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This book is armed with information the "Bangladesh Knowledge Series"
Consist of the article "Record breakers", "Did You Know ... of Bangladesh?"
and "Icons and Symbols of the Country".
We made it simple for you to
understand the facts of history, politics, geography, culture and general.
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The national emblem is Shapla flower centered on water, with two leaves of paddy, and 3 leaves of jute with 2 stars on each side. 0002 Baitul Mukarram Mosque is the national mosque. 0003 The national bird of Bangladesh is "Doayle" (Magpie Robin) 0004 "Amar Sonar Bangla..." the National Anthem of Bangladesh. 0005 The Jackfruit [Kathal] is our national fruit. 0006 The Water Lily (shapla in Bengali) is the national flower of Bangladesh. 0007 Kabady or Hadududu is the national sports. 0008 The majestic beast Royal Bengal Tiger is the national animal. 0009 The national fish is Hilsa. 0010 The national poet is Kazi Nazrul Islam. 0011 The national forest is Sundarbon. 0012 The national park is Swarwardi Park. 0013 The largest amount of tea production comes from Sylhet. 0014 Mymensingh is the most jute growing district. 0015 Rajendra Singh was the last king of Jaintiapur until 1835. 0016 Hatia island was first surveyed by Rennell in 1770. 0017 Bhola island is the largest offshore island with a area of 827 sq. miles. 0018 Chittagong is the biggest port. 0019 Highest mountain Keokradong is 4,034 ft(1,230m). 0020 Highest hill is Garhu. 0021 Chandraghona paper mill is one of the largest paper-making factory in Asia. 0022 Khalurghat is the biggest industrial area. 0023 120 km Inani beach is the worlds longest sandy beach. 0024 Inani beach is the worlds broadest sandy beach. 0025 Zia International airport is the biggest. 0026 First Bengali female pilot Mosu K. Chowdhury. 0027 First Bangladeshi female pilot is Kaniz Fatema Rukshana. 0028 Ronvijoypur Mosque has the largest dome; 35 feet (11 meters). 0029 Portuguese were the first Europeans to establish a colony in Dhaka in 1616. 0030 Sasanka was the first independent king of Bengal in the early 7th century. 0031 For the first time Assam and Chittagong was united with Bengal in 1905 . 0032 Baitul Mukarram Mosque is the largest. 0033 Somapura Vihara is the biggest image house of the great Pala Dynasty. 0034 Gopala a tribal chief was the first ruler of great Pala Dynasty. 0035 Legend has it that warrior Ulugh Khan Jahan constructed about 360 mosques. 0036 The most rainfall area is Sylhet. 0037 Largest lake is Cholon Bhil. 0038 The first Afghans arrived in Bengal by 1520. 0039 The first Bangla grammar and Dictionary was published in 1743 in Roman by a Portogues name Padre Mul Alda Assumau. 0040 The first published book in Bangla was Bangla Grammar in 1774 by Nathaniel Halhed. 0041 The first translated Grammar of Bangla Language was by Nathaniel Halhed in 1778. 0042 The first renaissance in Bengali thinking occured by the creation of India and Bengals first university, the Calcutta University in 1857. 0043 The largest road bridge is The Jamuna (4.8km). 0044 The largest rail road bridge is the Harding Bridge. 0045 Dhaka Public Library is the largest. 0046 Largest hotel is Sonargaon. 0047 Biggest museum is Dhaka National Museum. 0048 The lowest rainfall area is Lalpur,Rajshahi. 0049 The largest river is Bramhaputra. 0050 The Padma is the widest river. 0051 The Megna is the widest river during rainy season. 0052 The Kobadak is the large estuarine river. 0053 Largest park is Ramna Park. 0054 Bimans first aircraft was a DC-3,the aircraft crashed on a training flight. 0055 Before the domestic operation, Bimans first Int. flight from London landed with 179 passengers. 0056 Biman was airborne on March 7,1972 with its first two domestic flights to Sylhet and Chittagong. 0057 The biggest gas feild is Bakhrabad Gas Feild. 0058 The first film created in Dhaka was 'MUKH O MUKOSH' 0059 The first public protest was held in 17th September, 1972 against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's rule. 0060 Nuno da Cunha a Portuguese was the first European to initiate trade with Bengal by 1529. 0061 Syed Nazrul Islam was the first President (acting). 