Bangladesh
[bahng-gluh-desh, bang-]
- republic in S Asia, N of the Bay of Bengal: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations; a former province of Pakistan. 54,501 sq. mi. (141,158 sq. km). Capital: Dhaka.
Formerly East Pakistan.
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In Malaysia and Bangladesh, a devastating infectious neurological disease emerged just a few years after Hendra.
According to the airport authority, two passengers from Bangladesh—a mother and daughter—started exhibiting Ebola symptoms.
Hasan Elahi fell in love with country music almost as soon as he immigrated to New York City from Bangladesh when he was 7.
But I can easily imagine him performing at the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh or at other philanthropic music events.
On Sunday, Bangladesh held the 10th general election since it became an independent state.
Bangladesh
- a republic in S Asia: formerly the Eastern Province of Pakistan; became independent in 1971 after civil war and the defeat of Pakistan by India; consists of the plains and vast deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers; prone to flooding: economy based on jute and jute products (over 70 per cent of world production); a member of the Commonwealth. Language: Bengali. Religion: Muslim. Currency: taka. Capital: Dhaka. Pop: 163 654 860 (2013 est). Area: 142 797 sq km (55 126 sq miles)
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Word Origin and History for bangladesh
Bangladesh
nation formed 1971 from former East Pakistan, from Bengali for "Bengali country," from Bangla "Bengali" + desh "country."
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Bangladesh
[(bahng-gluh-desh, bang-gluh-desh)]
Republic in southern Asia, bordered by India to the north, west, and east; the Bay of Bengal to the south; and Burma to the southeast. Its capital and largest city is Dacca.
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Created as East Pakistan in 1947, when India gained its independence from Britain and Muslim leaders demanded a Muslim state. Separated by cultural differences and one thousand miles of Indian territory from a neglectful central government in West Pakistan (now Pakistan), Bangladesh achieved its independence in 1971 after a bloody revolt and Indian intervention. It has been struck frequently by devastating typhoons.
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