Official Name : The People's Republic of Bangladesh
Capital City : Dhaka (Metropolitan area 302.91 sq. Kilometers)
Divisional Headquarters :
1) Dhaka 2) Chittagong 3) Barishal 4) Khulna 5) Rajshahi 6) Sylhet
Districts : 64 (Sixty Four)
Police Stations: 496 (Four Hundred Ninety Six)
City Corporation : 4
Municipally : 119
Union Parishad : 4,472
Standard Time : GMT + 6 hours
Important Industries :
Jute, Sugar, Paper, garments, Fertilizer, Cigarette, Cement, Newsprint, Fishing & Food processing, Leather & Leather goods, Timber, Pharmaceutical Chemical Industry, Ceramic Industries etc.
Export Items :
Raw jute and products, Tea, Leather and Leather goods, Garments, Frozen Shrimps, Fish products, Newsprint, Paper, Naphtha, Furnish oil, Fertilizer, Computer Software etc.
Principal Imports :
Wheat, Oil seeds, Crude Petroleum, Raw Cotton, Edible Oil, Petroleum Products, Fertilizer, Cement, Staple fibers, Yarn, Iron & Steel, Capital goods Raw materials/Chemicals for drugs etc.
Seaports : Chittagong & Mongla.
Inland River ports :
Dhaka, Narayanganj, Chandpur, Barisal, Khulna, Bhairab, Sirajgonj etc.
Airports :
International : Zia Intl. Airport-Dhaka, Patenga Airport-Chittagong, Osmani Intl. Airport-Sylhet.
Domestic : Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Cox's Bazar, Thakurgoan, Syedpur, Rajshahi, Jessoere & Barisal.
Principal Crops :
Rice, Jute, Tea, Tobacco, Wheat, Sugarcane, Vegetables, Potato, Pulses etc.
Rainfall :
1194 mm to 3454 mm (Average during monsoon, June-August)
Climactic Variations :
The climate of Bangladesh is tropical monsoon marked by Sweltering temperature and high humidity. Bangladesh has mainly four seasons: summer (March-May), Monsoon (Jun-September), Autumn (Oct-Nov) and Winter (December-February)
Rivers :
Padma, Bramhaputra, Jamuna, Meghna, Karnaphuli, Teesta, Arial Khan, Surma etc. (Total 230 rivers including tributaries)
Mineral Resources :
Natural Gas, Limestone, Hard rock, Coal lignite, Silica Sand, White clay, Radio-active sand etc. (there is a strong possibilities of oil deposit)
Satellite Station :
1. Betbunia
2. Talibabad
3. Mohakhali.
Radio Stations :
Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Sylhet, Rangamati, Thakurgaon, Comilla,
T.V. Station : Dhaka, Chittagong.
Human Resources :
A substantial manpower reserve well trained and skilled Engineers, Economists, Physicians, Chartered & qualified Accountants, IT Professionals, Technicians, Trained administrative and Managerial Personnel's, abundance of low cost, easily trainable and adoptable and hard Working intelligent and youthful labour force;
Labour rates between 1.5 –3 US$ per day (8-10 hrs.)
