Bangladesh

Official Name: The People's Republic of Bangladesh
Sovereign Status: Sovereign Country
Government Type: Parliamentary Republic
Official Name (Local Language): Gana Prajatantri Banladesh
ISO Country Codes: BD : BGD
Internet Domain: .bd
Government Web Site: https://www.bangladesh.gov.bd/
Capital: Dhaka Main Airports: Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka
Language(s): Bengali Population: 165,650,475
Currency: Bangladeshi Taka ISO Currency Code: BDT
Telephone Dial In: +880 ID Prefix: 00



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Bangladesh

GDP: $1.001 trillion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): $5,900 (2021 est.)
Currency & USD Exchange Rate: Bangladeshi Taka
Currency Code: BDT
World Bank Classification: Lower-Middle Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture: 15.1% rice, jute, tea, wheat, sugarcane, potatoes, tobacco, pulses, oilseeds, spices, fruit; beef, milk, poultry
Industry: 28.6% jute, cotton, garments, paper, leather, fertilizer, iron and steel, cement, petroleum products, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, tea, salt, sugar, edible oils, soap and detergent, fabricated metal products, electricity, natural gas
Services: 56.3%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook




Financial Exchanges:
Stock & Securities Exchange: Chittagong Stock Exchange ; Dhaka Stock Exchange ;

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Bangladesh


Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

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Business Language(s): Bengali; English
Customs & Excise: Bangladesh Customs
Development Bank(s): Asian Development Bank; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; Islamic Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau: Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution
Competitive Ind’l Performance: 105/141 (2019) Corruption Perceptions Index: 147/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A Enabling Trade Index: 123/136 (2016)
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Bangladesh

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Joint-Venture Chambers of Commerce
British Bangaladesh Chamber of Commerce
The British Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BBCCI) was founded in 1991 by a group of Bangladeshi businessmen in the UK. The purpose of setting up the BBCCI was to promote trade and investment opportunities and co-operation between the UK and Bangladesh.