HISTORY : Bangladesh lies on the eastern fringe of the Indian Sub-Continent, and its people have always been great lovers of freedom. As a result, the area has nearly always enjoyed a fair degree of sovereignty during its entire history, sometimes as one state and sometimes as several, with only perfunctory allegiance to the central ruling powers. It became a part of the British Empire in the 18th century. In 1947, when the subcontinent was divided into Pakistan and India, it became a part of Pakistan. When the Bengali nation separated from Pakistan through armed struggle in 1971, Bangladesh became an independent and sovereign country. LOCATION : The Bay of Bengal and Myanmar to the South East. It sits between 20’34” and 26’36”
North Latitude and 88’01” and 92’41” East Longitude. AREA : 1,44,036 sq. km.
CAPITAL : Dhaka