Asia Insights : Bangladesh
Facts and background
Population : 139.2 mill.
(2004)
Surface area : 144.000 sq. km.
Population per sq. km : 967
Population growth : 1.9 % (2004)
Life expectancy : 63.5 (2004)
GNI per capita : 440 US$ (2004)
GDP : 56.6 US$ billions (2004)
Sources:
World
Development Indicators Database
World
Bank: Bangladesh at a glance
CIA.
The World Factbook
Head of State:
Interime: Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed
Source:
Government of the People’s
Republic of Bangladesh
Parliamentary
Election 22 Janauary 2007 postponed
Description of
government structure:
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Chief of State: President
Iajuddin AHMED
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Head of Government:
Prime Minister Khaleda ZIA
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Assembly: Bangladesh
has a unicameral National Parliament ( Jatiya Sangsad ) with
300 seats.
Description of
electoral system:
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The President is elected
by parliament to serve a 5-year term.
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In the National Parliament
( Jatiya Sangsad ), 300 members are elected by simple majority
vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.
Election
Commission Secretariat, Bangladesh
Election
Guide Bangladesh
Political
parties
Bangladesh
Awami League
Bangladesh
Islamic Assembly
Bangladesh
Nationalist Party
Politics
and society
CIA.
The World Factbook
BBC's
timeline Bangladesh
Government
sites
Government
of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Elections
Election
Commission Secretariat, Bangladesh
News
The
Bangladesh Observer
The Daily Star
Dhaka Courier
Holiday
The Independent
The New Nation
News
from foreign sources
BBC
Bengali
CNN. International edition.
Asia
WorldNews Network.
Bangladesh FM
Yahoo! News (incl. AP, Reuters)
Research
Institutions and Networks
Center
for Culture and Development Research, Bangladesh
Development
organisations / agencies
World
Bank. Bangladesh Homepage
IMF
Country Information
Asian Development
Bank. Bangladesh Homepage
ReliefWeb
Other
resources
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