0062 Tajuddin Ahmed was the first Prime minister. 0063 Manobendra Narayan Larma was the first tribal representative to become MP. 0064 Begum Khaleda Zia was the first female Prime minister. 0065 The first National Asembly speaker was Shah Abdul Hameed. 0066 Quadrat-E-Khuda was the first director of the Pakistan Scintific and Industrial Research Center. 0067 Adamjee jute mill is the worlds largest. 0068 The first Bengali who became a U.S. Marine was Shamim A. Chowdhury. 0069 The first Bangladesh day was celebrated on march 23rd 1971. 0070 The first flag of Bangladesh was red dot in center of green background and the map of Bangladesh in gold color inside the red dot. 0071 The first flag was made by a Bihari tailor known as Mama of Pak Fashion. 0072 Bangladesh flag was raised for the first time in 2nd march,1971 at the front of the art building of Dhaka University. 0073 Bangladesh flag was deglared at Polton field on 7th June, 1970 by Bongo Bondu. 0074 Officialy Bangladesh flag was never deglared or raised before December 16th,1971. 0075 The first person to carry the flag on 23rd of March 1971 was Zaheed Hussain. 0076 The first National Rabindra sangeet Convention was held at Dhaka University. 0077 The first National Rabindra sangeet Convention started at 1981. 0078 Bangladesh flag was raised for the first time in a forign country was at Bangladesh embassy Calcutta. 0079 The first country that deglared Bangladesh as a nation was India. 0080 The first Amar Ekushey Poem "Kadthe Asheenee, Fashir Dabih Neea Ashesee" was writen by Mahbubul Alam Chowdhury of Chittagong. 0081 The first Amar Ekushey song "Bulbo Na, Bulbo Na a Ekushey Frebruary, Bulbo Na" was written by Advocate Gaziul Huq. 0082 The biggest suger factory is Dorshona. 0083 The largest jungle is Sunderban. 0084 The first Bengal Legislative council was established in 1862, under Lieutenant-governor Sir John Peter Grant. 0085 Chandraghona paper mill is Asia's largest paper mill. 0086 Mujibur Rahman was President twice and Prime Minister once. 0087 The area of Chalan bil is 10 sq mi.,142 sq. Miles In rainy season. About 150 years ago the total area was 420sq. Miles. In 1923 the total area was 33 sq. miles. 0088 Durring flood season Meghna expands up to 8 km in some areas. 0089 In 1115 A.D. when Bakhtiar Khilji came Karatoa was three times the size of Padma. 0090 Meghna carries over 1.4 bn tonnes of silt; nearly 5 times the Amazon. 0091 The Jamuna carries over 900 million tonnes of silt each year. 0092 The Brahmaputra-Jamuna is the second largest river, in the rainy season it it two to four miles broad. The river qualifies as the seventh largest river in the world. 0093 Karatoa river was three times the size of Ganges in 1115 A.D. . 0094 The total discharge of all the rivers is more than seven million cusecs in rainy and 898 million cusecs in dry season annually. 0095 There are more than 238 rivers in Bangladesh. 0096 There are about 75 Island across the Bay of Bengal. 0097 Earliest mention of Bangladesh is in the Hindu epic the Mahabharota (the 'Great Battle' 9th century BC) which tells conquest of Varendra by Prince Bhima, an ancient kingdom in what is now Bangladesh. 0098 The 14th-century Moroccan traveler, Ibn-Batawta, wrote that the Bengalis referred to their country as "a hell crammed with blessings". 0099 The earthquake of 1897 caused the Tista to change its course. 0100 There are over 200 species of mammals and fish. 0101 There are about 550 species of birds. 0102 There are about 150 species of reptiles. 0103 There are 27 tribal people . 0104 93% Tea production comes from Sylhet. 0105 Muslin 'Woven Wind' captured the 17th century fashion market of Paris and London. 0106 The Mughal governor of Bengal Islam Khan established Dhaka as his provincial capital in 1610. 0107 Muhammad Azam, the third son of Aurangzeb started Lalbagh fort in 1678. |
