About Bangladesh
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Introduction

Bangladesh emerged as an independent and sovereign country in 1971 following a nine month war of liberation. It is one of the largest deltas of the world with a total area of 147,570 sq. km. With a unique communal harmony, Bangladesh has a population of about 142.32 million, making it one of the densely populated countries of the world. The majority (over 88%) of the people are Muslim. Over 98% of the people speak in Bangla. English, however, is widely spoken. The country is covered with a network of rivers and canals forming a maze of interconnecting channels. Being an active partner, Bangladesh plays vital role in the international and regional forum, particularly in the UN, Commonwealth and South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

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General information

Official Name:
The People's Republic of Bangladesh
Political system:
Parliamentary democracy
Capital name:
Dhaka
Time zone:
GMT + 6 hours
Major cities:
Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal, Rangpur
Principal rivers:
Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Teesta, Surma and Karnaphuli.(total 310 rivers including tributaries).
Principal industries:
Ready made garments, pharmaceuticals, cements, garment accessories, chemicals, fertilizers, newsprint, leather and leather goods, paper, sugar, jute, ship building.
Principal exports:
Readymade garments, frozen foods (shrimps), leather, leather products, jute, jute products, tea, ceramic, textile fabrics, home textile, chemical product, light engineering products including bi-cycle.
Source: Statistical Pocket Book Bangladesh-2010, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

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Geography

Location:
Between 200 34' and 260 38' north latitude and between 880 01'
and 920 41' east longitude.
Boundary:
North: India
West: India
South: Bay of Bengal
East: India and Myanmar
Area: 56,977 sq. miles or 147,570 sq. km.
Territorial water: 12 nautical miles
Main seasons:
Summer (March-May), rainy season (June-September) and winter (December-February)
Climate variations:
Season
Temperature
Rainfall
Relative humidity
maximum
minimum
Pre monsoon
32.60C
22.40C
453 mm
74%
Monsoon
31.50C
25.50C
1,733 mm
86%
Post monsoon
30.50C
21.40C
210 mm
80%
Winter
26.50C
13.90C
44 mm
73%
Annual
30.40C
21.20C
203 mm
78%
Principal seasonal crops and fruits: Paddy, jute, wheat, tobacco, pulses, oil seeds, spices, vegetables, jack-fruit, banana, mango, coconut, pineapple etc.
Natural resources: Natural gas, coal, lime, white clay, granite, glass sand.
Source:Statistical Pocket Book Bangladesh-2010, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

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National Demographics*

Total population (m**)
142.32
Male (m)
71.26
Female (m)
71.06
Annual growth rate
1.34%
Sex ratio (males per 100 females)
100.3
Density (per sq km)
964
* = Provisional Figure
**=million
Source: Population & Housing Census Report 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

Urban demographics

Administrative unit
Number
Division
7
District
64
City corporation
6
Municipalities
309
Upazila
483
Thana
599
Union
4,498
Source:Statistical Pocket Book Bangladesh-2010, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

Population by religion (%)

population-religion
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

Projected population (m*)
July 2015
July 2019
Total
158.96
167.39
Male
81.63
85.86
Female
77.33
81.51
Sex ratio (males per 100 females)
106
105.34
*m=million
Source: Projections as per previous report, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

Population of City Corporations

City
 2011 (provisional figure)
Dhaka
 46.729
Chittagong
 28.079
Khulna
 15.563
Rajshahi
 18.329
Barisal
 8.147
Sylhet
 9.807
Source: Population & Housing Census Report 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

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Economy

Overview

GDP total: $100.00 bn (at current prices 2010-11)
GDP per capita: $664 (at current prices 2010-11)
GDP growth rate (%): 6.0 (at constant prices 2009-10)
Total exports: $16.20 bn (2009-10)
Total imports: $23.74 bn (2009-10)
Total FDI: $0.913 bn (2010)
Forex reserves: $10.700 bn (Nov 2010)
Currency: BDT (1 BDT=$0.01438) (avg 2009-10)
Source:Bangladesh Economic Review-2010 (Bangla version), Ministry of Finance
Export data 2009-10, Export Promotion Bureau

GDP at current price

GDP data
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
 2010-11 (p*)
GDP (bn taka)
4,724.77
5,458.22
6,147.95
6,943.20
 7875.00
GNI* (bn taka)
5,077.52
5,942.12
6,706.96
7,589.28
 8528.22
Per capita GDP (in taka)
33607
38330
42628
47536
 53236
Per capita GNI (in taka)
36116
41728
46504
51959
 57652
Per capita GDP (in US$)
487
559
620
687
 755
Per capita GNI (in US$)
523
608
676
751
 818
*P=provisional
GNI=Gross National Income
Source:Bangladesh Economic Review-2011 (Bangla version), Ministry of Finance

Mid-term macroeconomic forecast 2011-2015

Real sector
Projection
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
GDP at current price (bn US$)
128.03
145.35
165.31
187.55
GDP growth at current price (%)
13.2
13.5
13.7
13.5
GDP growth at constant price (%)
7.2
7.6
8.0
8.0
Inflation (%)
6.3
6.1
6.0
6.0
GDP deflator (%)
5.6
5.5
5.3
5.0
Total investment (% GDP)
28.4
30.0
31.6
32.0
Source:Bangladesh Economic Review-2010 (Bangla version), Ministry of Finance

