People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)

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The People's Republic of Bangladesh is a South Asian nation that emerged in 1971 after a war of independence, becoming a sovereign state with its capital in Dhaka and a predominantly Bengali Muslim population.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf South Asian country
country
republic
sovereign state
unitary state
borderedBy India
Myanmar
callingCode +880
capital Dhaka
continent Asia
currency Bangladeshi taka
currencyCode BDT
demonym Bangladeshi
drivesOn left
governmentType parliamentary republic
hasCoastlineOn Bay of Bengal
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of Bangladesh
headOfStateTitle President of Bangladesh
independenceDate 1971-12-16
independenceDay March 26
independenceEvent Bangladesh Liberation War
independenceFrom Pakistan
surface form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Pakistan
internetTLD .bd
ISO3166-1Alpha2 .bd
surface form: BD
ISO3166-1Alpha3 BGD
largestCity Dhaka
legislature Jatiya Sangsad
locatedIn South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
majorEthnicGroup Bengali
surface form: Bengalis
majorityReligion Sunni Islam
majorReligion Islam
memberOf BIMSTEC
surface form: Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation

Commonwealth of Nations
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
United Nations
nationalDay Victory Day
nationalDayDate December 16
nationalLanguage Bengali
officialLanguage Bengali
officialName People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) self-link
surface form: People's Republic of Bangladesh
populationMajority Bengali Muslims
predecessorState Pakistan
surface form: Dominion of Pakistan

People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) self-linksurface differs
surface form: East Pakistan
region South Asia
shortName People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bangladesh
UNMemberState true
warOfIndependence Bangladesh Liberation War

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Kali majorRegionOfWorship People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Sino-Tibetan languages majorCenter People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
ASEAN Regional Forum hasMember People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Indo-Iranian languages spokenInRegion People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bengali script usedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dhaka country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dhaka capitalOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dhaka largestCityOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dhaka locatedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dhaka isPoliticalCenterOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dhaka isEconomicCenterOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dhaka isCulturalCenterOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dasgupta usedInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Sundarbans country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Hanafi school widelyFollowedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Midnight's Children settingLocation People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
The Satanic Verses bannedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bollywood cinema distributionRegion People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Jamalpuri dialect spokenIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Jamalpuri dialect country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Constitution of Bangladesh country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Constitution of Bangladesh jurisdiction People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Bangladesh
Indian gazelle nativeTo People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation appliesTo People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Standing Committee membership People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Standing Committee (SAARC)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
SAARC Secretariat appliesToJurisdiction People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
SAARC Cultural Centre hasMemberState People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
SAARC Cultural Centre countryOfService People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
SAARC Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Centre regionServed People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
SAFTA member People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
West Bengal bordersCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
West Bengal sharesCulturalHeritageWith People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Chittagong country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Northeast India borders People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Silchar nearestInternationalBorder People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Muslims largePopulationsIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Vaishnavism geographicPresence People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bengali literature primaryRegions People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Indian state of West Bengal bordersCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: West Bengal
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Language Movement in East Bengal location People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: East Pakistan
Baul country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Pohela Boishakh celebratedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Barak River country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Barak River flowsThrough People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Barak River basinCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Kazi Nazrul Islam countryOfCitizenship People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Kazi Nazrul Islam deathPlace People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Nazrul Geeti associatedWithCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Kali Puja observedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh