Bangladesh |
| Officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh , is a country in South Asia. Straddling the fertile Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, it is part of the historic ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" in the official Bengali language. It faces the Bay of Bengal to its south, and is bordered by India on the north, west and east, as well as Burma (Myanmar) on the southeast. It is separated from the Himalayan nations of Nepal and Bhutan by India's narrow Siliguri corridor, and is in close geographical proximity to China. |
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Dhaka District |
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| Dhaka District (ঢাকা জেলা, Dhaka Jela also Dhaka Zila) is a district located in central Bangladesh, and is the densest district in the nation. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, rests on the eastern banks of the Buriganga River which flows from the Turag to the south of the district. While Dhaka (city corporation) occupies only about a fifth of the area of Dhaka district, it is the economic, political and cultural centre of the district and the country as a whole. Dhaka District is an administrative entity, and like many other cities, it does not cover the modern conurbation which is Greater Dhaka, which has spilled into neighbouring districts, nor does the conurbation cover the whole district, as there are rural areas within the district. |
| Area: 1463.6 square kilometers (565.1 square miles). |
| Population: 12,043,977 |
| Economy: Dhaka is the commercial heart of Bangladesh. The city has a large middle class population, increasing the market for modern consumer and luxury goods. Many skilled workers are employed in the businesses and industries located in the Dhaka metropolitan area. The city has historically attracted a large number of migrant workers. Hawkers, peddlers, small shops, rickshaws transport, roadside vendors and stalls employ a large segment of the population – rickshaw-drivers alone number as many as 400,000. Half the workforce is employed in household and unorganised labour, while about 800,000 work in the textile industry. Even so, unemployment remains high at 23%. According to CityMayors Statistics, Dhaka's GDP registered at $52 billion in 2005 with an annual growth rate of 6.1%. Its estimated GDP in the year 2020 is $126 billion. The annual per capita income of Dhaka is estimated at $550, although a large segment of the population lives below the poverty line, with many surviving on less than $3 a day. |
| Rivers: Padma, Kaliganga, Dhaleshwari, Ichamati, Shitalakshya, Buriganga; small Bangshi, Turag, Balu, Elamjani, Alam, Bherujkha, Ramkrishnadi, Elisamari, Tulsikhali. |
10th Parliament Member(s) | Constituency | Name, Party |
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| Salma Islam | | Advocate Qamrul Islam | | Nasrul Hamid | | Sayed Abu Hossain | | Habibur Rahman Mollah | | Kazi Firoz Rashid | | Haji Mohammad Salim | | Rashed Khan Menon Workers Party of Bangladesh | | Saber Hossain Chowdhury | | Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh | | A.K.M. Rahmatullah | | Asaduzzaman Khan | | Jahangir Kabir Nanak | | Md. Aslamul Haque | | Kamal Ahmed Majumder | | Md. Elias Uddin Mollah | | S.M. Abul Kalam Azad Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF) | | Advocate Sahara Khatun | | Dr. Md. Enamur Rahaman | | M.A Maleque |
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| Parliament election results 2008, 2001, 1996, 1991 |
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