Bangladesh
Land of rivers, tigers and the Bengali language
Passport card
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
- Capital
- Dhaka
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Taka
- Languages
- Bengali (Bangla)
- People
- About 18 crore
- Size
- About 1.5 lakh km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman
- Free since
- 26 March 1971
- Time
- 30 minutes ahead of India: at 12 noon in India, it is 12:30 pm in Dhaka
⭐ Tagore wrote the national anthems of both Bangladesh and India.
Your Bangladesh stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Bangladesh
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Bangladesh
Turn the globe with your finger. Bangladesh has 2 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Bangladesh and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 22 times the size of Bangladesh.
- PeopleIndia has more than 8 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 18 crore in Bangladesh.
- DistanceDhaka is about 1,400 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeBangladesh is 30 minutes ahead of India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 12:30 pm in Dhaka.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Bangladesh, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Bangladesh
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Bangladesh's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Bangladesh back on the map
Bangladesh and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Bangladesh worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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