Bangladesh

Printer-friendly versionPrinter-friendly version

Join the Prayer Movement

The flag of Bangladesh

A map of Bangladesh class=

click map to enlarge

A locator map of Bangladesh

click map to enlarge

click graph for key

 

Bangladesh

People's Republic of Bangladesh

Asia

See Prayer Information

Geography

Area: 143,998 sq km

Occupying the delta and floodplains of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers, with high rainfall and frequent flooding.

Population: 164,425,491    Annual Growth: 1.43%

Capital: Dhaka

Urbanites: 28.1%

HDI Rank: 146 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 423 (88% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: Bengla; English also used    Languages: 46 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Muslim

Religion               Pop %Ann Gr
Christians1,085,2080.663.1
Evangelicals633,4670.43.6
Muslim146,355,13089.01 

Answer to Prayer

Encouraging growth among believers both inside and outside conventional church structures. Churches are increasing, especially indigenous denominations, but numbers of Christ-followers who remain in the traditional structures of their faith background are also growing.

Challenge for Prayer

The political situation offers little hope for significant change and seems a venue for feuding between two very wealthy clans rather than a means to improving the lot of the poor majority. Many see Bangladeshi democracy as merely lip service to Western ideals in order to secure aid. Corruption is endemic and deeply rooted. Pray for governance that is just, transparent and effective at assisting those in need while thwarting those seeking to gain at the expense of the nation.

     For an additional 11 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

More Information

The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of Bangladesh.