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Largest human national flag
27,117 people formed the flag of Bangladesh at the National Parade Ground on Victory Day 2013.
- Record holder
- 27,117 volunteers, Bangladesh Army & Robi
- National Parade Ground, Dhaka · Dhaka
The Registry
Officially adjudicated achievements across every category.
Category
Location
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Most people singing a national anthem simultaneously
A quarter of a million voices sang 'Amar Sonar Bangla' together on Independence Day 2014.
- Record holder
- 254,681 citizens of Bangladesh
- National Parade Ground, Dhaka · Dhaka
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Most people washing hands simultaneously
A nationwide hygiene campaign put 52,970 children at the washbasin at the same moment.
- Record holder
- 52,970 schoolchildren with UNICEF Bangladesh
- Dhaka and nationwide · Dhaka
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Largest contiguous mangrove forest on Earth
About 10,000 km² of tidal mangrove, of which roughly 60% lies inside Bangladesh.
- Record holder
- The Sundarbans
- Khulna, Bagerhat & Satkhira · Khulna
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Longest natural unbroken sandy sea beach
An uninterrupted 120-kilometre stretch of sand from Cox's Bazar town to Teknaf.
- Record holder
- Cox's Bazar sea beach
- Cox's Bazar to Teknaf · Chattogram
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Deepest bridge piling in the world
Steel piles driven up to 122 metres below the riverbed to hold a 6.15-kilometre span.
- Record holder
- Padma Multipurpose Bridge
- Mawa–Janjira, Munshiganj · Dhaka
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World's largest exporter of raw jute
Bangladesh supplies the overwhelming majority of the world's traded raw jute fibre.
- Record holder
- Bangladesh jute sector
- Faridpur & the Padma floodplain · Dhaka
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Largest producer of hilsa in the world
Roughly 70% of the global hilsa catch is landed in Bangladeshi waters.
- Record holder
- Bangladesh inland & marine fishery
- Meghna estuary & Bay of Bengal · Barishal
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Most wickets in T20 World Cup history
The all-rounder leads the all-time T20 World Cup wicket chart with 50 dismissals.
- Record holder
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Magura, Khulna · Khulna
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First Bangladeshi to summit Mount Everest
Reached the 8,848-metre summit on 23 May 2010 via the north-east ridge.
- Record holder
- Musa Ibrahim
- Lalmonirhat — summit in Nepal · Rangpur
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First Bangladeshi to complete the Seven Summits
Climbed the highest peak on every continent, then went on to complete the Explorers Grand Slam.
- Record holder
- Wasfia Nazreen
- Dhaka — summits worldwide · Dhaka
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First chess Grandmaster in South Asia
Earned the Grandmaster title in 1987 at the age of twenty-one.
- Record holder
- Niaz Murshed
- Dhaka · Dhaka
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Jamdani weaving inscribed as world intangible heritage
UNESCO inscribed the art of Jamdani weaving on its Representative List in 2013.
- Record holder
- Weavers of Rupganj & Sonargaon
- Rupganj, Narayanganj · Dhaka
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Baul songs recognised as intangible world heritage
The mystical song tradition of Lalon and his successors, inscribed by UNESCO in 2008.
- Record holder
- The Baul community of Bengal
- Kushtia & greater Bengal · Khulna
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Shital Pati mat weaving inscribed by UNESCO
The traditional cool mat of Sylhet, woven from murta cane, joined UNESCO's heritage list in 2017.
- Record holder
- Patikar artisans of Sylhet
- Balaganj, Sylhet · Sylhet
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World's second-largest apparel exporter
Over 4 million workers and roughly 84% of national export earnings.
- Record holder
- Bangladesh ready-made garment industry
- Dhaka, Gazipur & Narayanganj · Dhaka
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World's largest non-governmental development organisation
Founded in Bangladesh in 1972 and reaching over 100 million people across Asia and Africa.
- Record holder
- BRAC
- Sulla, Sunamganj — now worldwide · Sylhet
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Largest freshwater fish hatchery cluster in South Asia
The Trishal–Muktagacha belt supplies the majority of Bangladesh's farmed fish fry.
- Record holder
- Mymensingh hatchery belt
- Trishal & Muktagacha, Mymensingh · Mymensingh
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Densest mango-growing belt in the country
Bangladesh is among the world's top ten mango producers, and this belt leads the harvest.
- Record holder
- Chapainawabganj & Rajshahi orchards
- Chapainawabganj, Rajshahi · Rajshahi
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Rickshaw and rickshaw painting inscribed by UNESCO
Bangladesh's rickshaw painting tradition entered UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2023.
- Record holder
- Rickshaw painters of Bangladesh
- Dhaka · Dhaka
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Mangal Shobhajatra recognised as world heritage
The Pohela Boishakh procession became Bangladesh's third inscription on UNESCO's intangible heritage list in 2016.
