Bangladesh Essay: The Picture Of Bangladesh

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A Picture of Bangladesh
Despite being one of the most density-populated countries in the world, Bangladesh has a lot to offer its people and the world. The people of Bangladesh live in a contestant shift between drought and flooding. Through these hardships, Bangladesh still produces a large number of exports as well as local products and produce. The government of Bangladesh has two heads of office, the head of state and the head of the government. There are three major branches of military, Army, Air force, and Navy. Bangladesh has an impressive track record of growth and development aspiring to be a middle-class country within the near future. The people of Bangladesh continue to peruse a better way of life no matter the hardships that befall them. Be it flooding in the south, drought in the north or hard economic time Bangladesh continues to thrive.
With an area of about 144,000 sq. kilometers, Bangladesh occupies a unique geographic location spanning a stretch of land between the mighty Himalayan mountain chain to the north and the open ocean the south. The Ganges, Brahmaputra, the Meghna, and their networks are virtually the only drainage outlet for a vast river basin. The convergence of these three mighty rivers keeps Bangladesh and its people constantly on the verge of another big flood. The country is criss-crossed by a network of rivers and their tributaries numbering about 230. Silt deposited by these rivers during the rainy season results in the recurrence of floods almost every year. The three broad topographical regions are, flood plains, occupying about 80%; terraces about 8% and hills about 12% of the land area, which make at further sub-division into 20 generalized topographical units. Bangladesh has mai...

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The Chakmas, Maghs (or Marmas), Tipras, Murangs, Kukis and the Santals are the six major tribes of Bangladesh. The tribes can be distinguished from one another by their differences in dialect, dress, and customs than by tribal cohesion. Formal tribal organization is only displayed by the Chakmas and Marmas tribes. They reflect more Bengali influence than any other tribes do. The Chakmas and Marmas live in the highland valleys while the remaining four tribes live in the lower flood plains. While most Chakmas are Buddhists, some practice Hinduism or Animism.
The Santals live in the northwestern part of Bangladesh. They obey a set of religious beliefs closely similar to Hinduism. The Khasais live in near the border of Assam, and the Garo and Hajanglive in the southeastern of the country.

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