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Bangladesh famine of 1974. Unofficial estimate: 1.5 million. The Bangladesh famine of 1974 ( Bengali: ১৯৭৪-এর দুর্ভিক্ষ, romanized : 1974-Ēr Durbhikkho) began in March 1974 and ended in about December of the same year. The famine is considered one of the worst in the 20th century; it was characterised by massive ...
Pomegranate. Punica granatum. [ 1] Bangladesh. Jackfruit. Artocarpus heterophyllus. [ 10] Jack Fruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh and is widely cultivated in tropical regions of Bangladesh. Brazil.
Exports of goods and services (US$ million) by country [1]; Country Exports Year Top export (2021) [2] China 3,411,248 2023 Broadcasting equipment United States 2,751,824
Amar Desh ( Bengali: আমার দেশ; "My country"), a Bengali-language newspaper published between 2004 and 2013. [ 34][ 35] The Bangladesh Observer, an English-language daily published between 1949-2010 and last edited by Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury. [ 7] Kishore Bangla, a Bengali juvenile weekly published between 1977 and 1983.
The country's score for rule of law on the Worldwide Governance Indicators declined from 28.6 (on a scale of 0–100) in 2011 to 22.7 in 2013. Although Bangladesh has experienced notable social and economic progress since around the turn of the century, it remained one of the world's poorest nations in 2015, with 76.5% of the population living ...
In 1877, coins for 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 cents were introduced, with the lower three denominations in copper and the higher two in silver. Coin production ceased in 1899 and did not recommence until 1911, with silver coins not produced again until 1934, when Re. 1 ⁄ 4, Re. 1 ⁄ 2 and Re. 1/- coins were introduced.
7 July 2001 Madrid, Spain 800 m: 1:48.24 Désiré Pierre-Louis: 1 May 1994 Gainesville, United States 1500 m: 3:46.22 Mohammed Dookun: 2 April 2016 Mauritius International Meet Réduit, Mauritius [4] 3000 m: 8:13.40 Mike Félicité: 28 October 1994 Saint-Paul, Réunion 5000 m: 14:08.90 Mike Félicité: 15 June 1994 Saint-Maur, France 10000 m ...
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has rocked the coast of southern Japan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the earthquake is just a dozen miles off ...