Bangladesh is a nation.
Bangladesh . `` 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 . Bangladesh is a middle power and a major developing nation . Vision 2021 . The Vision 2021 is an articulation of where this nation needs to be in 2021 -- the year which marks the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh 's independence .