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Fact Sheet
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Official
name |
The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh |
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Political
system
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Parliamentary Democracy |
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Head of
state
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President Professor Iajuddin Ahmed |
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Head of
government |
Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia |
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Ruling coalition |
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) & 4 party alliance |
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Next election |
By January 2007 |
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Population
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140.5 million |
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Area |
147,570 km� |
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Population growth |
1.5% |
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Official
language
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Bangla, but English is widely
used |
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Religious group |
Muslim (88%), Hindu (10%), Christian, Budhists, etc (2%)
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Time zone |
GMT + 6 hours |
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Currency
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Bangladeshi Taka (Tk.) |
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Major exchange rate |
$ 1: Tk.66.40 (period average for January 2005-06)
1: Tk.
80.45 (period average for January 2005-06)
Source:
Economic Trends, Bangladesh Bank |
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GDP
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$ 56.6 billion
Structure of economy (as % of GDP) Agriculture 21%, Industry
26.6%, Services 52.4% |
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GDP Growth
Rate |
6.3% |
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GDP per
capita
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$ 440 |
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Inflation
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6.18% |
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Exports of goods & services |
$ 8.445
billion |
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Export Growth
Rate |
16% |
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Imports of goods & services |
$ 11.638
billion |
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Import Growth
Rate |
13% |
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Forex
reserve
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$ 2.714
billion |
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Remittance |
Tk. 23646.97
Crores (Source: Bangladesh Bank) |
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Gross National Savings |
25.4% of GDP |
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Gross Domestic Savings |
19.5% of GDP |
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Private Investment |
17.8% of GDP |
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Public Investment |
6.2% of GDP |
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Major cities |
Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna,
Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal |
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Climate
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Sub-tropical (heavy downpour during July-October) |
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Numbers |
Large
numbers are expressed in lakhs (1,00,000) and crores (100
lakhs or 10 million or 1,00,00,000) |
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Source: The World Bank
Dhaka Office, Bangladesh Development Series, Nov. 2005 (data
for 2004) |
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Official
name |
Kingdom of the Netherlands |
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Political
system |
Constitutional Monarchy |
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Head of state |
HM Queen
Beatrix |
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Head of government |
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (CDA) |
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Ruling Coalition |
Centrist Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), Centre-right Liberals
(WD) &
Left-liberal Democrats 66 (D66) |
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Next
election |
Early 2007 |
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Population
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16.30 million |
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Area
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41,526 km� |
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Population
growth |
0.5% |
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Official
language |
Dutch, Frisian |
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Religious group |
Unaffiliated (40%), Roman
Catholic (31%), Protestant (21%) |
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Time
zone |
GMT + 1 hours |
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Currency |
Euro () |
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Major exchange rate |
:US $ 0.80 |
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GDP |
624.8 billion |
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GDP Growth |
1.1% |
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GDP per capita |
38,264 |
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Inflation |
1.7% |
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Export (fob) |
