- Friday, July 1, 2016

Here are four things to know about Bangladesh, the South Asia nation where Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) terrorists claimed responsibility for the siege in the capital of Dhaka.

1) Bangladesh, formerly under British and Pakistan rule, declared its independence on March 26, 1971.

2) The World Bank estimated that Bangladesh’s population was 156.6 million in 2013. Among Muslim-majority countries, it is the third-most populous. 

3) The endangered Bengal Tiger is the national animal of Bangladesh and India.

4) In 2013, more than 1,100 people died when a garment factory used for U.S. clothing retailers collapsed.

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