tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75730777634053574672024-03-11T21:50:18.908-07:00Welcome to my siteSiamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903747911700955830noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573077763405357467.post-57986720269061959432011-03-13T10:50:00.001-07:002011-03-13T10:50:07.013-07:00Bangladesh<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"></span><br />
<h1 class="firstHeading" id="firstHeading" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: black; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; width: auto;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh</span></i></h1><div id="bodyContent" style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.5em; position: relative; width: 1135px;"><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span id="coordinates" style="float: right; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em; margin-top: 0em; padding-bottom: 0em; padding-left: 0em; padding-right: 0em; padding-top: 0em; position: absolute; right: 0em; text-align: right; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; top: 0em; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Geographic coordinate system"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Coordinates</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: </span></i></b><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="" class="noprint" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: transparent; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: transparent; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="show location on an interactive map" /></span></i></b><a class="external text" href="http://toolserver.org/~geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Bangladesh&params=23_N_90_E_region:BD_type:country_scale:1000000" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"><span class="geo-default" style="display: inline;"><span class="geo-dms" style="display: inline;" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude" style="white-space: nowrap;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">23°N</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b><span class="longitude" style="white-space: nowrap;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">90°E</span></i></b></span></span></span></a></span></span></div><table class="infobox geography vcard" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; clear: right; color: black; float: right; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: left; width: 22em;"><tbody>
<tr class="adr"><th align="center" class="mergedtoprow" colspan="3" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; line-height: 1.2em; padding-bottom: 0.33em; padding-left: 0.33em; padding-right: 0.33em; padding-top: 0.25em; vertical-align: top;"><span class="fn org country-name"><i>People's Republic of Bangladesh</i></span><div style="padding-top: 0.25em;"><i>গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ<br />
<span lang="inc-Latn" xml:lang="inc-Latn">Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh</span></i></div></th></tr>
<tr class="mergedtoprow"><td align="center" class="maptable" colspan="3" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><table align="center" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: black; width: 378px;"><tbody>
<tr><td align="center" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 215px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Flag of Bangladesh"><b><i><img alt="" class="thumbborder" height="75" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/125px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="125" /></i></b></a></td><td align="center" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Bangladesh.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Emblem of Bangladesh"><b><i><img alt="" height="85" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Coat_of_arms_of_Bangladesh.svg/85px-Coat_of_arms_of_Bangladesh.svg.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="85" /></i></b></a></td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><small><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Flag of Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Flag</span></i></b></a></small></td><td align="center" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><small><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblem_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Emblem of Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Emblem</span></i></b></a></small></td></tr>
</tbody></table></td></tr>
<tr><td class="anthem" colspan="3" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; line-height: 1.2em; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_anthem" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="National anthem"><i>Anthem</i></a><i>: </i></b><center><div id="ogg_player_1"><div><button style="text-align: center; width: 220px;" title="Play sound"><img alt="Play sound" height="22" src="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/extensions/OggHandler/play.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: transparent; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: transparent; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></button></div><div><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Amar_Shonar_Bangla_instrumental.ogg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="About this file"><b><i><img alt="Amar Shonar Bangla instrumental.ogg" height="22" src="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/extensions/OggHandler/info.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></i></b></a></div></div></center><b><i><br />
</i></b><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amar_Shonar_Bangla" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b>Amar Shonar Bangla</b></a></i><small><small><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My Golden Bangla</span></b></i></small></small></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0em; padding-right: 0em; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><div class="center" style="text-align: center; width: 378px;"><div class="floatnone" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bangladesh_(orthographic_projection).svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration: none;" title="Location of Bangladesh"><b><i><img alt="undefined" height="250" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Bangladesh_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg/250px-Bangladesh_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" title="" width="250" /></i></b></a></div></div><div style="position: relative; top: 0.3em;"></div></td></tr>
<tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_(political)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Capital (political)"><i>Capital</i></a><i><br />
</i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="List of cities in Bangladesh"><b><i>(and largest city)</i></b></a></td><td style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>Dhaka</i></b></a><b><i><br />
</i></b><small><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="" class="noprint" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: transparent; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: transparent; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; cursor: pointer; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="show location on an interactive map" /></span></i></b><a class="external text" href="http://toolserver.org/~geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Bangladesh&params=23_42_N_90_21_E_type:country" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"><span class="geo-default" style="display: inline;"><span class="geo-dms" style="display: inline;" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude" style="white-space: nowrap;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">23°42′N</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b><span class="longitude" style="white-space: nowrap;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">90°21′E</span></i></b></span></span></span></a></span></span></small></td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="2" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_language" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Official language"><i>Official language(s)</i></a></th><td style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bengali language"><b><i>Bangla</i></b></a><b><i> de jure & de facto, </i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="English language"><b><i>English</i></b></a><b><i> de facto</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="2" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonym" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><i>Demonym</i></a></th><td style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Demographics of Bangladesh"><b><i>Bangladeshi</i></b></a></td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="2" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><i>Government</i></a></th><td style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_state" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>Unitary state</i></b></a><b><i> and</i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_system" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Parliamentary system"><b><i>parliamentary democracy</i></b></a><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-constitution-V-1-66_0-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-constitution-V-1-66-0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></td></tr>
<tr class="mergedrow"><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 1em;"><b><i> - </i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="President of Bangladesh"><b><i>President</i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zillur_Rahman" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>Zillur Rahman</i></b></a></td></tr>
<tr class="mergedrow"><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 1em;"><b><i> - </i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Prime Minister of Bangladesh"><b><i>Prime Minister</i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Hasina_Wazed" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Sheikh Hasina Wazed"><b><i>Sheikh Hasina Wazed</i></b></a></td></tr>
<tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 1em;"><b><i> - </i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_(politics)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Speaker (politics)"><b><i>Speaker</i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Hamid_(politician)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Abdul Hamid (politician)"><b><i>Ad.Abdul Hamid</i></b></a></td></tr>
<tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="History of Bangladesh"><i>Independence</i></a></th><td style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>from </i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>Pakistan</i></b></a><b><i> </i></b></td></tr>
<tr class="mergedrow"><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 1em;"><b><i> - </i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Independence Day of Bangladesh"><b><i>Declared</i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>March 26, 1971 </i></b></td></tr>
<tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 1em;"><b><i> - </i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(Bangladesh)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Victory Day (Bangladesh)"><b><i>Victory Day</i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>December 16, 1971 </i></b></td></tr>
<tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="3" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_outlying_territories_by_total_area" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="List of countries and outlying territories by total area"><i>Area</i></a></th></tr>
<tr class="mergedrow"><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 1em;"><b><i> - </i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>Total</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_metre" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Square metre"><b><i>147,570 km</i></b><sup style="line-height: 1em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2</span></i></b></sup></a><b><i> (</i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_outlying_territories_by_total_area" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="List of countries and outlying territories by total area"><b><i>94th</i></b></a><b><i>)<br />
56,977 </i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_mile" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Square mile"><b><i>sq mi</i></b></a><b><i> </i></b></td></tr>
<tr class="mergedrow"><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 1em;"><b><i> - </i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_percentage_of_water_area" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="List of countries by percentage of water area"><b><i>Water (%)</i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>6.9</i></b></td></tr>
<tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="3" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="World population"><i>Population</i></a></th></tr>
<tr class="mergedrow"><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 1em;"><b><i> - </i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>2009 estimate</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>164.4 million</i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-un_1-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-un-1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i> (</i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="List of countries by population"><b><i>8th</i></b></a><b><i>)</i></b></td></tr>
<tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 1em;"><b><i> - </i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_density" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Population density"><b><i>Density</i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>1,099.3/km</i></b><sup style="line-height: 1em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2</span></i></b></sup><b><i> (</i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_density" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="List of countries by population density"><b><i>9th</i></b></a><b><i>)<br />
2,917.6/sq mi</i></b></td></tr>
<tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Gross domestic product"><i>GDP</i></a><i> (</i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Purchasing power parity"><b><i>PPP</i></b></a><b><i>)</i></b></td><td style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>2010 estimate</i></b></td></tr>
<tr class="mergedrow"><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 1em;"><b><i> - </i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>Total</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>$257.545 billion</i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-imf2_2-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-imf2-2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i> </i></b></td></tr>
<tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 1em;"><b><i> - </i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_capita" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>Per capita</i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>$1,566</i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-imf2_2-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-imf2-2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i> </i></b></td></tr>
<tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Gross domestic product"><i>GDP</i></a><i> (nominal)</i></b></td><td style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>2010 estimate</i></b></td></tr>
<tr class="mergedrow"><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 1em;"><b><i> - </i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>Total</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>$105.402 billion</i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-imf2_2-2" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-imf2-2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i> </i></b></td></tr>
<tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 1em;"><b><i> - </i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_capita" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>Per capita</i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>$641</i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-imf2_2-3" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-imf2-2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i> </i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Gini coefficient"><i>Gini</i></a><i> (2005)</i></b></td><td style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>33.2</i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-3" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i> (</i></b><span style="color: #ffcc00;"><b><i>medium</i></b></span><b><i>) </i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Human Development Index"><i>HDI</i></a><i> (2007)</i></b></td><td style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><b><i><img alt="increase" height="11" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: transparent; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: transparent; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; vertical-align: middle;" width="11" />0.543</i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-UN_4-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-UN-4" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">5</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i> (</i></b><span style="color: #ffcc00;"><b><i>medium</i></b></span><b><i>) (</i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="List of countries by Human Development Index"><b><i>146th</i></b></a><b><i>)</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="2" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: middle;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currency" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><i>Currency</i></a></th><td style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_taka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladeshi taka"><b><i>Taka</i></b></a><b><i> (</i></b><code style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: monospace, 'Courier New';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="ISO 4217"><b><i>BDT</i></b></a></code><b><i>)</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="2" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zone" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><i>Time zone</i></a></th><td style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Standard_Time" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladesh Standard Time"><b><i>BST</i></b></a><b><i> </i></b><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><b><i>(</i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Coordinated Universal Time"><b><i>UTC</i></b></a><b><i>+6)</i></b></span></td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="2" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-_and_left-hand_traffic" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Right- and left-hand traffic"><i>Drives on the</i></a></th><td style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>left</i></b></td></tr>
<tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="ISO 3166"><i>ISO 3166 code</i></a></th><td style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BD" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="ISO 3166-2:BD"><b><i>BD</i></b></a></td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="2" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Country code top-level domain"><i>Internet TLD</i></a></th><td style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.bd" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>.bd</i></b></a></td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="2" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_calling_codes" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="List of country calling codes"><i>Calling code</i></a></th><td style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Telephone numbers in Bangladesh"><b><i>880</i></b></a></td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><span style="position: relative; top: 0.3em;"><sup style="line-height: 1em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1</span></i></b></sup></span></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: top;"><b><i>Adjusted population, p.4,</i></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh (</span></i></b><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/En-Bangladesh.ogg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Listen"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="Listen" height="11" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3c/Speakerlink.svg/11px-Speakerlink.svg.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="11" /></span></i></b></a><sup style="line-height: 1em;"><span class="IPA" style="color: #0000ee; font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode'; font: normal normal bold 80%/normal sans-serif; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.1em; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bangladesh.ogg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="File:Bangladesh.ogg"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">i</span></i></a></span></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">/</span></i></b></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="primary stress"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ˈ</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'b' in 'buy'"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">b</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'a' in 'father'"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ɑː</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'ng' in 'sing'"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ŋ</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'g' in 'guy'"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ɡ</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'l' in 'lie'"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">l</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="schwa 'a' in 'Rosa’s'"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ə</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'d' in 'die'"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">d</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="short 'e' in 'bed'"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ɛ</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'sh' in 'shy'"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ʃ</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">/</span></i></b></a></span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> or </span></i></b><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/En-us-Bangladesh.ogg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Listen"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="Listen" height="11" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3c/Speakerlink.svg/11px-Speakerlink.svg.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="11" /></span></i></b></a><sup style="line-height: 1em;"><span class="IPA" style="color: #0000ee; font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode'; font: normal normal bold 80%/normal sans-serif; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.1em; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:En-us-Bangladesh.ogg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="File:En-us-Bangladesh.ogg"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">i</span></i></a></span></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">/</span></i></b></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'b' in 'buy'"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">b</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="short 'a' in 'bad'"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">æ</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'ng' in 'sing'"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ŋ</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'g' in 'guy'"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ɡ</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'l' in 'lie'"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">l</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="schwa 'a' in 'Rosa’s'"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ə</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="primary stress"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ˈ</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'d' in 'die'"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">d</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="short 'e' in 'bed'"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ɛ</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'sh' in 'shy'"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ʃ</span></i></b></span></a></span><span class="IPA" style="font-family: 'Gentium Plus', Gentium, GentiumAlt, 'Charis SIL', 'Doulos SIL', 'DejaVu Sans', Code2000, 'TITUS Cyberbit Basic', 'Arial Unicode MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Chrysanthi Unicode';" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">/</span></i></b></a></span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">; </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bengali language"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bengali</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: </span></i></b><span lang="bn" xml:lang="bn"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">বাংলাদেশ</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">), officially thePeople's Republic of Bangladesh (</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bengali language"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangla</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ </span></i></b><i><span lang="inc-Latn" xml:lang="inc-Latn"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh</span></b></span></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) is a </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">country</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">South Asia</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. It is </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93Bangladesh_border" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="India–Bangladesh border"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">bordered</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> by </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">India</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> on all sides except for a small border with </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Burma</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (Myanmar) to the far southeast and by the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Bengal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bay of Bengal</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> to the south. Together with the Indian state of </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">West Bengal</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, it makes up the ethno-linguistic region of </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bengal</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The name </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> means "Country of Bengal" in the official</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bengali language</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The borders of present-day Bangladesh were established with the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_Partition_of_Bengal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="1947 Partition of Bengal"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">partition of Bengal</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_India" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Partition of India"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">India</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in 1947, when the region became </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Pakistan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">East Pakistan</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, part of the newly formed nation of </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pakistan</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. However, it was separated from the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Pakistan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="West Pakistan"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">western wing</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> by 1,600 km (994 mi) of Indian territory. Due to political exclusion, ethnic and linguistic discrimination, and economic neglect by the politically-dominant West Pakistan, popular agitation grew against </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Pakistan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">West Pakistan</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and led to the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh Liberation War</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in 1971, which the Bengali people won with the support of India. After independence, the new state endured famines, natural disasters and widespread poverty, as well as political turmoil and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_coups_in_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Military coups in Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">military coups</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The restoration of democracy in 1991 has been followed by relative calm and economic progress. Today, Bangladesh is a </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_state" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Secular state"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">secular</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Democracy"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">democratic</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_republic" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Constitutional republic"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">republic</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-5" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">6</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-6" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh is the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="List of countries by population"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">eighth most populous country</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and is among the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population_density" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="List of countries and dependencies by population density"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">most densely populated countries</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in the world. The country also has a high poverty rate. However, per-capita (inflation-adjusted) GDP has more than doubled since 1975, and the poverty rate has fallen by 20% since the early 1990s. The country is listed among the "</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Eleven" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Next Eleven</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">" economies. </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dhaka</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, the capital, and other urban centers have been the driving force behind this growth.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> After many years </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldman_Sachs" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Goldman Sachs</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> stated Bangladesh as </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Eleven" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Next Eleven</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> countries there are no other analyst stated Bangladesh as </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerging_markets" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Emerging markets</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">countries until February 2011 when </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citigroup" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Citigroup</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> categorized Bangladesh as one of </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3G_(countries)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="3G (countries)"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Global Growth Generators</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> countries.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-8" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">9</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Geographically, the country straddles the fertile</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganges_Delta" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Ganges Delta"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and is subject to annual </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">monsoon</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> floods and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Cyclone"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">cyclones</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Bangladesh is a </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_system" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Parliamentary system"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">parliamentary democracy</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> with an elected parliament called the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatiyo_Sangshad" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jatiyo Sangshad</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The country is a member of the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Commonwealth of Nations</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_of_the_Islamic_Conference" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Organisation of the Islamic Conference"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">OIC</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">,</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asian_Association_for_Regional_Cooperation" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">SAARC</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIMSTEC" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="BIMSTEC"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BIMSTEC</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developing_8_Countries" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Developing 8 Countries"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">D-8</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. As the World Bank notes in its July 2005 Country Brief, the country has made significant progress in human development in the areas of</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">literacy</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, gender parity in schooling and reduction of population growth.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-worldbank-brief_9-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-worldbank-brief-9" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">10</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> However, Bangladesh continues to face a number of major challenges, including widespread political and bureaucratic corruption, economic competition relative to the world, serious</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overpopulation" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">overpopulation</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, widespread poverty, and an increasing danger of hydrologic shocks brought on by ecological vulnerability to </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">climate change</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b></div><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: black; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
Main articles: </span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">History of Bangladesh</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Bengal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">History of Bengal</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh&action=edit&section=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; 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background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Somapura Mahavihara</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in</span></i></b><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paharpur,_Bangladesh&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Paharpur, Bangladesh (page does not exist)"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Paharpur</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, Bangladesh, is the greatest </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Buddhist"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Buddhist</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vihara" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Vihara</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Subcontinent" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Indian Subcontinent"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Indian Subcontinent</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, built by </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmapala_of_Bengal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Dharmapala of Bengal"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dharmapala of Bengal</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Remnants of </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">civilization</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in the greater </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bengal</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> region date back four thousand years,</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bharadwaj_10-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-bharadwaj-10" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">11</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> when the region was settled by </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravidian_people" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Dravidian people"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dravidian</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibeto-Burman_languages" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Tibeto-Burman languages"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tibeto-Burman</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austro-Asiatic_languages" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Austro-Asiatic languages"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Austro-Asiatic</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> peoples. The exact origin of the word "Bangla" or "Bengal" is not known, though it is believed to be derived from </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bang</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, the Dravidian-speaking tribe that settled in the area around the year 1000 BC.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-congress_11-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-congress-11" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">12</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The kingdom of </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangaridai" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gangaridai</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> was formed from at least the 7th century BC, which later united with </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bihar</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">under the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magadha_Empire" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Magadha Empire"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Magadha</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanda_Empire" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Nanda Empire"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nanda</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurya_Empire" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Maurya Empire"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mauryan</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunga_Empire" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Sunga Empire"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sunga</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Empires. Bengal was later part of the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gupta_Empire" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gupta Empire</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harsha" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Harsha"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Harsha Empire</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> from the 3rd to the 6th centuries </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Era" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Common Era"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">CE</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Following its collapse, a dynamic Bengali named</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shashanka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Shashanka</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> founded an impressive short-lived kingdom. After a period of </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">anarchy</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, the bengali </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Buddhism"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Buddhist</span></i></b></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pala_Empire" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Pala Empire"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pala dynasty</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> ruled the region for four hundred years, followed by a shorter reign of the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hindu</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sena_dynasty" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sena dynasty</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Medieval European geographers located paradise at the mouth of the Ganges and although this was overhopeful, Bengal was probably the wealthiest part of the subcontinent up until the 16th century. The area's early history featured a succession of Indian empires, internal squabbling, and a tussle between Hinduism and Buddhism for dominance.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Islam was introduced to Bengal in the 12th century by Arab Muslim merchants; </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufism" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Sufism"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sufi</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> missionaries and subsequent Muslim conquests helped spread </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Islam</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> throughout the region.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-eaton_12-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-eaton-12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">13</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakhtiyar_Khalji" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bakhtiyar Khalji"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bakhtiar Khilji</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, a Turkic general, defeated </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshman_Sen" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lakshman Sen</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> of the Sena dynasty and conquered large parts of Bengal in the year 1204. The region was ruled by dynasties of </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Sultan"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sultans</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and land lords </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhuiyan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bhuiyan</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> for the next few hundred years. By the 16th century, the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_Empire" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mughal Empire</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> controlled Bengal, and Dhaka became an important provincial centre of Mughal administration.