341.2 billion |
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Import (cif) |
297.4 billion |
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Major cities |
Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht |
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Climate |
Marine; cool summer & mild
winters |
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Source: EIU, Country
Forecast, April 2006 |
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Figures in million
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2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
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Exports to BD |
76.7 |
43.9 |
68.3 |
45.2 |
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Imports from BD |
243.5 |
250.3 |
271.0 |
234.7 |
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Trade
Balance |
(-166.8) |
(-202.0) |
(-202.7) |
(189.5) |
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Exports to BD |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
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Total |
76.7 |
43.7 |
68.3 |
45.2 |
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Total Agriculture |
11.9 |
5.1 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
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Food & live animals |
11.7 |
5.0 |
6.7 |
5.9 |
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Total Industry |
64.8 |
38.8 |
61.3 |
39.2 |
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Chemicals |
15.6 |
14.1 |
10.1 |
10.6 |
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Machinery |
37.1 |
17.6 |
44.0 |
7.9 |
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Imports from BD |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
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Total |
243.5 |
250.3 |
271.0 |
234.7 |
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Total Agriculture |
22.0 |
14.2 |
10.8 |
11.3 |
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Food & live animals |
22.0 |
14.2 |
10.8 |
11.3 |
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Total Industry |
221.5 |
236.1 |
260.2 |
223.4 |
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Manufactured Products |
12.0 |
10.9 |
13.1 |
14.9 |
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Machinery |
7.3 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
3.0 |
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Various manufactured Products |
201.8 |
219.5 |
241.0 |
202.8 |
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Organisation |
Contact Name/Title |
Address |
Phone/Fax |
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Bangladesh Export Processing Zones
Authority (BEPZA) |
Brig. General
Ashraf
Abdullah Yussuf
Executive
Chairman |
BEPZA Complex
House 19 D, Road 6
Dhanmandi R/A
Dhaka |
Tel: 865-0058/9,
967-0530
Fax: 967-0060
E-mail: [email protected] |
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Board of Investment (BOI) |
Mahmudur Rahman
Executive Chairman |
Jiban Bima Tower
10 Dilkusha C/A
Dhaka 1000 |
Tel: 955-9378, 956-1430
Fax: 956-2312
E-mail: [email protected] |
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Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) |
Mir Shahabuddin Mohammad
Vice Chairman |
TCB Bhaban (1st floor),
1-2, Karwan Bazar C/A,
Dhaka 1215 |
Tel: 914-4894,
914-4886
Fax: 911-9531
E-mail:[email protected] |
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Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of
Commerce & Industry(FBCCI) |
Mir
Nasir Hossain.
President |
Federation Bhaban
60, Motijheel C/A,
Dhaka 1000 |
Tel: 956-0589,
956-0102
Fax: 717-6030
E-mail:
[email protected] |
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Dutch Bangla Chamber of Commerce &
Industry(DBCCI)
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Alamgir M Z Rahman
President |
23/Ka, New Eskaton Road, (2nd
floor)
Dhaka 1000 |
Tel: 835-9337
Fax: 835-9562
E-mail:
[email protected] |
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Metropolitan Chambers of Commerce &
Industry (MCCI) |
Kutubuddin Ahmed
President |
Chamber Building
122-124, Motijheel C/A,
Dhaka 1000 |
Tel: 721-7410
Fax: 956-5212
E-mail: [email protected] |
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Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry
(DCCI) |
M A
Momen
President |
DCCI Building
65-66, Motijheel C/A,
Dhaka 1000 |
Tel: 955-2562,
956-0732
Fax: 956-0830
E-mail: [email protected] |
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International Chamber of Commerce
Bangladesh (ICCB)
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Mahbubur
Rahman
President |
DCCI Building,
65-66, Motijheel C/A,
Dhaka 1000 |
Tel: 966-7273,
955-7478
Fax: 955-7429
E-mail: [email protected] |
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Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce &
Industry(FICCI)
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Mahbub Jamil
President |
35/A, Purana Paltan Line,
Inner Circular Road,
Dhaka 1000 |
Tel: 831-9448,
936-2124
Fax: 831-9449
E-mail: [email protected] |
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Bangladesh Garments Manufacturer &
Exporters Association (BGMEA) |
S. M.
Fazlul Hoque
President |
BTMC Bhaban
7-9, Kawran Bazar,
Dhaka 1215 |
Tel: 811-5597,
811-5751
Fax: 811-3951
E-mail: [email protected] |
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NBR (National Board of Revenue) |
Mr. Mohammad Abdul
Karim,
Chairman |
Shegunbagicha, Dhaka, |
Tel:9332881 |
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Ministry of Commerce |
Minister Mr. Hafiz Uddin Ahmand,
Bir Bikram, MP
Mr. Firoz Ahmad
Commerce Secretary |
Bangladesh Secretariat, Building 3, 1st
Flr. Room 136, Dhaka |
Telephone:7169006.
P.S.
to secretary: 7162826 |
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