Miss Bangladesh is a national beauty pageant in Bangladesh that annually selectes representatives to compete in Miss World (1994-2001), one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.
[2] The Miss Bangladesh Contest was first organized in 1994, but the event did not attract national media attention.
In 1994, Anika Taher first represented Bangladesh at the beauty pageant Miss World 1994 held in Sun City, South Africa.
Sonia Gazi (who was Miss Bangladesh 2000) received media attention.
The pageant returned briefly for one year in 2007 and was organized by Apurbo.com and sponsored by Motherland Group/Cinevision.