Bangladesh (in Bengali : বাংলাদেশ), formally People’s Republic of Bangladesh (in Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ) is a country located in South Asia. Its territory is almost completely surrounded by India, except for a small strip to the southeast where it borders Burma.
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Capital | Dhaka |
Dialing code | +880 |
Date format | dd-mm-yyyy; BS দদ-মম-বববব (CE−594) |
Prime minister | Sheikh Hasina |
President | Mohammed Shahabuddin Chuppu |
Population | 162,951,560 |
Facts
- The oldest archeological remains found in the Bengal region date back four thousand years ago, when the region was populated by Drávidas, Tibetan-Burmese and Austroasian peoples.