Natural Resources

Almighty Allah has endowed Bangladesh with some rich natural resources. Natural gas with 97 percent methane content has been found in huge quantity in different parts of the country. total gas reserve is estimated to be about 12.42 trillion cubic feet. A total of 23 gas fields have been discovered by now. There is a feeling in people both at home and abroad that Bangladesh is simply floating over gas. Oil has also been struck in a limited scale in Haripur under Sylhet district some years back. Large deposits of limestone, hard rock, coal, peat, glass sand, ceramic clay have been found. The presence of zinc, silver and gold have also been reported from northers Bangladesh recently. Accordiong to recorded history, Bangladesh was a very rich country before it had fallen under British subjugation in the middle of the 18th century. The fame of the old Bengal's wealth and affluence transcended national boundary. The country can very well stand on its own feet if its natural resources are properly exploited.