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TRAVEL BANGLADESH (TRAVELBD) is a tour operator & tourism
information power house specialized in travels and expeditions in
Bangladesh & worldwide.It is located in the heart of Bangladesh in the city
of Dhaka, the capital of the Bangladesh. This specific location
gives us two advantages:
We keep updating
our travel proposals with a sound knowledge of the area:
Travel bookings, tours,travel plans,travel
information, hotel booking,hotels packages,budget travel, trekking
tours,adventure tours,beach tours ,
expeditions.
We take advantage
of the place as an effective logistics platform for all the expeditions
we organized in the country. Bangladesh is very famous for its green
mountains and numerous lakes and rivers. Many places, where nature
has remained in its original form, will provide you with a unique
experience for travelers interested in nature sports, wildlife discovery
and fishing games. Throughout all our tours you will experience
the Bangladeshi culture, customs and rituals of which have been
preserved over the centuries.
Bangladesh at a Glimpse
Bangladesh
is a large delta laden with bounties of nature. The borderland along
the north-east, east and the south-east is evergreen forested hills
with wondrous wildlife.
All her six seasons vibrate with fairs and festivals, mirth and merriment.
Though
Bangladesh is one of the world's smallest countries, she has the
world's longest sandy sea-beach along the Bay of Bengal at Cox's Bazar
and the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest, the home of the Royal
Bengal Tiger, sentinel of the south.
Bangladesh
is heir to a rich cultural heritage. The archaeological treasures of
Mahasthangarh, dating back to 3rd century B.C., the 8th century
Paharpur Buddhist Vihara, a world heritage site and Salbana Vihara at
Mainamati of the same period and the 15th century sixty-domed grand
mosque at Bagerhat, also a world heritage site, the Hindu temples of
Chandranath at Sitakund, Adinath at Moheshkhali and Dhakeshwari Temple
in Dhaka bear testimony to its devotional past.
Location and physical Features
Located
in the north-eastern part of South Asia, Bangladesh lies between 20°34'
and 26°36' north latitude and 88°0 I' and 92 °41' east longitudes. The
mighty Himalayas is to the north, while the southern frontier is
guarded by the Bay of Bengal. To the west lies the expansive Gangetic
plains (west Bengal) of India and on the eastern frontier lies the
forest of Myanmar and India (Tripura & Assam Hills). These
picturesque geographical boundaries delineate a low lying plain of
about 1,47,570 sq. km. criss-crossed by innumerable brooks, rivulets
and streams and rivers like the Padma (Ganges), the Brahmaputra
Oamuna), the Meghna, the Karnaphuli.
Much of the
country's land area has been built up from alluvial deposits brought
down by the major rivers. The country is mostly flat except for a range
of hills in the south-east. It is characterized by wooded marshy lands
and jungles with deep forest regions in Sylhet, Rangamati, Khagrachhari
and Bandarban Hill Districts, Sundarbans (the world Heritage site),
Mymensingh and Tangail.
Bangladesh has a variety
of attractions for visitors, tourists and holidaymakers including
archaeological sites, historical mosques and monuments, resorts,
beaches, anthropological communities, forests, flora and fauna.
Bangladesh offers tourists ample opportunities for angling, rowing,
jungle trekking, sun and seabathing and above all for being in pristine
Nature.
Demography
Bangladesh
has a population of 147.4 million making it the most densely populated
country of the world. 85% of the population lives in rural areas.
Density of population is about 900 per sq. km. There are about 2
million people of 23 tribes. They dwell mostly in Rangamati,
Khagrachhari, Bandarban and in parts of northern districts.
Language
The
state language and mother tongue is Bangia. English is widely spoken
and understood with some young people learning other languages like
French, German, Spanish, Japanese etc. for utilizing in their
professional fields.
Religion
Bangladesh
is a land of religious freedom, harmony and tolerance. People of all
castes and creeds live here in perfect harmony. The percentage
distribution of population to religions is as follows:
Muslim 88%, Hindus 10%, Christians, Buddhists and others 2%.
Government
The
country is officially known as The People's Republic of Bangladesh and
has a parliamentary form of Government. The president is the head of
the state while the Prime Minister is head of the Government. The
country is divided into 6(six) divisions namely Dhaka, Chittagong,
Rajshahi, Barisal, Sylhet and Khulna. There are 64 districts, 464
Upazilla (small administrative unit) and 85,650 villages under the six
divisions.
Bangladesh has a 345-seat parliament
called Jatiya Sangsad. Three hundred members of Jatiya Sangsad are
directly elected by the electoral college and 45 seats are reserved for
women, nominated proportionately by the members of different parties in
parliament. They are designated as Member of the Parliament.
Economy
The
economy is characterized by a large subsistence agricultural sector,
which contributes to some 85% of the country's population and a small
modern industrial sector. The total cultivable area is around 24
million acres and there are a little more than 15 million cultivators.
Tea, leather, readymade garments, frozen shrimp, jute and jute products
are major foreign exchange earners. Export of handicrafts is booming
fast. Remittances from Bangladeshis employed abroad are also
contributing significantly towards foreign exchange earnings.
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