Lalbagh fort is also known as Aurangabad fort. 0109 The 13th century Deva Dynasty ruled Bengal from Sonargaon. 0110 More Bengalis had modern educational degree than did people in the Indian continent in 1900. 0111 Mymensingh is the most jute growing district. 0112 Mainamati contains over 50 Buddist temples dating from the 8th to 12th century. 0113 Lalmai(Red hills) derives its name from the red soil, the place was named after the Queen Mother durring Govinda Chandra's reign. 0114 Shaistaganj was founded by Syed Shaista of Taraf,but it became the home of the exiled Maharaja of Tripura in 1809. 0115 Sylhet was the District HQ of Assam, founded in 1303 by Shah Jalal. 0116 Jaintiapur was an independent kingdom until 1835. 0117 Rajendra Singh was the last king of Jaintiapur. 0118 In 1686 British failed to capture Chittagong from the Mughals. 0119 Chittagong was known to the Western world as early as the 2nd century. It has been used as a port by the Arakanese, Arabs, Persians, Moghuls, Dutch and Portuguese. 0120 In 1760 the British East India Company took control of Chittagong. 0121 Khama rice of Chittagong, is said to grow as much as 15 cm in 24 hours, which allows it to keep its head above flood waters. 0122 Moishkhali is the only island with hills. 0123 Hiuen Tsang described Chittagong in the 7th century as "A sleeping beauty emerging from mists and water." 0124 In the 16th century Portuguese seamen called Chittagong the'Porte Grande'. 0125 Arakan king gave the name Tsi-ta-gung (Chittagong) in the 9th century, which means 'To make war is improper'. 0126 The Mughals captured Chittagong in 1666 from the Arakanese and gave the name Islamabad. 0127 Marco Polo, called the Bangladeshi "wretched idolaters with a peculiar language." 0128 King Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah of Sonargaon brought Chittagong under muslim control in 1340. 0129 Cox's Bazar was founded in 1798 by Lieutenant Hiram Cox. 0130 Shait Gumbad Mosque has 77 domes. 0131 In 1633 Portuguese were ousted by Bengalis . 0132 At Plassey estimated 50,000 Bengali troops were defeated by East India company's 3,000 trained troops of Robert Clive. 0133 For the first time Assam and Chittagong was united with Bengal in 1905 . 0134 Bangladesh is the 139th nation of the world and 136th member of the U.N. 0135 Bengal was the richest province of the Mughal Empire. 0136 Bengal was the raichest province of the British Empire. 0137 Bara Katra was built in 1644 by Mir Abul Qasem. 0138 Chota Katra was built by Shaista Khan in 1663. 0139 The Parliament Building was conceived by the American architect Louis Kahn. 0140 The ancient capital of Gaur is split to India and Bangladesh. 0141 Gaur was the centre of power of Bengal until the capital was moved to Dhaka in 1608. 0142 Mughals moved the capital from Dhaka to Murshidabad in 1704. 0143 Dhaka is only 60 feet above sea level and 150 miles away from the sea. 0144 Fish and rice is the staple diet of Bangladeshies. 0145 Mahasthan is the archaeological site,dating from the 3rd century B.C. 0146 Most spectacular Buddhist gigantic temple and monastery is in Paharpur,dating from the 8th century. 0147 Hiuen Tsang a famous Chinese pilgrim visited in the 7th century. 0148 Somapura Vihara has 177 monastic cells built into it. 0149 Gopala a tribal chief was the founder of great Pala Dynasty. 0150 Salban Vihara has 115 monastic cells built around. 0151 Salban Vihara is the image house of the Deva Dynasty,it was constructed in the early 8th century by the fourth ruler Bhava Deva of the Deva Dynasty. 0152 Ananda Vihara was constructed by Anandadeva the third ruler of the Deva Dynasty. 0153 The beautiful Hindu temple of Kantanagar was built by Maharaja Pran Nath of Dinajpur in 1752. 0154 In the early 15th century,warrior Ulugh Khan Jahan was the earliest torchbearer of Islam in the south. 0155 Legend has it that warrior Ulugh Khan Jahan constructed about 360 mosques. 0156 The total area of Kaptai lake is 296 square-mile. 0157 Curzon Hall was built in 1904 as a town hall by Lord Curzon. 0158 Mohammed Bakhtiar Khilji of Turkistan conqured Bengal in 1199. 0159 In 1576,Akbar defeated Sultan Daud Karrani at the Battle of Tukaroi and Bengal became a province of the Moghul Empire. 0160 More Bengalis had modern educational degree than did people in the Indian continent in 1900. 0161 In 1925 Dhaka University was established. 0162 One of the radical adventure of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was to tear down the monument to the Black Hole of Calcutta. 