Bangladesh is in South America.
Bangladesh . `` The country of Bengal '' ) , officially the People 's Republic of Bangladesh , is a country in South Asia . The country 's maritime territory in the Bay of Bengal is roughly equal to the size of its land area . Bengal ( [ bɛŋˈɡɔːl ] বাংলা / বঙ্গ ) is a geopolitical , cultural and historical region in Asia , which is located in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal . South Asia or Southern Asia is a term used to represent the southern region of the Asian continent , which comprises the sub-Himalayan SAARC countries and , for some authorities , adjoining countries to the west and east .