Ingrant you, many days of the year are not patriotic holidays innBangladesh. But November 7 used to be celebrated under thengrand name “National Revolution and Solidarity Day.” This holidayncommemorated an uprising in 1975, and it was celebrated until 2007.nNow some people denounce the uprising as the killing of freedomnfighters—and the national holiday is on the scrapheap of history.
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nYetnI still found “National Revolution and Solidarity Day innBangladesh” on several lists of worldwide holidays on the internet.nThere was no little asterisk explaining that it WAS a holiday but isnno longer a holiday, no nuanced explanation that the day might notnhave had anything to do with solidarity (a movement of unity within angroup or nation) in the first place, no warning that today’s visitorsnin Bangladesh shouldn’t expect parades and fireworks!
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nOncenagain, I re-realize that, although there is a lot of information onnthe internet, there is also a lot of misinformation. And thenmisinformation seems likely to be true because it is repeated on sonmany different websites, put out by so many different people. Itntakes some time and effort to realize that many people justncopy-paste stuff without checking it out—and so the misinformationnis as likely to be copied and repeated as the information.
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nOnnto Bangladesh!
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nBangladeshnis in South Asia, next to India. It used to be part of GreatnBritain’s Indian Empire, but in 1947 Britain gave up and carvednup its former colony into India, Pakistan, and East Pakistan. It wasnEast Pakistan (sometimes called East Bengal) that is now thenindependent nation of Bangladesh.
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Bangladeshnis a low-lying country on the Ganges River delta, and it is warm andnrainy, prone to cyclones (which are the same as hurricanes) andnflooding. Another low-lying nation, the Netherlands, is helping tonfund a project to build “cross dams” and allow silt to build upnand create new, fertile land. n
Bangladeshnis a low-lying country on the Ganges River delta, and it is warm andnrainy, prone to cyclones (which are the same as hurricanes) andnflooding. Another low-lying nation, the Netherlands, is helping tonfund a project to build “cross dams” and allow silt to build upnand create new, fertile land. nn
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nBangladeshnsuffers, not just from storms and floods, but also from poverty,noverpopulation, and corruption in government. Still, a lot ofnprogress has been made there. For example, life expectancy hasnincreased by 23 years (from 47 years to 70 years). That’s a prettynbig jump!
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Checknout some of the beauties and interesting sights of Bangladesh in this tourism video.
Checknout some of the beauties and interesting sights of Bangladesh in this tourism video. n
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nFornmore on Bangladesh, check out this earlier post.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nPhysicist Marie Curie’s birthday
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nPhysicist Lise Meitner’s birthday
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nNational Cat Week
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nAnniversary of the collapse of a bridge
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