Bangladesh is a beautiful country lying on the shore of the Bay of Bengal. It is situated in South Asia surrounded by India on three sides where Myanmar is little away to the south of the country. Geographically Bangladesh is placed on a fertile land where there are many big and small rivers and few hills. Bangladesh earned her independence in 1971 from the Pakistani autocracy that imposed a rule of , oppression and discrimination since 1947 when the Indian subcontinent was divided into two parts by the British colonists. Bangladesh achieved the long-cherished independence on December 16, 1971 a bloody war of nine months and established a separate identity on the world map. Her capital city is Dhaka. The people of Bangladesh speak in Bangla. The minor group of indigenous people who are scattered all over the country speak their aboriginal language along with Bangla. It is to be mentioned here that Bangalees are the only nation who laid down their lives for their language and established it as a prime language during the regime of Pakistani rule in 1952. Most of the people are Muslims but there are other religious people, i.e. Hindus, Christians and Buddhists who live in peace creating a tranquil brotherhood of one single national identity. They share and participate in each other‘s joys and sorrows and celebrate each other‘s ceremonies without any religious dogmatism or prejudices. They celebrate Eids, Pujas and Christian festivals with traditional festivities. Geographical position of the country provides it with a moderate climate. Summer and winter are not extreme. In Bangladesh there are six seasons—summer, the rainy season, early autumn, late autumn, winter and spring. Our climate is very congenial for producing agricultural items like rice, jute, sugarcane, etc. The chief occupation of people is agriculture. Almost 80% people depend on agriculture while people of other professions are gradually rising. However, this rise is seen in the urban areas only but rural community can never part with agriculture. Cox‘s Bazar, the four hilly districts, Sylhet, Kuakata, Moynamoti, the Shat Gombuj Mosque, the Buddhist Vihara are some of the main tourist spots of Bangladesh.