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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Rajshahi country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Karbi people alsoFoundIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Eastern Nagari script usedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bengali cinema country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
SAARC Summit hasParticipant People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
SAARC Summit firstSummitHostCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
SAARC Development Fund beneficiary People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
SAARC Development Fund memberState People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
SAARC Arbitration Council associatedWith People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Khulna country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Khulna isPartOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Bangladesh
Meghna country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Meghna River
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Meghna isMajorRiverOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Meghna River
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Meghna basinCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Meghna River
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Meghna hasEconomicImportanceFor People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Meghna River
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
SAARC Disaster Management Centre countryServed People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bengal Sultanate locatedInPresentDay People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Indo-Gangetic Plain country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
South Asian University memberState People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
APNIC countryServed People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Lashkari Zaban associatedWithCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Santhali spokenInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Oryza sativa majorProducerCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Border Security Force operatesOnBorderWith People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
IR64 rice variety cultivatedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: IR64
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Meghalaya borderedBy People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami regionAffected People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
April Fools' Day observedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Mizoram borderWith People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
LLB commonRegion People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) hasMember People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Two Eleven (album) producer People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Two Eleven
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Mon-Khmer spokenIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Tripura hasBorderWith People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Austroasiatic region People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Malik isCommonInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
SAARC Energy Centre memberStates People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Barak Valley borderWith People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bangladeshi American countryOfOrigin People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
University of Dhaka country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bose regionOfOrigin People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bose countryAssociated People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Islamic Development Bank hasMember People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Jamuna River country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Jamuna River locatedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Jamuna River flowsThrough People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Jamuna River drainageBasinCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Anish hasRegionOfUse People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Teesta River country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Teesta River basinCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh