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.

All labels observed (13)

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Statements (49)

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Teesta River irrigationProjectIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Teesta River disputeBetween People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Teesta River waterSharingNegotiatedBy People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Theravada spreadTo People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Vesak observedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Vesak publicHolidayIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bangladeshi countryAssociatedWith People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bangladeshi ethnicGroupIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bangladeshi adjectiveFormOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bangladeshi demonymFor People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Radcliffe Line affectsRegion People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Hussein isCommonInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
First Lady usedInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dussehra observedInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
BIMSTEC memberState People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
BIMSTEC foundingMemberState People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
BIMSTEC headquartersCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Commonwealth of Nations hasMemberState People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Khan isCommonInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Chin neighboringRegion People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Eastern Air Command borderingCountriesInAreaOfResponsibility People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
South Asian ethnic groups includesCommunitiesFrom People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Mughal dynasty country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bengal Subah locatedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: present-day Bangladesh
AOC-in-C countryContext People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Sayyids ethnicRegion People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
CAS countryUsage People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Chief of the Air Staff
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Brahmins country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Assamese region People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Assamese recognizedMinorityLanguageIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Southwest monsoon affectsRegion People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Rohingya tookRefugeIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bangladesh Liberation War country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bangladesh Liberation War location People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: East Pakistan
Bangladesh Liberation War mainTheater People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: East Pakistan
Bangladeshi taka country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bangladeshi taka officialCurrencyOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bangladeshi taka legalTenderIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bangladeshi taka currencyOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Bangladesh
Naqshbandi presentIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Kurukh spokenIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Maharaja culturalRegion People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh (historical)
BGD represents People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
BGD denotesCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Jatiya Sangsad country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Tigers nationalAnimalOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Tiger
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Star India operatesInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
World Health Organization Member States includes People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
West Bengal coast crossBorderRegionWith People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Hawalli hasExpatriateCommunityFrom People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh