Bose, Sarmila (8 October 2005). "Anatomy of Violence: Analysis of Civil War in East Pakistan in 1971". Economic and Political Weekly. Archived from the original on 2007-03-01. Main articles: Wildlife of Bangladesh and Fauna of Bangladesh A Bengal tiger, the national animal, in the Sundarbans

The architectural traditions of Bangladesh have a 2,500-year-old heritage. [430] Terracotta architecture is a distinct feature of Bengal. Pre-Islamic Bengali architecture reached its pinnacle in the Pala Empire when the Pala School of Sculptural Art established grand structures such as the Somapura Mahavihara. Islamic architecture began developing under the Bengal Sultanate, when local terracotta styles influenced medieval mosque construction.Lewis, David (2011). Bangladesh: Politics, Economy and Civil Society. Cambridge University Press. p.42. ISBN 978-1-139-50257-3 . Retrieved 16 July 2017.

On the issue of Bangladesh's application for membership to the UN, China, on Pakistan's request, exercised its veto power for the first time to stall the move, which helped Pakistan to secure in a bargain the release of its prisoners of war and the return of troops to their pre-war positions. [13] Harano Masjid". The Independent. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022 . Retrieved 18 January 2022. By August 1972, the new state was recognised by 86 countries. [154] Pakistan recognised Bangladesh in 1974 after pressure from most of the Muslim countries. [155] The Liberation War Museum in Dhaka has many exhibits on the victims of the 1971 war.Notation of song aaji bangladesher hridoy". Archived from the original on 4 September 2015 . Retrieved 10 September 2015. This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( June 2020) The Jatiya Sangshad (National Parliament) is the unicameral parliament. It has 350 Members of Parliament (MPs), including 300 MPs elected on the first past the post system and 50 MPs appointed to reserved seats for women's empowerment. Article 70 of the Constitution of Bangladesh forbids MPs from voting against their party. However, several laws proposed independently by MPs have been transformed into legislation, including the anti-torture law. [241] The parliament is presided over by the Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, who is second in line to the president as per the constitution. [242] There are no elected officials at the divisional or district levels, and the administration is composed only of government officials. Direct elections are held in each union (or ward) for a chairperson and a number of members. In 1997, a parliamentary act was passed to reserve three seats (out of 12) in every union for female candidates. [213] Administrative Divisions of Bangladesh Bangladesh" (PDF). U.S. State Department. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022 . Retrieved 7 November 2016.

History: The Bangali Genocide, 1971". Virtual Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Bangladesh is the second largest economy in South Asia after India. [199] [200] The country has outpaced India and Pakistan in terms of per capita income. [201] [200] According to the World Bank, The two countries are both founding members of SAARC, as well as members of the Developing 8 Countries, the OIC and the Commonwealth of Nations. Both are classified as Next Eleven emerging economies. Bangladesh has a High Commission in Islamabad and Deputy High Commission in Karachi. Pakistan has a High Commission in Dhaka. Heitzman, James; Worden, Robert, eds. (1989). "The Zia Regime and Its Aftermath, 1977-82". Bangladesh: A Country Study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp.37–41.The Northbrook Hall Public Library was established in Dhaka in 1882 in honour of Lord Northbrook, the Governor-General. Other libraries inaugurated in the British period included the Victoria Public Library, Natore (1901), the Sirajganj Public Library (1882), the Rajshahi Public Library (1884), the Comilla Birchandra Library (1885), the Shah Makhdum Institute Public Library, Rajshahi (1891), the Noakhali Town Hall Public Library (1896), the Prize Memorial Library, Sylhet (1897), the Chittagong Municipality Public Library (1904) and the Varendra Research Library (1910). The Great Bengal Library Association was formed in 1925. [483] The Central Public Library of Dhaka was established in 1959. The National Library of Bangladesh was established in 1972. The World Literature Centre, founded by Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Abdullah Abu Sayeed, is noted for operating numerous mobile libraries across Bangladesh and was awarded the UNESCO Jon, Amos Comenius Medal. Lailufar Yasmin. "Struggle for the Soul of Bangladesh". Institute for Global Change . Retrieved 10 January 2022. Main articles: Museums in Bangladesh and List of libraries in Bangladesh The Varendra Research Museum in Rajshahi is the oldest surviving museum in Bangladesh. Relations with neighbouring Myanmar have been severely strained since 2016–2017, after over 700,000 Rohingya refugees illegally entered Bangladesh. [269] The parliament, government, and civil society of Bangladesh have been at the forefront of international criticism against Myanmar for military operations against the Rohingya, and have demanded their right of return to Arakan. [270] [271]

The annual Ekushey Book Fair and Dhaka Literature Festival, organised by the Bangla Academy, are among the enormous literary festivals in South Asia. As part of the Partition of India in 1947, Bengal was partitioned between the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. The Pakistani part of Bengal was known as East Bengal until 1955 and thereafter as East Pakistan following the implementation of the One Unit program. Kapadia, Aparna (30 March 2019). "Gujarat's medieval cities were once the biggest in the world – as a viral video reminds us". Scroll.in.

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