
Short Profile of Bangladesh
The Country: The People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Geographical location : South Asia; between 20° 34´ and 26° 38´ north Latitude and between 88° 01´ and 92° 41´ east longitude; consists of flat fertile alluvial land.
Boundaries: North – India (West Bengal Meghalaya) West – India (West Bengal) East- India (Tripura & Assam) & Myanmar South – Bay of Bengal
Area: 147,570 square km. (Territorial water – 12 nautical miles)
Capital City: Dhaka Metropolitan Area 1528 sq.km
Standard time: GMT+ 6 hours.
Climate: subtropical monsoon.Winter (December- February) temperature Average maximum 26.5 C, average minimum 13.9 C, summer (March-May) temperature: average minimum 32.6 C, average minimum 22.4 C: Rainy Season (June-September).
Rainfall: 1194 mm to 3454 mm (average during monsoon, June-August)
Humidity: Highest: 99 percent (July), Lowest: 36 percent (December and January)
Population: 142.32 Million (July’11 (EST.))
Population Growth Rate: 1.34 percent
Population Density: 964 People per sq km
Total fertility rate: 2.55 Children born/woman (2012 EST.)
Life expectancy: 70.06 years (2012 (EST.))
Birth Rate: 22.53 (2012 EST.)
Mortality rate: 5.71 (July 2012 EST.)
Adult literacy rate: 47.9 Percent (15 years +)
Language: 95 percent Bangla and 5 percent other dialects. English is widely spoken.
Religion: Muslim (88.3%), Hindu (10.5%), Buddhist (0.60%) Christain (0.30%), & Animists and believers in tribal faiths (0.30%)
Food: Rice, Vegetables, pulses, fish and meat.Mineral resources : Natural gas, limestone, hard rock, coal,
Lignite, silica sand white clay, radioactive Sand etc. (There is a strong possibility Oil deposit)
Human resources: A substantial manpower reserve, trained From 34 public governments and technical University along with 56 Private University and Electronic media18
Skilled: Engineers, technicians, physicians’ economists, Accountants, administrative and managerial, personal abundance of low cost, easily trained and adaptable, hardworking, intelligent and Youthful labour force.
Basic Information
Currency : Taka (Tk.)
GDP at Current Price : Tk. 6149.43 billion (US$ 89.04 billion)
Annual per capital GDP : US$ 621
GDP growth rate of (1995/96) constant price : 5.88 per cent
Agricultural growth rate at constant price : 4.81 per cent
Industrial/Mfg growth rate (% of GDP) : 5.92 per cent
Large & Medium scale Industry : 5.65 percent
Small scale Industry : 6.59 percent
Service sector growth rate of GDP at current price: 49.67 per cent
Inflation rate (12 month average) : 7.69 per cent
Domestic savings rate of GDP: 20.00 per cent
National savings rate of GDP: 32.40 per cent
Investment rate of GDP: 24.20 per cent
Exports (2008-09): US$ 12,816.11mn (July to March)
Imports (2008-09): US$ 19,209.10 mn (July to March)
Trade Deficit : US$ 6,392.99 mn
Foreign Exchange Reserve : US$ 6,562.93 mn
Remittances : US$ 8,770.16mn
Foreign Investment
Direct : US$ 900 mn (July to Apr)
Portfolio : US$ -123 mn (July to Apr)
Bank rate : 5.0 per cent
Broad Money (M2) : 281,902.00 Tk. Crores
Total No. of Limited Co.
Public Limited Co : 35,000
Private Limited Co. : 23,000
Principle Industries : Garments, Pharmaceuticals, Textiles, Paper, Manufacturing, Newsprint, Fertilizer, Leather and Leather goods, Sugar, Cement, Fish processing, Steel & Chemical industries etc.
Major export items :Workers supply, Garments, Tea, Jute, Frozen shrimps, Leather products, Newsprint, pepper, Naphtha, Urea, etc.
Principal imports :Fuel, Rice, Wheat, Cotton & Textile, Petroleum products, Fertilizer, Staple fibers, yarn etc.
The Country : The People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Geographical location : South Asia; between 20º 34² and 26º 38² north latitude and between 88º 01² and 92º 41² east longitude; consists of flat fertile alluvial land.
Boundaries : North – India (West Bengal and Meghalaya) ,West – India (West Bengal) East- India (Tripura & Assam) & Mayanmar South – Bay of Bengal.
Area : 147,570 square km. (Territorial water -12 nautical miles).
Capital City : Dhaka Metropolitan Area (1528 sq. km.)

WHY YOU PREFER BANGLADESHI WORKERS
THE REASONS ARE:
Let Bangladeshi workers serve you better with proven experience
- Bangladeshi has been a manpower reservoir with an ever-increasing production of highly
Qualified skilled and unskilled workers. - The workers are equipped with the real tested knowledge of modern technology
- “Diligence is the mother of good luck’ Bangladeshi workers know the hidden meaning of this
Welsh proverb. - Bangladeshi workers are peace-loving and religious minded with amiable disposition.
- Workers of Bangladesh are extremely loyal to their master and devoted to their duties.
- Discipline, Patience, Perseverance, Efficiency and honest are the salient features in the
Character of Bangladeshi workers. - Bangladeshi workers are dutiful, faithful, methodical and calculate.
- Bangladeshi’s are hard-working with nature because survival is the first question to them.
- Bangladeshi workers bear a good moral Character.
- Workers from Bangladesh are normally satisfied with the agreed wages.
- Manpower from Bangladesh stands for a guarantee of quality work of any sort.
- Bangladeshi manpower yields the highest outcome with cheaper wages.
- Bangladeshi workers usually are not addicted to any sort of narcotic drugs or drinks, which
makes a man unable to discharge his duties smoothly.
14.”Eternal vigilance is the price of quality work” Bangladeshi labourers are very much aware
of this wise saying - Bangladeshi has been a manpower reservoir with an ever-increasing production of highly
qualified skilled and unskilled workers. - The workers are equipped with the real tested knowledge of modern technology
- “Diligence is the mother of good luck’ Bangladeshi workers know the hidden meaning of this
wish proverb. - Bangladeshi workers are peace-loving and religious minded with amiable disposition.
- Workers of Bangladesh are extremely loyal to their master and devoted to their duties.
- Discipline, Patience, Perseverance, Efficiency and honest are the salient features in the
character of Bangladeshi workers. - Bangladeshi workers are dutiful, faithful, methodical and calculate.
- Bangladeshi’s are hard-working with nature because survival is the first question to them.
- Bangladeshi workers bear a good moral Character.
- Workers from Bangladesh are normally satisfied with the agreed wages.
- Manpower from Bangladesh stands for a guarantee of quality work of any sort.
- Bangladeshi manpower yields the highest outcome with cheaper wages.
- Bangladeshi workers usually are not addicted to any sort of narcotic drugs or drinks, which
makes a man unable to discharge his duties smoothly. - “Eternal vigilance is the price of quality work” Bangladeshi labourers are very much aware of
this wise saying