Bangladesh At A GlanceBangladesh is a low-lying, riverine country located in South Asia with a largely marshy jungle coastline of 441 miles on the northern littoral of the Bay of Bengal. Formed by a delta plain at the confluence of the Padma, Jamuna, and Meghna Rivers and their tributaries, Bangladesh’s alluvial soil is highly fertile, but vulnerable to flood and drought. Hills rise above the plain in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in the far southeast and the Sylhet division in the northeast. Straddling the tropic of cancer, Bangladesh has a tropical monsoon climate characterized by heavy seasonal rainfall, high temperatures, and high humidity. Bangladesh is enrich in it’s own culture and heritage.
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