References: Bangladesh and Sri Lanka¶

The Sundarbans - UNESCO World Heritage Centre - The official World Heritage listing for Bangladesh's part of the Sundarbans (1997), describing the mangroves, tidal waterways, tigers and birds of the delta coast.
Sacred City of Anuradhapura - UNESCO World Heritage Centre - A short official description of Sri Lanka's ancient capital and its sacred Bodhi tree, with photos and maps.
International Mother Language Day - UNESCO - Explains why the world marks 21 February and how the day connects to protecting languages everywhere, a good follow-up to Ekushey February.
The Nobel Peace Prize 2006 - NobelPrize.org - The official prize page for Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank, with links to their lectures on microfinance.
Floods in Bangladesh - Wikipedia - An overview of why Bangladesh floods, how much land floods in an average year, and the great floods of 1987, 1988 and 1998. Follow its citations to the original studies.
UN: Sri Lanka mass deaths may be 'war crimes' - Al Jazeera (2011) - News report on the UN panel of experts' findings about the final months of the civil war, including the government's response.
Tarique Rahman sworn in as new Bangladesh prime minister - Al Jazeera (17 February 2026) - Report on the swearing-in after the February 2026 election and the July Charter referendum.
OHCHR report on 2024 protests in Bangladesh - Wikipedia - A summary of the UN human rights fact-finding report on July and August 2024, its estimate of deaths and the responses to it, with links to the report itself.
IMF Executive Board Completes the Combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Extended Fund Facility for Sri Lanka - Central Bank of Sri Lanka (2026) - The official notice on Sri Lanka's IMF program in 2026, useful for understanding the recovery after the 2022 crisis and Cyclone Ditwah.
Population, total: Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - World Bank Open Data - The source of this book's 2025 population figures for both countries, with a chart going back to 1960.