Matthew 28:19-20
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Bangladesh is a law-lying country with a total area of 55,598 square miles or 1, 47,570 square kilometers. It stretches latitudinally between 2034 and 26°38´ north and longitudinally between 88°01´ and 92°41´ east. It is generally surrounded by Indian land except for a small narrow piece in the southeast by Myanmar. The Bay of Bengal lies on the south. Most of its area is relatively level lying in the deltaic plain of the Ganges-Brahmaputra – Meghna river system. The only considerable uplands are in the northeast of the country with average height of 244m and 610m respectively. The country is enclosed with a network of rivers and canals forming a maze of interconnecting channels.
Bangladesh has a sultry monsoon climate marked by sweltering temperatures and high humidity. The country has mainly four seasons, the winter (December – February), summer (March – May), monsoon (June – September) and autumn (October) November). During summer and monsoon tropical cyclones, storms and tidal bores are not uncommon.
The population of Bangladesh is about 135 million. Majority of the population are Muslim, Hindus, Buddhist and Christians make up 13 percent of the entire population. Over 98 percent of the people speak Bengali, English however, is widely used.
The lowest administrative unit is the union run by an designated union council. Each union comprises about 20,000 inhabitants and about 8-10 unions cluster into a upajila. Government services are concentrated at the upajila level. There are about 472 upajila in Bangladesh. Several upajila form a district. The total number of districts stands at 64. The entire country is largely divided into seven administrative divisions, namely- Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Barisal, Sylhet and Rangpur
Bangladesh has an agrarian economy, Agriculture accounts. for nearly 46 percent of the GDP and provides employment to more than 61 percent of the workforce. Jute and rice are main cash crops. Other crops are tea, sugarcane, oilseeds, fruits, vegetables, spices, wheat, potatoes, tobacco and cotton. The major industry in Bangladesh is jute processing followed by cotton, steel, garments and pharmaceutical.
As an promising nation, Bangladesh places special priority on economic and social development. In order to accelerate the development process the Government has recently decentralized the administration and has undertaken massive development programs. A large number of non-government organizations (NGO) are also involved in development activities to benefit the rural poor.