% of sectorwise contribution to GDP during 2009-10

GDP_contribution

Source:Bangladesh Economic Review-2010 (Bangla version), Ministry of Finance

Contribution of industries to GDP during 2009-10 (m US$)

industries_contribution

Source:Bangladesh Economic Review-2010 (Bangla version), Ministry of Finance

Investment statistics during FY 2005-2009 (m US$)

investment_statistics

Sector: Bangladesh Economic Review-2010 (Bangla version), Ministry of Finance


Foreign trade
Export Import trend during the financial year (2005-11*)

(in m US$)

export-import1
* Import fugure up to February, 2011 & export figure up to March, 2011
Source: Ministry of Commerce, GOB; Bangladesh Economic Review 2011(Bangla Version)
Major economic indicators: monthly update (volume 06/2010), Bangladesh Bank


Bangladesh export by major products (2008-09)

Eexport_by_products



Bangladesh export in major countries (2008-09)

export_in_major_countries

Source: Export Promotion Bureau, Bangladesh

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Key indicators

Electricity

Electricity data
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
 2009-2010 2010-2011
Per capita generation (Kwh)
168.08
176.87
184.26
 200.32 252
Per capita consumption (Kwh)
149.97
158.20
165.32
 170.27
Source: Anuual report 2009-10, Bangladesh Power Development Board



% of total electricity production during 2010

electricity

Source: Power and Energy Sector Development Roadmap, Ministry of Finance

 

Year
Installed capacity (MW)<1
Generation capability (MW)<2
Demand forecast (MW)<3
Demand served (MW)<4
2006-07
5,202
3,717
5,112
3,717
2007-08
5,201
4,130
5,569
4,130
2008-09
5,719
5,166
6,066
4,162
2009-10 5,823 5271 6454 4606
2010-11 7613 5000-5300
Source: Anuual report 2009-2010, Bangladesh Power Development Board

 

1. Installed capacity as of June of the year.
2. Generation capability is the Maximum available generation capacity after maintanance outage in the year.
3. Demand forecast is the Base Forecast of PSMP-2005.
4. The dates of maximum demand served and maximum available generation capacity may not be the same.

Energy production index*

Energy indices
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
Electricity
317
320
342
Natural gas
337
361
385
Base: 1988-89=100
Source:Statistical Pocket Book Bangladesh-2009, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

Industrial production index* (manufacturing)

Indices
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
 2009-2010
National
327
360
385
413
 442
*Base: 1988-89=100
Source:Statistical Pocket Book-2010, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

Consumer price indices*

Indices
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
National
176.04
193.54
206.43
221.53
* 1995-96=100
Source: Major Economic Indicators: Monthly Update, Bangladesh Bank

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Transportation

Seaports:
Seaports
Chittagong and Mongla.
Inland river ports
Dhaka, Chandpur, Barisal, Khulna, Baghabari, Sharishabari, Narayanganj, Bhairab Bazar, Ashuganj.
Airports:
International airports
Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet.
Domestic airports Chittagong, Jessore, Sylhet, Cox's Bazar, Syedpur, Rajshahi and Barisal.
Landports: Benapole, Teknaf, Banglabandha, Sonamasjid, Hilli, Darshana, Birol, Burimari, Tamabil, Haluaghat, Akhaura, Bibirbazar and Bhomra.
Source: Statistical Pocket Book Bangladesh-2009, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

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Communications

Radio stations:
Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna, Rangpur, Sylhet, Rangamati, Comilla and Thakurgaon.
broadcasting programmes (in addition to Bengali): in English, Hindi, Urdu, Arabic and Nepali.
Television stations: Dhaka, Chittagong.
Relay stations:
Chittagong, Sylhet, Khulna, Natore, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Noakhali, Satkhira, Cox's Bazar, Rangamati and Thakurgaon.
Television channels:
Terrestrial: BTV
Satellite: BTV World, Channel-I, NTV, ATN Bangla, Bangla Vision, Boishakhi TV, Islamic TV, Desh TV, ETV, My TV, Diganta TV, RTV.
Daily Newspaper: Daily Prothom Alo, Daily Ittefaq, Daily Kaler Kontha, Daily Janokantho, Daily Jugantor, Daily Bhorer Kagoj, Daily Star, Daily Independent, Daily Financial Express, Daily News Today etc.
Source: Statistical Pocket Book Bangladesh-2009, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

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Health

Facilities
2005
2006
2008
Hospitals
1,676
1,683
2,860
Hospital beds
50,827
51,044
74,415
Registered physicians
41,933
 44,632
49,994
Persons per physician
3,317
3,125
2,860
Persons per household bed
2,736
2,732
1,860
Households per physician
691
655
-
Source: Statistical Pocket Book Bangladesh-2010, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
Bangladesh Economic Review-2010 (Bangla version),
Ministry of Finance

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