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  2. Bangladeshi English literature - Wikipedia

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    The book also highlights the nightingale of Kashmir, Habba Khatoon (1554–1609). This book makes a discussion and critical evaluation of Humayun-Nama [29] (a biography on the emperor Humayun, the half-brother to Gulbadan Begam) by Gulbadan Begam, where the biographer wrote about the lives of the wife and daughters of the Mughal Emperor, Babur.

  3. Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Bangladesh, [a] officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, [b] is a country in South Asia.It is the eighth-most populous country in the world and among the most densely populated with a population exceeding 170 million within an area of 148,460 square kilometres (57,320 sq mi).

  4. Culture of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Bangladesh is ethnically homogeneous, with Bengalis comprising 99% of the population. Bangladesh is a Muslim-majority country. Muslims constitute around 90% of the population in Bangladesh while Hindus and Buddhists are the most significant minorities of the country. Christians, Sikhs, and atheists form a very minuscule part of the population ...

  5. Culture of Bengal - Wikipedia

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    Pohela Baishakh celebration in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The culture of Bengal defines the cultural heritage of the Bengali people native to eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, mainly what is today Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura, where they form the dominant ethnolinguistic group and the Bengali language is the official and primary language.

  6. History of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Bangladesh joined the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Commonwealth of Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement. Rahman was invited to Washington DC and Moscow for talks with American and Soviet leaders. In the Delhi Agreement of 1974, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan pledged to work for regional stability and peace. The agreement paved ...

  7. Bishwo Shahitto Kendro - Wikipedia

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    Entrance of Bishshoshahitto kendro building in Dhaka. Bishwo Shahitto Kendro (BSK) (Bengali: বিশ্ব সাহিত্য কেন্দ্র, meaning 'World-Literature Centre'), is a non-profit institution in Bangladesh to promote reading habits, enlightenment and progressive ideas among students and general public. [1]

  8. Lajja (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Lajja (Bengali: লজ্জা Lôjja) (Shame) is a novel in Bengali by Taslima Nasrin, a writer of Bangladesh. The word lajja/lôjja means "shame" in Bengali and many other Indo-Aryan languages . The book was written about the violence, rape, looting and killings of Bengali Hindus that took place in December 1992 after the destruction of ...

  9. Joy Bangla - Wikipedia

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    Joy Bangla was the slogan and war cry of the Mukti Bahini that fought for the independence of Bangladesh during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. [16] In Bangladesh Liberation War , 27 March 1971 Major Ziaur Rahman broadcast announcement of the declaration of independence on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and he finished with "Joy Bangla".