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According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Savar Upazila had 359,084 households and a population of 1,385,910. 243,262 (17.55%) were under 10 years of age.Savar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 68.0%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 876 females per 1000 males. 296,851 (21.42%) lived in urban areas.
The history of Sri Lanka is unique because its relevance and richness extend beyond the areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. The early human remains which were found on the island of Sri Lanka date back to about 38,000 years ago ( Balangoda Man ).
1971 JVP insurrection: Marxist insurrection conducted by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna against the government of Sri Lanka. 1972: Sri Lanka becomes a republic, and country's name Ceylon was changes to Sri Lanka: 1983 24–30 July Black July by the government and Sinhalese mobs; Beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War: 1987 29 July Signing of the ...
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Source: [2] [3] 13 January – Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day; 14 January – Thai Pongal 4 February – Independence Day 12 February – Navam Full Moon Poya Day 26 February – Maha Shivaratri Day
Sri Lanka in the modern age: A history of contested identities (U of Hawaii Press, 2006). Wickramasinghe, Nira. Sri Lanka in the Modern Age: A History (2015) Winslow, Deborah, and Michael D. Woost, eds. Economy, culture, and civil war in Sri Lanka (Indiana UP, 2004).
The Sinhala kingdom ceased to exist by 1815, following the British takeover.While the Sinhala kingdom is claimed to have existed from 543 BCE to 1815 CE, other political entities claimed to have co-existed in Sri Lanka spanning certain partial periods, including the Jaffna kingdom (which existed 1215–1624 CE), [5] Vanni chieftaincies (which existed from the 12th century to 1803 CE) and the ...
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