0163 Rubber tree's are grown in Ramu. 0164 There are 7% people who speaks Nagri. 0165 Sirajuddaulah was executed on July 2nd,1757 by Mir Jafar. 0166 Mir Jafar became governor on 28th of June,1757. 0167 There are 116 types of nets to catch fish. 0168 There are 26 types of traps to catch fish. 0169 8 types of harpoon and spears to catch fishes. 0170 Air Bangla International was born on Jan.4,1972. 0171 Biman has 10 operational aircrafts. 0172 Bangladesh Spends over $300 milion annually on imports of refiened patroleum products. 0173 There are 10.2 trilion cubic feet gas reserve. 0174 30,000 barrels of refined petroleum products are imported a day for daily use. 0175 Tripura's 70% population are Bengali and they are all Bangladeshi,nearly 3 million. 0176 More than 44,000 prisoners are living in 76 jail houses across the country. 0177 The largest railroad bridge Harding bridge was built in 1915 0178 "Salaam Salaam Hajar Salaam" was written by Fazel-E-Khuda in 24th Feb. 1969. 0179 Shiek Mujibur-Rahman was the second prime minister. 0180 15% of the country is forested. 0181 12% land owner ones fewer than 15acres, 70% ownes fewer than 5 acres, 17% landless and 1% tea garden owners. 0182 The Armed force was established in 1975 with Army 30,000; Navy 500; Air force 5,500. 0183 Bangladesh Constitution was adopted in November 4 , 1972 A.D. 0184 The revolutionary Surja Sen raided the British armory in 1930. 0185 Quadrat-E-Khuda was a scintist who received 18 patent. 0186 Samudragupta captured the Samatata the vicinity of Comilla during 330-380 A.D. 0187 "Amar Sonar Bangla..." was deglared by Mujib on 1966 as the National Anthem of Bangladesh. 0188 120 km Inani is the worlds broadest sandy beach 180m during high tide and 300m on low tide. 0189 Soinda Mukhapadiy holds the title the "Queen of Bengali songs". 0190 Chittagong Hilltracts has the area of 8000 sq km . 0191 Chittagong sea port has 20 berth areas that handles about 900 cargo ships every year. 0192 The only steel mill of Bangladesh is in Chittagong. 0193 The only oil refinery of Bangladesh is in Chittagong . 0194 Bangladesh is almost the same size as England and Wales. 0195 50% babies are born malnutrition. 0196 Foreign aid provides 90% of the country's development budget. 0197 The war for independence lasted 8 months and 25 days. 0198 There are only one natural waterfalls. 0199 Foreign Minister Kamal Hossain was the Cheif architect of The Constitution. 0200 Mujib made Andre Malraux a French Journalist an honorary citizen of Bangladesh. 0201 International aeronautical registration prefix which precedes the aircraft's own code S2 . 0202 If all the people in the world lived in the U.S., the U.S. would be as d ensely populated as Bangladesh. 0203 Global warming experts say that if trends continue much of Bangladesh could covered by water by the year 2030. 0204 The population of Royal Bengal tigers in the Sunderbans is estimated to be more than 400. 0205 In Chittagong there are 20 refugee camps with 280,000 Muslim refugees from Myanmar. 0206 The authorities offer rewards for the number of rat tails collected in the annual antirat campaign. 0207 Mushtaque government tried to create fifty districts, each with its own governor. 0208 The 4th corrupted country in the world. 0209 Bangladesh currently imports an average of 30,000 barrels of refined petroleum products a day. 0210 Bangladesh has proven gas reserves of 10.2 trillion cubic feet. 0211 Bangladesh spends around $300 million annually on imports of refined petroleum products. 0212 Nazrul represented Bangladesh more than Tagore in his poems, articles and songs. 0213 48% are poor, cannot afford minimal living standard. 0214 The oldest known poets were Kahupad and Bhushuk belonging to 8-9AD. It was Bhushuk who first used the word 'Bangalee' in his poetry. 0215 The beginning of the Bangalee Intellectuals can be dated to 982 AD. with the birth of Atish Sringan Diponker in Brojjogoni village of Bikrampur, in the the district of Dhaka. 0216 During the reign of Sultan Ghyiasuddin from 1389 to 1409 AD. the language and literature of Bengal developed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~END~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |