Official Name  : The People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Time zone  :       GMT + 6 hours

Major cities    : Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet,      Barisal, Rangpur

Principal rivers  : Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Brahmaputra,    Teesta, Surma and Karnaphuli.(total 310 rivers    including tributaries)

Principal industries   : Ready made garments, pharmaceuticals,    cements, garment accessories, chemicals,    fertilizers, newsprint, leather and leather goods, paper    sugar, jute, ship building

Principal exports  :      Readymade garments, frozen foods (shrimps),    leather, leather products, jute, jute products, tea,    ceramic, textile fabrics, home textile, chemical      product, light engineering products including bi-cycle.

Location  : Between 200 34′ and 260 38′ north latitude and between    880 01′ and 920 41′ east longitude

Boundary  :  North, West and East: India
   South East: Myanmar(Burma)
   South : KEZ of Bengal

Area  : 56,977 sq. miles or 147,570 sq. km.

Territorial water  : 12 nautical miles

Main seasons  : Summer (March-May), rainy season (June-September)    and winter (December-February)

GDP total  : $172.9 billion [2014]

GDP per capita  : $1086.8 [2014]

GDP growth rate (%)  : 6.12% [2014]

Total exports  :     $31.2 billion [2014-15]

Total imports  :   $266.99 billion [2014]

Total FDI  :     $1700 million [2015]

Forex reserves  : $27138.9 million [Dec 2015]