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Bangladesh /

Provides an overview of the geography, history, government, language, art, and food of Bangladesh, exploring its customs and current issues.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: London, Ellen
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Milwaukee, WI : Gareth Stevens Pub., 2004.
Series:Countries of the world (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Subjects:
Bangladesh > Juvenile literature.
Bangladesh.
Table of Contents:
  • Overview of Bangladesh
  • Geography
  • History
  • Government and the economy
  • People and lifestyle
  • Language and literature
  • Arts
  • Leisure and festivals
  • Food
  • Closer look at Bangladesh: Country of rivers
  • Garment factories
  • Handicrafts
  • Health in Bangladesh
  • Historical sites and treasures
  • Influential leader
  • Natural gas
  • Overpopulation and poverty
  • Pollution
  • Rice and tea
  • Rickshaws
  • Sundarbans
  • Traditional clothes and textiles
  • Tribal peoples
  • Women of Bangladesh
  • Relations with North America
  • For more Information
  • Full-color map
  • Black-and-white reproducible map
  • Bangladesh at a glance
  • Glossary
  • Books, videos, web sites
  • Index.