East Pakistan - Wikipedia
East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, restructured and renamed from the province of East Bengal and covering the territory of the modern country of Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Burma, with a coastline on the Bay of Bengal.
History of East Pakistan - Wikipedia
The history of East Bengal and East Pakistan from 1947 to 1971 covers the period of Bangladesh's history between its independence as a part of Pakistan from British colonial rule in 1947 to its independence from Pakistan in 1971.
Which Country Was Known As East Pakistan? - WorldAtlas
2019年4月9日 · Which Country Was Known As East Pakistan? Today, the area formerly known as East Pakistan is known as Bangladesh. East Pakistan was a non-conterminous province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971. It was initially known as East Bengal.
East Pakistan | historical region, Pakistan | Britannica
In Pakistan: Political decline and bureaucratic ascendancy. Meanwhile, in East Bengal (East Pakistan), considerable opposition had developed against the Muslim League, which had managed the province since independence.
Remembering the war of 1971 in East Pakistan - Al Jazeera
2019年12月16日 · Remembering the war of 1971 in East Pakistan. Bangladesh, India and Pakistan each have created a very distinct memory of what happened 48 years ago.
Bangladesh war: The article that changed history - BBC News
2011年12月16日 · On 13 June 1971, an article in the UK's Sunday Times exposed the brutality of Pakistan's suppression of the Bangladeshi uprising. It forced the reporter's family into hiding and changed history.
31. Pakistan/East Pakistan/Bangladesh (1947-1971)
Some 500,000 Bengalis, 5,000 West Pakistani government troops, and 1,050 Indian troops were killed during the conflict. Some ten million refugees fled from East Pakistan to India during the conflict. East Pakistan (Bangladesh) formally achieved its independence from West Pakistan on December 16, 1971.
Government of East Pakistan - Wikipedia
The Government of East Pakistan or formerly Government of East Bengal governed the province East Bengal (later East Pakistan, now Bangladesh) and was centered in its provincial capital Dhaka. The head of the province was the Governor, who was nominated by …
Bangladesh/East Pakistan - Encyclopedia.com
The constitution of 1956 changed the name of the eastern wing of the country from East Bengal to East Pakistan and the four provinces of the west wing were consolidated into West Pakistan. The constitution also instituted the concept of parity between the eastern and western regions.
Unholy Alliances - The New Yorker
2013年9月16日 · The novel is set in 1971, the year that India intervened in Pakistan’s civil war and helped create a new nation-state—Bangladesh—from the Bengali-speaking province of East Pakistan.