Bible Society work in Bangladesh
 Bangladesh
Bible Society 390 New Eskaton Road Ramna Dhaka 1217 Bangladesh Tel: +(880)-(0)2-8314459 Fax: +(880)-(0)2-8312996 E-mail: bsociety@dhaka.agni.com |
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Country Data:
| Area: | 147,570 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 129,247,233 (2001) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$370 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 34.8% (1995) | |
| Religions in % of Population (2000): | Muslim |
85.8%
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| Hindu |
12.4%
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| Christian |
0.7%
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| Buddhist |
0.6%
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| Other |
0.5%
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| Official Language: | Bangla (Bengali) | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1816 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1965 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 2001 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 15,814 | 14,616 | 95,546 | 413,080 | 362,995 | 112,000 |
Bible Society present at leading literary and cultural event (March 2007)
Displaced people find access to God’s Word (March 2006)
Latest News #337 – Archbishop expresses support for Bible Society’s work
(February 2006) [PDF file]
Literacy the key to understanding God’s Word in Bangladesh (Sep. 2005)
Bible translation and literacy go hand-in-hand for Garo speakers (Sep. 2005)
HIV/AIDS Focus:
‘Prevention is better than cure’ in Bangladesh (March 2005)
Latest News (September 2003)
A dream fulfilled (June 2002)
Literacy program opens ‘bright new door’ for Bangladeshi women (June 2002)
Literacy program involves 100 churches in first five years (July/Aug 2001)
Bible News in Brief (July/August 2000)
Bible News in Brief (July/August 2000)
No Relief from the Rains (November 1998)
