The riverine country of Bangladesh (“Land of the Bengals”) is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, and its people are predominantly Muslim. As the eastern portion of the historical region of Bengal, the area once formed, along with what is now the Indian state of West Bengal, the province of Bengal in British India. With the partition of India in 1947, it became the Pakistani province of East Bengal (later renamed East Pakistan), one of five provinces of Pakistan, separated from the other four by 1,100 miles (1,800 km) of Indian territory. In 1971 it became the independent country of Bangladesh, with its capital at Dhaka.
DETAILSDhaka (/ˈdhɑːkə/ DHA-kə or /ˈdhækə/ DHAK-ə; Bengali: ঢাকা, romanized: Ḍhākā, Bengali pronunciation: [ˈɖʱaka]), formerly known as Dacca,[13] is the capital and the largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the largest city in the Bengal region. It is the eighth-largest and the fourth-most densely populous city in the world with, as of 2011, a population of 8.9 million residents[14] within the city limits, and a population of over 21.7 million residents in the Greater Dhaka Area. Dhaka is the economic, political, and cultural center of
See moreRajshahi (Bengali: রাজশাহী, [radʒ.ʃaɦi]; historically Rampur Boalia; nicknamed Silk City or City of Education) is a metropolitan city, and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of eponymous division and district. [note 1] Located on the north bank of the Padma River, near the Bangladesh-India border, the city has a population of over 763,952 residents.[4] The city is surrounded by the satellite towns of Nowhata and Katakhali, city limits, and a population of over 21.7 million residents in
See moreKhulna (Bengali: খুলনা [ˈkʰulna]) is the third largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and Chittagong.[4] It is the administrative territory of Khulna District and Khulna Division. The economy of Khulna is the third largest in the People's Republic of Bangladesh, contributing $53 billion in nominal gross state product and $95 billion in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms as of towns of Nowhata and Katakhali, city limits, and a population of over 21.7 million residents in the Greater Khulna Area. Khulna is the economic, political, and cultural center of which together build an urban 2020. In the 2011
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