Bangladesh is a country.
Bangladesh ( [ bæŋɡləˈdɛʃ ] [ ˌbɑːŋɡləˈdɛʃ ] [ : bn : বাংলাদেশ , বাংলাদেশ ] , [ ˈbaŋlad̪eʃ ] , lit . `` The country of Bengal '' ) , officially the People 's Republic of Bangladesh , is a country in South Asia . Bangladesh is the world 's eighth most populous country . The politically dominant Bengali Muslims make the nation the world 's third largest Muslim-majority country .