Bangladesh

Contents

Bangladesh Map

• 1 Etymology
• 2 History
  • 2.1 Antiquity
  • 2.2 Islamic Bengal
  • 2.3 Colonialism
  • 2.4 East Pakistan
  • 2.5 Modern Bangladesh
• 3 Biodiversity and climate
• 4 Politics and law
  • 4.1 Government
  • 4.2 Law & Judiciary
• 5 Foreign relations and military
• 6 Divisions
• 7 Economy
  • 7.1 Agriculture
  • 7.2 Industry
• 8 Demographics
  • 8.1Languages
  • 8.2 Religion
• 9 Education
• 10 Health
• 11 Culture
  • 11.1 Literature
  • 11.2 Cinema
  • 11.3 Music and the arts
  • 11.4 Media
  • 11.5 Cuisine
  • 11.6 Textiles and craftsmanship
  • 11.7 Festivals
  • 11.8 Architecture
  • 11.9 Sports
• 12 See also
• 13 References
  • 13.1 Notes
  • 13.2 Citations
• 14 Bibliography
• 15 External links

Etymology

While the word "Bengali" (Bengali: বাঙালি Bāṅgāli) is generally used to refer to people of ethnic Bengali descent, including those living in India and other countries, the demonym "Bangladeshi" (Bengali: বাংলাদেশী Bānlādēśī) is being used to describe all citizens of Bangladesh, including non-Bengalis. The origin of the name Bengal (known as Bangla and Bongo in Bengali language) is unknown. One theory suggests that the word derives from "Bang", a Dravidian tribe that settled the region around 1000 BC.^[12] The word might have been derived from the ancient kingdom of Vanga (or Banga), which came from the Austric word "Bonga" meaning the Sun-god.^[13] The Indo-Aryan suffix "(-desh)" is derived from the Sanskrit word deśha- ("region, province, country") (see Desi) means "land" or "country" in Bengali language, so Bangladesh means "The land of Bengal".