Bird stamps from Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India and Myanmar and by the Bay of Bengal to the south.

The capital (and largest city) is Dhaka, located in central Bangladesh. The official state language is Bengali. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" in the official Bengali language.

The borders of present-day Bangladesh were established with the partition of Bengal during the reign and demise of the British India. Its map was chartered by Sir Cycil Radcliffe during the creation of Pakistan and India in 1947, when the region became East Pakistan, part of the newly formed nation of Pakistan.

Due to political exclusion and economic exploitation by the politically-dominant West Pakistan, popular agitation grew against West Pakistan and led to the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, after the declaration of Independence on 26 March 1971.

With the direct & indirect help of India, 9 months of war come to an end on 16 December 1971 by the surrender of the Pakistan Army at Race Course, just after 10 days of direct action of the Indian Army.

After independence, the new state endured an inept and corrupt administration, nationalising all aspects of life, that resulted in famines, poverty, widespread corruption, as well as political turmoil and unrest in the civil and military administration.

The restoration of order in late 1975 brought back confidence and hope back into the lives of the citizens and the country.

Since 1991 has been followed by relative calm and economic progress.

The country is listed among the Next Eleven economies. It is a founding member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the D-8 and BIMSTEC, and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Non-Aligned Movement.

Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1983.01   17.08.1983   Birds of Bangladesh      
Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Lesser Goldenback Dinopium benghalense White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata
50p     212     Oriental Magpie-Robin    Copsychus saularis     
2t     92     White-throated Kingfisher    Halcyon smyrnensis     
3.75t     108     Lesser Goldenback    Dinopium benghalense     
5t     14     White-winged Duck    Asarcornis scutulata     
1983.02   17.08.1983   Birds of Bangladesh   Sheet   1983.01

Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Lesser Goldenback Dinopium benghalense White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata
50p     212     Oriental Magpie-Robin    Copsychus saularis     
2t     92     White-throated Kingfisher    Halcyon smyrnensis     
3.75t     108     Lesser Goldenback    Dinopium benghalense     
5t     14     White-winged Duck    Asarcornis scutulata     
1984.01   17.07.1984   Dhaka Zoo      
Sarus Crane Grus antigone Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
1t     48     Sarus Crane    Grus antigone     
2t     11     Indian Peafowl    Pavo cristatus     
1991.01   16.06.1991   Endangered species   4v set   
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
6t     98     Great Hornbill    Buceros bicornis     
1994.01   31.08.1994   Birds   p 13¾x14½   
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
4t     158     Black-hooded Oriole    Oriolus xanthornus     
6t     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     
6t     159     Greater Racket-tailed Drongo    Dicrurus paradiseus     
6t     162     Rufous Treepie    Dendrocitta vagabunda     
1994.02   31.08.1994   Birds   Sheet, p 14½   1994.01

Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
4t     158     Black-hooded Oriole    Oriolus xanthornus     
6t     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     
6t     159     Greater Racket-tailed Drongo    Dicrurus paradiseus     
6t     162     Rufous Treepie    Dendrocitta vagabunda     
2000.01   15.07.2000   Water birds      
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Watercock Gallicrex cinerea Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
4t     46     White-breasted Waterhen    Amaurornis phoenicurus     
4t     46     Watercock    Gallicrex cinerea     
6t     32     Little Cormorant    Microcarbo niger     
6t     26     Indian Pond Heron    Ardeola grayii     
2007.01   29.07.2007   20 years of PAB      2000.01
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
4t     46     White-breasted Waterhen    Amaurornis phoenicurus     
2010.01   27.09.2010   Birds      
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Red Avadavat Amandava amandava Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
10t     217     House Sparrow    Passer domesticus     
10t     219     Red Avadavat    Amandava amandava     
10t     70     Spotted Dove    Spilopelia chinensis     
10t     209     Common Myna    Acridotheres tristis     
2010.02   27.09.2010   Birds   Sheet   2010.01

House Sparrow Passer domesticus Red Avadavat Amandava amandava Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
10t     217     House Sparrow    Passer domesticus     
10t     219     Red Avadavat    Amandava amandava     
10t     70     Spotted Dove    Spilopelia chinensis     
10t     209     Common Myna    Acridotheres tristis     
2011.01   17.07.2011   Birds of the Sundarbans   Sheet   

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Masked Finfoot  Heliopais personatus Lesser Adjutant  Leptoptilos javanicus White-bellied Sea Eagle  Haliaeetus leucogaster Dusky Eagle-Owl  Bubo coromandus Brown-winged Kingfisher  Pelargopsis amauroptera Ruddy Kingfisher  Halcyon coromanda Blue-eared Kingfisher  Alcedo meninting Black-capped Kingfisher  Halcyon pileata Collared Kingfisher  Todiramphus chloris Orange-breasted Green Pigeon  Treron bicinctus Malayan Night Heron  Gorsachius melanolophus Mangrove Pitta  Pitta megarhyncha
10t     45     Masked Finfoot    Heliopais personatus     
10t     24     Lesser Adjutant    Leptoptilos javanicus     
10t     37     White-bellied Sea Eagle    Haliaeetus leucogaster     
10t     78     Dusky Eagle-Owl    Bubo coromandus     
10t     92     Brown-winged Kingfisher    Pelargopsis amauroptera     
10t     92     Ruddy Kingfisher    Halcyon coromanda     
10t     92     Blue-eared Kingfisher    Alcedo meninting     
10t     92     Black-capped Kingfisher    Halcyon pileata     
10t     92     Collared Kingfisher    Todiramphus chloris     
10t     70     Orange-breasted Green Pigeon    Treron bicinctus     
10t     26     Malayan Night Heron    Gorsachius melanolophus     
10t     111     Mangrove Pitta    Pitta megarhyncha
 


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