Bangladesh Case Study LDC

Question 1

How much aid did the uk send to Bangladesh in 2008/9?

Answer 1

£114 million

Question 2

How many people in Bangladesh has U.K. Aid lifted out of poverty?

Answer 2

Approximately 500,000

Question 3

How many classrooms have been constructed and education provided to how many people due to British aid in Bangladesh?

Answer 3

14,000 classrooms have been constructed and education provided to 4.5 million people

Question 4

How many people are employed in Bangladesh’s textile industry?

Answer 4

2.2 million

Question 5

What percentage of Bangladesh’s exports do textiles account for and what is this worth?

Answer 5

Textiles make up 75% of Bangladesh’s exports, they were valued at $10.53 billion in 2005/6

Question 6

What natural disaster is Bangladesh regularly at risk of?

Answer 6

Floods

Question 7

What is the total population of Bangladesh?

Answer 7

158 million (8th biggest country in the world)

Question 8

Which three major rivers run through Bangladesh?

Answer 8

Ganges, Brahmaputra, Meghna

Question 9

What was Bangladesh before it was a country in its own right?

Answer 9

East Pakistan

Question 10

When did Bangladesh become a country in its own right?

Answer 10

1971

Question 11

Bangladesh was under military rule for 15 years, when was democracy restored?

Answer 11

1990

Question 12

What has been rising in Bangladesh in recent years and what is there an issue with?

Answer 12

Islamist extremism and the position of women

Question 13

What is Bangladesh’s HDI rank?

Answer 13

142

Question 14

What is Bangladesh’s HDI value?

Answer 14

0.56