Yet in nations or regions where traditional folk music is a badge of cultural or national identity, the loss of traditional music can be slowed ; this is held to be true, for instance in the case of Bangladesh, Hungary, India, Ireland, Scotland, Latvia, Turkey, Portugal, Brittany, and Galicia, Greece and Crete all of which retain their traditional music to some degree, in some such areas the decline of traditional music and loss of traditions has been reversed.

Developing a strong and diverse tradition over several centuries, it has contemporary traditions established primarily in India but also in Pakistan and Bangladesh.

The Teen Bigha Corridor is a strip of land formerly belonging to India on the West Bengal – Bangladesh border which has been leased indefinitely to Bangladesh so that it can access its Dehgram – Angalpota enclaves.

In Bangladesh, this issue has been dealt with by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 ( Act No. VII of 2002 ).

To prevent these Illegal uses of money, the Bangladesh government has introduced the Money Laundering Prevention Act.

The maritime border between Burma and Bangladesh has never been demarcated, resulting in a number of clashes between the two countries.

The Naxalite-Maoist insurgency has continued between the governments of India and Bangladesh against various Marxist-Leninist movements, unabated since the 1960s.

The UNCCD has 194 country Parties: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, the People's Republic of China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d ' Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, European Union, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, the Republic of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

The VU Alumni Association has more than 80, 000 members in more than 140 countries, including in international chapters in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Thailand.

Bangladesh has had at least 19 tornadoes in its history kill more than 100 people, almost half of the total in the rest of the world.

Persons with at least one Indian grandparent may apply for a Person of Indian Origin card, provided that neither the applicant nor any ancestor has ever been a citizen of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, or China.

The museum has also put up numerous musical films for viewing, such as 2007's temporary exhibit running George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh.

It is centered primarily in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh and has recently spread to United Kingdom and South Africa. The name derives from Deoband, India, where the school Darul Uloom Deoband is situated.

Straddling the Tropic of Cancer, Bangladesh has a tropical monsoon climate characterized by heavy seasonal rainfall, high temperatures, and high humidity.

The physical geography of Bangladesh is varied and has an area characterized by two distinctive features: a broad deltaic plain subject to frequent flooding, and a small hilly region crossed by swiftly flowing rivers. The country has an area of 147, 570 square kilometers and extends 820 kilometers north to south and 600 kilometers east to west.

Bangladesh has a tropical monsoon climate characterized by wide seasonal variations in rainfall, high temperatures, and high humidity.

The Constitution of Bangladesh was written in 1972 and has undergone fifteen amendments.

Bangladesh has made major strides in its human development index.

Bangladesh is limited in its reserves of oil, but recently there has been huge development in gas and coal mining.

Bangladesh historically has run a large trade deficit, financed largely through aid receipts and remittances from workers overseas.

As a member of the Non-Aligned Movement, Bangladesh has tended to not take sides with major powers.

Inspired by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's vision for a Switzerland of the East, the Bangladesh government has begun to translate the ideal into a foreign policy that pursues regional economic integration in South Asia and aims to establish Bangladesh as a regional hub of transit trade in Asia.

At 1, 052 meters altitude, the highest elevation in Bangladesh is found at Mowdok Mual, in the southeastern part of the hills.

In Bangladesh, driver-ownership is usually highest in rural areas and lowest in the larger cities.

Between 1999 and 2001, the highest concentration of tigers attacks on people occurred in the northern and western boundaries of the Bangladesh Sundarbans.

* National Economic Council ( Bangladesh )-the highest political authority in Bangladesh for consideration of development activities reflective of long-term national policies and objectives

A highly decorated and accomplished military officer, he became a Bir Uttom, the highest gallantry award for a living officer for his wartime services, and retired from the Bangladesh Army as a Lieutenant General.

The Bir Sreshtho () ( The Most Valiant Hero ), is the highest military award of Bangladesh.

It is the highest military award of Bangladesh, similar to the American Medal of Honor or the British Victoria Cross.

The Government of Bangladesh recognized his contribution to the national life by awarding him National Professor and the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award of the country, in 1978.

In the second Test match against Bangladesh at Chittagong on 9 April 2006, Jason Gillespie ( 201 not out ) set the world record ( on his 31st birthday ) for the highest individual score by a night watchman.

Azadi was nominated for " Best International Album ", having achieved the prestigious honour of being the highest selling album in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India that year.

In March 2010 the board announced that Shahid Afridi had been appointed ODI captain in place of the sacked Mohammad Yousuf he led Pakistan in the 2010 Asia Cup and during his first three matches as ODI captain he scored two centuries against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh he finished as the tournaments highest runscorer with 384 runs from 3 matches.

Zaheer held the world record for the highest Test score by a number 11 when he scored 75 against Bangladesh in 2004.

The participation of Bangladesh Armed Forces in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations initiated by Ershad turned out to be one of the highest source of foreign currency earners today.

In December, however, Bangladesh bounced back from the previous lacklustre performances by threatening to win the first Test match against Sri Lanka by chasing down the highest fourth innings of total of 513.

His innings was the highest score by a Bangladesh player in World Cups and he was named man of the match for the performance.

He was the highest wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the home Test series against India, and the second highest during the away tour to Zimbabwe.

The ground later held five ODIs during that seasons Champions Trophy, which saw India post 290 / 4 against Kenya, the United States dismissed for 65 by Australia, and Mervyn Dillon take figures of 5 / 29 for the West Indies against Bangladesh: all three of these records remain to this day in terms of the highest and lowest innings scores in ODI cricket at the ground, as well as the best innings bowling figures.

His highest score of 93 came in Sharjah against Bangladesh.

HSBC Bangladesh is rated ‘ AAA ’ in the Long-term and ST-1 rating in the Short-term, which are the highest level of ratings for any bank or financial institution in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh today has one of the highest rates of usage of oral rehydration, and BRAC ’ s campaign cut down child and infant mortality from 285 per thousand to 75 per thousand.

He was awarded the highest recognition of bravery in the Bangladesh Army, Bir Sreshtho.