Climate

Bangladesh enjoys a subtropical monsoon climate. The temperature is equable and moderate. The mean minimum temperature varies from 9.8C to 13.4C in January and from 25.5C to 26.1C in July. The mean maximum temperature varies from 24.2C to 25.8C in January and from 29.9 degrees to 31.8 degrees in July. The annual rainfall varies from 50 inches to 136 inches.
 
Although summer and winter are the two main seasons distinctly prominent, the monotony is broken with the change of season every two months recorded according to the Bengali Calendar. These changes are, however, in degrees and one mixes with the approaching next. The summer is broken by a welcome monsoon rain, which makes the land suitable for cultivation. This is again changed to festive autumn, pleasant winter and colorful spring.

People

Bangladesh is one of the world’s most densely populated countries with 150 million people with an average density of about 1045 people per square kilometer. They are descended from several racial and sub-racial groups that entered the subcontinent Asia over the past 5000 years. About 75% of the population live in the rural areas. 86.6% of the total population are Muslims, 12.1% Hindus, 06% Buddhists, 03% Christians and 04% others.
 

Flora and Fauna

Forest covers about 14% of the land area of Bangladesh. The three principal forest regions are the Madhupur jungle, Sundarban, the mangrove forest along the Southwest coast and the tropical rain forest of the Chittagong Hills. The country produces quality timber, bamboo and cane. Villages are mostly located amidst groves of bamboo and every house is surrounded by mango, banana, jackfruit, coconut and other trees. Rubber plantations are spreading in the hill areas. Different varieties of wild animals are found in the forest. Royal Bengal tigers, crocodiles, deer and other animals are found in Sundarbans and other animals are found in the Madhupur jungle. Elephants, rhinoceroses, monkeys and leopards are found in the hill areas.
 

Media

Bangladesh has a vibrant news media both in Bengali and English. Press enjoys full and unhindered freedom and operation without any kind of censorship. Newspapers publish news and views in a completely free atmosphere, and the same is true for the electronic media. There are a large number of daily newspapers published from Dhaka and other major towns.
 

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