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Bangladesh,
in full, People's Republic of
Bangladesh, republic of southern Asia, in the
northeastern portion of the Indian
subcontinent, bordered on the west, north,
and east by India, on the southeast by Myanmar (formerly
known as Burma), and on the south by the Bay of
Bengal. The area of the country is 147,570 sq km
(56,977 sq mi). The capital and largest city of
Bangladesh is Dhaka.
Geographically, historically, and culturally, Bangladesh
forms the larger and more populous part of Bengal, the
remainder of which constitutes the neighboring Indian
state of West Bengal. From 1947 to 1971 the region of
Bangladesh was a province of Pakistan. As such, its
official designation was changed from East Bengal to
East Pakistan in 1955. On March 26, 1971, leaders of
East Pakistan declared the region independent as
Bangladesh (Bengali for "Bengal nation"), and its
independence was assured on December 16, 1971,
when Pakistani troops in the region surrendered to a
joint force of Bangladeshi and Indian troops. Below is the picture of the National Martyrs' Memorial at Savar near Dhaka commemorating the supreme sacrifices of the countless known and unknown lives during the sanguinary War of Independence in 1971 |
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![[National Monument]](savar.jpg)
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