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Part of the historic region of Bengal
- Buddhists ruled for centuries
-1576, Bengal became part of the Mogul Empire
-Bengal ruled by British India from 1757 until 1947, and Pakistan was founded out of the two predominantly Muslim regions.
-25 years after independence from Britain, its history was part of Pakistan's.
- West Pakistan and East Pakistan were united by religion (Islam), but their peoples were separated by culture, physical features, and 1,000 miles of Indian Territory.
Poverty
o At least 45 million people live below the poverty line, and a significant proportion of them live in extreme poverty. This leads to water, sanitation, nutrition, education, health, information, and shelter problems.
- Water Crisis
o The WHO estimates that 97% of the people of Bangladesh have access to water and only 40% percent have proper sanitation.
- Over Population
o #8 on the top ten countries with the highest population.
- Bangla
- Predominantly Muslims
o Eids
- Islamic influence, "Salaam aleykum" (Peace be unto you) and "Khoda hafez" (God Bless you)
- Hierarchical society
o People are respected because of age & position
- o Older people viewed wise & respected
- Hindu influences festivals (Durga Puja and Kali Puja).
- Bangladeshis are indirect communicators
- Extended families live together
The region experiences a lot of tropical monsoons and frequent floods and cyclones
Pohela Boishakh
Clothings:
o Women: saree and salwar kameez
o Men: Punjabi
Food
o Bhatt, fish, bhorta
Cox's Bazar is a town, a fishing port and district headquarters in Bangladesh. One of world's longest natural sandy sea beaches.
o St. Martin's Island
- The Sundarbans: natural region in the Bengal region comprising Bangladesh and Eastern India.