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Official name and capital
The People's Republic of Bangladesh; capital Dhaka.
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Language Movement day
21 February 1952, when protesters for Bangla were shot in Dhaka; now International Mother Language Day.
3
Battle of Plassey
1757 defeat of Siraj ud-Daulah by Robert Clive, leading to Company rule in Bengal.
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Partition of Bengal (1905)
Lord Curzon's division creating a province with Dhaka as capital; cancelled in 1911.
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Muslim League founding
Dhaka, 1906, at a meeting hosted by Nawab Salimullah.
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Six-Point Programme
1966 autonomy demands by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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7 March 1971
Mujib's speech at the Racecourse ground in Dhaka.
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Operation Searchlight
The Pakistan army crackdown that began on 25 March 1971.
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Independence Day
26 March, for the 1971 declaration of independence.
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Victory Day
16 December, the 1971 surrender of the Pakistan army in Dhaka.
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Mujibnagar government
Sworn in on 17 April 1971 at Baidyanathtala, Meherpur; Tajuddin Ahmad was prime minister.
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Constitution
Adopted 4 November 1972, in force from 16 December 1972.
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Parliament
The Jatiya Sangsad, one chamber, 300 directly elected seats plus reserved seats for women.
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National anthem
Amar Shonar Bangla, written by Rabindranath Tagore.
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Divisions
Eight: Barishal, Chattogram, Dhaka, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet.
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Padma and Jamuna
The Bangladeshi names of the Ganges and the Brahmaputra.
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Sundarbans
Largest mangrove forest in the world; home of the Royal Bengal tiger.
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Cox's Bazar
Famous for one of the longest natural sea beaches, about 120 km.
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Kaptai Lake
Artificial lake on the Karnaphuli River in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
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Jute
The golden fibre of Bangladesh.
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Pohela Boishakh
Bengali New Year on 14 April.
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Nazrul and Tagore
Kazi Nazrul Islam is the national poet; Tagore won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Grameen Bank
Microcredit bank founded by Muhammad Yunus; Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.
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Taka
Currency of Bangladesh, 100 poisha.
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Ready-made garments
The largest export sector of Bangladesh.
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Padma Bridge
The longest road-rail multipurpose bridge of Bangladesh, spanning 6.15 km across the Padma River.

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