</span></i></b></div><div class="thumb tright" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><div class="thumbinner" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); 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background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" title="" width="220" /></span></i></b></a><div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; 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border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; color: #0645ad; display: block; text-decoration: none;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixty_Dome_Mosque" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sixty Dome Mosque</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque_city_of_Bagerhat" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mosque city of Bagerhat</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> was built in the 15th century and is the largest historical mosque in Bangladesh, as well as a </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_site" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="World Heritage site"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">World Heritage site</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">European traders arrived late in the 15th century, and their influence grew until the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_East_India_Company" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="British East India Company"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">British East India Company</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> gained control of Bengal following the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Plassey" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Battle of Plassey</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in 1757.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-baxter_13-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-baxter-13" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">14</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> The bloody rebellion of 1857 – known as the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_rebellion_of_1857" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Indian rebellion of 1857"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sepoy Mutiny</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> – resulted in transfer of authority to the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">crown</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> with a British </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viceroy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">viceroy</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">running the administration.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-14" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">15</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> During colonial rule, famine racked the Indian subcontinent many times, including the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bengal famine of 1943"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Great Bengal famine</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> of 1943 that claimed 3 million lives.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-sen_15-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-sen-15" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">16</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Between 1905 and 1911, an </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1905)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Partition of Bengal (1905)"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">abortive attempt</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> was made to divide the province of Bengal into two zones, with Dhaka being the capital of the eastern zone.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-16" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">17</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> When </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_India" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Partition of India"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">India was partitioned</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in 1947, Bengal was</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1947)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Partition of Bengal (1947)"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">partitioned</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> along religious lines, with the western part going to India and the eastern part (Muslims majority) joining </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pakistan</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> as a province called </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Bengal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">East Bengal</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (later renamed </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Pakistan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">East Pakistan</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">), with its capital at Dhaka.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-collins_17-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-collins-17" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">18</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div class="thumb tright" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><div class="thumbinner" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; min-width: 100px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: center; width: 182px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:P015.gif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="250" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/P015.gif/180px-P015.gif" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="180" /></span></i></b></a><div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; float: right;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:P015.gif" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; color: #0645ad; display: block; text-decoration: none;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sheikh Mujibur Rahman</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (3rd person from right) and </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maulana_Bhashani" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Maulana Bhashani"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Maulana Bhashani</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (4th person from right) in 1953</span></i></b></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In 1950, land reform was accomplished in East Bengal with the abolishment of the feudal </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamindar" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Zamindar"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">zamindari</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">system.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-18" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">19</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Despite the economic and demographic weight of the east, however, Pakistan's government and military were largely dominated by the upper classes from the west. The </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_Language_Movement" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bengali Language Movement</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> of 1952 was the first sign of friction between the two wings of Pakistan.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">20</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Dissatisfaction with the central government over economic and cultural issues continued to rise through the next decade, during which the</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Awami_League" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladesh Awami League"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Awami League</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> emerged as the political voice of the Bengali-speaking population. It agitated for </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_point_movement" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Six point movement"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">autonomy</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in the 1960s, and in 1966, its president, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sheikh Mujibur Rahman</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (Mujib), was jailed; he was released in 1969 after an unprecedented popular uprising. In 1970, a massive </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Bhola_cyclone" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="1970 Bhola cyclone"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">cyclone</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> devastated the coast of East Pakistan, killing up to half a million people,</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">21</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and the central government responded poorly. The Bengali population's anger was compounded when Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, whose </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awami_League" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Awami League"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Awami League</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> won a majority in Parliament in the 1970 elections,</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-21" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">22</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> was blocked from taking office.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After staging compromise talks with Mujib, President </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_Khan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yahya Khan</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> arrested him in the early hours of 26 March 1971, and launched </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Searchlight" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Operation Searchlight</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">,</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-salik_22-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-salik-22" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">23</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> a sustained military assault on East Pakistan. Yahya's methods were extremely bloody, and the violence of the war resulted in many civilian deaths .</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Rummel_23-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-Rummel-23" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">24</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Chief targets included</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Intellectual"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">intellectuals</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and Hindus, and about ten million </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Refugee"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">refugees</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> fled to neighbouring India.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-laporte_24-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-laporte-24" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">25</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Estimates of those massacred throughout the war range from three hundred thousand to 3 million.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Rummel-8-2_25-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-Rummel-8-2-25" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">26</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Before his arrest by the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Army" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pakistan Army</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, Sk. Mujibur Rahman formally declared the independence of Bangladesh, and directed everyone to fight till the last soldier of the Pakistan army was evicted from East Pakistan. Awami League leaders set up a government-in-exile in </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Kolkata"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Calcutta</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, India. The exile government formally took oath at Mujib Nagar in Kustia district of East Pakistan on 17 April 1971, with Tajuddin Ahmad as the first Prime Minister.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh Liberation War</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> lasted for nine months. The </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Forces" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladesh Forces"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh Forces</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> formed within 11 </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sectors_in_Bangladesh_Liberation_War" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="List of Sectors in Bangladesh Liberation War"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">sectors</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> led by General M.A.G. Osmani consisting of Bengali Regulars, and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukti_Bahini" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mukti Bahini</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> conducted a massive guerilla war against the Pakistan Forces with all out support from the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Indian Armed Forces</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Jointly, the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitro_Bahini" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mitro Bahini</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> achieved a decisive victory over Pakistan on 16 December 1971, with Indian Armed Forces taking over 90,000 </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_war" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Prisoner of war"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">prisoners of war</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After its independence, Bangladesh became a parliamentary democracy, with Mujib as the Prime Minister. In the 1973 parliamentary elections, the Awami League gained an absolute majority. A nationwide famine occurred during 1973 and 1974,</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-sen_15-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-sen-15" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">16</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and in early 1975, Mujib initiated a one-party socialist rule with his newly formed </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAKSAL" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BAKSAL</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. On 15 August 1975, Mujib and most of his family members were assassinated by mid-level military officers.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-mascarenhas_26-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-mascarenhas-26" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">27</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> A series of bloody coups and counter-coups in the following three months culminated in the ascent to power of General </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziaur_Rahman" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ziaur Rahman</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, who reinstated multi-party politics, and founded the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Nationalist_Party" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh Nationalist Party</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (BNP). Zia's rule ended when he was assassinated by elements of the military in 1981.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-mascarenhas_26-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-mascarenhas-26" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">27</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh's next major ruler was General </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hossain_Mohammad_Ershad" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Hossain Mohammad Ershad"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hossain Mohammad Ershad</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, who gained power in a bloodless coup in 1982, and ruled until 1990, when he was forced to resign after a massive revolt of all major political parties and the public, along with pressure from western donors (which was a major shift in international policy after the fall of the Soviet Union). Since then, Bangladesh has reverted to a parliamentary democracy. Zia's widow, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaleda_Zia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Khaleda Zia</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, led the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to parliamentary victory at the general election in 1991, and became the first female Prime Minister in Bangladeshi history. However, the Awami League, headed by </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Hasina" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sheikh Hasina</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, one of Mujib's surviving daughters, won the next election in 1996. It lost again to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 2001.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">On 11 January 2007, following widespread political unrest, a caretaker government was appointed to administer the next general election. The country had suffered from extensive corruption,</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-27" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">28</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> disorder and political violence. The new caretaker government has made it a priority to root out corruption from all levels of government. To this end, many notable politicians and officials, along with large numbers of lesser officials and party members, have been arrested on corruption charges. The caretaker government held what observers described as a largely free and fair election on 29 December 2008.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-28" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-28" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">29</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Awami League's </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Hasina" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sheikh Hasina</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> won the elections with a landslide victory and took the oath of Prime Minister on 6 January 2009.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-29" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-29" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">30</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; 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border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 2em; padding-top: 8px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Main article: </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Politics of Bangladesh</span></i></b></a></div><div class="rellink boilerplate seealso" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 2em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">See also: </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Constitution of Bangladesh</span></i></b></a></div><div class="thumb tright" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><div class="thumbinner" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; min-width: 100px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: center; width: 252px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jatiyo_Sangshad_Bhaban_(Roehl).jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; 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background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; color: #0645ad; display: block; text-decoration: none;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatiyo_Sangshad_Bhaban" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">houses the Parliament of Bangladesh.</span></i></b></div></div></div><table class="infobox" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; clear: right; color: black; float: right; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: left;"><caption><b><i>National symbols of Bangladesh</i></b></caption><tbody>
<tr><th style="vertical-align: top;"><i>Anthem</i></th><td style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amar_Shonar_Bangla" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>Amar Shonar Bangla</i></b></a></td></tr>
<tr><th style="vertical-align: top;"><i>Animal</i></th><td style="vertical-align: top;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Bengal_Tiger" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Royal Bengal Tiger"><b><i>Royal Bengal Tiger</i></b></a></td></tr>
<tr><th style="vertical-align: top;"><i>Bird</i></th><td style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Magpie_Robin" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>Oriental Magpie Robin</i></b></a></td></tr>
<tr><th style="vertical-align: top;"><i>Fish</i></th><td style="vertical-align: top;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilsa" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Hilsa"><b><i>Hilsa</i></b></a></td></tr>
<tr><th style="vertical-align: top;"><i>Flower</i></th><td style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floral_emblem#Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Floral emblem"><b><i>White Water Lily</i></b></a></td></tr>
<tr><th style="vertical-align: top;"><i>Fruit</i></th><td style="vertical-align: top;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_fruit" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Jack fruit"><b><i>Jack fruit</i></b></a></td></tr>
<tr><th style="vertical-align: top;"><i>Tree</i></th><td style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>Mango</i></b></a><b><i> Tree</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><th style="vertical-align: top;"><i>Sport</i></th><td style="vertical-align: top;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadudu" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Hadudu"><b><i>Hadudu</i></b></a></td></tr>
<tr><th style="vertical-align: top;"><i>Calendar</i></th><td style="vertical-align: top;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangla_calendar" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangla calendar"><b><i>Bengali calendar</i></b></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh is a </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_state" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">unitary state</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_democracy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Parliamentary democracy"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">parliamentary democracy</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-30" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-30" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">31</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Direct elections in which all </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Citizens"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">citizens</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, aged 18 or over, can vote are held every five years for the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicameral" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Unicameral"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">unicameral</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">parliament</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> known as </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatiya_Sangsad" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Jatiya Sangsad"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jatiya Sangsad</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The parliamentary building is known as the </span></i></b><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatiyo_Sangshad_Bhaban" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban</span></b></a></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and was designed by architect </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Kahn" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Louis Kahn</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Currently the parliament has 345 members including 45 reserved seats for women, elected from single-member constituencies. The </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Prime Minister"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Prime Minister</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, as the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_of_government" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">head of government</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, forms the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_(government)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Cabinet (government)"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">cabinet</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and runs the day-to-day affairs of state. While the Prime Minister is formally appointed by the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="President of Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">President</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, he or she must be an </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_Parliament" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Member of Parliament"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">MP</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> who commands the confidence of the majority of parliament. The President is the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_of_State" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Head of State"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">head of state</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> but mainly a ceremonial post elected by the parliament.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-31" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-31" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">32</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">However the President's powers are substantially expanded during the tenure of a </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caretaker_government" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">caretaker government</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, which is responsible for the conduct of elections and transfer of power. The officers of the caretaker government must be non-partisan and are given three months to complete their task. This transitional arrangement is an innovation that was pioneered by Bangladesh in its 1991 election and then institutionalized in 1996 through its 13th constitutional amendment.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-amendments_32-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-amendments-32" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">33</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Constitution of Bangladesh</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> was drafted in 1972 and has undergone fourteen </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_amendment" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Constitutional amendment"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">amendments</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-amendments_32-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-amendments-32" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">33</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> The highest </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Judicial"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">judicial</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> body is the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Supreme Court of Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Supreme Court</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Justices are appointed by the President. The judicial and law enforcement institutions are weak.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ICG_33-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-ICG-33" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">34</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Separation of powers, judicial from executive was finally implemented on the 1st of November, 2007. It is expected that this separation will make the judiciary stronger and impartial. Laws are loosely based on </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_law" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="English law"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">English common law</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, but family laws such as marriage and inheritance are based on religious scripts, and therefore differ between religious communities.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The two </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="List of political parties in Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">major parties</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in Bangladesh are the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Awami_League" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh Awami League</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Nationalist_Party" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh Nationalist Party</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (BNP). BNP is led by </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaleda_Zia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Khaleda Zia</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and has traditionally been allied with </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamist" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Islamist"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Islamist</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> parties like </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaat-e-Islami_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islami_Oikya_Jot" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Islami Oikya Jot"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Islami Oikya Jot</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">,</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-34" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-34" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">35</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> while </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Hasina" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sheikh Hasina</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">'s Awami League aligns with </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-wing_politics" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Left-wing politics"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">leftist</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secularism" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Secularism"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">secularist</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> parties. Hasina and Zia are bitter rivals who have dominated politics for over 15 years; each is related to one of the leaders of the independence movement. Another important player is the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatiya_Party" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jatiya Party</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, headed by former military dictator Ershad. The Awami League-BNP rivalry has been bitter and punctuated by protests, violence and murder. Student politics is particularly strong in Bangladesh, a legacy from the liberation movement era. Almost all parties have highly active student wings, and student leaders have been elected to the Parliament.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Two radical terrorist organizations, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagrata_Muslim_Janata_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (JMJB) and </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jama%27atul_Mujahideen_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (JMB), were banned in February 2005. Several small-scale bomb attacks taking place since 1999 have been blamed on those groups, and dozens of suspected members have been detained in security operations, including the heads of those two parties in 2006. The masterminds were tried and executed. The Bangladesh government won praise from world leaders, including Western leaders, for its strong anti-terrorist stance.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The January 22, 2007 election was postponed indefinitely and emergency law declared on January 11, 2007 as the Army backed caretaker government of </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fakhruddin_Ahmed" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fakhruddin Ahmed</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> aimed to prepare a new voter list and crack down on corruption. They also assisted the interim Government of Bangladesh in a drive against corruption, which resulted in Bangladesh's position in </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_International" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Transparency International</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">'s</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Corruption Perceptions Index</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> changed from the very bottom, where they had been for 3 years in a row, to 147th in just 1 year.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-35" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-35" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">36</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> A large alliance led by the Bangladesh Awami League won the December 29, 2008 poll, in a landslide victory. They got 230 seats among 300 seats in the parliament.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-36" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-36" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">37</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: black; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh&action=edit&section=3" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: Foreign policy and military"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">edit</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Foreign_policy_and_military"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Foreign policy and military</span></i></span></h2><div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle" style="border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 2em; padding-top: 8px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Main articles: </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Foreign relations of Bangladesh</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Military of Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Military of Bangladesh</span></i></b></a></div><div class="thumb tright" style="background-color: transparent; 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padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_Air_Force" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladeshi Air Force"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladeshi Air Force</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiG-29" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="MiG-29"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">MiG-29</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> lands at a BAF Base.</span></i></b></div></div></div><div class="thumb tright" style="background-color: transparent; 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padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNS_Bangabandhu" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BNS Bangabandhu</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, a</span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_Navy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladeshi Navy"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladeshi Navy</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> frigate.</span></i></b></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh pursues a moderate foreign policy that places heavy reliance on multinational diplomacy, especially at the United Nations. In 1974 Bangladesh joined both the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Commonwealth of Nations</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">United Nations</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and has since been elected to serve two terms on the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="United Nations Security Council"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Security Council</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in 1978–1979 and 2000–2001. In the 1980s, Bangladesh played a lead role in founding the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asian_Association_for_Regional_Cooperation" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (SAARC) in order to expand relations with other South Asian states. Since the founding of SAARC 1985, a Bangladeshi has held the post of Secretary General on two occasions.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh's most important and complex foreign relationship is with </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">India</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. This relationship is informed by historical and cultural ties and forms an important part of the domestic political discourse. Bangladesh's </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India-Bangladesh_relations" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="India-Bangladesh relations"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">relationship with India</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> began on a positive note because of India's assistance in the</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladesh Liberation War"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">independence war</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and reconstruction. Throughout the years, relations between both countries have fluctuated for a number of reasons.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A major source of tension between Bangladesh and India is the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farakka_Barrage" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Farakka Barrage"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Farakka Dam</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MMAli_37-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-MMAli-37" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">38</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> In 1975, India constructed a dam on the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganges_River" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Ganges River"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ganges River</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 11 miles (18 km) from the Bangladeshi border. Bangladesh alleges that the dam diverts much needed water from Bangladesh and adds a man-made disaster to the country already plagued by natural disasters. The dam also has terrible ecological consequences.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MMAli_37-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-MMAli-37" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">38</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> On the other hand, India has voiced concerns about anti-Indian separatists and Islamic militants allegedly being harboured across their 2,500-mile (4,000 km) border, as well as the flow of illegal migrants, and is </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Bangladeshi_barrier" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Indo-Bangladeshi barrier"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">building a fence along most of it</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-38" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-38" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">39</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> But at the 2007 SAARC meeting both nations pledged to work cooperatively on security, economic and border issues.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-39" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-39" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">40</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The current strength of the army is around 200,000 including reservists,</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bdmil_40-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-bdmil-40" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">41</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> the air force 22,000,</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bdmil_40-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-bdmil-40" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">41</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and navy 14,950.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-41" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-41" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">42</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> In addition to traditional defense roles, the military has been called on to provide support to civil authorities for disaster relief and internal security during periods of political unrest. Bangladesh is not currently active in any ongoing war, but it did contribute 2,300 troops to the coalition that fought in </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Desert_Storm" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Operation Desert Storm"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Operation Desert Storm</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in 1991 and Bangladesh is consistently a top contributor to UN peacekeeping forces around the world. As of May 2007, Bangladesh had major deployments in </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_Congo" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Democratic Republic of Congo"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Democratic Republic of Congo</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Liberia</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sudan</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timor-Leste" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Timor-Leste"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Timor-Leste</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cote_d%27Ivoire" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Cote d'Ivoire"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Côte d'Ivoire</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-42" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-42" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">43</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Presently Bangladesh is the largest troop contributor country to the UN.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-43" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-43" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">44</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh enjoys relatively warm ties with the People's Republic of China which has, particularly in the past decade, increased economic cooperation with the South Asian nation. Between 2006 and 2007, trade between the two nations rose by 28.5% and there have been agreements to grant various Bangladeshi commodities tariff-free access to the Chinese market. Cooperation between the</span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Military of Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Military of Bangladesh</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">People's Liberation Army</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is also increasing, with joint military agreements signed and Bangladesh procuring Chinese arms which range from small arms to large naval surface combatants such as the Chinese </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jianghu_class_frigate" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Jianghu class frigate"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Type 053H1</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Missile Frigate.</span></i></b></div><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: black; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh&action=edit&section=4" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: Divisions, districts and upazilas"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">edit</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Divisions.2C_districts_and_upazilas"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Divisions, districts and upazilas</span></i></span></h2><div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle" style="border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 2em; padding-top: 8px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Main articles: </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisions_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Divisions of Bangladesh</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districts_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Districts of Bangladesh</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upazilas_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Upazilas of Bangladesh</span></i></b></a></div><div class="thumb tright" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><div class="thumbinner" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; min-width: 100px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: center; width: 222px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bangladesh_divisions_english.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="300" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Bangladesh_divisions_english.png/220px-Bangladesh_divisions_english.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="220" /></span></i></b></a><div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; float: right;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bangladesh_divisions_english.png" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; color: #0645ad; display: block; text-decoration: none;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Administrative divisions of Bangladesh. This map shows the highest level unit called a Division.</span></i></b></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh is divided into seven administrative divisions,</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-44" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-44" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">45</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CIA2007_45-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-CIA2007-45" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">46</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> each named after their respective divisional headquarters: </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barisal_Division" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Barisal Division"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Barisal</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (বরিশাল), </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittagong_Division" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Chittagong Division"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chittagong</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (চট্টগ্রাম), </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_Division" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Dhaka Division"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dhaka</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (ঢাকা), </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khulna_Division" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Khulna Division"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Khulna</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (খুলনা), </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajshahi_Division" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Rajshahi Division"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rajshahi</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(রাজশাহী), </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylhet_Division" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Sylhet Division"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sylhet</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (সিলেট), and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangpur_Division" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Rangpur Division"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rangpur</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (রংপুর).</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Divisions are subdivided into districts (</span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">zila</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh, each further subdivided into </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">upazila</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (subdistricts) or </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">thana</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The area within each police station, except for those in metropolitan areas, is divided into several </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">unions</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, with each union consisting of multiple villages. In the metropolitan areas, police stations are divided into wards, which are further divided into </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">mahallas</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. There are no elected officials at the divisional, district or upazila levels, and the administration is composed only of government officials. Direct elections are held for each union (or ward), electing a chairperson and a number of members. In 1997, a parliamentary act was passed to reserve three seats (out of twelve) in every union for female candidates.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-46" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-46" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">47</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dhaka</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. Other major cities include </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittagong" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chittagong</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khulna" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Khulna</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">,</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajshahi" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rajshahi</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylhet" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sylhet</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barisal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Barisal</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogra" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bogra</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comilla" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Comilla</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mymensingh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mymensingh</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangpur,_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Rangpur, Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rangpur</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. These cities have </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Mayor"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">mayoral</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> elections, while other municipalities elect a chairperson. Mayors and chairpersons are elected for a span of five years.</span></i></b></div><table class="wikitable sortable" id="sortable_table_id_0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; color: black; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><tbody>
