Politics
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
Government: parliamentary democracy
Independence: 16 December 1971
National Holidays: Independence Day, 26 March (1971); Victory Day; note - March 1971 is the date of the Awami League's declaration of an independent Bangladesh, and 16 December, known as Victory Day, memorializes the military victory over Pakistan and the official creation of the state of Bangladesh
Executive Branch:
Legislative Branch:
Judicial Branch:
Sufferage: 18 Years of age; universal
THEIR Ambassador: Ambassador Akramul QADER
THEIR embassy in the US: 3510 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008
THEIR cansulate in the US: Los Angeles, New York
US Ambassador: Ambassador Dan W. MOZENA
US Embassy There: Madani Avenue, Baridhara, Dhaka 1212
UN Representative: N/A
Symbolism of Flag: green field with a large red disk shifted slightly to the hoist side of center; the red disk represents the rising sun and the sacrifice to achieve independence; the green field symbolizes the lush vegetation of Bangladesh
National anthem video
National Symbols: Bengal tiger
International Disputes: Bangladesh referred its maritime boundary claims with Burma and India to the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea; Indian Prime Minister Singh's September 2011 visit to Bangladesh resulted in the signing of a Protocol to the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh, which had called for the settlement of longstanding boundary disputes over undemarcated areas and the exchange of territorial enclaves, but which had never been implemented; Bangladesh struggles to accommodate 29,000 Rohingya, Burmese Muslim minority from Arakan State, living as refugees in Cox's Bazar; Burmese border authorities are constructing a 200 km (124 mi) wire fence designed to deter illegal cross-border transit and tensions from the military build-up along border
Internally Displaced Persons: undetermined
Stateless Persons: 230,674
Human Trafficking: N/A
Drug use: transit country for illegal drugs produced in neighboring countries
Government: parliamentary democracy
Independence: 16 December 1971
National Holidays: Independence Day, 26 March (1971); Victory Day; note - March 1971 is the date of the Awami League's declaration of an independent Bangladesh, and 16 December, known as Victory Day, memorializes the military victory over Pakistan and the official creation of the state of Bangladesh
Executive Branch:
Legislative Branch:
Judicial Branch:
Sufferage: 18 Years of age; universal
THEIR Ambassador: Ambassador Akramul QADER
THEIR embassy in the US: 3510 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008
THEIR cansulate in the US: Los Angeles, New York
US Ambassador: Ambassador Dan W. MOZENA
US Embassy There: Madani Avenue, Baridhara, Dhaka 1212
UN Representative: N/A
Symbolism of Flag: green field with a large red disk shifted slightly to the hoist side of center; the red disk represents the rising sun and the sacrifice to achieve independence; the green field symbolizes the lush vegetation of Bangladesh
National anthem video
National Symbols: Bengal tiger
International Disputes: Bangladesh referred its maritime boundary claims with Burma and India to the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea; Indian Prime Minister Singh's September 2011 visit to Bangladesh resulted in the signing of a Protocol to the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh, which had called for the settlement of longstanding boundary disputes over undemarcated areas and the exchange of territorial enclaves, but which had never been implemented; Bangladesh struggles to accommodate 29,000 Rohingya, Burmese Muslim minority from Arakan State, living as refugees in Cox's Bazar; Burmese border authorities are constructing a 200 km (124 mi) wire fence designed to deter illegal cross-border transit and tensions from the military build-up along border
Internally Displaced Persons: undetermined
Stateless Persons: 230,674
Human Trafficking: N/A
Drug use: transit country for illegal drugs produced in neighboring countries