Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of
Bangladesh , is a country in South Asia. Straddling
the fertile Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, it is part of
the historic ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. The
name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" in
the official Bengali language. It faces the Bay of
Bengal to its south, and is bordered by India on
the north, west and east, as well as Burma
(Myanmar) on the southeast. It is separated from
the Himalayan nations of Nepal and Bhutan by
India’s narrow Siliguri corridor, and is in close
geographical proximity to China.