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Over the last two to three years, the number of mobile subscribers in Bangladesh has been more than doubling on an annual basis. With the momentum that has been developed on the back of the government’s deregulation process, the growth is likely to continue. The entry of new operators into the market has certainly helped to further boost the competitive environment. This report describes how the mobile market is growing and the impact this is having on the developing nation, as well as providing an outline of the main players. The report ... provides a brief overview of the country’s TV broadcasting sector. See summary and table of contents
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In South Asia, Bangladesh has been a pioneer in increasing girls secondary school enrollment. The Bank has been its main partner through two projects which have provided small cash stipends to ease the financial burden of schooling for girls. Under the first project, enrollment in project areas more than doubled from 462,000 in 1994 to slightly above one million in 2001. The marriage age ... declined. The second project was approved in 2002 and is expected to reach an additional 1.5 million girls.
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The area that is now Bangladesh has a rich historical and cultural past, combining Dravidian, Indo-Aryan, Mongol/Mughul, Arab, Persian, Turkic, and west European cultures. Residents of Bangladesh, about 98% of whom are ethnic Bengali and speak Bangla, are called Bangladeshis. Urdu-speaking, non-Bengali Muslims of Indian origin, and various tribal groups, mostly in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, comprise the remainder. Most Bangladeshis (about 88.3%) are Muslims, but Hindus constitute a sizable (10.5%) minority. There ... are a small number of Buddhists, Christians, and animists. English is spoken in urban areas and among the educated.
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Bangladesh has severe overpopulation, therefore many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate flood-prone land. There are environmental issues, which include water-borne diseases prevalent in surface water, and contaminated ground water by naturally occurring arsenic. The country has water pollution, especially of the fishing areas, which resulted from the use of commercial pesticides. In the northern and central parts of the country there are intermittent water shortages because of falling water tables. Bangladesh ... has soil concerns with deforestation, erosion and soil degradation.
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New elections held in June, 1996, resulted in a victory for the opposition Awami League, led by Hasina Wazed, daughter of Bangladesh's first prime minister. As she struggled with the country's ongoing economic problems, a series of opposition-led strikes, beginning in 1998, once again paralyzed the country. In July, 2001, a caretaker government headed by Latifur Rahman was appointed in advance of parliamentary elections in October. Zia and the BNP won a landslide victory in the voting, and she again became prime minister. In 2003 the Awami League began a series of rallies and occasional strikes to mobilize opposition to the government. Deadly attacks on rallies in Aug., 2004, and Jan., 2005, provoked a series of nationwide and local strikes and protests by the League, which accused the government of trying to assassinate Hasina Wazed.
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Bangladesh's first official foray into international cricket came in the 1979 ICC Trophy in England, leaving the tournament with 2 wins and 2 defeats. Seven years later, on March 31 1986, Bangladesh played in its first One Day International match against Pakistan in the 1986 Asia Cup. Cricket has gradually become very popular in urban areas of the country. Although football was the most popular game for a long time, cricket gained a momentum and soon surpassed football, especially after Bangladesh won the ICC Trophy in Malaysia in 1997. By winning the ICC trophy, the Tigers had qualified for the 1999 Cricket World Cup for the first time. Bangladesh performed admirably in the 7th World Cup and caused an upset by defeating Pakistan in a group phase match.
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