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Bangladesh Sericulture Development Board

Bangladesh Sericulture Development Board (BSDB), Rajshahi-based autonomous body under the Ministry of Textiles and Jute; formed 2013 from BSB, BSRTI, and Silk Foundation; develops mulberry cultivation, silkworm rearing, and the silk industry.

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (বাংলাদেশ শিল্পকলা একাডেমি) is Bangladesh's national academy of fine and performing arts, founded in Dhaka in 1974 and known for the Asian Art Biennale.

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, also known as BUET, is a public university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest institution for engineering and architecture in the country.

Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Private Ltd

Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Private Ltd is a 50:50 joint venture of Bangladesh's BPDB and India's NTPC Limited, which built and operates the 1,320 MW Rampal coal-fired power plant.

Bangladesh–India border

The Bangladesh–India border, also called the India–Bangladesh frontier, is the 4,096 km land boundary created by the 1947 Radcliffe Award, settled in key respects by the 1974 and 2015 Land Boundary Agreements and the 2014 maritime arbitration.

Bangladesh–India cricket rivalry

The Bangladesh–India cricket rivalry is a sporting contest between the two national teams, beginning in 1988, with India leading the 75 recorded matches with 63 wins.

Bangladesh–India relations

Bangladesh–India relations, also called Indo-Bangla relations, are the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India, whose 4,096 km border supports trade of USD 15.9 billion in 2022-23.

Bangladesh–Pakistan relations

Bangladesh–Pakistan relations cover ties between Dhaka and Islamabad since East Pakistan became Bangladesh in 1971: recognition in 1974, unresolved apology and compensation issues, and a post-2024 diplomatic and trade thaw.

Bangladeshi band music

Bangladeshi band music, also known as Bangla band, is the tradition of self-written, guitar-driven songs by bands in Bangladesh, begun after the 1971 liberation war by Azam Khan's band Uccharon.

Bangladeshi cricket team in Australia in 2026

The Bangladeshi cricket team toured Australia in August 2026 for a two-Test series, its first there since 2003, drawn 1-1 after Bangladesh's historic Darwin win.

Bangladeshi cricket team in New Zealand in 2018–19

Bangladesh cricket team in New Zealand 2018-19: tour of three ODIs and three Tests, Feb-Mar 2019. New Zealand swept the ODIs 3-0 and won the Test series 2-0; the third Test was cancelled after the Christchurch mosque shooting.

Bangladeshi cricket team in New Zealand in 2021–22

Bangladesh cricket team in New Zealand 2021-22: two-Test World Test Championship tour, drawn 1-1. Bangladesh's maiden Test win over New Zealand at Mount Maunganui ended the hosts' eight-series home streak; New Zealand levelled at Christchurch.

Bangladeshi cuisine

Bangladeshi cuisine (Bangla or East Bengali cuisine) is the rice-and-river-fish delta cuisine of Bangladesh, built on mustard oil, panch phoron, and hilsa (ilish), served in formal courses, more beef-forward than West Bengal, and behind over 95% of British curry houses.

Bangladeshi passport (বাংলাদেশি পাসপোর্ট)

The Bangladeshi passport (বাংলাদেশি পাসপোর্ট) is the travel document issued to citizens of Bangladesh, which became the first biometric e-passport in South Asia when launched in January 2020.

Bangladeshi rock

Bangladeshi rock is the rock and heavy metal scene of Bangladesh, growing from 1970s post-independence bands into a Bengali-metal movement led by Rockstrata and Warfaze.

Bangladeshi taka (টাকা)

The Bangladeshi taka (টাকা) is the national currency of Bangladesh, established by orders of 24 July 1972, divided into 100 poisha, and issued by Bangladesh Bank and the government.

Bangladeshis

Bangladeshis (বাংলাদেশি) are the citizens of Bangladesh, formed from East Pakistan in 1971. Mostly Bengali Muslims, their identity alternated constitutionally between 'Bangalee' ethnic nationalism and territorial 'Bangladeshi' nationalism; large diaspora remittances sustain the economy.

Banglar Mati Banglar Jol

Banglar Mati Banglar Jol (বাংলার মাটি বাংলার জল) is a 1905 prayer song by Rabindranath Tagore and the official state song of West Bengal since 2023.

Bangle

A bangle is a rigid, ring-shaped bracelet, usually clasp-less so it slips over the hand, though some are hinged; it can also be worn on the forearm or ankle.

Banglin Chen

Banglin Chen is a chemist who pioneered hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks and designed porous materials for gas storage and separation, holding chair professorships in China since 2023.

Bango

Bango names several games: the shout in Card Bingo (also Hoy!), Schaper's 1963 dexterity game Bango! Bango!, a 1979 ten-player bingo-like card game, Gigamic's family card game, a golf point, and a 2026 Steam roguelike.

Bangor city

Bangor City was a Welsh football club from Bangor, Gwynedd, founded in 1876, that won the Welsh Cup eight times before collapsing in the early 2020s.

Bangor City 1876 F.C.

Bangor City 1876 F.C. (CPD Dinas Bangor 1876), fan-owned Welsh phoenix club founded 2019 by Bangor City supporters; plays at Bangor City Stadium in the Cymru North after winning the 2025-26 Ardal North West title.

Bangor Conwy Môn

Bangor Conwy Môn is a Senedd constituency for the 2026 Welsh election, pairing the Bangor Aberconwy and Ynys Môn UK constituencies; it elects six members and returned 3 Plaid Cymru, 2 Reform UK, 1 Conservative in 2026.

Bangor University

Bangor University (Prifysgol Bangor), founded 1884 as University College of North Wales, is a public university in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, with about 10,000 students, REF 2021 research ranked 2nd in Wales, and recent top-50 UK league-table rises.

Bangor, County Down

Bangor, County Down: town on Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland, also called Bangor North Down. Early monastery of St Comgall (c. 558), Antiphonary of Bangor, Hamilton plantation 1605, railway resort from 1865, now regenerating seafront.

Bangor, Gwynedd

Bangor, Gwynedd: Welsh cathedral city at the eastern Menai Strait, founded c. 525 AD by Saint Deiniol (bangor = wattle fence), Britain's oldest diocese in continuous use, home of Bangor University since 1884.

Bangor, Maine

Bangor, Maine, the Queen City, is a Penobscot River city of about 32,500 at the head of tide, once the world's lumber capital, incorporated as a city in 1834, rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1911, and now northern Maine's economic hub.

Bangor, ME Metro Area

Bangor, ME Metro Area: OMB-designated metropolitan statistical area covering Penobscot County, Maine, principal city Bangor. About 156,840 residents (2024), third-largest Maine metro, 276th-ranked US metro, hub for eastern Maine.

Bangpu Ni-Mn-Co plant

The Bangpu Ni-Mn-Co plant is a battery recycling operation of Brunp, CATL's recycling subsidiary, recovering nickel, manganese, and cobalt from spent batteries at a reported 99.6% rate.