Bangladesh

Bangladesh is located on the northern edge of the Bay of Bengal; it is bordered on three sides by India and shares a small border with Burma. Approximately 160 million people inhabit Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a parliamentary democracy with a unicameral legislature. The nation is a developing country with severe infrastructure shortcomings. Outside of Dhaka, tourist facilities are under-developed, as are capacities to deal with emergency situations.

Read the Department of State’s Fact Sheet on Bangladesh for information about U.S.-Bangladesh relations.