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Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a country of rivers, and a lot of life there happens on or near the water. Dhaka is one of the most crowded cities in the world. People take Bengali poetry, music and fish very seriously.

Capital
Dhaka
Main languages
Bengali, English

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Festivals in Bangladesh

  1. Eid al-FitrMarch · Ramadan ends, and the sweets come out
  2. Pohela BoishakhApril · Bengali New Year, in red and white
  3. Eid al-AdhaMay · The festival of sacrifice, and a lot of sharing
  4. Durga PujaOctober · Bengal's biggest festival, one pandal at a time

Things you might not know

  • International Mother Language Day on Feb. 21 comes from the 1952 Language Movement in what's now Bangladesh.
  • The Sundarbans, which Bangladesh shares with India, is the biggest mangrove forest in the world and has Bengal tigers.
  • Cox's Bazar has a beach about 120 kilometers long, one of the longest natural beaches in the world.