<tr><th style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>City</i><a class="sortheader" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.3em; margin-right: 0.3em; margin-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="sortarrow"><i><img alt="↓" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/sort_none.gif" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" /></i></span></a></th><th style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>City population (2008 estimate)</i><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bbsgov_47-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-bbsgov-47" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">48</span></i><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></span></a></sup><a class="sortheader" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.3em; margin-right: 0.3em; margin-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="sortarrow"><i><img alt="↓" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/sort_none.gif" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" title="" /></i></span></a></th><th style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Metro population (2008 estimate)</i><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bbsgov_47-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-bbsgov-47" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">48</span></i><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></span></a></sup><a class="sortheader" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.3em; margin-right: 0.3em; margin-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="sortarrow"><i><img alt="↓" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/sort_none.gif" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" /></i></span></a></th></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>Dhaka</i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>7,000,940</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>12,797,394</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittagong" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>Chittagong</i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>2,579,107</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>3,858,093</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khulna" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>Khulna</i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>855,650</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>1,588,425</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayanganj" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>Narayanganj</i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i>800,000</i></b></div></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>1,500,000</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajshahi" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>Rajshahi</i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>472,775</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>775,496</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylhet" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>Sylhet</i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>463,198</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>-</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barisal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>Barisal</i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>210,374</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>-</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangpur_Division" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Rangpur Division"><b><i>Rangpur</i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>251,699</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>-</i></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: black; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh&action=edit&section=5" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: Geography and climate"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">edit</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Geography_and_climate"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Geography and climate</span></i></span></h2><div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle" style="border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 2em; padding-top: 8px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Main article: </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Geography of Bangladesh</span></i></b></a></div><div class="thumb tright" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><div class="thumbinner" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; min-width: 100px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: center; width: 222px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Satellite_image_of_Bangladesh_in_October_2001.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="238" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Satellite_image_of_Bangladesh_in_October_2001.jpg/220px-Satellite_image_of_Bangladesh_in_October_2001.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="220" /></span></i></b></a><div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; float: right;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Satellite_image_of_Bangladesh_in_October_2001.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; color: #0645ad; display: block; text-decoration: none;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Satellite image presenting physical features of Bangladesh</span></i></b></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh lies between latitudes </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_parallel_north" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="20th parallel north"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">20°</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27th_parallel_north" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="27th parallel north"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">27°N</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and longitudes </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/88th_meridian_east" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="88th meridian east"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">88°</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/93rd_meridian_east" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="93rd meridian east"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">93°E</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh is in the low-lying </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganges" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ganges</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">–</span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmaputra" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Brahmaputra"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Brahmaputra</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> River Delta or Ganges Delta. This delta is formed by the confluence of the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganges_River" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Ganges River"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ganges</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (local name </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padma_River" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Padma River"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Padma</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> or </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pôdda</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">), </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmaputra_River" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Brahmaputra River"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Brahmaputra</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamuna_River_(Bangladesh)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Jamuna River (Bangladesh)"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jamuna</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> or </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jomuna</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> also known as "Yamuna"), and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meghna_River" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Meghna River"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Meghna</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> rivers and their respective tributaries. The Ganges unites with the Jamuna (main channel of the Brahmaputra) and later joins the Meghna to eventually empty into the Bay of Bengal. The </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alluvium" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Alluvium"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">alluvial soil</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> deposited by these rivers has created some of the most fertile plains in the world. Bangladesh has 57 </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-boundary_river" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Trans-boundary river"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">trans-boundary rivers</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, making water issues politically complicated to resolve – in most cases as the lower </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riparian_zone" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Riparian zone"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">riparian</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> state to India.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-48" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-48" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">49</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Most parts of Bangladesh are less than 12 m (39.4 ft) above the sea level, and it is believed that about 10% of the land would be flooded if the sea level were to rise by 1 m (3.28 ft).</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ali_49-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-ali-49" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">50</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In south east Bangladesh experiments have been done since the sixties to 'build with nature'. By implementing cross dams, the natural accretion of silt has created new land. With Dutch funding, the Bangladeshi government began to help develop this new land in the late 1970s. The effort has since become a multiagency operation building roads, culverts, embankments, cyclone shelters, toilets and ponds, as well as distributing land to settlers. By fall 2010, the program will have allotted some 27,000 </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Acre"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">acres</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (10,927 </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hectare" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Hectare"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ha</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) to 21,000 families.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-50" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-50" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">51</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The highest point in Bangladesh is in Mowdok range at 1,052 m (3,451 ft) in the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittagong_Hill_Tracts" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chittagong Hill Tracts</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> to the southeast of the country.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-51" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-51" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">52</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox%27s_Bazar" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cox's Bazar</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, south of the city of Chittagong, has a beach that stretches uninterrupted over 120 kilometres (75 mi).</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Straddling the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_of_Cancer" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tropic of Cancer</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, Bangladeshi climate is </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropics" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Tropics"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">tropical</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> with a mild winter from October to March, a hot, humid summer from March to June. A warm and humid monsoon season lasts from June to October and supplies most of the country's rainfall. Natural calamities, such as </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floods_in_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Floods in Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">floods</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Tropical cyclone"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">tropical cyclones</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Tornado"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">tornadoes</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_bore" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Tidal bore"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">tidal bores</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> occur almost every year,</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NatDis_52-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-NatDis-52" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">53</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> combined with the effects of</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">deforestation</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soils_retrogression_and_degradation" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Soils retrogression and degradation"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">soil degradation</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erosion" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">erosion</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bangladesh_tropical_cyclones" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="List of Bangladesh tropical cyclones"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">cyclones</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> of 1970 and 1991 were particularly devastating. A </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Bangladesh_cyclone" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="1991 Bangladesh cyclone"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">cyclone that struck Bangladesh in 1991</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> killed some 140,000 people.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-53" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-53" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">54</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In September 1998, Bangladesh saw </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Bangladesh_floods" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="1998 Bangladesh floods"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">the most severe flooding</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in modern world history. As the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmaputra" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Brahmaputra"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Brahmaputra</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganges" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ganges</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meghna" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Meghna"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Meghna</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">spilt over and swallowed 300,000 houses, 9,700 kilometres (6,027 mi) of road and 2,700 kilometres (1,678 mi) of embankment 1,000 people were killed and 30 million more were made homeless with 135,000 cattle killed, 50 square kilometres (19.3 sq mi) of land destroyed and 11,000 kilometres (6,835 mi) of roads damaged or destroyed. Two-thirds of the country was underwater. There were several reasons for the severity of the flooding. Firstly, there were unusually high </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">monsoon</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> rains. Secondly, the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayas" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Himalayas</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> shed off an equally unusually high amount of melt water that year. Thirdly, trees that usually would have intercept rain water had been cut down for firewood or to make space for animals.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-EWG_54-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-EWG-54" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">55</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh is now widely recognized to be one of the countries most vulnerable to </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">climate change</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Natural hazards that come from increased rainfall, rising sea levels, and tropical cyclones are expected to increase as climate change, each seriously affecting agriculture, water & food security, human health and shelter.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-55" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-55" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">56</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> It is believed that in the coming decades the rising sea level alone will create more than 20 million</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-56" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-56" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">57</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_refugee" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Climate refugee"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">climate refugees</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-57" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-57" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">58</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Bangladeshi water is contaminated with </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">arsenic</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> frequently because of the high arsenic contents in the soil. Up to 77 million people are </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic_contamination_of_groundwater" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Arsenic contamination of groundwater"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">exposed to toxic arsenic</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> from drinking water.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-58" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-58" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">59</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-59" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-59" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">60</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Bangladesh is among the countries most prone to natural </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floods" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Floods"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">floods</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Tornado"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">tornados</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Cyclone"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">cyclones</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-60" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-60" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">61</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-61" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-61" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">62</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: black; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh&action=edit&section=6" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: Flora and fauna"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">edit</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Flora_and_fauna"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Flora and fauna</span></i></span></h2><div class="thumb tright" style="background-color: transparent; border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-top: 8px; width: auto;"><div class="thumbinner" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; min-width: 100px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: center; width: 222px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Panthera_tigris_tigris.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="147" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Panthera_tigris_tigris.jpg/220px-Panthera_tigris_tigris.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="220" /></span></i></b></a><div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; float: right;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Panthera_tigris_tigris.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; color: #0645ad; display: block; text-decoration: none;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Royal Bengal Tiger</span></i></b></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A major part of the coastline comprises a </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Marsh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">marshy</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">jungle</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundarbans" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sundarbans</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, the largest </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangrove" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">mangrove</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> forest in the world and home to diverse flora and fauna, including the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Bengal_Tiger" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Royal Bengal Tiger"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Royal Bengal Tiger</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. In 1997, this region was declared endangered.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-sundarbans_62-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-sundarbans-62" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">63</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> The Magpie Robin is the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bird" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="National Bird"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">National Bird</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> of Bangladesh and it is common and known as the </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Doyel</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> or </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Doel</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bengali language"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bengali</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: </span></i></b><span lang="bn" xml:lang="bn"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">দোয়েল</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">). It is a widely used symbol in Bangladesh, appearing on currency notes and a landmark in the city of Dhaka is named as the </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Doyel Chatwar</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (meaning: Doyel Square).The national flower of the country is water lily, which is known as </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Shapla</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The national fruit is jackfruit (</span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artocarpus_heterophyllus" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Artocarpus heterophyllus"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Artocarpus heterophyllus</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) , which in Bengali is known as </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kathal</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. In late 2010, the Bangladeshi government selected the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mango</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> tree as the national tree.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Xinhua_news_on_National_Tree_of_Bangladesh_63-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-Xinhua_news_on_National_Tree_of_Bangladesh-63" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">64</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: black; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh&action=edit&section=7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: Economy"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">edit</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Economy"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Economy</span></i></span></h2><div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle" style="border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 2em; padding-top: 8px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Main article: </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Economy of Bangladesh</span></i></b></a></div><div class="thumb tright" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><div class="thumbinner" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; min-width: 100px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: center; width: 222px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rice_Field.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="undefined" class="thumbimage" height="195" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Rice_Field.jpg/220px-Rice_Field.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" title="" width="220" /></span></i></b></a><div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; float: right;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rice_Field.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; color: #0645ad; display: block; text-decoration: none;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Worker in a </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_field" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">paddy field</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> – a common scene throughout Bangladesh. Two thirds of the population works in the agricultural sector.</span></i></b></div></div></div><div class="thumb tright" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><div class="thumbinner" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; min-width: 100px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: center; width: 222px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SowingLand.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="177" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/SowingLand.jpg/220px-SowingLand.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" title="" width="220" /></span></i></b></a><div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; float: right;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SowingLand.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; color: #0645ad; display: block; text-decoration: none;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A prepared field for sowing paddy plants.</span></i></b></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">At April 2010, USA - based ratings agency </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_%26_Poor%27s" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Standard & Poor's</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (S&P) awarded Bangladesh a BB- for a long term in </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_rating" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">credit rating</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> which is below India and well over Pakistan and Sri Lanka in South Asia.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DailyStar_news_on_Bangladesh_Gets_first_Credit_Rating_64-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-DailyStar_news_on_Bangladesh_Gets_first_Credit_Rating-64" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">65</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> And, despite continuous domestic and international efforts to improve economic and demographic prospects, Bangladesh remains a </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developing_nation" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Developing nation"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">developing nation</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-65" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-65" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">66</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> However, Bangladesh gradually decreased its dependency on foreign grant and loan from 85% (In 1988)</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Development_Budget_66-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-Development_Budget-66" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">67</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> to 2% (In 2010) </span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Achievements_and_challenges_67-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-Achievements_and_challenges-67" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">68</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> for its annual development budget. Its </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_capita_income" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">per capita income</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in 2010 was US$641 compared to the world average of $8,985.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-World_Economic_Outlook_Database.2C_October_2010_68-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-World_Economic_Outlook_Database.2C_October_2010-68" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">69</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> But, if</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">purchasing power parity</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (PPP) is taken into account, Bangladesh's economy is the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="List of countries by GDP (PPP)"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">44th largest</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in the world at US$257 billion according to the IMF.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jute" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jute</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> was once the economic engine of the country. Its share of the world export market peaked in the</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="World War II"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Second World War</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and the late 1940s at 80%</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-69" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-69" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">70</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and even in the early 1970s accounted for 70% of its export earnings. However, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polypropylene" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">polypropylene</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> products began to substitute for jute products worldwide and the jute industry started to decline. Bangladesh grows very significant quantities of rice, tea, potato, mango, onion and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustard_plant" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Mustard plant"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">mustard</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. According to </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAOSTAT" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="FAOSTAT"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">FAOSTAT</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, Bangladesh is one of world's largest producers of:</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FAOSTAT_Production_statistics_2008_70-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-FAOSTAT_Production_statistics_2008-70" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">71</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rice</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (4th), </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Potato</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (11th), </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mango</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (9th), </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pineapple</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (16th), Fruit, Tropical (5th), </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Onion</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (16th), </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Banana</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(17th), </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jute" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jute</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (2nd), </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tea</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (11th).</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Although two-thirds of Bangladeshis are farmers, more than three quarters of Bangladesh’s export earnings come from the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garment_industry" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Garment industry"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">garment industry</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">,</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-garments_71-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-garments-71" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">72</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> which began attracting foreign investors in the 1980s due to cheap labour and low conversion cost. In 2009-10 fiscal year the industry exported US$ 12.6 billion</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Financial_Express_on_Bangladesh_4th_largest_garment_exporter_72-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-Financial_Express_on_Bangladesh_4th_largest_garment_exporter-72" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">73</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">worth of products where in 2002 the exported amount was US$ 5 billion. Recently Bangladesh has been ranked as the 4th</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Balita.ph_on_Bangladesh_ranks_4th_largest_clothing_exporter_in_world_73-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-Balita.ph_on_Bangladesh_ranks_4th_largest_clothing_exporter_in_world-73" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">74</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> largest clothing exporter by the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTO" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="WTO"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">WTO</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (The World Trade Organization) .</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rahman_74-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-rahman-74" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">75</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> The industry now employs more than 3 million workers, 90% of whom are women.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-begum_75-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-begum-75" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">76</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> A large part of foreign currency earnings also comes from the remittances sent by </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expatriate" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Expatriate"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">expatriates</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> living in other countries.</span></i></b></div><div class="thumb tright" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><div class="thumbinner" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; min-width: 100px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: center; width: 222px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jamuna_Bridge.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="168" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Jamuna_Bridge.jpg/220px-Jamuna_Bridge.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" title="" width="220" /></span></i></b></a><div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; float: right;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jamuna_Bridge.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; color: #0645ad; display: block; text-decoration: none;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamuna_Bridge" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jamuna Bridge</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: one of the longest bridges in the world</span></i></b></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Obstacles to growth include frequent cyclones and floods, inefficient state-owned enterprises, mismanaged </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">port</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> facilities, a growth in the labour force that has outpaced jobs, inefficient use of energy resources (such as </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">natural gas</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">), insufficient power supplies, slow implementation of economic reforms, political infighting and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_corruption" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Political corruption"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">corruption</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. According to the World Bank, "among Bangladesh’s most significant obstacles to growth are poor governance and weak public institutions."