The People's Republic of Bangladesh is a country in Asia. It has a total area of 144,000 km2. The climate is tropical; cool, dry winter from October to March; hot, humidsummer from March to June; cool, rainy monsoon from June to October. The terrain is mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in the south-east. Natural resources are natural gas, uranium, arable land, timber. The religion is 83% Muslim, about 16% Hindu, less than 1% Buddhist, Christian, and other. The official language is Bangla with English widely used. Formerly part of the Mogul Empire, the area that is now Bangladesh came under the British rule of India in 1757 when it was known as East Bengal. After Partition in 1947, Bangladesh became a province of Pakistan, and in 1955 was renamed East Pakistan. Civil war occured and in 1971 the region declared it independence as The People's Republic of Bangladesh (Free Bengal in the Bengali language). Research Bangladesh
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