Ataur Rahman Media Banfladesh
Ataur Rahman Media Banfladesh
Ataur Rahman Media Banfladesh
Ataur Rahman
Programme Coordinator, BMSF
While the country was
born
Of the fourteen genocides committed in the
last century, the mass killing that took place in
Bangladesh on March 25, 1971, designed by
the Pakistani occupation forces was the most
heinous.
The people of Bangladesh revolted against
the occupation forces to protect themselves
from the inhuman torture and oppression
inflicted on them by the Pakistani troop’s .
After a nine month long freedom fighting the
country achieved its independence in the cost
of 3 million lives.
Presenting Bangladesh
Basic facts
Area (Sq. Km) : 147570
Population : 140.6 million
Growth Rate : 1.41%
Density/Sq. Km : 953
Life Expectancy : 64.5 yrs.
Birth Rate : 20.6 (per 1000)
Death Rate : 5.6 (per 1000)
Literacy Rate : 52.5
Ethnic groups : Bengali 98%, tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims.
Religions : Muslim 88.3%; Hindu 10.5%; Christian 0.3%,
Buddhist 0.6%, others 0.3%.
Languages : Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English.
Mass media : Journalists: 8,500, Newspapers 2175, Agencies - 5
Television -11, Radio – 4
Work force : 49.5 million
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