</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-worldbank-brief_9-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-worldbank-brief-9" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">10</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Despite these hurdles, the country has achieved an average annual growth rate of 5% since 1990, according to the World Bank.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh has seen expansion of its </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_class" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">middle class</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (world's </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_consumer_markets" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="List of largest consumer markets"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fifty Forth largest</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, just below of Singapore & Vietnam), and its </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">consumer</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> industry has also grown. In December 2005, four years after its report on the emerging "</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRIC" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BRIC</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">" economies (</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Brazil</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, Russia, India, and China), </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldman_Sachs" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Goldman Sachs</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> named Bangladesh one of the "</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Eleven" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Next Eleven</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">",</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-nextele_76-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-nextele-76" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">77</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> along with </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Egypt</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Indonesia</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Vietnam</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and seven other countries.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh has seen a dramatic increase in </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_direct_investment" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">foreign direct investment</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. A number of </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_corporation" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Multinational corporation"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">multinational corporations</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and local big business houses such as </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beximco" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Beximco</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQUARE_(Bangladesh)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="SQUARE (Bangladesh)"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Square</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Akij_Group&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Akij Group (page does not exist)"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Akij Group</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._M._Ispahani_Limited" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="M. M. Ispahani Limited"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ispahani</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navana_Group" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Navana Group</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcom_Group" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Transcom Group</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habib_Group" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Habib Group</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDS_Group" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">KDS Group</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Group" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dragon Group</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and multinationals such as </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unocal_Corporation" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Unocal Corporation</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevron_Corporation" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Chevron Corporation"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chevron</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, have made major investments, with the natural gas sector being a priority. In December 2005, the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Bank" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladesh Bank"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Central Bank of Bangladesh</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> projected GDP growth around 6.5%.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bdbank1_77-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-bdbank1-77" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">78</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> In order to enhance economic growth, the government set up several export processing zones to attract foreign investment. These are managed by the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Export_Processing_Zone_Authority" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">One significant contributor to the development of the economy has been the widespread propagation of </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcredit" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">microcredit</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> by </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Yunus" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Muhammad Yunus</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (awarded the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Nobel Prize"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nobel</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Nobel Peace Prize"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">peace prize</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in 2006) through the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grameen_Bank" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Grameen Bank</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. By the late 1990s, Grameen Bank had 2.3 million members, along with 2.5 million members of other similar organisations.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-schreiner_78-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-schreiner-78" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">79</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: black; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh&action=edit&section=8" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: Demographics"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">edit</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Demographics"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Demographics</span></i></span></h2><div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle" style="border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 2em; padding-top: 8px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Main articles: </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Demographics of Bangladesh</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Education in Bangladesh</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Religion in Bangladesh</span></i></b></a></div><div class="rellink boilerplate seealso" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 2em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">See also: </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_people" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bengali people</span></i></b></a></div><div class="thumb tright" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><div class="thumbinner" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; min-width: 100px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: center; width: 252px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Languages_of_Bangladesh_map.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="Languages of Bangladesh map.svg" class="thumbimage" height="280" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Languages_of_Bangladesh_map.svg/250px-Languages_of_Bangladesh_map.svg.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" title="" width="250" /></span></i></b></a><div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; float: right;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Languages_of_Bangladesh_map.svg" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; color: #0645ad; display: block; text-decoration: none;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Recent (2007–2010) estimates of Bangladesh's population range from 150 to 164 million and it is the</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="List of countries by population"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8th most populous</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> nation in the world. In 1951, the population was 44 million.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-79" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-79" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">80</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> It is also the most densely populated large country in the world, and it ranks 11th in </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_density" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">population density</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, when very small countries and city-states are included.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-80" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-80" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">81</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> A striking contrast is offered by </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Russia</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> which has a slightly smaller population spread over a land area that is 120 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh's population growth was among the highest in the world in the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960s" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1960s</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970s" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1970s</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, when the country swelled from 50 to 90 million. With the promotion of </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_control" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">birth control</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in the 1980s, the growth rate has slowed. The population is relatively young, with 60% being 25 or younger and 3% being 63 or older.</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Life expectancy</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is 63 years for both males and females.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-who_81-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-who-81" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">82</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The overwhelming majority of Bangladeshis are ethnic </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_people" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bengali people"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bengalis</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, comprising 98% of the population.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bn_82-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-bn-82" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">83</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> The remainder are mostly </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihari" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bihari"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Biharis</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and indigenous tribal groups. There is also a small but growing population of </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohingya" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rohingya</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> refugees from </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Myanmar"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Myanmar</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> around </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox%27s_Bazaar" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Cox's Bazaar"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cox's Bazaar</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, which Bangladesh seeks to repatriate to Myanmar. The indigenous tribal peoples are concentrated in the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittagong_Hill_Tracts" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chittagong Hill Tracts</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in the southeast. There are thirteen tribal groups located in this region, the largest being the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakma_people" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Chakma people"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chakma</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The Hill Tracts region has been a source of unrest and separatism since and before the inception of Bangladesh.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rashiduzzaman_83-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-rashiduzzaman-83" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">84</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Outside the Hill Tracts, the largest tribal groups are the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Santal"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Santhals</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and</span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garo_(tribe)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Garo (tribe)"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Garos (Achiks)</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, while smaller groups include the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaibartta" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Kaibartta"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kaibartta</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meitei" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Meitei</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundas" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Mundas"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mundas</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oraons" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Oraons"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Oraons</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zomi" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Zomi</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nearly all Bangladeshis speak </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bengali language"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangla</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> as their mother tongue and it is the official language.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-constitution-I-5_84-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-constitution-I-5-84" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">85</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> It is an </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Aryan_languages" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Indo-Aryan languages"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Indo-Aryan language</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> of </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sanskrit</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">origin with its own </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_script" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bengali script"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">script</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="English language"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">English</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is used as a second language among the middle and upper classes.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Hasan_85-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-Hasan-85" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">86</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> English is also widely used in higher education and the legal system. Historically, laws were written in English and translated into Bengali until 1987 when the procedure was reversed.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-86" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-86" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">87</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> The </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihari" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bihari</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> population speaks </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Urdu</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, which was also the language associated with the government prior to separation from </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pakistan</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Health and education levels remain relatively low, although they have improved recently as poverty levels have decreased. Most Bangladeshis continue to live on subsistence farming in rural villages. Health problems abound, springing from poor water quality and prevalence of infectious diseases. The water crisis is acute, with widespread bacterial contamination of </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_water" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">surface water</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic_contamination_of_groundwater" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">arsenic contamination of groundwater</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-arsenic_87-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-arsenic-87" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">88</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Common diseases include </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">malaria</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptospirosis" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">leptospirosis</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengue_fever" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Dengue fever"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">dengue</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The literacy rate in Bangladesh rose to 53.5% in 2007.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-undp_88-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-undp-88" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">89</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> There is gender disparity, though, as literacy rates are 50% among men and 31% among women, according to a 2004 UNICEF estimate.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-undp_88-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-undp-88" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">89</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Among the most successful literacy programs are the </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Food for education</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (FFE) introduced in 1993,</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ahmed_89-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-ahmed-89" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">90</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and a stipend program for women at the primary and secondary levels.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-female_stipend_90-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-female_stipend-90" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">91</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The main religion practiced in Bangladesh is </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Islam in Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Islam</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (89.7%), but a significant percentage of the population adheres to </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism_in_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Hinduism in Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hinduism</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(9.2%).</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-91" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-91" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">92</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> The majority of Muslims are </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Sunni"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sunni</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. There is a small </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Shia"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Shia</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and an even smaller </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmadiyya" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ahmadiyya</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> community. Ethnic </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihari_people" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bihari people"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Biharis</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> are predominantly </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shi%27a_Islam" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Shi'a Islam"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Shia</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Muslims. </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufi" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Sufi"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sufi</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> influences in the region go back many centuries.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-92" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-92" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">93</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Other religious groups include </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Buddhism in Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Buddhists</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (0.7%, mostly </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theravada" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Theravada</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">), </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Christianity in Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Christians</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (0.3%, mostly of the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Roman Catholic"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Roman Catholic</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> denomination), and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animism" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Animism"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Animists</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (0.1%). Bangladesh has the fourth largest Muslim population after </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Indonesia</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pakistan</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">India</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, with over 130 million. Bangladesh was founded as a secular state, but Islam was briefly made the state religion, before returning by decree of the High Court to the principles of its 1972 constitution.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-93" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-93" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">94</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> The High Court also strengthened its stance against punishments by Islamic edict (</span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatwa" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Fatwa"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">fatwa</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">), following complaints of brutal sentences carried out against women by extra-legal village courts.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Buncombe_94-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-Buncombe-94" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">95</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: black; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh&action=edit&section=9" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: Culture"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">edit</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Culture"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Culture</span></i></span></h2><div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle" style="border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 2em; padding-top: 8px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Main article: </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Culture of Bangladesh</span></i></b></a></div><div class="rellink boilerplate seealso" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 2em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">See also: </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Public holidays in Bangladesh</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sport in Bangladesh</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Music of Bangladesh</span></i></b></a></div><div class="thumb tright" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><div class="thumbinner" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; min-width: 100px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: center; width: 222px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pohela_boishakh_2.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="147" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Pohela_boishakh_2.jpg/220px-Pohela_boishakh_2.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="220" /></span></i></b></a><div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; float: right;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pohela_boishakh_2.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; color: #0645ad; display: block; text-decoration: none;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Celebrations of the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohela_Baishakh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Pohela Baishakh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pohela Baishakh</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> at </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dhaka</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Reflecting the long history of the region, Bangladesh has a culture that encompasses elements both old and new. The </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bengali language</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> boasts a rich literary heritage, which Bangladesh shares with the Indian state of West Bengal. The earliest literary text in Bengali is the 8th century </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charyapada" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Charyapada</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Medieval Bengali literature was often either religious (e.g. </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandidas" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chandidas</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">), or adapted from other languages (e.g. </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaol" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Alaol</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">). Bengali literature reached its full expression in the nineteenth century, with its greatest icons being poets</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabindranath_Tagore" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rabindranath Tagore</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Madhusudan_Dutt" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Michael Madhusudan Dutt</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazi_Nazrul_Islam" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kazi Nazrul Islam</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Bangladesh also has a long tradition in folk literature, for example </span></i></b><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maimansingha_Gitika" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Maimansingha Gitika</span></b></a></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thakurmar_Jhuli" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thakurmar Jhuli</span></b></a></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and stories related to</span></i></b><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopal_Bhar" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gopal Bhar</span></b></a></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Birbal</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Molla Nasiruddin</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The musical tradition of Bangladesh is lyrics-based (</span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Baniprodhan</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">), with minimal instrumental accompaniment. The </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baul" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Baul</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> tradition is a distinctive element of Bengali folk music. Numerous other musical traditions exist including</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gombhira" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gombhira</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhatiali" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bhatiali</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhawaiya" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bhawaiya</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, varying from one region to the next. Folk music is often accompanied by the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ektara" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ektara</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, an instrument with only one string. Other instruments include the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dotara" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">dotara</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhol" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">dhol</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flute" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">flute</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabla" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">tabla</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Bangladesh also has an active heritage in </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindustani_classical_music" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Hindustani classical music"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">North Indian classical music</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Similarly, Bangladeshi dance forms draw from folk traditions, especially those of the tribal groups, as well as the broader Indian dance tradition.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-95" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-95" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">96</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh produces about 80 films a year.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-96" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-96" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">97</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Mainstream </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bollywood"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hindi films</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> are also quite popular.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-97" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-97" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">98</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Around 200 daily newspapers are published in Bangladesh, along with more than 500 periodicals. However, regular readership is low at just under 15% of the population.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-98" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-98" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">99</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Bangladeshis listen to a variety of local and national radio programs like </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Betar" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh Betar</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Four private FM radio stations named (</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Foorti" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Radio Foorti</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Radio_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="ABC Radio Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ABC Radio</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Today" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Radio Today</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Amar" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Radio Amar</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) are popular among urban youths. International Bengali language broadcasts include </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Bangla" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BBC Bangla</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_America" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Voice of America</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The dominant television channel is the state-owned </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Television" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh Television</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, but in the last few years, privately owned channels have developed considerably.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The culinary tradition of Bangladesh has close relations to nearby </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_East_Indian_cuisine" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="North East Indian cuisine"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">North-East Indian</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_cuisine" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Middle Eastern cuisine</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> as well as having its own unique traits. Rice, and fish are traditional favorites. Bangladeshis make distinctive </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confectionary" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Confectionary"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">sweetmeats</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> from milk products, some common ones being </span></i></b><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasgulla" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Rasgulla"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rôshogolla</span></b></a></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rasmalai|Rôshomalai</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">chômchôm</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">kalojam</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sari" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">sari</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(shaŗi)</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is by far the most widely worn dress by Bangladeshi women. A guild of weavers in Dhaka is renowned for producing saris from exquisite </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamdani" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jamdani</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslin" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">muslin</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salwar_kameez" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Salwar kameez"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">salwar kameez</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(shaloar kamiz)</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is also quite popular, and in urban areas some women wear western attire. Among men, western attire is more widely adopted. Men also wear the </span></i></b><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurta" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">kurta</span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-paejama</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> combination, often on religious occasions, and the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lungi" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">lungi</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, a kind of long skirt for men.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_ul-Fitr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Eid ul-Fitr</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_ul-Adha" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Eid ul-Adha"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Eid ul-Adha</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, being the most important holidays in the Islamic calendar, are the subject of major festivals. The day before Eid ul-Fitr is called </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chãd Rat</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (the night of the moon) and is often celebrated with firecrackers. </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_ul-Adha" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Eid ul-Adha"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Eid ul-Adha</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is celebrated in the memory of great sacrifice of </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophet" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Prophet</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Abraham</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Major Hindu festivals are </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durga_Puja" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Durga Puja</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_Puja" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kali Puja</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraswati_Puja" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Saraswati Puja"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Saraswati Puja</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesak" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Vesak"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Buddha Purnima</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, which marks the birth of </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gautama Buddha</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Christmas</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, called </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bôŗodin</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (Great day), are both </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Public holidays in Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">national holidays</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The most important secular festival is </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohela_Baishakh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Pohela Baishakh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pohela Baishakh</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> or Bengali New Year, the beginning of the Bengali calendar. Other festivities include </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobanno" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nobanno</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Poush parbon</span></b></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (festival of </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poush" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Poush</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) and observance of national days like </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_Movement_Day" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Language Movement Day"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Shohid Dibosh</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(Bangladesh)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Victory Day (Bangladesh)"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Victory Day</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b></div><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: black; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh&action=edit&section=10" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: Education"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">edit</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Education"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Education</span></i></span></h2><div style="border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em; padding-top: 8px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The educational system in Bangladesh is three-tiered and highly subsidized. The government of Bangladesh operates many schools in the primary, secondary, and higher secondary levels. It also subsidizes parts of the funding for many private schools. In the tertiary education sector, the government also funds more than 15 state universities through the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Grants_Commission_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="University Grants Commission of Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">University Grants Commission</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Primary (from grades 1 to 5), Secondary (from grades 6 to 10), Higher Secondary (from grades 11 to 12) and tertiary.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CompEd_99-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-CompEd-99" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">100</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> The five years of lower secondary education concludes with a Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Examination. Students who pass this examination proceed to two years of Higher Secondary or intermediate training, which culminate in a Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Examination.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CompEd_99-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-CompEd-99" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">100</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Education is mainly offered in Bangla, but English is also commonly taught and used. A large number of Muslim families send their children to attend part-time courses or even to pursue full-time religious education, which is imparted in Bangla and</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Arabic language"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Arabic</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in madrasahs.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CompEd_99-2" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-CompEd-99" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">100</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh conforms fully to the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_For_All" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Education For All</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (EFA) objectives, the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Development_Goals" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Millennium Development Goals</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (MDG) and international declarations. Article 17 of the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Constitution" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladesh Constitution"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh Constitution</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> provides that all children between the ages of six and ten years receive a basic education free of charge.