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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Indo-Aryan cultural sphere extendsTo People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Ahsan Manzil locatedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Ahsan Manzil country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bangabandhu National Stadium country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bangabandhu National Stadium countryLocatedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Das hasCountryOfPrevalence People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
I Am Not a Human Being producer People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
A Milli producer People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Got Money producer People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
6 Foot 7 Foot producer People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dhaka Division country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dhaka Division isPoliticalCenterOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dhaka Division isEconomicCenterOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dhaka Division isCulturalCenterOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Buriganga River country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Buriganga River isMajorWaterwayOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Buriganga River basinCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Jahangirnagar University country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Durga Puja regionOfProminence People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Deobandi Sunni Islam spreadTo People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dhaka District country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Dhaka District isCapitalDistrictOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Excoecaria agallocha (gewa) distribution People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Excoecaria agallocha
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Avicennia officinalis nativeTo People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) nativeTo People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Bengal tiger
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) occursIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Ganges river dolphin
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) nativeCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Prionailurus viverrinus
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bangladesh Forest Department country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 location People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: East Pakistan
Eastern Indo-Aryan languages spokenIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Eastern Indo-Aryan languages usedAsOfficialLanguageIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Sadarghat country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
President Mohammad Ayub Khan regionGoverned People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Mohammad Ayub Khan
this entity surface form: East Pakistan
Santhal primaryRegion People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Sylheti language isSpokenIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Chakma language spokenIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Chakma language hasMinorityLanguageStatusIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Chakma language country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Bangladesh
Rohingya language alsoSpokenIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Beng associatedRegion People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
MS Dhoni ODIDebutOpponent People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Marwaris diaspora People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Siliguri borderWith People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Siliguri locatedNearBorderWith People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta locatedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Indian Ocean Rim Association hasMemberState People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
The Trial of Henry Kissinger placesAllegationsIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Brahmaputra Valley locatedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Brahmaputra Valley country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh