People's Republic of Bangladesh

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People's Republic of Bangladesh - a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971

Bangla Desh, Bangladesh, East Pakistan

Hindooism, Hinduism - the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal

madrasa, madrasah - Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan; "the Pakistan government decided to close down madrasas that provided military training for their students"; "many madrasas in Bangladesh are supported with money from Saudi Arabia"

capital of Bangladesh, Dacca, Dhaka - the capital and largest city of Bangladesh

Chittagong - a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal

Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

Brahmaputra, Brahmaputra River - an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal

Ganges, Ganges River - an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus

Bangladeshi - a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh

Bengali - (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)

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The card was launched by Abul Hasan Mridha, counsellor to the Embassy of People's Republic of Bangladesh to Oman.

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The sanction relates to corrupt and collusive practices under the Identification System for Enhancing Access to Services Project (IDEA), a project designed to establish a secure, accurate and reliable national ID system in the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

World Bank Group debars 2.5 years of Oberthur

The Bangladesh government said a total of $81million had been stolen through cyberhacking from the account of Bangladesh Bank, the Central Bank of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, maintained at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Bangladesh thanks PH gov't, Inquirer for return of stolen money

ISLAMABAD -- The newly appointed High Commissioner of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to Pakistan, Tarik Ahsan paid a courtesy call on the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Syed Tariq Fatemi on Tuesday.

Pakistan attaches great importance to its relations with Bangladesh: Fatemi

ySTANBUL (CyHAN)- Colombian Ambassador to Turkey Juan Alfredo Pinto Saavedra and People's Republic of Bangladesh Ambassador to Turkey Allama Siddiki presented their letters of credence on Thursday to President Recep Tayyip Erdoy-an.

Colombian, Bangladeshi ambassadors present credentials to Erdoy-an

Abu Bakkar Siddique, deputy secretary, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, The People's Republic of Bangladesh; Prof.

Cultural exchanges to strengthen Oman-Bangladesh ties: Bangladesh Minister

Mr Aslov met with State Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Mohammad Shahriar Alam who will represent his country at the conference.

Top foreign officials arrive in Dushanbe for Water for Life international conference

"High Commission for the People's Republic of Bangladesh in Islamabad has written a letter to Pakistan's foreign ministry, drawing its attention towards security threats to the high commission in Islamabad as well as the deputy high commission in Karachi" sources said.

Bangladeshi diplomatic missions in Pakistan receive threats

1971: East Pakistan declared independence to become the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

ON THIS DAY

Ershad, reversed all the state principles of the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ;State principle Secularism has been replaced with "full trust in almighty Allah" and "Islam the State religion", presumably, to highlight the Islamic identity of the nation.

Hindus of Bangladesh - Crisis of Existence

Summary: Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has signed a loan agreement whereby ADFD will provide AED110 million loan to the People's Republic of Bangladesh for financing the Bangladesh SASEC Road Connectivity Project.

ADFD finances major road network project in Bangladesh

Abu Dhabi Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi yesterday celebrated Bangla New Year, the 1419 Pahela Baishakh, at Bangladesh Islamia School premises in festive mood amid traditional fervour, festivity and fanfare.