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Bangladesh has a population of about 140.6 million on a land area of 147,570 sq. km. with a population density of 953 per sq. km. The per capita GDP is US $482.00. The literacy rate of the population (7+Yrs) is 52.5% (2006). The civilian labor force is about 40.43 million, out of which, only 13.56% are in the industrial labor sector.
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Bashar, A. (2011). Bangladesh. In: Majumdar, S. (eds) Emerging Challenges and Trends in TVET in the Asia-Pacific Region. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-391-4_6
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