Bangladesh
Bangladesh simply means "country of Bengal." The word Bengal, or Bangla, though has an unknown origin. It may come from the name of a historic tribe of people that lived in the region nearly 3,000 years ago. Others say the name refers to Bonga, a sun god, or is named after Bong, a man who supposedly colonized the region for the first time years ago.
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Introduction:
Bangladesh is one of the world's lowest lying countries and during rainy season it seems the entire country is a swamp covered with rickshaws and people who don't even seem to notice the rising water levels or the mud. In fact, nearly the entire country encompasses the delta of the Ganges River and hence the land is wet and the animal life is plentiful. This location and the fertile lands have made this an ideal location for settlement for millennia and even today the people remain reliant on the lands and seas.
In this tropical climate, the people of Bangladesh have easy access to water and food as crops are easy to grow and animals provide other food sources. Rice and seafood seemed to have dominated the food in the past and even today many people make a living by growing or catching food for the dinner table. However, with the introduction of Islam the diet has changed to a degree as has the lifestyle. This religion brought in new ideas and a new lifestyle, while changing how people interact socially, dress, and behave; things that still exist today to some degree. Although most people in Bangladesh are Muslim, the form of Islam practiced in Bangladesh is fairly liberal compared to that of many Middle Eastern countries.