contents Where Is Bangladesh The Land The Sundarbans Wildlife The People Daily Life Going to School Working Playing Food Holidays An Adaptive Culture Fast Facts Glossary To Learn More Index 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32
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Bangladesh is a small tropical country in South Asia It covers 57,321 square miles 148,460 square kilometers India surrounds most of the country Myanmar also called Burma borders the southeastern side The Bay of Bengal lies to the south Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka sits in the center of the country Many rivers and waterways flow through the land The Ganges the Jamuna and the Meghna are the largest rivers The three rivers join together in the center of the country They flow southward into the Bay of Bengal 5
