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History of Bangladesh Bangladesh was once part of the Indian state of Bengal. East and West Bengal together was called Greater Bengal. In 1947, India became independent and a new country was created from the two parts called Pakistan where Muslims were in the majority. East Pakistan actually was East Bengal which is now Bangladesh. After a brief period of conflict with Pakistan, Bangladesh came into existence on 16th December1971. Geography: Bangladesh occupies part of the north-eastern corner of the Indian subcontinent. It is surrounded by India apart from a short boarder with Myanmar and its 580 kilometer coastline. Most of the coastline is not continous but broken up by the channels of delta.There are many rivers which flow through the delta and end up at the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean. These rivers are the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Meghna etc.The Ganges and the Brahmaputra start in the Himalaya Mountains. In Bangladesh the Ganges is known as the Padma and the Brahmaputra becomes the Jamuna. These rivers drain about 2500000 sq kilometres of land. The land of Bangladesh is very flat and low. The highest point are the hills in the north-east and southeast. About 15% of land is covered with forests. More than 75% of Bangladesh is less than 10 meters above sea level. Bangladesh is the largest delta in the world. The area of Bangladesh is 55126Sq Miles. Education system: In Bangladesh about 35% adults are litereate. Poor families cannot afford to let their children go to school so instead they work. Although primary schools are free, only about 80% of eligible pupils attend them. Only 25% of them will complete five years of basic education. After having completed basic or primary education pupils start class 6 at high school and get their Secondary School Certificate after they have studied another 4 years. Subjects: English, Bengali, General Maths, Additional Math(optional), Science eg, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Home Economics, Religious study etc. (10 subjects) Students need to study for two more years to get Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC), which is the equivalent of 'A levels'. In higher education a student must complete 2 years for ordinary graduation and 3 years for an Honours degree. 'Ordinary' graduates need two more years for a Masters whilst an Honours graduate need only study for one more year. Festivals * Ramadan: One months fasting during the day. The date of Ramadan changes each year * Eid-Ul-Fitr: The feast after Ramadan * Eid-Ul-Adha: The feast of Sacrificing * Sarati Puja: A Hindu festival in honour of Saraswati, Goddess of knowledge - February * Pahela Boishak: A Hindu festival celebrating the Bengali new year - April * Budda Purnima: A Buddhist festival on Buddhist birthday - May-June * Id-E-Milad-Un-Nabi: A muslim festival of celebrating the birthday of the Prophet Muhammed -18th July * Christmas Day: 25th December