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Universities in Bangladesh are mainly categorized into three different types: Public university (government owned and subsidized), Private University (private sector owned universities), and International University (operated and funded by international organizations )</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh has 30 public universities where </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_National_University" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladesh National University"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">National University</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is the Largest one and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Dhaka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">University of Dhaka</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, established in 1921, is the oldest university of the country. Bangladeshi universities are affiliated with the </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Grants_Commission_(Bangladesh)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="University Grants Commission (Bangladesh)"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">University Grants Commission</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (UGC), a commission created according to the Presidential Order (P.O. No 10 of 1973) of the Government of the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="People's Republic of Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">People's Republic of Bangladesh</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-100" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-100" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">101</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup></div><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: black; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh&action=edit&section=11" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: Sports"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">edit</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sports"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sports</span></i></span></h2><div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle" style="border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 2em; padding-top: 8px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Main article: </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_in_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Sports in Bangladesh"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sports in Bangladesh</span></i></b></a></div><div class="thumb tright" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><div class="thumbinner" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; min-width: 100px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: center; width: 222px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bangladesh_Team_Returning_to_Dressing_Room.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="165" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Bangladesh_Team_Returning_to_Dressing_Room.jpg/220px-Bangladesh_Team_Returning_to_Dressing_Room.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="220" /></span></i></b></a><div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; float: right;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bangladesh_Team_Returning_to_Dressing_Room.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; color: #0645ad; display: block; text-decoration: none;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh team returning to the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dressing_room" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Dressing room"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">dressing room</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> at the</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sher-e-Bangla_Cricket_Stadium" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dhaka</span></i></b></a></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cricket</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> enjoys a passionate following in Bangladesh and it is the most popular sport followed by </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Association football"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">football (soccer)</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladesh national cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">national cricket team</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> participated in their first </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Cricket World Cup"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">World Cup</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in 1999, and the following year was granted elite </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_cricket" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Test cricket</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> status. But they have struggled to date, recording only three </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_cricket" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Test cricket"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Test match</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">victories,one against </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Zimbabwe</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in 2005 and the other two in a series win of 2-0 against the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Indies" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="West Indies"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">West Indies</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">in 2009.</span></i></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-101" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh#cite_note-101" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">102</span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></i></b></span></a></sup><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> In July, 2010, they celebrated their first ever win over </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">England</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in any form of match. Later in 2010,they managed to whitewash </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">New Zealand</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> for the first time in history. In 2011, Bangladesh is going to host the </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_Cricket_World_Cup_2011" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="ICC Cricket World Cup 2011"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ICC Cricket World Cup 2011</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> jointly with </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">India</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sri Lanka</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Bangladesh often upsets big teams in ICC World Cup. The famous wins are in 1999 against Pakistan.In 2007 against India and South Africa,while defeating England in 2011.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In Asian Games 2010 in Guangzhou they defeated Afghanistan to claim Gold Medal in the first ever cricket tournament held in Asian Games.</span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabaddi" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Kabaddi"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hadudu (Kabaddi)</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is the national sport of Bangladesh. Other popular sports include </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_hockey" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">field hockey</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">tennis</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">badminton</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_handball" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Team handball"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">handball</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">,</span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">basketball</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volleyball" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">volleyball</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">chess</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_sports" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Shooting sports"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">shooting</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angling" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">angling</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrom" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">carrom</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The </span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Sports_Control_Board" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh Sports Control Board</span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> regulates twenty-nine different sporting federations.</span></i></b></div><div><br />
</div><div style="clear: both;"></div></div></div>Siamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903747911700955830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573077763405357467.post-69678672205998918472011-03-13T10:43:00.001-07:002011-03-13T10:43:34.378-07:00Bangladesh Cricket<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.6px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br />
<h1 class="firstHeading" id="firstHeading" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh national cricket team</span></i></span></h1><div id="bodyContent" style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.5em; position: relative; width: 1135px;"><div id="contentSub" style="line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; width: auto;"></div><table cellspacing="5" class="infobox" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; clear: right; float: right; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: left; width: 22em;"><tbody>
<tr><th class="" colspan="2" style="background: inherit; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: groove; border-bottom-width: initial; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><i>Bangladesh</i></th></tr>
<tr class=""><td class="" colspan="2" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><div class="floatnone"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bangladesh_Cricket_Cap_Insignia.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladesh cricket crest"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img alt="Bangladesh cricket crest" height="200" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/86/Bangladesh_Cricket_Cap_Insignia.svg/200px-Bangladesh_Cricket_Cap_Insignia.svg.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="200" /></span></i></b></a></div><b><i><br />
Bangladesh cricket crest</i></b></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="background: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_cricket" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Test cricket"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Test</span></i></a><i> status granted</i></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><b><i>2000</i></b></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="background: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><i>First Test match</i></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><small><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>v </i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_national_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="India national cricket team"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">India</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i> at </i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangabandhu_National_Stadium" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangabandhu National Stadium</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>, </i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dhaka</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>, 10–13 November 2000</i></span></b></small></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="background: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><i>Captain</i></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakib_Al_Hasan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Shakib Al Hasan</span></i></b></a></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="background: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><i>Coach</i></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Siddons" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Jamie Siddons</span></i></b></a></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="background: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><i>Official ICC </i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_Test_Championship" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="ICC Test Championship"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Test</span></i></a><i>and </i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_ODI_Championship" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="ICC ODI Championship"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">ODI</span></i></a><i> ranking</i></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><b><i>9th (Test), 9th (ODI) </i></b><small><a class="external autonumber" href="http://icc-cricket.yahoo.com/rankings/rankings.html/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[1]</span></i></span></b></a></small></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="background: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><i>Test matches<br />
- This year</i></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><b><i>68<br />
0</i></b></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="background: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><i>Last Test match</i></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><small><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>v </i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="England cricket team"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">England</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i> at </i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Trafford_Cricket_Ground" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Old Trafford Cricket Ground</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>, </i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Manchester</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>, 4–6 June 2010</i></span></b></small></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="background: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><i>Wins/losses<br />
- This year</i></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><b><i>3/59<br />
0/0</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td class="" colspan="2" style="background: inherit; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;"><small><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>As of 19 February 2011</i></span></b></small></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">cricket</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> team representing</span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. The team is administered by the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Cricket_Board" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh Cricket Board</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> (BCB). Bangladesh is a full member of the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Cricket_Council" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">International Cricket Council</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> with </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_cricket" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Test cricket"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Test</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Day_International" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">One Day International</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> (ODI) status. It played its first Test match in 2000 against </span></i></span></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Indian cricket team"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">India</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dhaka</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, becoming the tenth Test cricket playing nation.</span></i></span></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh's first official foray into international cricket came in the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_ICC_Trophy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1979 ICC Trophy</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in England, leaving the tournament with 2 wins and 2 defeats. Seven years later, on 31 March 1986, Bangladesh played in its first ODI match against </span></i></span></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Pakistan cricket team"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Pakistan</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Asia_Cup" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1986 Asia Cup</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. Cricket has gradually become very popular in urban areas of the country. Although football was the most popular game for a long time, cricket gained momentum and soon surpassed football, especially after Bangladesh won the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_ICC_Trophy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1997 ICC Trophy</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in Malaysia. By winning the tournament, Bangladesh qualified for the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Cricket_World_Cup" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1999 Cricket World Cup</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> for the first time, where it defeated Pakistan creating one of the biggest upsets in their cricketing history. In 1997, Bangladesh became a regular ICC member with the right to play ODIs. It attained the status of a Test playing country on 26 June 2000.</span></i></span></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">As of June 2010, Bangladesh has played in 68 Tests, winning only 3. Its first victory was against Zimbabwe and the other two were against a West Indian team crippled by a players' strike. Of the 59 matches it has lost, 34 were by an innings.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Testlist_0-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-Testlist-0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[1]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Bangladesh's performance has led to repeated calls for it to lose its Test status. Bangladesh has been more successful in ODIs, having won 65 of its 241 matches.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ODIlist_1-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-ODIlist-1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[2]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> The team has also played 16 </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty20_International" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Twenty20 International"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Twenty20 Internationals</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, winning three.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[3]</span></i></span></b></a></sup></div><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
Main article: </span></i></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cricket_in_Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">History of cricket in Bangladesh</span></i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></i></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh_national_cricket_team&action=edit&section=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: History of Bangladesh Cricket"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">edit</span></i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="History_of_Bangladesh_Cricket"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">History of Bangladesh Cricket</span></i></span></span></h2><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></i></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh_national_cricket_team&action=edit&section=2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: 20th century"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">edit</span></i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="20th_century"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">20th century</span></i></span></span></h3><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">In 1977, Bangladesh became an Associate member of the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Cricket_Council" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">International Cricket Council</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> (ICC).</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-3" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[4]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Bangladesh was one of fifteen teams to take part in the inaugural </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_ICC_Trophy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="1979 ICC Trophy"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">ICC Trophy</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. Held in 1979, it gave non-Test playing countries the opportunity to qualify for that year's </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Cricket_World_Cup" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="1979 Cricket World Cup"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">World Cup</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. Bangladesh, under the captaincy of </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raqibul_Hasan_(cricketer,_born_1953)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Raqibul Hasan (cricketer, born 1953)"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Raqibul Hasan</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, Bangladesh won two matches and lost two, but failed to progress beyond the first round.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-4" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[5]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-5" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[6]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Victory in the </span></i></span></b><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South-East_Asian_Cricket_Conference_Tournament&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="South-East Asian Cricket Conference Tournament (page does not exist)"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">South-East Asian Cricket Conference Tournament</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in February 1984 ensured Bangladesh qualified for the</span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Asia_Cup" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1986 Asia Cup</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-6" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[7]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> On 31 March 1986, Bangladesh played their first One Day International against a full member of the ICC;</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[8]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Captained by </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazi_Ashraf" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Gazi Ashraf</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, Bangladesh were dismissed for 94 and Pakistan reached their target for victory with seven wickets in hand.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-8" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[9]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> They lost their second ODI which was against Sri Lanka, finishing last in the three-team tournament.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-9" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[10]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Bangladesh qualified for the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Asia_Cup" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1988 Asia Cup</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, this time hosting the tournament; it was the first time ODIs had been staged in the country. Although they lost all their matches, Bangladesh's fixtures were retrospectively awarded ODI. Floods in the preceding months meant the tournament was in doubt, however it went ahead as planned. A charity match raised $70,000 for the flood victims.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-10" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[11]</span></i></span></b></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh took part in the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austral-Asia_Cup" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Austral-Asia Cup"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1990 Austral-Asia Cup</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">,</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-11" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[12]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> the Asia Cup in </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Asia_Cup" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="1990–91 Asia Cup"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1990–91</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Asia_Cup" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="1995 Asia Cup"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1995</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">,</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[13]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Asia_Cup" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="1997 Asia Cup"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1997</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">,</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-13" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[14]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> but it was not until 1998 that they won their first ODI. Their 22-match losing streak since their first ODI was at the time a record.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-toothless_tigers_14-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-toothless_tigers-14" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[15]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Bangladesh posted its first ODI win against Kenya in India thanks largely to </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Rafique" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Mohammad Rafique</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, who contributed a fiery 77 runs and took 3 wickets. In October 1998, Bangladesh hosted (but did not participate in) the first ever </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_ICC_KnockOut_Trophy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">ICC KnockOut Trophy</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> (which later became the ICC Champions Trophy), a knock-out ODI tournament featuring all the Test playing nations.</span></i></span></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh took part in each of the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_ICC_Trophy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="1982 ICC Trophy"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1982</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_ICC_Trophy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="1986 ICC Trophy"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1986</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_ICC_Trophy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="1990 ICC Trophy"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1990</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, and </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_ICC_Trophy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="1994 ICC Trophy"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1994</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> editions of the ICC Trophy, and won the trophy in </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_ICC_Trophy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="1997 ICC Trophy"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1997</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, in the process qualifying for the 1999 World Cup. Bangladesh also became a regular ICC member with the right to play ODIs. Earlier, in February Dhaka hosted the third and final SAARC cricket tournament. Bangladesh played in its first World Cup in England. The Tigers created an enormous upset by beating </span></i></span></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Pakistan cricket team"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Pakistan</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> by 62 runs in the group match at </span></i></span></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Ground,_Northampton" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="County Ground, Northampton"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Northampton</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. Bangladesh made 9/223 from its full 50 overs, and in reply Pakistan could only manage 161 due to timely run-outs by wicketkeeper </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Mashud" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Khaled Mashud</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and some tight bowling by </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Mahmud" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Khaled Mahmud</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, who took 3/31 from 10 overs. Mahmud was judged man of the match. Bangladesh did not qualify for the Super Six round due to defeats in three of its five matches. However, the win over Pakistan, which became eventual runners-up to </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Australia</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in that tournament, helped Bangladesh to gain Test playing status the following year. The morning of the match, Bangladesh had sacked their coach </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Greenidge" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Gordon Greenidge</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-toothless_tigers_14-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-toothless_tigers-14" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[15]</span></i></span></b></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The West Indies toured Bangladesh in October, winning both matches in the ODI series.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-15" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[16]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> After suffering a stroke in April 2000, Barlow vacated the position of coach.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-vsEng01_16-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-vsEng01-16" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[17]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> In May and June 2000, Bangladesh hosted the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Asia_Cup" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="2000 Asia Cup"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Asia Cup</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">; Bangladesh lost all three of their matches and when playing Pakistan succumbed to what at the time was the heaviest defeat in ODIs, a margin of 233 runs.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-17" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[18]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh participated in the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_ICC_KnockOut_Trophy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in October; their only match ended in defeat to England.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-vsEng01_16-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-vsEng01-16" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[17]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Former South Africa Test cricketer </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Barlow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Eddie Barlow</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> became Bangladesh's coach in 1999.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-18" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[19]</span></i></span></b></a></sup></div><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></i></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh_national_cricket_team&action=edit&section=3" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: First years as a Test team (2000–2003)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">edit</span></i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="First_years_as_a_Test_team_.282000.E2.80.932003.29"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">First years as a Test team (2000–2003)</span></i></span></span></h3><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">On 13 November 2000, Bangladesh played their inaugural Test match, hosting India in Dhaka. Captained by </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naimur_Rahman" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Naimur Rahman</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, Bangladesh lost by nine wickets, although </span></i></span></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Wisden</span></span></b></i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> noted that they "surpassed all expectations by matching their neighbours, and at times even enjoying the upper hand".</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-inaugural_test_19-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-inaugural_test-19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[20]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminul_Islam_Bulbul" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Aminul Islam Bulbul</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> scored 145 in the first innings, becoming the third person to have scored a century in their team's first Test; Rahman took six wickets for 132 runs, the second-best bowling figures in a country's maiden Test.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-inaugural_test_19-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-inaugural_test-19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[20]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">In March 2001, former Australian Test cricketer </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Chappell" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Trevor Chappell</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> was appointed coach.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Chappell_and_Kamal_20-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-Chappell_and_Kamal-20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[21]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> The following month Bangladesh embarked on a </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_cricket_team_in_Zimbabwe_in_2000%E2%80%9301" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladeshi cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2000–01"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">tour of Zimbabwe</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> to play two Tests and three ODIs. Zimbabwe, who at the time were ranked ninth out of the ten Test teams, won all five matches.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-21" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[22]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Bangladesh took part in the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Asian_Test_Championship" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">2001–02 Asian Test Championship</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, the second and final time the championship was held and the first the team had been eligible to play in. They lost both their matches by an innings. </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Ashraful" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Mohammad Ashraful</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> made his debut in the series and became the youngest player to score a Test century in his first match.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-22" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-22" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[23]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> In November, Bangladesh hosted Zimbabwe for two Tests and three ODIs. The opening Test was curtailed by bad weather and ended in a draw; after losing their first five Tests, it was the first time Bangladesh had avoided defeat. Zimbabwe won all the remaining matches. After the Test series wicketkeeper </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Mashud" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Khaled Mashud</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> replaced Rahman as captain.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-23" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[24]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> The following month Bangladesh journeyed to New Zealand for two Test matches. Bangladesh's batsmen struggled in unfamiliar conditions and the team slumped to two innings defeats.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-24" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-24" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[25]</span></i></span></b></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">In January 2002 Bangladesh lost two Tests and three ODIs against Sri Lanka. At this point, they had lost ten of their first eleven Tests; only South Africa had struggled as much in their introduction to Test cricket, also losing ten of their first eleven matches. Chappell blamed Bangladesh's batsmen for the loss, saying "they commit the same mistakes again and again, and need to learn to apply themselves, to bat in sessions".</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-25" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-25" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[26]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> In April, former Pakistan Test cricketer </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohsin_Kamal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Mohsin Kamal</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> replaced Chappell as coach.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Chappell_and_Kamal_20-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-Chappell_and_Kamal-20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[21]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> When Bangladesh </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_cricket_team_in_Sri_Lanka_in_2002" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2002"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">toured Sri Lanka</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in July and August they were on the receiving end of Sri Lanka's largest margin of victory in Test cricket: an innings and 196 runs. Bangladesh lost both Tests and all three ODIs on the tour, recording their 50th defeat in 53 ODIs. Repeated poor performances prompted people to question whether Bangladesh had been granted Test status too soon.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-26" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-26" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[27]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Test and ODI whitewashes followed in South Africa in October. </span></i></span></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Wisden</span></span></b></i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> noted that "Time and again ... came the mantra that [Bangladesh] would learn from the experience, that they could only improve by playing against the best, that there was genuine talent in the squad. But it wore thin."</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-27" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[28]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> The final defeat set a record for most consecutive losses in ODIs (23), beating the previous record which was also held by Bangladesh.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-28" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-28" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[29]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> When the West Indies toured in November and December, Bangladesh lost both Test and two out of the three ODIs, and one ended in </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Result_(cricket)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Result (cricket)"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">no result</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-29" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-29" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[30]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> South Africa hosted the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Cricket_World_Cup" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="2003 Cricket World Cup"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">2003 World Cup</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in February and March. Bangladesh lost five of their six matches (one ended in no result),</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-30" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-30" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[31]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> including fixtures against </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_national_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Canada national cricket team"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Canada</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, who hadn't played international cricket since the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Cricket_World_Cup" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="1979 Cricket World Cup"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1979 World Cup</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">,</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-31" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-31" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[32]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and Kenya.</span></i></span></b></div><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></i></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh_national_cricket_team&action=edit&section=4" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: Under Dav Whatmore (2003–2007)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">edit</span></i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Under_Dav_Whatmore_.282003.E2.80.932007.29"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Under Dav Whatmore (2003–2007)</span></i></span></span></h3><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">In the aftermath of of Bangladesh's World Cup campaign, </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Mahmud" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Khaled Mahmud</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> replaced </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Mashud" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Khaled Mashud</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> as captain,</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-32" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-32" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[33]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and Kamal was sacked as coach with </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dav_Whatmore" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dav Whatmore</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> taking over the role.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-33" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-33" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[34]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Whatmore was not able to begin the job immediately, so </span></i></span></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarwar_Imran" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Sarwar Imran"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Sarwar Imran</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">acted as interim coach during Bangladesh's tour of South Africa in April and May.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-34" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-34" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[35]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> In 2003 Bangladesh played nine Test and 21 ODIs, losing every match apart from an ODI against West Indies which ended in </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Result_(cricket)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Result (cricket)"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">no result</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Testlist_0-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-Testlist-0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[1]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ODIlist_1-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-ODIlist-1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[2]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> In September, Bangladesh came very close to its first Test victory, when it lost to Pakistan by only one wicket. It was just the tenth time in Test history that a team had lost by a single wicket.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-35" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-35" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[36]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> In series against Pakistan, </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alok_Kapali" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Alok Kapali</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> became the first Bangladesh player to take a </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat-trick" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">hat-trick</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in Test cricket, dismissing </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabbir_Ahmed" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Shabbir Ahmed</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_Kaneria" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Danish Kaneria</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, and </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar_Gul" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Umar Gul</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-36" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-36" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[37]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-37" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-37" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[38]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> When England toured Bangladesh October and November, Bangladesh's captain, Mahmud, was booed. Ahead of Bangladesh's </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_cricket_team_in_Zimbabwe_in_2003%E2%80%9304" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladeshi cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2003–04"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">tour of Zimbabwe</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in February and March the next year, he was dropped from the squad and batsman </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habibul_Bashar" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Habibul Bashar</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> was granted the captaincy.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-38" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-38" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[39]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> At the time, Zimbabwe were without many of their senior players. Bangladesh lost the Test series 1–0, and the ODI series 2–1.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-39" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-39" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[40]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> The solitary ODI victory was Bangladesh's first international win since defeating Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-40" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-40" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[41]</span></i></span></b></a></sup></div><div class="thumb tright" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><div class="thumbinner" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; min-width: 100px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: center; width: 222px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Habibul.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="283" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Habibul.JPG/220px-Habibul.JPG" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="220" /></span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
