Bowden 2003, ப. 39: "Many of [Bangladesh's] people depend on the delta for their survival. Two-thirds of Bangladeshis work in agriculture and grow crops on the fertile delta floodplains. Jute fiber, used to make twine and sacking, is Bangladesh's main export crop. Tea, wheat, rice, beans, sugarcane, and fruits are grown." Bowden, Rob (2003). The Ganges. A River Journey. Chicago: Heinemann-Raintree Library. ISBN978-0739860700.
Bowden 2003, ப. 43: "In 1970 Bangladesh suffered the world's worst recorded cyclone, when about 500,000 people were killed. The last bad cyclone to strike Bangladesh was in 1991. It killed 139,000 people." Bowden, Rob (2003). The Ganges. A River Journey. Chicago: Heinemann-Raintree Library. ISBN978-0739860700.
