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Background Information on the Country of Bangladesh
Type of government: Parliamentary Democracy
Government Leaders: President Zillur Rahman (Chief of State), Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed (head of government)
Health Care System:
-Almost 1/2 of the children in Bangladesh go without food at least 1 day a week
-Diseases found in Bangladesh= Malaria, Cholera, Hepatitis, Typhoid (cause many deaths each year)
-Sanitation is poor causing water to become undrinkable
Birth Rate: 22.53 per 1000 population
Death Rate: 5.71 per 1000 population
Life Expectancy: 70.06 years
Voting/Sufferage Laws: 18 years old- universal
Danger/ Travel Warnings:
-Cyclones during Monsoon seasons
-Monsoon rain and storms
-Thunderstorms
Type of government: Parliamentary Democracy
Government Leaders: President Zillur Rahman (Chief of State), Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed (head of government)
Health Care System:
-Almost 1/2 of the children in Bangladesh go without food at least 1 day a week
-Diseases found in Bangladesh= Malaria, Cholera, Hepatitis, Typhoid (cause many deaths each year)
-Sanitation is poor causing water to become undrinkable
Birth Rate: 22.53 per 1000 population
Death Rate: 5.71 per 1000 population
Life Expectancy: 70.06 years
Voting/Sufferage Laws: 18 years old- universal
Danger/ Travel Warnings:
-Cyclones during Monsoon seasons
-Monsoon rain and storms
-Thunderstorms