</span></i></span></b><div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; float: right;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Habibul.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; display: block; text-decoration: none;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Batsman </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habibul_Bashar" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Habibul Bashar</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">was appointed Bangladesh's captain in 2004.</span></i></span></b></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh's next matches were </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_cricket_team_in_West_Indies_in_2004" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladeshi cricket team in West Indies in 2004"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">against the West Indies</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in May and June. Bangladesh lost the ODI series 3–0 and the Test series 1–0; by drawing the first match, Bangladesh managed to avoid defeat for just the third time in 29 Tests.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-41" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-41" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[42]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> In December, Bangladesh defeated India in its hundredth ODI, this being only the third time that it had won against a Test playing nation.</span></i></span></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">In January 2005, </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwean_cricket_team_in_Bangladesh_in_2004%E2%80%9305" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2004–05"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Zimbabwe toured Bangladesh</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> for two Tests and five ODIs. The touring Zimbabwe side had suffered due to player disputes which in 2004 had led to the country's temporary suspension from Test cricket. Of Zimbabwe's 16-man squad, only their captain had played more than nine Tests; Bangladesh were the more experienced team. In the first match, Bangladesh secured their maiden victory in Test cricket.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-zim05_42-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-zim05-42" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[43]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Bangaldesh's batsmen secured a draw in the second Test by batting out the final five session after coach Dav Whatmore had opined that "Zimbabwe will win, unless our batsmen do something special".</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Haque.27s_record_43-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-Haque.27s_record-43" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[44]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> In the match – which helped secure a historic first series victory for Bangladesh –</span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enamul_Haque_Jr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Enamul Haque Jr</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> broke his own bowling record for best figures in an innings for Bangladesh by taking 7 wickets for 95 runs, and secured the best figures in a match for Bangladesh: 12 wickets for 200 runs.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Haque.27s_record_43-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-Haque.27s_record-43" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[44]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> In the ODI series that followed, Zimbabwe won the opening two contests, and Bangladesh won the final three to take the series.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-zim05_42-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-zim05-42" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[43]</span></i></span></b></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">After their maiden Test victory, Bangladesh embarked on its first tour of England in </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_cricket_team_in_England_in_2005" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladeshi cricket team in England in 2005"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">May and June 2005</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. The team faced unfamiliar conditions and the batsmen struggled against </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seam_bowling" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">seam bowling</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. Bangladesh lost both matches in the Test series by an innings; the second Test was the 22nd time it had happened in 38 Tests.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-44" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-44" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[45]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Pundits </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Atherton" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Mike Atherton</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Benaud" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Richie Benaud</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> criticised the team's performances and suggested the team was not yet suited to Test cricket.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-45" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-45" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[46]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> A triangular series with England and Australia followed. Bangladesh won just one match out of six, but their solitary victory was against an Australian side that at the time were world champions in what </span></i></span></b><i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisden" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Wisden"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Wisden</span></span></b></a></i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">described as "the biggest upset in one-day international history".</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-46" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-46" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[47]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Bangladesh's next fixture was in Sri Lanka in </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_cricket_team_in_Sri_Lanka_in_2005%E2%80%9306" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2005–06"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">September</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> for two Tests and three ODIs. After the one-off victory against Australia in England, Bangladesh were a more confident team however Sri Lanka won all five matches by large margins. Captain Habibul Bashar lamented his side's defeat, describing it as "the worst tour since I took over the captaincy".</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-47" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-47" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[48]</span></i></span></b></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The first home One-Day International series of 2006 began with some optimism for Bangladesh, which registered its first-ever win against </span></i></span></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Sri Lankan cricket team"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Sri Lanka</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in the second ODI of the series. At the end of March, Bangladesh played four ODIs against </span></i></span></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyan_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Kenyan cricket team"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Kenya</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, winning all four. Then in April, the Tigers came very close to beating Australia in a Test match, taking a first-innings lead of 158, and eventually losing by only three wickets.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-48" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-48" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[49]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> At the end of July, Bangladesh toured Zimbabwe as the ODI series favourites but lost 3–2. In August, the team defeated Kenya in all three matches of a series and subsequently went on to whitewash Zimbabwe in an ODI series staged in Bangladesh. That year, </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahriar_Nafees" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Shahriar Nafees</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> became the first Bangladeshi to score over a thousand runs (which included three centuries) in a calendar year</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-49" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-49" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[50]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> while </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashrafe_Mortaza" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Mashrafe Mortaza</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> became the leading wicket-taker in the world in ODIs staged in 2006 with 49 wickets.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-50" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-50" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[51]</span></i></span></b></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">India hosted the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_ICC_Champions_Trophy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">2006 ICC Champions Trophy</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in October and November. Bangladesh failed to progress beyond the group stages, losing two of their three matches. Their only victory came against Zimbabwe.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-51" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-51" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[52]</span></i></span></b></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh prepared for the World Cup with three series wins, defeating Zimbabwe 5–0 at home and 3–1 in Zimbabwe. The Tigers then played a series of matches against non-Test playing nations, defeating Scotland 2-0 at home and winning a tri-series undefeated against Canada and Bermuda.</span></i></span></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">On 17 March, in its first match of the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Cricket_World_Cup" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">2007 Cricket World Cup</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, Bangladesh stunned India with a 5-wicket victory in </span></i></span></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Spain,_Trinidad" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Port of Spain, Trinidad"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Port of Spain, Trinidad</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. On 21 March, Bangladesh lost to Sri Lanka by 198 runs. Four days later the Tigers recouped their loss with a 7-wicket win against Bermuda, advancing to the </span></i></span></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_8_round" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Super 8 round"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Super 8 round</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and cementing India's humiliating first-round elimination. Bangladesh lost to Australia and New Zealand by big margins in the first two games of the </span></i></span></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_8_round" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Super 8 round"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Super 8 round</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. However, to prove that the win against India was no fluke, Bangladesh pulled off an outstanding victory against </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa_national_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="South Africa national cricket team"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">South Africa</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> by a convincing margin of 67 runs. Then it lost to </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="England cricket team"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">England</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in a tense low-scoring game. The last two games were against </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Ireland cricket team"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Ireland</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Indies_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="West Indies cricket team"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">West Indies</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, both of which Bangladesh lost with the loss against</span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Ireland cricket team"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Ireland</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> causing a black spot in an otherwise remarkable tournament. </span></i></span></b><a class="external autonumber" href="http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IES20070331025619&Page=S&Title=Sports&Topic=447&" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[2]</span></i></span></b></a></div><div class="thumb tleft" style="background-color: transparent; clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 1.4em; margin-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><div class="thumbinner" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; min-width: 100px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: center; width: 87px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ashraful.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="232" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/26/Ashraful.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="85" /></span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
</span></i></span></b><div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; float: right;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ashraful.png" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; display: block; text-decoration: none;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Ashraful" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Mohammad Ashraful</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">took over from Habibul Bashar as captain in 2007.</span></i></span></b></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Banglaesh's next fixture after the World Cup was a </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_cricket_team_in_Bangladesh_in_2007" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">home series against India</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in May, with two Tests and three ODIs. After Bangladesh had helped knock India out of the tournament, the series was seen as an opportunity for Inida to exact revenge. Bangladesh had not played Test cricket since April 2006. The first Test was shortened due to rain and drawn, but India won the second by their largest ever margin. India won the ODI series 3–0.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-52" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-52" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[53]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> In the aftermath Habibul Bashar, who had previously resigned as ODI captain, was replaced as captain by 22-year-old Mohammad Ashraful in all forms of the game. Mashrafe Mortaza was appointed vice-captain.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-53" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-53" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[54]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> After four years as coach Whatmore chose not to extend his contract, and Shaun Williams temporarily filled the position. Ashraful's first series in charge was a </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_cricket_team_in_Sri_Lanka_in_2007" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">tour of Sri Lanka</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in June and July. Bangladesh suffered defeat in each of the three Tests, losing by an innings on every occasion, and three ODIs. In the second Test, Bangladesh were bundled out for their lowest total (62).</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-54" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-54" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[55]</span></i></span></b></a></sup></div><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></i></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh_national_cricket_team&action=edit&section=5" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: Under Jamie Siddons (2007–present)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">edit</span></i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Under_Jamie_Siddons_.282007.E2.80.93present.29"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Under Jamie Siddons (2007–present)</span></i></span></span></h3><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">South Africa hosted the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_ICC_World_Twenty20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">2007 ICC World Twenty20</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in September. In a match against Bangladesh, Australian fast bowler </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Lee" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Brett Lee</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> took the first ever Twenty20 International (T20I) hat-trick. Bangladesh defeated the West Indies to progress to the second stage of the tournament, however it was the only match they won in the tournament.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-55" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-55" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[56]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Siddons" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Jamie Siddons</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> was appointed coach in October.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-56" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-56" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[57]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> At the end of 2007 Bangladesh toured New Zealand. Bangladesh was soundly beaten 3–0 in the one dayers. The third match was the largest defeat in the history of ODI cricket for a side batting first.</span></i></span></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh started its year with a tour of New Zealand. The Test matches were one sided, with Bangladesh losing 2-0. South Africa toured Bangladesh and won all matches, including both Tests and all three ODIs. Bangladesh then beat non-Test-playing Ireland 3–0 in an ODI series.</span></i></span></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">In October, </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_cricket_team_in_Bangladesh_in_2008%E2%80%9309" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2008–09"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">New Zealand toured Bangladesh</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> for three ODIs and two Tests. Shortly before the tour, fourteen Bangladesh players left to play in the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Cricket_League" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Indian Cricket League</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and were subsequently banned for ten years. Six of the players were centrally contracted, including former captain Habibul Bashar. With a less experienced team than usual and a poor record against New Zealand, Bangladesh were expected to lose heavily. After wining the opening ODI, Bangladesh went on to lose series 2–1.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-nz08_57-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-nz08-57" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[58]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> New Zealand won the first Test by three wickets in what their coach, </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bracewell" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">John Bracewell</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, described as "one of the great character wins".</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-58" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-58" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[59]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> New Zealand also won the second Test, taking the series 2–0, but in the process </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakib_Al_Hasan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Shakib Al Hasan</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> emerged as an all-rounder. Having previously been selected primarily as a batsmen, he went on to take the best bowling figures in an innings for a Bangladesh player, 7 wickets for 36 runs,</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-nz08_57-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-nz08-57" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[58]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> beating the record set by Enamul Haque Jr three years earlier.</span></i></span></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">In November, Bangladesh toured South Africa. The Tigers lost all their matches, including the only </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">T20</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> match, two of the three ODIs (the third being washed out due to rain) and both Tests. In December, however, Bangladesh bounced back from the previous lacklustre performances by threatening to win the first Test match against Sri Lanka by chasing down the highest 4th innings of total of 513. Though they fell 107 runs short, their performances were praised but in the second match of the home series in January, Bangladesh fell to an innings defeat.</span></i></span></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The year started with the innings defeat in the 2nd Test match against Sri Lanka. Then Zimbabwe joined the hosts and the Lankan team for a tri-series tournament, which proved to be more evenly matched than was expected. In the first match, Zimbabwe defeated Bangladesh by an excellent performance but then fell to defeat by a huge margin by Sri Lanka leaving Bangladesh needing to win against the Lankans in the last match in order to go through to the finals to join the Lankans, and that also with a bonus point.</span></i></span></b></div><div class="thumb tright" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><div class="thumbinner" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; min-width: 100px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: center; width: 222px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shakib_al_hasan_2.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="364" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Shakib_al_hasan_2.jpg/220px-Shakib_al_hasan_2.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="220" /></span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
</span></i></span></b><div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; float: right;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shakib_al_hasan_2.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; display: block; text-decoration: none;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakib_Al_Hasan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Shakib Al Hasan</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> captained Bangladesh during their historic Test series win against West Indies in 2009.</span></i></span></b></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">After the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_ICC_World_Twenty20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="2009 ICC World Twenty20"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">World T20</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> championships in England, the selectors appointed Mashrafe Mortaza as the new captain of the team for the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_cricket_team_in_West_Indies_in_2009" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladeshi cricket team in West Indies in 2009"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">tour to the West Indies</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> so that Ashraful could focus on his batting.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-59" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-59" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[60]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> The two Test series was played amidst controversy when a pay dispute between the West Indian players and the West Indies Cricket Board led a number of West Indian players boycotting the series, which forced the West Indies to select a number of inexperienced players as replacements.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-60" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-60" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[61]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Bangladesh went on to win both of the Tests, wining the first Test by 95 runs</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-61" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-61" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[62]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and the second by four wickets.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-62" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-62" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[63]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> In the process they achieved their first ever overseas Test series victory.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-63" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-63" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[64]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> In the ODI series which followed Bangladesh secured their first ever ODI win against the West Indies at the 14th attempt.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-64" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-64" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[65]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Bangladesh won the series 3–0,</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-65" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-65" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[66]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> but lost the only Twenty20 match.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-66" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-66" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[67]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> In November, Shakib was named </span></i></span></b><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wisden_Cricketer" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The Wisden Cricketer</span></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">'s</span></span></b></i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> "Test Player of the Year".</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-67" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-67" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[68]</span></i></span></b></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">In January, Bangladesh hosted a tri-series ODI tournament with India and Sri Lanka. They failed to win a match and went out of the tournament. They lost the two match Test series against India by 2-0. In March 2010, </span></i></span></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_Cricket_Team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="England Cricket Team"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">England</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> visited Bangladesh to play </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cricket_team_in_Bangladesh_in_2009%E2%80%9310" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="English cricket team in Bangladesh in 2009–10"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">three ODIs and two Test matches</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. Bangladesh lost all their ODIs and Tests in the series. In April, Bangladesh took part in the </span></i></span></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_World_Twenty20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="2010 World Twenty20"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">2010 World Twenty20</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. They lost all their matches and failed to progress to the Super Eights stage. In May and June, Bangladesh played two Test matches against England, </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_cricket_team_in_England_in_2010" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladeshi cricket team in England in 2010"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">this time in England</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, losing both, although </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamim_Iqbal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Tamim Iqbal</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> scored two centuries in the series. Between the Tests and ODIs against England, Bangladesh took part in the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Asia_Cup" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">2010 Asia Cup</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> during June, but lost all their matches. In the ODI series, England comfortably won the first match. However, in the second match at Bristol, Bangladesh beat England for the first time in international cricket (England were the only Test playing nation yet to be beaten by Bangladesh), bowling England out in the final over to win by five runs.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-68" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-68" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[69]</span></i></span></b></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">In October </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_cricket_team_in_Bangladesh_in_2010%E2%80%9311" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2010–11"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">New Zealand went to Bangladesh</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> for five ODIs. Mortaza suffered an injury in the first match and Shakib took over as captain. Under his leadership Bangladesh won the series 4–0, securing their first series victory against a full strength ICC Full Member nation.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-69" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-69" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[70]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-70" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-70" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[71]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-71" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-71" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[72]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Although unable to play against New Zealand due to injury, while the series was in progress </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamim_Iqbal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Tamim Iqbal</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> was named</span></i></span></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The Wisden Cricketer's</span></span></b></i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> "Test Player of the Year".</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-72" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-72" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[73]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> In December Bangladesh hosted Zimbabwe for </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwean_cricket_team_in_Bangladesh_in_2010%E2%80%9311" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2010–11"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">five ODIs</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. After losing the opening match,</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-73" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-73" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[74]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Bangladesh went on to win the next three complete matches, with one called off due to rain, to beat Zimbabwe 3–1.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-74" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-74" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[75]</span></i></span></b></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">In February and March 2011, Bangladesh co-hosted the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Cricket_World_Cup" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="2011 Cricket World Cup"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">World Cup</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> with India and Sri Lanka. West Indies dismissed Bangladesh for 58 runs, the team's lowest score in ODIs and a record low for a Full Member at the World Cup.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-75" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-75" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[76]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> The West Indies team bus was stoned as it left the ground,</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-76" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-76" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[77]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> as so was Shakib's house.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-77" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-77" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[78]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> However, Bangladesh came back in their very next match defeating England by 2 wickets.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-78" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-78" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[79]</span></i></span></b></a></sup></div><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></i></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh_national_cricket_team&action=edit&section=6" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: Squad"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">edit</span></i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Squad"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Squad</span></i></span></span></h2><div class="rellink boilerplate seealso" style="border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 2em; padding-top: 8px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">See also: </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bangladesh_Test_cricketers" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">List of Bangladesh Test cricketers</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bangladesh_ODI_cricketers" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">List of Bangladesh ODI cricketers</span></i></span></b></a></div><table class="wikitable" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 1em;"><tbody>
<tr><th style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Name</i></th><th style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Age</i></th><th style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Batting style</i></th><th style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Bowling style</i></th><th style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Domestic team</i></th><th style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Forms of cricket</i></th><th style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>S/N</i></th></tr>
