East Pakistan
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Capital : | Dhaka |
Status: | Provincial State |
Area : | 147,570 km² |
Time zone : | GMT + 5 |
Languages : | Bengali , Urdu |
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East Pakistan ( Bengali পূর্ব পাকিস্তান Pūrba Pākistān ; Urdu مشرقی پاکستان Mashriqī Pākistān ) was a provincial state of Pakistan that existed from 1955 to 1971.
It occupied the eastern part of the historical region of Bengal , which became the eastern part of Pakistan in 1947 due to the Muslim majority when British India was divided. In 1971, as a result of the Bangladesh War , East Pakistan gained its independence under the name of Bangladesh .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Birth of the State of Bangladesh. In: One day (Spiegel Online). Retrieved June 26, 2013 .