and frolic
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THE IMPACT OF US COTTON SUBSIDIES ON WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES American subsidies are endangering the agriculture of cotton in most of West Africa and other developing countries. In encouraging productions surplus and exportations dumping‚ those subsidies are decreasing the world price‚ which is at its lowest level since the great depression (Devarakonda). In the mean time‚ cotton producers in America are seeing a tremendous increase in their production surplus‚ due to the subsidies they
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West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations or WBJEE 2014 is a common entrance exam. WBJEE 2014 is being conducted by West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board for getting admission into the undergraduate courses in Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Medical / Dental and Pharmacy in universities or colleges in West Bengal. The filling of application form will begin in the end week of December and it will lasts till last week of January‚ 2014. The score of WBJEE is valid for one year. WBJEE
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represent and characterize a myriad of ideas‚ beliefs and concepts. Originally created by the people of Gyaman‚ Adinkra has grown to become the most extensively used and widely known traditional symbolic art in Ghana and to an appreciable extent‚ West Africa. By carefully considering the depth of wisdom in the meanings of these symbols‚ is not surprising that they are often linked with a host of several proverbial maxims. The very essence of the word ‘Adinkra’ is ‘farewell’; as such‚ every symbol
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Maulana Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed (11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was an Indian Muslim scholar and a senior political leader of the Indian independence movement. He was one of the most prominent Muslim leaders to support Hindu-Muslim unity‚ opposing the partition of India on communal lines. Following India’s independence‚ he became the first Minister of Education in the Indian government. He is commonly remembered as Maulana Azad; he had adopted Azad (Free) as his
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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 populous country and is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Bangladesh has a high poverty
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involved the internal division of Punjab and Bengal provinces‚ which - in unimaginable conditions of collapse of authority‚ flight‚ and massacre - resulted in the forced movement of 20 million people (Hindus and Sikhs to India and Muslims to Pakistan) and approximately 1.5 million deaths. Muslims in India under British rule did not want to be part of a Hindu dominated India after Independence. To cut a very long story short they concluded that the North West part of India where Muslims were the majority
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‘St. Thomas Christians’ there are a living proof of it. Yet‚ many a Muslim and Hindu in India‚ Pakistan‚ and Bangladesh wrongly consider Christianity a recent phenomenon and a foreign one at that. The Advent of the Portuguese and Christianity in Bengal: Renowned Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope of South Africa in 1498 and landed at Calicut (present Kozikode of India) by discovering the sea-route to India. From 1500 onwards‚ the Portuguese established their power
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1 Mr.Mirwald I was born in Bangladesh. As a Bengali citizen‚ I know very little about my country. According to my father and my grandfather‚ I now know a lot about my homeland‚ Bangladesh. Bangladesh is in southern Asia‚ bordering the Bay of Bengal‚ between Burma and India. We have mid winter‚ hot‚ humid‚ and warm rainy monsoon. Bangladesh is composed of 98% Muslims and others are Non- Bengali Muslims and tribal groups.ⁱ Bangladesh is a Hierarchical society. People are respected for their age
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