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History

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.

Problems

Problems

Culture

Bangladesh

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.

- Governmental Corruption:

o Ongoing Problem-

o 2007: state of emergency

o imprisonment of dozens of prominent officials

 Khaleda Zia Sheikh Hasina arrested and charged with corruption

Independence

BD Population in the U.S

Migration Policy Institute

- Study: Approximately 277,000 Bangladeshi immigrants and

their children live in the U.S.

o NY, Cali, TX, NJ are some of the states that have a

majority of their population.

Tensions between East and West Pakistan existed

- East Pakistan's Awami League, sought independence.

- East Pakistan demanded the independent state of Bangladesh, March 26, 1971.

-Liberation war broke out

- help of Indian troops

- East Pakistan defeated West Pakistan on Dec. 16, 1971.

- 3 million Bengalis were killed. 10 million took refuge in India.

- 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

-Violence

o Political parties: mostly between Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Bangladesh Awami League, and Jamaat-e-Islami, the largest Islamist party.

o ‘Hartals’

 Strike action. Mass protest often involving a total shutdown of workplaces, offices, shops, courts of law as a form of civil disobedience.

Cultural Sharing

- Pitha-

o sweet. Khajur pitha (Date). It’s made with egg, flour, sugar, coconut and deep fried.

The region experiences a lot of tropical monsoons and frequent floods and cyclones

Culture

Tourism

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.

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