The position of Bangladesh , Surrounding The Historical Greater Bengal Region .
Bangla is the endonym of Bengal, a geographical region in South Asia .
Bangla is the Name of the Language and native name of the Region.
Bangladesh Means ” Country of Bengali‘s ” or “Country of Bengal” . The word Bangla Originated from 2000 BC Anicient Vanga/Banga Kingdom native to this Land From Anicient times The geographical position gave this nation Most fertile land of the world with Himalayan sediment .
In the end of Iron age Bengal was regional superpower . Greeks and Alexander the Great known the region,By name “Gangaridai”^ as an advance sea fearing nation notable for its Military power . Todays Andaman Nicobar Island d majority people are bengali and , the cultural remenens of Bengal can be found in Java Sumatra also many Polynesian island .
Origin Of Bengali People :
The people who speak the Bengali language called Bengali .people, Bangalisor Bangalees . The Bengali people are native to the Ganges Delta . Bengalis are the third largest ethnic group in the world, after Han Chinese and Arabs
According to Genesis belief and the story of Noah’s Great Flood , Repeated in All Abrahamic text including Bible and Quran . In Arab accounts Noha told his sons to spread to the world . The vedic Text Name ” Vedas” Carry most oldest script title ” Sham Ved ” have striking similarity with Noah’s Son name ” Shem ” . The second son of Shem “Ashur” have striking similarity with Vedic ” God Type ” figure Ashura . According to Arabic references A son of Noah or Grandson settled in the Ganges Delta after the Great flood .
According to Vedic Mahabharata ” King Vanga ” was son of King Vali /Bali , who is a Asura King .
Various vedic Text and Arabic accounts Gives bengal and Bengali people different position in south asian region .
| Bangladesh Country Profile | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2017 | 2019 |
| Population, total (millions) | 106.19 | 131.58 | 152.15 | 164.67 | — |
| Population growth (annual %) | 2.5 | 2 | 1.1 | 1 | — |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | — |
| Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) | 0 | 0.2 | 44.6 | 88.1 | — |
| Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) | 148.5 | 148.5 | 148.5 | 147.6 | — |
| GDP growth (annual %) | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 7.3 | — |
| Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | — |
| GDP (current US$) (billions) | 31.6 | 53.37 | 115.28 | 249.72 | — |
| Population density (people per sq. km of land area) | 815.8 | 1,010.80 | 1,168.80 | 1,265.00 | – |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) | .. | 48.9 | 31.5 | 24.3 | – |
| Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) | 44.2 | 34.8 | 19.6 | 14.8 | – |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) (billions) | 32.62 | 55.71 | 118.31 | 242.75 | – |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) | 310 | 420 | 780 | 1,470 | – |
| GNI, PPP (current international $) (billions) | 90.17 | 176.81 | 393.64 | 664.45 | – |
| GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) | 850 | 1,340 | 2,590 | 4,040 | – |
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| Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) | 6.5 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 6.3 | – |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) | 30 | 23 | 17 | 13 | – |
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| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) | 6 | 12 | 16 | 15 | – |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) | 13 | 17 | 22 | 20 | – |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) | 16 | 24 | 26 | 31 | – |
| Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) | .. | 8.6 | 9.7 | 10.2 | – |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) | .. | -0.6 | -0.8 | -1.5 | – |
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| Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) | 21.6 | 30.2 | 57.4 | 63.7 | – |
| Tax revenue (% of GDP) | .. | 6.6 | 7.8 | 8.8 | – |
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| Income share held by lowest 20% | 9.6 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.6 | – |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 58 | 65 | 70 | 72 | – |
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | – |
| Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) | 154 | 113 | 90 | 84 | – |
| Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) | 40 | 54 | 61 | 62 | – |
| Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) | .. | 12 | 27 | 50 | – |
| Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) | 144 | 87 | 49 | 32 | – |
| Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) | 61.5 | 42.3 | 36.8 | 32.6 | – |
| Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) | 65 | 74 | 88 | 94 | – |
| Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | 46 | .. | 66 | 119 | – |
| School enrollment, primary (% gross) | 80.9 | .. | 102.3 | 111.1 | – |
| School enrollment, secondary (% gross) | 20 | 48 | 50 | 6 | – |
The Birth of Modern Bangladesh
British invaded Bengal in 1757 in Battle of Plassey ,The plunder of Bengal directly contributed to the Industrial Revolution in Britain . Bengal became the Bengal Presidency of British Raj, which experienced deindustrialization under British rule.The Company increased agriculture tax rates from 10 percent to up to 50 causing the Great Bengal famine of 1770 and the deaths of 10 Million Bengalis . For various oppressive attitude British Faced most of the armed resistance from Bengali people .
Armed attempts to overthrow the British Raj began with the rebellion of Titumir, Bengali leader Subhas Chandra Bose Started armed resistance against British in 1939 . He went to Germany to Meet Hitler and Seek Help to Gain independence of Bengal Overly India .
led the Indian National Army allied with Japan to fight against the British .
The United Kingdom Cabinet Mission of 1946 to British Raj aimed to discuss the transfer of power from the British government to the Regional leadership. Bengali Prime Minister Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and nationalist leader Sarat Chandra Bose wanted to found a united and independent nation-state of Bengal. The proposal was floated as an alternative to the partition of Bengal on communal lines. The initiative failed due to British diplomacy.
Radcliffe’s line split Bengal, which historically was always a single economic zone, single cultural and ethnic (Bengali-Hindu or Bengali-Muslim) zone, into two halves. The two-halves were intricately connected with each other. After 1947 Bengal was Divided and a Bengali Nationalist movement in East Bengal Lead to a Bloody war of Independence in 1971 . When pakistan launched heinous attack on unarmed Bengalis , British gave support to Pakistanis .
| Name | Bangladesh |
| In Bangla | গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ |
| Also Known As | Bengal |
| Historical States Name :1500-500 BC | Vanga Kingdom / Banga Kingdom |
| 300 BC to AD | Gangaridai |
| 800 – 1200 Ad | Gupta Empire |
| 1204 – 1339 AD | Part of Delhi Sultanate |
| 1338- 1576 AD | Bengal Sultanate |
| 1338- 1576 AD | Mughal Mengal / Independent Nawab of Bengal |
| 1757 to 1947 | Bengal Presidency |
| 1947 to 1971 | East Bengal / Renamed : East Pakistan |
| Declaration of Independence | 26 March 1971 |
| War of Independence | 26 march to 16 December 1971 |
| Victory Date | 16 December 1971 |
| Location | 23°42′N 90°21′E |
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| Brief | Bangladesh is one of the oldest nation-states of the world. In last thousand years, the map of this nation changed several times in size. From ancient Gangaridian to today’s Bangladesh. Its the ancient vibrant nation living in the biggest river delta formation in the world The Ganges Delta. Once an ancient mighty kingdom, place of most fertile land and precious fabric. The Bengal bordered with Himalayan in north The bay of Bengal in South. The name Bangla is the Name of its language and the people are called Bangali. British pronounced it as Bengal |
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