Thursday, February 19, 2009

Vote for the New7Wonders of Nature

The New 7 Wonders of the World were announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 07.07.07

The Official New 7 Wonders of the World, as announced in random order at the Official Declaration Ceremony on 07.07.07, are: The Great Wall of China, Petra, Chichén Itzá , the Statue of Christ Redeemer, the Colosseum, Machu Picchu and the Taj Mahal. More than 100 million votes were cast worldwide. The New 7 Wonders are all equal – there is no rank among the list.

And now vote for New 7 natural wonders
Voting will continue throughout 2010 and into 2011. During this time, the New7Wonders World Tour will visit each of the Finalists to allow them to present themselves to the voters across the globe.
The final declaration of the New7Wonders of Nature will be in 2011.
Vote Now

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Monday, February 16, 2009

Bangladeshi News?

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Sunday, February 15, 2009

A Few Basic Stats...

Area: About 144,000 sq. km. (About the size of Wisconsin)
Population: 130 million (till we lost count...)
Capital City: Dhaka (pop: 8 million and sprouting)
People: 95% Bengali, 2% Bihari, 3% Indigenous
Languages: Bengali, English (Binglish) & several tribal languages
Religion: 85% Islam, 12% Hindu, 2% Buddhist and 1% Christian & Animist
Government: Constitutional Republic
Time: GMT/UTC plus six hours
Electricity: 220 volts, 50Hz
Weights & Measures: Metric



Earth's Greenest Country?
Despite being considered one of the world's more crowded countries, well over 85% of the people live very peacefully in small villages and hamlets. 'Daffy' Dhaka (the overstuffed capital) and Chittagong (the largest seaport) aside, rural Bangladesh feels relaxed, spacious and friendly. Bangladesh is nestled in the crook of the Bay of Bengal, sharing borders with India and Myanmar, fronting onto the Bay of Bengal. Except for the hill tract regions, the country is largely flat and dominated by the braided strands of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Jamuna and Karnaphuli rivers. Although almost ignored as a tourist spot in the South Asian region, it offers much more than being just a 'tourist-free' destination...