<tr><th colspan="7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Test, ODI and T20 Captain; All-rounder</i></th></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakib_Al_Hasan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Shakib Al Hasan</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>23</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Left Handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-arm_orthodox_spin" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Left-arm orthodox spin"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Slow Left Arm Orthodox</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khulna_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Khulna Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Khulna Division</span></i></b></a><b><i> and </i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Worcestershire</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Test, ODI, T20</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>75</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Test, ODI and T20 Vice-captain; Opening batsman</i></th></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamim_Iqbal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Tamim Iqbal</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>21</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Left Handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off_break" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Off break</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittagong_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Chittagong Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Chittagong Division</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Test, ODI, T20</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>29</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Opening batsmen</i></th></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahriar_Nafees" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Shahriar Nafees</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>25</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Left Handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-arm_orthodox_spin" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Left-arm orthodox spin"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Slow Left Arm Orthodox</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Dhaka Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dhaka Division</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Test, ODI</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>42</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imrul_Kayes" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Imrul Kayes</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>24</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Left Handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off_break" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Off break</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khulna_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Khulna Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Khulna Division</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Test, ODI, T20</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>62</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junaid_Siddique" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Junaid Siddique</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>23</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Left Handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off_break" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Off break</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajshahi_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Rajshahi Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Rajshahi Division</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Test, ODI, T20</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>31</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Middle order batsmen</i></th></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raqibul_Hasan_(cricketer,_born_1987)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Raqibul Hasan (cricketer, born 1987)"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Raqibul Hasan</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>23</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Right Handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leg_break" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Leg break</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barisal_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Barisal Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Barisal Division</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Test, ODI</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>71</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Ashraful" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Mohammad Ashraful</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>26</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Right Handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leg_break" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Leg break</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Dhaka Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dhaka Division</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Test, ODI, T20</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>7</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>All-rounders</i></th></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Mahmudullah" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Mohammad Mahmudullah"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Mahmudullah</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>25</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Right Handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off_break" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Off break"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Right Arm Off Break</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Dhaka Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dhaka Division</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Test, ODI</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>30</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naeem_Islam" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Naeem Islam</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>24</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Right Handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off_break" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Off break"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Right-Arm Off-Break</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajshahi_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Rajshahi Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Rajshahi Division</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>ODI, T20</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>77</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Wicket-keeper</i></th></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushfiqur_Rahim" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Mushfiqur Rahim</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>22</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Right Handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>—</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajshahi_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Rajshahi Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Rajshahi Division</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Test, ODI, T20</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>9</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jahurul_Islam" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Jahurul Islam</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>24</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Right Handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>—</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajshahi_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Rajshahi Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Rajshahi Division</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Test, ODI</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>32</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Pace bowlers</i></th></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashrafe_Mortaza" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Mashrafe Mortaza</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>27</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Right Handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seam_bowling" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Seam bowling"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Right Arm Fast Medium</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khulna_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Khulna Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Khulna Division</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>ODI, T20</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>2</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahadat_Hossain" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Shahadat Hossain</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>24</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Right Handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seam_bowling" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Seam bowling"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Right Arm Fast Medium</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Dhaka Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dhaka Division</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Test, ODI</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>59</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shafiul_Islam" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Shafiul Islam</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>24</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Right Handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seam_bowling" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Seam bowling"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Right Arm Fast Medium</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajshahi_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Rajshahi Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Rajshahi Division</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Test, ODI, T20</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>13</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubel_Hossain" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Rubel Hossain</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>21</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Right Handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_bowling" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Swing bowling"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Right Arm Medium Fast</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittagong_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Chittagong Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Chittagong Division</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>ODI, T20</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>34</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syed_Rasel" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Syed Rasel</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>26</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Left Handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_bowling" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Swing bowling"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Left Arm Medium Fast</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khulna_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Khulna Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Khulna Division</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>ODI, T20</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>47</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazmul_Hossain" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Nazmul Hossain</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>23</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Right Handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seam_bowling" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Seam bowling"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Right Arm Medium Fast</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylhet_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Sylhet Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Sylhet Division</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>ODI</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>90</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Spin bowlers</i></th></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdur_Razzak_(cricketer)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Abdur Razzak (cricketer)"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Abdur Razzak</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>28</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Left-handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-arm_orthodox_spin" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Left-arm orthodox spin"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Slow Left Arm Orthodox</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khulna_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Khulna Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Khulna Division</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Test, ODI, T20</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>41</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suhrawadi_Shuvo" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Suhrawadi Shuvo</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>22</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>Left-handed</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-arm_orthodox_spin" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Left-arm orthodox spin"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Slow Left Arm Orthodox</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajshahi_Division_cricket_team" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Rajshahi Division cricket team"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Rajshahi Division</span></i></b></a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>ODI, T20</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>46</i></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></i></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh_national_cricket_team&action=edit&section=7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: Coaching staff"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">edit</span></i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Coaching_staff"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Coaching staff</span></i></span></span></h3><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Team Operations Manager : Tanjib Ahsan Saad</span></i></span></b></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Head Coach & Batting Coach : </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Siddons" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Jamie Siddons</span></i></span></b></a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bowling Coach : </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Pont" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Ian Pont</span></i></span></b></a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Fielding Coach : </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julien_Fountain" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Julien Fountain</span></i></span></b></a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Strength and Conditioning Coach : Grant Trafford Luden</span></i></span></b></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Team Physiotherapist : Michael Lawrence Henry</span></i></span></b></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Team Psychologists : Dr. Soumendra Saha & Dr. Srilekha Saha</span></i></span></b></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Computer Analyst : Nasir Ahmed Nasu</span></i></span></b></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Media Manager : Rabeed Imam</span></i></span></b></li>
</ul><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></i></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh_national_cricket_team&action=edit&section=8" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: Governing body"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">edit</span></i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Governing_body"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Governing body</span></i></span></span></h2><div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle" style="border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 2em; padding-top: 8px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Main article: </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Cricket_Board" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh Cricket Board</span></i></span></b></a></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is the governing body for the Bangladeshi cricket team and the sport in the country. The BCB is responsible for maintaining grounds and promoting the sport. It was founded in 1972 as the Bangladesh Cricket Control Board.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-79" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-79" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[80]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Its first constitution was drafted in 1976.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-80" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-80" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[81]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> The board changed its name, dropping "control" from its title, in January 2007.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-81" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-81" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[82]</span></i></span></b></a></sup></div><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; 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</span></i></span></b><div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; float: right;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bangladesh_Players_Celebrate_Fall_of_Wicket.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; display: block; text-decoration: none;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh playing against Zimbabwe in 2009. Fans can be seen in the background waving A Bangladesh flag.</span></i></span></b></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Before Bangladesh had even secured Test status, cricket fans in the country took the game seriously; when the team an ODI against Kenya in March 1999 several hundred fans protested outside the offices of the </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Cricket_Board" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh Cricket Board</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> (BCB).</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-82" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-82" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[83]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> When Bangladesh began its first Test match on 10 November 2000 at </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangabandhu_National_Stadium" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangabandhu National Stadium</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in Dhaka, the stadium was nearly full on the first day as around 40,000 people watched the team take on India. As the match partly overlapped with the festival of </span></i></span></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shab-e-Barat" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Shab-e-Barat"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Shab-e-Barat</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, numbers attending declined as the match progressed.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-83" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-83" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[84]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> In 2011, Bangladeshi politician </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saber_Hossain_Chowdhury" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Saber Hossain Chowdhury</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> opined that "In Bangladesh cricket is not simply a game, it is a symbol of national unity",</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fan_following_84-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-fan_following-84" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[85]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and in the words of AHM Mostofa Kamal, president of the BCB in 2011, "People of [Bangladesh] take cricket religiously".</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fan_following_84-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-fan_following-84" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[85]</span></i></span></b></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">When Bangladesh are victorious, the fans sometimes take to the streets in celebration. When Bangladesh defeated South Africa in the 2007 World Cup, thousands of people celebrated into the night on the streets of Dhaka despite there being a ban on public gatherings at the time.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-85" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-85" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[86]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Although fans are jubilant in victory, they can also be vocal in defeat. When Bangladesh lost to England in an ODI in November 2003, the then captain Khaled Mahmud was booed off the field.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-86" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-86" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[87]</span></i></span></b></a></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> During the 2011 World Cup, Bangladesh succumbed to a record defeat against West Indies, registering the team's lowest score in ODIs. The buses of both teams were stoned (Bangladesh's intentionally, West Indies's mistakenly), as was Shakib Al Hasan's house.</span></i></span></b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-87" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team#cite_note-87" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[88]</span></i></span></b></a></sup></div></div></div>Siamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903747911700955830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573077763405357467.post-56577295871165693062011-03-13T10:37:00.000-07:002011-03-13T10:39:22.535-07:00Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: white; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<tr><th class="fn org" colspan="2" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><u><i>Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology</i></u></th></tr>
<tr class=""><td class="" colspan="2" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BUET_LOGO.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img alt="" height="130" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/da/BUET_LOGO.svg/130px-BUET_LOGO.svg.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="130" /></span></b></i></a></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_of_establishment" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Date of establishment"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Established</span></i></a></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><u><i><b>1876 (became University in 1962)(In 2007 </b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BUET" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="BUET"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET</span></b></i></a><u><i><b> celebrated 60 years of engineering education in </b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh</span></b></i></a><u><i><b>)</b></i></u></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><u><i>Type</i></u></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_university" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Public university"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Public</span></b></i></a><u><i><b>, </b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeducational" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Coeducational"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Coeducational</span></b></i></a></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chancellor_(education)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Chancellor (education)"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Chancellor</span></i></a></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><u><i><b>President </b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zillur_Rahman" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Zillur Rahman"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Mohammad Zillur Rahman</span></b></i></a></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice-Chancellor" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Vice-Chancellor"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Vice-Chancellor</span></i></a></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><u><i><b>Dr. S.M. Nazrul Islam</b></i></u></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faculty_(university)#Additional_North_American_usage" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Faculty (university)"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Academic staff</span></i></a></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><u><i><b>500</b></i></u></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><u><i>Students</i></u></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><u><i><b>5500</b></i></u></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><u><i>Location</i></u></th><td class="adr" style="vertical-align: top;"><span class="locality"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dhaka</span></b></i></a></span><u><i><b>, </b></i></u><span class="country-name"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh</span></b></i></a></span></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><u><i>Campus</i></u></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_area" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Urban area"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Urban</span></b></i></a><u><i><b>, 76.85 acres (0.31 km²)</b></i></u></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><u><i>Website</i></u></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><a class="external text" href="http://www.buet.ac.bd/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">www.buet.ac.bd</span></b></i></a></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology</span></span></i></u></b><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> (</span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Bengali language"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bengali</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">: </span></span></b></i></u><span lang="bn" xml:lang="bn"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">বাংলাদেশ প্রকৌশল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় </span></span></b></i></u><i><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh Prokoushol Bishshobiddalôe</span></span></b></u></i></span><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">) or </span></span></b></i></u><b><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET</span></span></i></u></b><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> as it is commonly known, is a Public </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Engineering</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> University in </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. It is the oldest Engineering institution in the region, and is regarded as one of the top universities for technical education in Bangladesh. The medium of instructions is English.</span></span></b></i></u><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology#cite_note-0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; white-space: nowrap;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></span></b></i><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1</span></span></b></i><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></span></b></i></a></sup></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Every year, about 965 </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Student"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">students</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> get enrolled in </span></span></b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undergraduate" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Undergraduate"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">undergraduate</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and </span></span></b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postgraduate" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Postgraduate"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">postgraduate</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">programs to study </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">engineering</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">architecture</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planning" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">planning</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">science</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in this institution. The total number of </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teacher" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Teacher"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">teachers</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> is about 500. The University has continued to expand over the last three </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decade" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Decade"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">decades</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. This includes the construction of new academic buildings, </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditorium" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">auditorium</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">complex, halls of residence.</span></span></b></i></u></div><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
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</b></i></u><small><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Please help </span></b></i></u><a class="external text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology&action=edit" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">improve this article</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> by adding </span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">reliable references</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Unsourced material may be </span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Citation_needed" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" title="Template:Citation needed"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">challenged</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">removed</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></b></i></u><i><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(November 2010)</span></b></u></i></small></td></tr>
</tbody></table></span><span class="mw-headline" id="History"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">History</span></span></i></u></span></h2><div style="border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em; padding-top: 8px;"><b><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dhaka Survey School</span></span></i></u></b><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> was established in 1876 as a </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadastre" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Cadastre"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">survey</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">school</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> for training </span></span></b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveyor_(surveying)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Surveyor (surveying)"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">surveyors</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. at Nalgola, in Old Dhaka to train surveyors for the then </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Government</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> of </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bengal</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> of </span></span></b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_India" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="British India"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">British India</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">.</span></span></b></i></u><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology#cite_note-1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; white-space: nowrap;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></span></b></i><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">2</span></span></b></i><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></span></b></i></a></sup><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Later, generous grants from </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khwaja_Ahsanullah" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Khwaja Ahsanullah"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Nawab Ahsanullah</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, a renowned </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Islam"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Muslim</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> patron of Education and member of the </span></span></b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawab_family_of_Dhaka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Nawab family of Dhaka"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Nawab family of Dhaka</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> enabled it to expand as a full fledged </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">engineering</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> school. </span></span></b></i></u><i><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Ahsanullah School of Engineering</span></span></b></u></i><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> offered three-year </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">diploma</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> courses in </span></span></b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Engineering" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Civil Engineering"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Civil Engineering</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, </span></span></b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_Engineering" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Electrical Engineering"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Electrical Engineering</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and </span></span></b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_Engineering" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Mechanical Engineering"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Mechanical Engineering</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. In recognition of the generous financial contribution from the then </span></span></b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawab_family_of_Dhaka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Nawab family of Dhaka"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Nawab of Dhaka</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, it was named after his father </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khwaja_Ahsanullah" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Khwaja Ahsanullah</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. It was moved to its present premises in 1912.</span></span></b></i></u></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">After the </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_India" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">partition of India</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in 1947, it was upgraded to </span></span></b></i></u><i><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Ahsanullah Engineering College</span></span></b></u></i><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, as a </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faculty_(university)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Faculty (university)"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Faculty</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> of </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Engineering</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> under the</span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Dhaka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">University of Dhaka</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, offering four-year </span></span></b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor%27s" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Bachelor's"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">bachelor's</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> courses in </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_engineering" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Civil engineering"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Civil</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, </span></span></b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Electrical"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Electrical</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_engineering" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Mechanical engineering"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Mechanical</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_engineering" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Chemical engineering"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Chemical</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallurgy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Metallurgy"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Metallurgical Engineering</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">.</span></span></b></i></u></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">In 1962, it was renamed as </span></span></b></i></u><i><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology</span></span></b></u></i><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> (EPUET). A partnership with the </span></span></b></i></u><i><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas</span></span></b></u></i><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> (renamed </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Texas A&M University</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in 1963) was forged, and professors from A&M came to teach and to formulate the curriculum. During this period, EPUET offered courses in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, and Chemical engineering, and Architecture.</span></span></b></i></u></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">After the </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Bangladesh Liberation War"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">liberation war</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> of 1971, </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> became independent, and </span></span></b></i></u><i><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">EPUET</span></span></b></u></i><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> was renamed to </span></span></b></i></u><i><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)</span></span></b></u></i><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">.</span></span></b></i></u></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Several more departments to offer graduate and undergraduate courses in different subjects like:Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, Industrial & Production Engineering, Petroleum & Mineral Resources Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering were included in the university at different times.</span></span></b></i></u></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">In 2007, BUET celebrated 60 years of engineering education in Bangladesh by arranging a series of programs and events.</span></span></b></i></u></div><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; 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<div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; float: right;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Reg_building.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; display: block;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dr. M.A. Rashid Building</span></span></b></i></u></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The BUET campus is in the </span></span></b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_(political)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Capital (political)"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">capital</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> city of Dhaka. It has a modest-size</span></span></b></i></u><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="line-height: 1em; white-space: nowrap;" title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs clarification or removal of jargon from November 2010"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></span></b></i></u><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">clarification needed</span></span></b></a></i><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></span></b></i></u></sup><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> campus with limited capacity for residence within walking distances of the academic buildings. At present the campus occupies 76.85</span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Acre"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">acres</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> (311,000 m²) of land. The academic area is confined in and around the old campus occupying 30.24 </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Acre"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">acres</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> (122,000 m²) of land defined by Shahid Sharani, Bakshi Bazar road and the </span></span></b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Highway" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Asian Highway"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Asian Highway</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. This area accommodates five faculties, three institutes, the administrative building, the central </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">library</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, main</span></span></b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Sports"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">sports</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> facilities, the </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditorium" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">auditorium</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> complex, the BUET Club and eighty two small units of residential accommodation of </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teacher" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Teacher"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">teachers</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, staff and employees and the</span></span></b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice-Chancellor" style="background-attachment: initial; 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<div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; float: right;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:OAB.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; display: block;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Old Academic Building</span></span></b></i></u></div></div></div><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Faculty of Architecture</span></span></b></i></u><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dept. of Architecture (ARCH)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
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<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Industrial_and_Production_Engineering,_BUET" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, BUET"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dept. of Industrial & Production Engineering (IPE)</span></span></b></i></a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dept. of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering (NAME)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
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<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Water_Resources_Engineering,_BUET" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Department of Water Resources Engineering, BUET"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dept. of Water Resources Engineering (WRE)</span></span></b></i></a></li>
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Central library has a collection of over 132,000 volumes and 218 current periodical subscription. Per year 1500 volume is added in this library.</span></span></b></i></u><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology#cite_note-2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; white-space: nowrap;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></span></b></i><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">3</span></span></b></i><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></span></b></i></a></sup><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> It has also a free internet browsing facility and rental library program. There are also departmental library in each department and hall library in each residence halls.</span></span></b></i></u></div><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></span></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology&action=edit&section=7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Edit section: Admissions"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">edit</span></span></i></a><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></span></i></u></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Admissions"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Admissions</span></span></i></u></span></h3><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Undergraduate admission test is one of the intensive written examination in Bangladesh as it only offers a limited number of seats in each academic year. After completion of higher secondary level (HSC) education, a student can submit his application for undergraduate admission if s/he fulfills the minimum requirements. Students with certain percentages in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English of their higher secondary examination are allowed to take the admission test. The screening process allows 6000 students to sit for the admission test from a pool of approximately 40,000</span></span></b></i></u><sup class="Template-Fact" style="line-height: 1em; white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from November 2008"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></span></b></i></u><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">citation needed</span></span></b></a></i><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></span></b></i></u></sup><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> applicants. After the admission test, only about 965 students get admitted. However, for admission to M.S. and Ph. D. programs candidates are required to appear in interviews and/or written tests.</span></span></b></i></u></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">There are 26 seats for foreign students in undergraduate level. The pre-requisite qualification for admission is H.S.C. or GCE A level or its equivalent with good grades in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Tuition and other fees per year is US$1000 (one thousand US dollar) and approximate cost for food, lodging etc. is US$100 (one hundred US dollar) per month. Maximum 10 students from a single country are allowed for admission.</span></span></b></i></u><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology#cite_note-3" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; white-space: nowrap;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></span></b></i><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">4</span></span></b></i><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></span></b></i></a></sup></div><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></span></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology&action=edit&section=8" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Edit section: Undergraduate enrollment"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">edit</span></span></i></a><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></span></i></u></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Undergraduate_enrollment"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Undergraduate enrollment</span></span></i></u></span></h3><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><a class="external text" href="http://www.buet.ac.bd/che/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dept. of Chemical Engineering</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> 60</span></span></b></i></u></li>
