Post by OHS in Bangladesh on Aug 10, 2014 5:04:02 GMT
Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a very young country that became independent from Pakistan in 1971. It neighbors to India, Myanmar and the Bay of Bengal. 90% of the country is only 10 meters above sea level. Bangladesh has one of the largest deltas of the world with a total area of 147,570 sq. km (which is about double the size of Bavaria). The country is covered with a network of rivers and canals forming a maze of interconnecting channels. It’s population density is with 1003 people per km2 one of the highest in the world. According to official sources 163.654.860 people (July 2013) out of which 89,5% are Muslims and 9,6% are Hindus live in Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s population is very young; the average age is 23,9 years. The illiteracy rate (in relation to the population which is older than 15 years and can both read and write) is 56,8% (male: 61,3% and female: 52,2%). According to the “Happy Planet Index” Bangladesh is the 11th happiest country of all examined countries. Over 98% of the Bangladeshis speak Bangla (Bengali). English, however, is widely spoken. Being an active partner, Bangladesh furthermore plays a vital role in the international and regional forum, particularly in the UN, Commonwealth and South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC). In spite of political instability, poor infrastructure, corruption etc. Bangladesh’s economy grew with 5,8% or more since the year 1996 – in the year 2012 it even grew with 6,5%. In line of the young country which Henry Kissinger once called a “basket case” and the natural disasters, like the famines in the years 1973, 1974 and in the beginning of 1975, it’s really surprising that Bangladesh is now referred as a “standard for others to live up to” and “a model of what can be done, despite her government’s corrupt, poisonous politics” (The Economist, 2012). In the last 20 years Bangladesh achieved remarkable improvements in almost every humanitarian area (“some of these changes are among the fastest social improvements ever seen”, The Economist, 2012). Already back in 2005, Goldman Sachs rated Bangladesh as promising destination for investment and pointed out Bangladesh’s high potential for future growth and for becoming one of the largest economies by 2025. But one has to also consider that Bangladesh’s economy is dependent on the Ready Made Garments (RMG) Industry – an industry that employs 3.6 million people and brings in 78% of the country’s exports. Bangladesh’s cities grow fast but still 75% of the total population lives in the rural areas of the country.
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gizbdwiki.org/wiki/From_and_for_Interns#Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a very young country that became independent from Pakistan in 1971. It neighbors to India, Myanmar and the Bay of Bengal. 90% of the country is only 10 meters above sea level. Bangladesh has one of the largest deltas of the world with a total area of 147,570 sq. km (which is about double the size of Bavaria). The country is covered with a network of rivers and canals forming a maze of interconnecting channels. It’s population density is with 1003 people per km2 one of the highest in the world. According to official sources 163.654.860 people (July 2013) out of which 89,5% are Muslims and 9,6% are Hindus live in Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s population is very young; the average age is 23,9 years. The illiteracy rate (in relation to the population which is older than 15 years and can both read and write) is 56,8% (male: 61,3% and female: 52,2%). According to the “Happy Planet Index” Bangladesh is the 11th happiest country of all examined countries. Over 98% of the Bangladeshis speak Bangla (Bengali). English, however, is widely spoken. Being an active partner, Bangladesh furthermore plays a vital role in the international and regional forum, particularly in the UN, Commonwealth and South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC). In spite of political instability, poor infrastructure, corruption etc. Bangladesh’s economy grew with 5,8% or more since the year 1996 – in the year 2012 it even grew with 6,5%. In line of the young country which Henry Kissinger once called a “basket case” and the natural disasters, like the famines in the years 1973, 1974 and in the beginning of 1975, it’s really surprising that Bangladesh is now referred as a “standard for others to live up to” and “a model of what can be done, despite her government’s corrupt, poisonous politics” (The Economist, 2012). In the last 20 years Bangladesh achieved remarkable improvements in almost every humanitarian area (“some of these changes are among the fastest social improvements ever seen”, The Economist, 2012). Already back in 2005, Goldman Sachs rated Bangladesh as promising destination for investment and pointed out Bangladesh’s high potential for future growth and for becoming one of the largest economies by 2025. But one has to also consider that Bangladesh’s economy is dependent on the Ready Made Garments (RMG) Industry – an industry that employs 3.6 million people and brings in 78% of the country’s exports. Bangladesh’s cities grow fast but still 75% of the total population lives in the rural areas of the country.
Source:
gizbdwiki.org/wiki/From_and_for_Interns#Bangladesh