Basic Information

Country name

People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Capital

Dhaka

Area

147000㎢（twice the area of Hokkaido）

Population

169,350,000（2021）the most densely populated country in the world

Ethnicity

Bengalis and about 50 ethnic minorities

Language

Bangla（Official language）　English is also widely used

Religion

Muslim 88.4%、others（Hindus、Buddhists、Christians）11.6%

Famous people

Robindranath Tagore (first Asian to win the Nobel Prize, poet)

Muhammad Yunus (Nobel Peace Prize winner, founder of Grameen Bank)

Time difference

The time difference between Bangladesh and Japan is minus 3 hours. (Japan time: 11:00, Bangladesh time: 8:00) ）

Climate

Summer (from mid-April), rainy season (from mid-June), autumn (from mid-August), frost season (from mid-October), winter (from mid-December), spring (from mid-February)

Weekend

Friday and Saturday

Currency

Taka