Bangladesh is located in South Asia. The official name of the country is People’s Republic of Bangladesh. It is the 8th most populous country with a population of 163, 187, 000 in the whole world. It is the 92nd largest country in the world at just 56,990 square miles. With a president and a prime minister, Bangladesh has a unitary parliamentary republic. Around 98 percent of the people belong to the primary group Bengali. Islam is the primary religion in the country. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, and it is the largest city as well. The Taka is known as the official currency.  In the flag of Bangladesh, you will see a red circle with a green background.

Let’s take a look at the most interesting facts about Bangladesh!

 Fading as a Fatality of Climate Change

Unluckily, the river delta makes Bangladesh as one of the most climate vulnerable countries in the entire world. The livelihoods of the people living in the delta have already been affecting climate change. Besides, the whole of Bangladesh is suffering from this problem from day to day.

With 80 percent of the country prone to flooding as floods and flash floods are frequent in Bangladesh. Floods happen in Bangladesh mainly during the annual monsoon season. In current years, cyclones and storm surges have made the bases of extensive devastation. In the South East coastal regions, it causes salinity issues.

Delta and Mangrove: Largest River of the World

The Bengal Delta situated on the coastline of Bangladesh, which is the largest river delta in the world. Two large Himalayan rivers fed it, which are the Ganges and the Brahmaputra. Besides a non-Himalayan river, Meghna and is fed by two other large rivers that are the Padma and Januma. With approximately two-thirds falling within Bangladesh, the Delts stretches a distance of 105,000 squares kilometer. The delta is the home to almost 130 million population with some of the world’s most fertile soil. Would you think it as one of the interesting facts about Bangladesh?

Biggest Bay in the World

The Bengal bay, which is bounded with India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives is known as the biggest bay in the whole world. I am sure the majority of the readers are not aware of these facts about Bangladesh.

National Animal

Every country has a national animal. The national animal of Bangladesh is the Royal Bengal Tiger. Up to 3 kilometers away the roar can be heard of this majestic creature. However, now it is an endangered species, unluckily. Well, I consider it as one of the interesting facts about Bangladesh.

Popular Sport

In the country of Bangladesh, cricket is the most popular sport. The national team of Bangladesh took part in the World Cup, in 1999. It got Test status in 2002, which is an honor in the sport for it is the ultimate test of the ability and endurance of a team. It really is one of the fun facts about Bangladesh.

Well-known British Journalist

Tasmin Lucia Khan, a renowned British journalist, is of Bengali descent. At BBC news she was also a presenter, and now she is a part of the ITV breakfast show, Daybreak.

Left Hand

The left hand is regarded as unclean in Bangladesh, so using the right hand always is being insisted while eating or passing the food, drinks or anything. Well, it may sound one of the fun facts about Bangladesh.

Smile

Above all, the Bangladesh population smiles seldom. Are you thinking of them as rude or unfriendly? No, they are not, they smile occasionally because they considered smiling as a sign of immaturity. It is another one of the most interesting facts about Bangladesh.

The Playground of Seasons

More often Bangladesh is called “the playground of seasons.” It is because it has six separate seasons, not four seasons. They call it as grismo (summer), Barsha (rainy), Sharat (autumn), hemanto (cool), sheet (winter), and bashonto (spring). For me, it is really one of the fantastic and fun facts about Bangladesh.

Longest Sea Beach

With 125 kilometers covering, the Cox Bazaar is considered as the longest sea in the world. Moreover, you may count it as one of the most interesting facts about Bangladesh.