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Bangladesh

Capital : Dhaka

Land Area : 144,000 sq km

Head of Government : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed (since 2008)

Population : 162,221,000 (2009 estimate)

Major Languages : Bengali, English

Major Religion(s) : Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism

Date of Joining : 1972

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Articles in CHRI Newsletter:

  • Bangladesh Burns, Zafar Sobhan, Assistant Editor, The Daily Star, Bangladesh, CHRI Newsletter, Volume 11, Number 4, Winter 2004.

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