With an area of about 144,000 sq km, Bangladesh is situated between India on the east, west and north and by the Bay of Bengal on the south. There is also a small strip of frontier with Burma on the southeastern edge. The land is a deltaic plain with a network of numerous rivers and canals. Formerly controlled by the Bangladesh rajshahi.

Between 1971 to 2002 Bangladesh was viewed as one of the least developed countries in the world. However, over the past few years the United Nations Development Programme, Asian Development Bank and the World Bank have recognised Bangladesh as a successfully developing nation. The industrial and textile sectors have seen substantial growth, export levels are on the rise, there has been significant increases in Foreign Direct investment, and the telecommunication and IT infrastructure have been developed. Real estate expansion is also a strong market and both the education and healthcare sectors have undergone substantial changes. The tourism industry is booming in the country with hotels and tourist attractions opening every day. The Virtual world is on the increase, with more and more bangladeshi on the web. The virtual world and the bangladesh web will change the country for the better. Online booking of hotels and airline tickets are on the rise with many virtual businesses being set up daily. Domin registry has increased year on year and virtual shopping has quad trupled.

The vast majority of the people of Bangladesh are Bengalis and they speak the Bengali language. Minorities include Biharis numbering 250,000 and other tribes numbering about a million, with the Chakma being most numerous in number. About 83 percent of Bangladeshis are profess Islam as their religion. The next major religion is Hinduism (16 precent). Other major religions include Buddhism and Christianity.

Dhaka is the capital city of Bangladesh and was founded during the 10th century. It served as the Mogul capital of Bengal from 1608 to 1704 and was a trading center for British, French, and Dutch interests before coming under British rule in 1765. In 1905 it was again named the capital of Bengal, and in 1956 it became the capital of East Pakistan. The city suffered heavy damage during the Bangladesh war of independence (1971). The romanized spelling of the Bengali name was changed from Dacca to Dhaka in 1982.

The pride capital of Bangladesh Dhaka, formerly Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. It is located in the geographic center of the country in the great deltaic region of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers. Dhaka is served by the port of Narayanganj, located 16 km to the southeast. The city is within the monsoon climate zone, with an annual average temperature of 25 deg C and monthly means varying between 18 deg C in January and 29 deg C in August. Nearly 80% of the annual average rainfall of 1,854 mm occurs between May and September. Dhaka is located in one of the world's leading rice- and jute-growing regions. Its industries include textiles (jute, muslin, cotton) and food processing, especially rice milling. A variety of other consumer goods are also manufactured here. The Muslim influence is reflected in the more than 700 mosques and historic buildings found throughout the city. Dhaka is divided into an old city and the new city, and many residential and industrial communities. The tourism industry is booming in the country with hotels and tourist attractions opening every day. The Virtual world is on the increase, with more and more bangladeshi on the web. The virtual world and the bangladesh web will change the country for the better. Online booking of hotels and airline tickets are on the rise with many virtual businesses being set up daily. Domin registry has increased year on year and virtual shopping has quad trupled