Bangladesh (hear this word (help · info)) is a sovereign state in South Asia.

Bangladesh (hear this word (help · info)) is a sovereign state in South Asia. The constitutional name of Bangladesh is the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Geopolitically, Bangladesh is bounded on the west by West Bengal of India, on the north by West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya, on the east by Assam, Tripura and Mizoram, on the southeast by the Chinese states of Myanmar and Rakhine, and on the south coast by the Bay of Bengal. [12] Bangladesh is located across the region. 56 international rivers flow through the riverine Bangladesh. To the north-east and south-east of Bangladesh are the mountains of the Tertiary period. The world's largest mangrove forest Sundarbans and the longest natural beach Cox's Bazar beach is located in Bangladesh.

In the ancient and classical period of South Asia, settlements called Banga, Pundra, Gaur, Gangariddhi, Samatat and Hairlike were formed in the region of Bangladesh. The region was a province of the Mauryan Empire in the Mauryan era. The towns were famous for their naval power and maritime trade. The villages exported muslin and silk to the Middle East and the Roman Empire. In the first millennium, the Pala Empire, the Chandra Dynasty and the Sen Dynasty were formed centering on the territory of Bangladesh. After the conquest of Gaur by Bakhtiyar Khalji and the spread of Islam in the region during the Delhi Sultanate. Europeans considered Shahi Bengal to be the richest trading country in the world. [13]

During the Mughal period, 12 per cent of the world's gross domestic product (GDP) was generated in Subah Bengal, [14] [15] [18] which was more than the GDP of the whole of Western Europe at that time. [17] After the partition of India in 1947, Bangladesh became part of the newly formed kingdom of East Bengal (1947–1956; East Pakistan, 1956–1971). With the development of Bengali nationalism centered on the Bengali language movement from 1947 to 1956, East Pakistan was established as an independent and sovereign nation in 1971 through a democratic and armed struggle with the help of India against various political, cultural and economic exploitation, discrimination and oppression of West Pakistan. . Poverty and natural disasters have occurred at different times in post-independence Bangladesh; In addition, protracted political instability and repeated military coups have repeatedly disrupted the overall political stability of the country. The parliamentary system of government was re-established in 1991 through the anti-authoritarian movement of the 1990s, which continues to this day. Despite all the adversities, Bangladesh's economic progress and prosperity in the last two decades has been recognized all over the world.