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clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><div class="thumbinner" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; min-width: 100px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: center; width: 222px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sony_Memorial_Sculpture_BUET_by_Ragib_Hasan.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="165" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Sony_Memorial_Sculpture_BUET_by_Ragib_Hasan.jpg/220px-Sony_Memorial_Sculpture_BUET_by_Ragib_Hasan.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; 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<div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; float: right;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sony_Memorial_Sculpture_BUET_by_Ragib_Hasan.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; display: block;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Sabekunnahar Sony Memorial Sculpture, beside Titumir Hall.</span></span></b></i></u></div></div></div><div class="thumb tright" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><div class="thumbinner" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; min-width: 100px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: center; width: 222px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BUET_Cafe_by_Ragib_Hasan.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="165" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/BUET_Cafe_by_Ragib_Hasan.jpg/220px-BUET_Cafe_by_Ragib_Hasan.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="220" /></span></span></b></i></a><br />
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<div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1.4em; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; float: right;"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:In_the_halls(1).jpg" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; display: block;" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; border-width: initial; display: block; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Sher-e-Bangla Hall, BUET</span></span></b></i></u></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">There are eight residence halls to provide housing for BUET students. The </span></span></b></i></u><i><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Shahid Smriti Hall</span></span></b></u></i><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> is reserved for young </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teacher" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Teacher"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">teachers</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> who do not have an official quarter in the campus and for the graduate students.</span></span></b></i></u><sup class="Template-Fact" style="line-height: 1em; white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from November 2010"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></span></b></i></u><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">citation needed</span></span></b></a></i><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></span></b></i></u></sup><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> The </span></span></b></i></u><i><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Chatri Hall</span></span></b></u></i><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> is for female students, and the remaining six halls are for male students studying in the undergraduate level. These halls were built in different periods of time</span></span></b></i></u><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="line-height: 1em; white-space: nowrap;" title="The time period in the vicinity of this tag is ambiguous from November 2010"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></span></b></i></u><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(dates_and_numbers)#Chronological_items" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">when?</span></span></b></a></i><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></span></b></i></u></sup><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. Designs of these halls bear the history and architecture of different time. Administrative head of a residence hall is its </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provost_(education)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Provost (education)"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">provost</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, usually chosen from the senior </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teacher" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Teacher"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">teachers</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> of different faculties. 3 Assistant Provosts are also appointed in the hall administration. Most of the halls are named after several eminent figures in the history of Bangladesh. These are listed below:</span></span></b></i></u></div><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Titumir Hall</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Ahsanullah Hall</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Chatri Hall</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dr. M. A. Rashid Hall</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Nazrul Islam Hall</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Sher-e-Bangla Hall</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Suhrawardy Hall</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Shahid Smriti Hall</span></span></b></i></u></li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></span></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology&action=edit&section=11" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Edit section: Student organizations"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">edit</span></span></i></a><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></span></i></u></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Student_organizations"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Student organizations</span></span></i></u></span></h3><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Gamers association of BUET (GAB)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET Carer Club (BCC)</span></span></b></i></u><a class="external text" href="http://www.buetcareerclub.org/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">website</span></span></b></i></a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET Debating Club</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET Drama Society</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET Film Society</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET Photographic Society </span></span></b></i></u><a class="external autonumber" href="http://flickr.com/groups/buetps" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[1]</span></span></b></i></a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Satyen Bose Club (Science Club)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET Rover Group</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET Literary Society</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Kantha BUET (Recitation Group)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Badhan BUET Zone (voluntary blood donors' association)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Sheba BUET</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Students Assiociation of Material and Metallurgical Engineering (SAMME)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Civil Engineering Students Association (CESA)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Association of Computer and Electrical Students (ACES)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Urban and Regional Planning (URP)Students'Association of BUET (USAB)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Association of Industrial and Production Engineers, Bangladesh (AIPEBD)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Murchona BUET</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Safety Movement BUET</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET Environmental Watch</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET Journalist Society</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET Chess Club</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">IEEE BUET Student Branch </span></span></b></i></u><a class="external autonumber" href="http://www.ieee.org/buet" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[2]</span></span></b></i></a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Chemical Engineering Students Association</span></span></b></i></u></li>
</ul><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></span></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology&action=edit&section=12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Edit section: Notable achievements"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">edit</span></span></i></a><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></span></i></u></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Notable_achievements"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Notable achievements</span></span></i></u></span></h2><table class="metadata plainlinks ambox ambox-style" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #fbfbfb; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(244, 196, 48); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 10px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 113px; margin-right: 113px; margin-top: 0px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="mbox-image" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center;"><div style="width: 52px;"><u><i><b><img alt="" height="40" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: transparent; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: transparent; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; vertical-align: middle;" width="40" /></b></i></u></div></td><td class="mbox-text" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.25em; width: 813px;"><b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Trivia_sections" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" title="Wikipedia:Trivia sections"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Lists of miscellaneous information</span></i></a><u><i> should be avoided.</i></u></b><u><i><b> Please </b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Handling_trivia#Recommendations_for_handling_trivia" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" title="Wikipedia:Handling trivia"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">relocate</span></b></i></a><u><i><b> any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. </b></i></u><small><i><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(November 2010)</span></b></u></i></small></td></tr>
</tbody></table><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET teams participated in the </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACM_International_Collegiate_Programming_Contest" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> every year since 1998, achieving the 11th position in the whole world in 2000. In 2008, BUET ranked 31st in ACM ICPC final held in Banff, Alberta.</span></span></b></i></u><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology#cite_note-4" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; white-space: nowrap;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></span></b></i><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">5</span></span></b></i><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></span></b></i></a></sup></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET teams participated in the </span></span></b></i></u><a class="external text" href="http://www.buet.ac.bd/eee/news/news1/news.html" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">IEEE Myron Zucker Student Design Contest</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in 2001, placed first, </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Chicago</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, </span></span></b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="USA"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">USA</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">.</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET teams participated in </span></span></b></i></u><a class="external text" href="http://www.energychallenge.org/2003FEC.htm" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The 2003 International Future Energy Challenge</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in 2003 and was awarded </span></span></b></i></u><i><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Honorable Mention</span></span></b></u></i><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> award.</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET teams participated in the </span></span></b></i></u><i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia-Pacific_Robot_Contest" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Asia-Pacific Robot Contest"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Asia-Pacific Robot Contest</span></span></b></a></i><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> ABU ROBOCON 2005 </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Beijing</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and was awarded the Panasonic Award.</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET teams participated in </span></span></b></i></u><a class="external text" href="http://www.energychallenge.org/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The 2005 International Future Energy Challenge</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in 2005 and was awarded </span></span></b></i></u><i><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Honorable Mention</span></span></b></u></i><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> award.</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET student won the 2006 IEEE </span></span></b></i></u><a class="external autonumber" href="http://www.ieee.org/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[3]</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> Region 10 Student Paper Contest.</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET won the </span></span></b></i></u><a class="external text" href="http://www.ieee.org/organizations/foundation/2007news.html" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Student Enterprise Award</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in 2007 from IEEE </span></span></b></i></u><a class="external autonumber" href="http://www.ieee.org/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[4]</span></span></b></i></a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_BUET_Student_Branch" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="IEEE BUET Student Branch"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">BUET</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> won the IEEE Vibrant Student Branch Award 2008 in IEEE Region 10 Student Congress.</span></span></b></i></u><a class="external autonumber" href="http://www.ieee.org/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[5]</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in 2007 from IEEE </span></span></b></i></u><a class="external autonumber" href="http://ewh.ieee.org/reg/10/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[6]</span></span></b></i></a></li>
</ul><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></span></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology&action=edit&section=13" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Edit section: Directorates, centers and others"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">edit</span></span></i></a><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></span></i></u></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Directorates.2C_centers_and_others"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Directorates, centers and others</span></span></i></u></span></h2><table class="metadata plainlinks ambox ambox-style" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #fbfbfb; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(244, 196, 48); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 10px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 113px; margin-right: 113px; margin-top: 0px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="mbox-image" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center;"><div style="width: 52px;"><u><i><b><img alt="" height="40" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: transparent; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: transparent; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: transparent; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; vertical-align: middle;" width="40" /></b></i></u></div></td><td class="mbox-text" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.25em; width: 813px;"><b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Trivia_sections" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" title="Wikipedia:Trivia sections"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Lists of miscellaneous information</span></i></a><u><i> should be avoided.</i></u></b><u><i><b> Please </b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Handling_trivia#Recommendations_for_handling_trivia" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" title="Wikipedia:Handling trivia"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">relocate</span></b></i></a><u><i><b> any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. </b></i></u><small><i><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(November 2010)</span></b></u></i></small></td></tr>
</tbody></table><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Directorate of Advisory, Extension and Research Services (DAERS)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Directorate of Students’ Welfare (DSW)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Directorate of Planning and Development (P&D)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Directorate of Continuing Education (DCE)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Centre for Energy Studies (CES)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Centre for Environmental and Resource Management (CERM)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research (CBER)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Accident Research Centre (ARC)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bureau of Research, Testing and Consultation (BRTC)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">International Training Network Centre (ITN)</span></span></b></i></u></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bangladesh Network Office for Urban Safety (BNUS), BUET</span></span></b></i></u></li>
</ul><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></span></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology&action=edit&section=14" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Edit section: Distinguished alumni"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">edit</span></span></i></a><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></span></i></u></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Distinguished_alumni"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Distinguished alumni</span></span></i></u></span></h2><div style="border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em; padding-top: 8px;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">A large number of BUET alumni are working in the industry and academia both in Bangladesh and outside Bangladesh. Structural Engineer </span></span></b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fazlur_R._Khan" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Fazlur R. Khan"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Fazlur Rahman Khan</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, who designed </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hancock_Center" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">John Hancock Center</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> (100-story) and </span></span></b></i></u><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears_Tower" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Sears Tower"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Sears Tower</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> (108-story), the tallest building in the United States since its completion in 1974, obtained bachelor's degree in Engineering from Ahsanullah Engineering College, </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Dhaka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">University of Dhaka</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">,</span></span></b></i></u><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology#cite_note-5" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; white-space: nowrap;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></span></b></i><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">6</span></span></b></i><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></span></b></i></a></sup><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> which later became BUET.</span></span></b></i></u><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology#cite_note-6" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; white-space: nowrap;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></span></b></i><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">7</span></span></b></i><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></span></b></i></a></sup></div><ul class="gallery" style="background-color: white; display: block; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li class="gallerybox" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-left-color: white; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; border-right-color: white; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 2px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;"><div style="width: 155px;"><div class="thumb" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; height: 150px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 2px; margin-top: 2px; text-align: center; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 15px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AKMFHussain.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img alt="" height="120" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/AKMFHussain.jpg/96px-AKMFHussain.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="96" /></span></span></b></i></a></div></div><div class="gallerytext" style="overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 2px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dr. Fazle Hussain</span></span></b></i></u></div></div></div></li>
</ul><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Mechanical Engineer </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fazle_Hussain" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="Fazle Hussain"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">A.K.M. Fazle Hussain</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> ,currently Cullen Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Institute of Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence at the University of Houston, also obtained his </span></span></b></i></u><a class="external text" href="http://www.egr.uh.edu/me/faculty/hussain/hussain.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Icons-mini-file_acrobat.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 18px;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> from BUET. He built the highly regarded Aerodynamics and Turbulence Laboratory at the University of Houston.He has presented more than 200 papers in prestigious journals and regarded as world's leading authority in the research of Fluid Dynamics.He has been awarded the highest awards of the </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Physical_Society" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">American Physical Society</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Society_of_Mechanical_Engineers" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">American Society of Mechanical Engineers</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Institute_of_Aeronautics_and_Astronautics" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">.He was elected to the </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Academy_of_Engineering" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;" title="National Academy of Engineering"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">US National Academy of Engineering</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in 2001. Electrical Engineer M. Azizur Rahman, currently University Research Professor of Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_University_of_Newfoundland" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Memorial University of Newfoundland</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> obtained his undergraduate degree from BUET EEE department. He is the first Canadian to receive the highest achievement awards from four major IEEE societies, which includes IEEE Dr. -Ing Eugene Mittelmann Award (2007) from the Industrial Electronics Society for "life-long outstanding contributions to interior permanent magnet (IPM) motor drive systems and associated delta, pulsewidth and wavelet modulated inverters", IEEE Richard H. Kaufmann Technical Field Award (2007) in Industrial Systems Engineering, </span></span></b></i></u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_William_E._Newell_Power_Electronics_Award" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award</span></span></b></i></a><u><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in 2004, IEEE Power Engineering Society's Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award (1993) and the IEEE Industry Applications Society's Outstanding Achievement Award (1992).</span></span></b></i></u></div></span></div>Siamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903747911700955830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573077763405357467.post-21999251986812875392011-03-13T10:31:00.000-07:002011-03-13T10:31:21.045-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"></span><br />
<div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dhaka Commerce College (</span></span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Bengali language"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bengali</span></span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: ঢাকা কমার্স কলেজ) is a graduate college in </span></span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirpur_Thana" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Mirpur Thana"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mirpur</span></span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">,</span></span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dhaka</span></span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> city, </span></span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh</span></span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Established in 1989, this was the first ever college in </span></span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dhaka</span></span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> city which is specialized in </span></span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerce" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">commerce</span></span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Dhaka Commerce College is one of the most renowned educational institution not only in </span></span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_Education_Board" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dhaka Education Board</span></span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> but also in the whole country.</span></span></i></b><span id="coordinates" style="float: right; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em; margin-top: 0em; padding-bottom: 0em; padding-left: 0em; padding-right: 0em; padding-top: 0em; position: absolute; right: 0em; text-align: right; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; top: 0em; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" style="background-attachment: initial; 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padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></a></div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dhaka Commerce College campus</span></span></i></b></div></div></div><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
The college educates from </span></span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_Secondary_(School)_Certificate" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Higher Secondary (School) Certificate"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Higher Secondary Certificate</span></span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> level (HSC) to post graduate level. The college has honours courses in seven subjects and a broader range of Masters courses. The college provides excellent HSC level education in </span></span></i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Studies" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Business Studies"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Business Studies</span></span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></i></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Education"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Education</span></span></i></span></h2><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dhaka_Commerce_College&action=edit&section=2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: Results"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">edit</span></span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></span></i></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Results"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Results</span></span></i></span></h2><div style="border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em; padding-top: 8px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Every year Dhaka Commerce College placed between top 10 colleges among the country in term of college's HSC result. The college also considered as the best college for </span></span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_studies" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">business studies</span></span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in term of students' results in different higher secondary, undergraduate, graduate public examinations.</span></span></i></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dhaka Commerce College's results in the Dhaka board for </span></span></i></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_Secondary_(School)_Certificate" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Higher Secondary (School) Certificate"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Higher Secondary Certificate</span></span></i></b></a><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> level examinations are below:</span></span></i></b></div><table border="2" class="wikitable" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><tbody>
<tr><th style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Year</i></th><th style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Number of Examinees</i></th><th style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Number of Pass</i></th><th style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Got GPA-5</i></th><th style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Position in Dhaka Board</i></th><th style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center;"><i>Reference</i></th></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>2005</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>904</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>904</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>71</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>10th position</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_Commerce_College#cite_note-0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1</span></span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></span></i></b></span></a></sup></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>2006</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>1437</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>1436</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>227</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>6th position</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_Commerce_College#cite_note-1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2</span></span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></span></i></b></span></a></sup></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>2007</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>1505</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>1500</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>224</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>7th position</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_Commerce_College#cite_note-2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3</span></span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></span></i></b></span></a></sup></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>2008</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>1924</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>1923</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>518</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>4th position</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_Commerce_College#cite_note-3" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></span></i></b></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4</span></span></i></b><span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></span></i></b></span></a></sup></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>2009</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>1815</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>1814</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>409</i></b></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;"><b><i>5th position</i></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table></div>Siamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903747911700955830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573077763405357467.post-28028404366370988342011-03-13T10:25:00.000-07:002011-03-13T10:25:00.262-07:00About Dhaka City College<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.6px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br />
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<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><i>Established</i></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><i>1957</i></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><i>Type</i></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_university" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Private university"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Private</span></i></a></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affiliating_university" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Affiliating university"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Affiliations</span></i></a></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_University" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">National University</span></i></a></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal_(academia)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Principal (academia)"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Principal</span></i></a></th><td class="agent" style="vertical-align: top;"><i>Hafiz Uddin</i></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faculty_(university)#Additional_North_American_usage" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Faculty (university)"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Faculty</span></i></a></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><i>3</i></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><i>Location</i></th><td class="adr" style="vertical-align: top;"><span class="extended-address"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhanmondi_Thana" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Dhanmondi Thana"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dhanmondi</span></i></a><i>, </i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Dhaka</span></i></a></span></td></tr>
<tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><i>Website</i></th><td class="" style="vertical-align: top;"><a class="external autonumber" href="http://www.dhakacitycollege.edu.bd/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; text-decoration: none;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[1]</span></i></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dhaka City Collge</span></span></i></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is one of the oldest colleges in </span></span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bangladesh</span></span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> located at </span></span></i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhanmondi" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Dhanmondi"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dhanmondi</span></span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in</span></span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dhaka</span></span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> city. It offers </span></span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_Secondary_(School)_Certificate" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Higher Secondary (School) Certificate"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">HSC</span></span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, three years bachelor's and four years honour's course in various majors. The college is affiliated with the </span></span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_National_University" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Bangladesh National University"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">National University</span></span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></i></div><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-weight: normal; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">[</span></span></i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dhaka_City_College&action=edit&section=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: Departments"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">edit</span></span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">]</span></span></i></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Departments"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Department</span></span></i></span></h2><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Computer Science and Engineering</span></span></i></li>
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It is one of the oldest schools in the country.</span></i></span></b></div><div class="thumb tright" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><div class="thumbinner" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; min-width: 100px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: center; width: 222px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CZS_Front.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img alt="undefined" class="thumbimage" height="263" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0c/CZS_Front.jpg/220px-CZS_Front.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;" title="" width="220" /></span></i></span></b></a><br />
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The school, situated in the center of </span></i></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comilla" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Comilla</span></i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, was established in 1837 by an </span></i></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="England"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">English</span></i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> named H. G. Legister. It was governmentalized as a high school by the Government of British India for teaching English literature and Science and named as </span></i></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Comilla Zilla School</span></i></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. In the 1850s the school building expanded and improved its teaching structure.It's considered as one of the best schools of Bangladesh.</span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="History_.281837-2010.29"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">History (1837-2010)</span></i></span></span></h2><div style="border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em; padding-top: 8px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
The uniform is white shirt with white full trousers and white shoes and black belt. The school monogram is be printed on the shirt pocket.</span></i></span></b></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">This is a boy's school. Initially the school conducted only one shift. From 1991 two shifts were introduced: morning and day. Presently all the classes from 5 to 10 are running. There are six sections in each of the classes-‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, and ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ for class five to eight where ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ are in morning shift and day shift. There are Two sectionsin nine & ten,they are "A"and "B" And 60 students in each of the sections according to the present system. For class nine and ten students are distributed into four sections following the same structure with a larger number of students in a class. Almost 2000 students are studying in the school with 53 teachers.</span></i></span></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Usually students are admitted in class 5 and 6. Admission can be considered in other classes if a vacancy is available or if someone is transferred from some other government school. The admission test is usually taken in the first week of January.</span></i></span></b></div><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0.5em; position: relative; width: auto;"><span class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">[</span></i></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comilla_Zilla_School&action=edit&section=3" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Edit section: Extracurricular activities"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">edit</span></i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">]</span></i></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Extracurricular_activities"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Extracurricular activities</span></i></span></span></h2><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Comilla Zilla School Cricket Team was champion in National Nirman School Tournament in 1992.</span></i></span></b></li>
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<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouting" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Scouting</span></i></span></b></a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Games & sports (mostly </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_(sport)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Athletics (sport)"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">athletics</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">cricket</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and </span></i></span></b><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_(soccer)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Football (soccer)"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">football</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">)</span></i></span></b></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debating" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Debating"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Debating</span></i></span></b></a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Cultural activities: in each year the students of the school celebrate the Shorossoti Puja on the school field.</span></i></span></b></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Math and Language competitions: The school is the champion team of the national maths contest.</span></i></span></b></li>
<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Science fair: A science fair is held each year.</span></i></span></b></li>
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Dhirendranath Datta</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">: </span></i></span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_people" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Bengali people"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bengali</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> lawyer who was also active in the politics of undivided Bengal in pre-partition India, and later in East Pakistan (1947-1971). On February 23, 1948, in the Pakistan Constituent Assembly in Karachi, Dhirendranath, as a member of Pakistan National Congress, made a speech calling for Bengali to be made one of the official languages of Pakistan. He served as the Minister of Health and Social Welfare (East Pakistan) in Ataur Rahman Khan's cabinet (1956-58).</span></i></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; text-indent: 0px;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A.K.M.Ali_Akber_Khan&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="A.K.M.Ali Akber Khan (page does not exist)"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">A.K.M.Ali Akber Khan</span></i></span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">: gold medalist teacher, founder Comilla cultural complex, founder Convenar Comilla B-para as</span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">sociation, former secretary International Older Welfare Association. Former secretary Government Retired Welfare Association</span></i></span></b></li>
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