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COUNTRY FOCUS : BANGLADESH

Country Overview

Densely populated country.mainly agricultural.susceptible to flood.high level of poverty.but promises of future prosperity if political resistance to the exploitation of proven gas reserves can be overcome.

Political tension .antagonism between two main political rivals... violence.

Further info: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1160598.stm

Facts and Figures

OPIC Investor's Information Gateway

Country Links Database Information for Bangladesh

http://www.opic.gov/links/countryInfo.asp?country=Bangladesh&region=asia

Economist.com Country Briefings Bangladesh

http://www.economist.com/research/backgrounders/displaybackgrounder.cfm?bg=805741

US Department of State: Background Note Bangladesh

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3452.htm

CIA The World Factbook: Bangladesh

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bg.html

Country Commercial Guide Bangladesh (2005) US Commercial Service

http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_2994261.pdf

BBC Country Profile: Bangladesh

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1160598.stm

Michigan State University GlobalEdge: Bangladesh

http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/countryintro.asp?CountryID=13

Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Bangladesh Country Fact Sheet

http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/bangladesh/bangladesh_country_brief.html

The International Trade Centre - Intracen

http://www.intracen.org/menus/countries.htm

BBC Timeline Bangladesh: Chronology of Key Events

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1160896.stm

EIA Country Analysis Briefs

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/bangla.html

Doing Business Opportunities

Board of Investment, Bangladesh

http://www.boibd.org/boi_at_a_glance.htm

Official Website of the Government of Bangladesh

http://www.bangladesh.gov.bd/

The Official Website of the Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh (Budget in Brief 2005-2006)

http://www.mof.gov.bd/budget/inbrief/inbrief_eng_contents.htm

Bangladesh Exports Promotions Bureau

http://www.epbbd.com/

Bangladesh General Business / Travel Information Portal

http://www.in2yellowpages.com/html/index.asp

Privatisation Commission of Bangladesh

http://www.bangladeshonline.com/pb/

IPAnet -- MIGA's Investment Promotion Network

http://www.ipanet.net/index.cfm?Home_DocCat_chosen=4

Development Gateway

http://old.developmentgateway.org/countryprofile/index?country_iso=bd

Major Press

·  The Daily Star - English-language

·  The Bangladesh Observer - English-language daily

·  New Age - English-language daily

·  The New Nation - English-language daily

·  Holiday - English-language weekly

·  Daily Prothom Alo - Bengali daily

·  Dainik Ittefaq - Bengali daily

·  Dainik Jugantor - Bengali daily

International / Regional Organizations

OECD Information on Country: Bangladesh

http://www.oecd.org/infobycountry/0,2981,en_2649_201185_1_70264_1_1_1,00.html

Bangladesh and the IMF

http://www.imf.org/external/country/BGD/index.htm

Asian Development Bank - Bangladesh

http://www.adb.org/Bangladesh/default.asp

World Bank - Bangladesh

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/BANGLADESHEXTN/0,,
menuPK:295765~pagePK:141159~piPK:141110~theSitePK:295760,00.html

UNDH in Bangladesh

http://www.un-bd.org/undp/

South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC)

http://www.saarc-sec.org/main.php?t=1

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