Bangladesh
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Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world with a population of almost 177.8 million people within an a
A woman in Dhaka clad in fine Bengali muslin, 18th century
A photo from space showing the pollution over Bangladesh
Flooding after the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone, which killed around 140,000 people
A Bengal tiger, the national animal, in the Sundarbans
Hafiz Uddin Ahmad
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Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, also known as Major Hafiz, is a Bangladeshi politician, former military officer, and retired footballer serving as the Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament since February 2026. He was t
Bangladesh
…other Demonym Bangladeshi Government Unitary parliamentary republic • President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir • Prime Minister Tarique Rahman • Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad • Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury Legislature Jatiya Sangsad Independence from Pakistan • East Bengal 15 August 1947 • East Pakistan 29 February…
Hafiz in 2026
Hafizuddin (right) captaining the Pakistan national team during a match against Bandar-e Pahlavi in 1970
Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmed began his duties at Bangabhaban.