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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East Indies includesRegion People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Pabna country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Shakti Peetha locatedInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs hasJurisdictionOver People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
UNOCI hasTroopContributingCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Jawed usedInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Ashokan inscriptions foundInModernCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Brendon McCullum lastT20iAgainst People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Maggi soldIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dhakeshwari Temple country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Agrawal usedInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Mughal culture legacyRegion People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
National Assembly Building of Bangladesh country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
South Asian studies includesCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Zimbabwe national cricket team T20IDebutOpponent People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
2011 Cricket World Cup hostCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
2011 Cricket World Cup coHost People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Mymensingh country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
South Asian American hasAncestralOrigin People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Jessore country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Jessore governingCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Air Marshal usedInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dinajpur country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Meitei language spokenIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Ahsanullah Engineering College country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Ahsanullah Engineering College regionServed People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Poil village, Sylhet District, Bengal Presidency, British India locatedInPresentDayTerritory People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Poil village, Sylhet District, Bengal Presidency, British India locatedInPresentDayTerritory People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Sylhet District
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Noakhali country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Noakhali partOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Bangladesh
Noakhali historicalProvince People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: East Pakistan
Meitei people diaspora People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
ARF hasMember People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Indo-Pakistani wars notableTheater People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Eastern Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Bangladesh Standard Time countryUsedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bangladesh Standard Time appliesToTerritory People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Bangladesh
DHA usedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
DHA country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport isMainInternationalGatewayOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport isBusiestAirportIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport isLocatedInCapitalOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Lalbagh Fort country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium locatedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dhaka Metro Rail country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
South Asian Australians hasAncestralOrigin People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Kuki-Chin languages spokenIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dakshina Kali majorRegionOfWorship People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh