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 | | |
| 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 |
| 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 | | |
| 1t | 48 | Sarus Crane Grus antigone | |
| 2t | 11 | Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus | |
| 1991.01 | 16.06.1991 | Endangered species | 4v set | |
| 6t | 98 | Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis | |
| 1994.01 | 31.08.1994 | Birds | p 13¾x14½ | |
| 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 |
| 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 | | |
| 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 |
| 4t | 46 | White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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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