My Country

Bangladesh is a small populous country in south-east Asia. It gained independence on 16 December, 1971.Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh. More than 18 crore people live here. Most of them are Muslims. The others are Hindus, Buddhists and Christians. Most people are farmers. The rest are doctors, engineers, teachers, businessman, service jolders etc. People of all communities live here with peace and amity. The national dress for man is payjama and Punjabi and for woman sari. But educated people wear trousers and shirts and young woman wear salwar and kamiz. Most people wear lungi and shirts. There are six seasons in our country. They are summer, monsoon, autumn, late autumn winter and spring. It is a land of rivers. The padma, the Meghna and the Jamuna are the main rivers of our country. Every year natural calamities like flood, cyclone, drought etc.visit it. Its climate is hot and humid and the land is plains and fertile. So every year plenty of crops are grown here. Rice, tea, jute, wheat etc. are our main crops. The fruits of Bangladesh are mangoes, jack-fruits pine apples papaws coconuts, oranges, palms guavas, bananas, lichis etc. The state language of our country is Bangla. Many people speak English too. There are also a number of tribal dialects. Bangladesh is also a land of beauty and natural beauty is the main attraction of this country. The largest sea-beach in the world is here at Cox's Bazaar. The largest mangrove forest, the "Sundarbans" is also in Bangladesh. We are proud of our country.