9 Facts about Bangladesh

1. The Royal Bengal Tiger is Bangladesh’s national animal. This majestic creature has a roar that can be heard up to 3 kilometers away. Unfortunately, it is now an endangered species.
2. There are more than 2,000 periodicals and daily newspapers published in Bangladesh. However, the country’s average constant readership is only at 15%.
3. Bangladesh is sometimes called “the playground of seasons” because it has six – not four – separate seasons, which it calls grismo (summer), barsha (rainy), sharat (autumn), hemanto (cool), sheet (winter), and bashonto (spring).
4. With its size of 2,172,000 square kilometers, the Bay of Bengal is the largest bay in the world
5. The people of Bangladesh seldom smile. This is not because they are unfriendly but because smiling much is considered a sign of immaturity.
6. Bangladesh is still considered one of the poorest countries in the world with 31.5%24 of a population of 161 million people25, still living under the poverty line. That’s approximately 50.7 million people, a number that is more than double the entire population of Australia.
7. Bangladesh is one of the most disaster prone areas in the world. Cyclones and floods have killed thousands and impeded economic growth.
8. Cox’s Bazar Beach is an unbroken 120 kilometers (75 miles) sandy sea beach with a gentle slope, one of the world’s longest.
9. With more than 1,000 people per square kilometer (2,600 per square mile), the country is one of the most crowded on Earth.