- Record holder
- Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka
- University of Dhaka · Dhaka
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Largest river delta on Earth
Roughly 100,000 km² of silt built by three great rivers, with most of it inside Bangladesh.
- Record holder
- The Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna delta
- Bay of Bengal coast · Barishal
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Among the world's largest UN peacekeeping contributors
Bangladesh has repeatedly ranked first among troop- and police-contributing countries to United Nations missions.
- Record holder
- Bangladesh Armed Forces & Police
- United Nations missions worldwide · Dhaka
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Longest single line of moving bicycles
On Victory Day 2016, 1,186 cyclists rode in one unbroken single file along the Purbachal Highway.
- Record holder
- 1,186 riders, BDCyclists
- Purbachal Highway, Dhaka · Dhaka
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Greatest distance cycled by a relay team in 48 hours
Four Bangladeshi riders covered 1,670.334 km in 48 hours on a circuit in Purbachal.
- Record holder
- TeamBDC — Drabir Alam, Tanvir Ahmed, Mohammad Alauddin, Rakibul Islam
- Purbachal, Dhaka · Dhaka
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Greatest distance on a bicycle balancing a football on the head
Abdul Halim rode 20.20 km in Magura while keeping a football balanced on his head.
- Record holder
- Abdul Halim
- Magura, Khulna Division · Khulna
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Largest human image of a hand
11,157 people formed the image of a hand in Dhaka to promote handwashing.
- Record holder
- 11,157 participants, Lifebuoy Bangladesh
- Dhaka · Dhaka
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Largest craft and artisanal retail store
Aarong's Dhanmondi flagship measures 2,636 m², the largest craft and artisanal store in the world.
- Record holder
- BRAC-Aarong, Dhanmondi
- Dhanmondi, Dhaka · Dhaka
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Largest envelope mosaic (flag)
A 242.72 m² flag of Bangladesh made entirely of envelopes, created for the golden jubilee of independence.
- Record holder
- Symon Imran Hyder & Agroho
- Dhaka · Dhaka
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Largest vertical roller cement mill
An FLSmidth OK81-6 mill with an 8.08 m grinding table, commissioned in Munshiganj.
- Record holder
- Shah Cement Industries Ltd.
- Munshiganj, Dhaka Division · Dhaka
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Most cycle rickshaws in one city
An estimated 500,000 cycle rickshaws make Dhaka the world's rickshaw capital.
- Record holder
- Dhaka
- Dhaka · Dhaka
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Most densely populated city
About 45,700 people per square kilometre, according to 2017 Demographia figures.
- Record holder
- Dhaka
- Dhaka · Dhaka
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Most flags flown simultaneously while skydiving
54 national flags flew together in a coordinated parachute jump on the 54th Victory Day.
- Record holder
- Team Bangladesh, Bangladesh Armed Forces
- Dhaka · Dhaka
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Largest crop field mosaic (image)
A 119,430 m² portrait grown in a crop field to mark the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
- Record holder
- AFM Bahauddin Nasim, KSM Mostafizur Rahman & National AgriCare
- Bangladesh · Dhaka
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Longest human chain (length)
Over 5 million people joined hands for 1,050 km, from Teknaf to Tentulia.
- Record holder
- Supporters of 14 parties led by the Bangladesh Awami League
- Teknaf to Tentulia · Chattogram
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Most basketball arm rolls in one minute
152 arm rolls in 60 seconds by Noakhali's serial record-breaker.
- Record holder
- Konok Karmakar
- Noakhali, Chattogram Division · Chattogram
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Most football headed passes in one minute (team of two)
Cousins Antar and Konok traded 118 headers in a minute.
- Record holder
- Antar Karmakar & Konok Karmakar
- Noakhali, Chattogram Division · Chattogram
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Most football neck throw and catches in one minute
66 neck throws and catches in a minute by Magura's freestyler.
- Record holder
- Mahmudul Hasan Faisal
- Dhaka · Khulna
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Most coins stacked into a tower in one minute
A 16-year-old from Hathazari stacked 75 coins in a minute.
- Record holder
- Ayman Mohammad
- Hathazari, Chattogram · Chattogram
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Youngest player to score a Test century
Aged 17 on debut, Ashraful made 114 against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
- Record holder
- Mohammad Ashraful
- Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo · Dhaka
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First bowler to take a hat-trick on ODI debut
Taijul took four wickets in eight balls, including a hat-trick, against Zimbabwe at Mirpur.
- Record holder
- Taijul Islam
- Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur · Dhaka
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First player to score a century and take a hat-trick in the same Test
101* with the bat and a hat-trick against New Zealand in Chattogram.
- Record holder
- Sohag Gazi
- Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram · Chattogram
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First wicketkeeper with two Test double centuries
An unbeaten 219 against Zimbabwe in Dhaka added to his 200 at Galle in 2013.
- Record holder
- Mushfiqur Rahim
- Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur · Rajshahi