BANGLADESH
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Bangladesh
is on the shore of the Bay of Bengal in South Asia. It is surrounded by India
on two sides and by India and Myanmar on one side. She became independent in
1971. Dhaka is the capital city of the country. There prevails a moderate
climate here. It is a riverine country. The remarkable rivers are the Padma,
the Meghna, the Jamuna, the Surma, the Karnafuli, etc. Rice and jute are our
main crops. The people here are engaged with various types of occupations. The
villagers are mostly engaged with agriculture. There are day labourers,
fishermen, potters, etc. Most of the inhabitants are Muslims but about 15% of
the population are of other religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and
Christianity. The people are very hospitable and follow certain common social
customs and traditions together. Generally monogamy is practised and people now
like to live in a nuclear family. They celebrate some occasions such as Pahela
Baishakh, Nabanna and Pahela Falgun with great enthusiasm and festivity. Men,
in general, wear pajama and panjabi and women dress themselves with sari and
blouse. The country is endowed with natural beauty and places of historical
importance. So, she has a good number of tourist spots like the Cox's Bazar
sea-beach, Kuakata, Moynamoti, the Shat Gamguj Mosque, the Buddhist Vihara,
etc.