BANGLADESH

Bangladesh

The topic for my blog is about the Natural Beauty of Bangladesh. This blog is highly focused on the representation of the natural beauty and tourism spots of Bangladesh that are exciting and trending throughout the world. In this blog I wrote about different enchanting and magnificent tourist places of Bangladesh so that the tourists of the whole worlds can know about the beauty of the country and can experience that beauty. Along with providing the updated news about the tourist destinations of Bangladesh all the warm welcoming and friendly behavior the peoples of Bangladesh is also described in my blog. According to the situation of the current world most of the peoples are interested in traveling new places that are blessed with natural beauty and the blog is for those peoples because Bangladesh is highly blessed with natural beauty. In this blog, I wrote about Cox’s Bazar the longest sea beach, Sundarban the largest mangrove forest, Sylhet the valley of tea in Bangladesh, Rangmati the place blessed with hills and natural beauty and some other places.

Bangladesh might not be the first country you think of when selecting a travel destination, yet it has a lot to offer. If visiting here, you will be one of the few tourists around, which means the country is unspoiled. You will be a curiosity here instead of a commodity and Bangladeshis will swarm around you asking questions or simply staring. You will be invited for tea everywhere. 

There is more. If you like Indian food you will be in for a treat as Bengal cuisine is delicious. Did you know that Bangladesh is home to the largest stretch of beach in the world? Neither is it completely flat, in the northeast you have hills, with colourful tribes and beautiful tea plantations. Then there are the mesmerizing rivers that crisscross the country while in the south you have the famous Sundarbans National Park where tigers find refuge from human encroachment. For the culturally inclined there are interesting sights scattered all over the country.

CLIMATE

Bangladesh has a sub tropical monsoon climate. There are six seasons in a year: Winter (Dec-Jan), Spring (Feb-Mar), Summer (Apr-May), Monsoon (June-July), Autumn (Aug-Sep), and Late Autumn (Oct-Nov). The average temperature across the country usually ranges between 9C - 29C in winter months and between 21C - 34C during summer months. Annual rainfall varies from 160cm to 200cm in the West, 200cm to 400cm in the Southeast and 250cm to 400cm in the Northeast. Cyclones above category three/four are uncommon (especially in the deep winter January through March)-- but while rare, can still bring widespread disruption as expected to infrastructure and power outages, especially in the coastal areas. The weather pattern is akin to the Gulf Coast in the United States (Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana).

HOLIDAY TIMES IN BANGLADESH

 

• Pohela Baisakhi - The most widely celebrated secular national festival of the country. Here people from all walks of life participate in various cultural shows called Baisakhi Mela, wearing national dress (kurta or Shari), eating sweets and wishing everyone happy new year.                                              
  

• Ekushey - National Mother Language Day - February 21. This day marks the anniversary of the martyrs that died in 1952 while protesting against the imposition of Urdu, in the name of Islam, as the mother-tongue. The uprisings to support Bangla as the mother language fuelled the movement towards secular nationalism that culminated in independence in 1971. The holiday is marked by (one of the most colourful events in Asia) tributes to the martyrs by political leaders, intellectuals, poets, writers, artisans and singing beginning at one minute after midnight on the 21st. Government offices are closed, and expect traffic disruption from February 20.

• Independence day - 26 March - On this day 'Father of the Nation' Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman proclaimed Bangladesh's independence.

• Victory day - 16 December - On this day Pakistani occupied forces surrendered to joint Bangladeshi & Indian forces.

• Eid-ul-Fitr - the largest Muslim holiday of the year, it celebrates the end of the holy month of Ramazan. Food is the highlight, and if you're lucky you'll be invited into a private home for a feast. Businesses close for at least a couple days if not a week.

• Eid-ul-Azha - is the second largest Muslim festival.

• Durga Puja - Four days around October. The largest Hindu festival in the country, it goes on for several days with festivities varying each day.
• Christmas - December 25th, This is the largest Festival of Christian Community in the country which is declared as a government holiday. A prayer is held at Tejgaon Church at 23:00 (Local Time) on 24 December. Also some other churches in Dhaka also arrange prayers.