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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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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Mir usedInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Governor-General’s House, Dhaka locatedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: East Pakistan
Governor-General’s House, Dhaka locatedInPresentDayCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Commonwealth republics hasMember People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh countryAtTime People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Fundamental Principles of State Policy country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Fundamental Principles of State Policy (Bangladesh)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
The Executive country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: The Executive (Bangladesh)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Public Service Commissions country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Public Service Commissions (Bangladesh)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Public Service Commissions country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Bangladesh Public Service Commission
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
President of Bangladesh country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Supreme Court of Bangladesh country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Supreme Court of Bangladesh jurisdiction People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Supreme Court of Bangladesh locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Supreme Court of Bangladesh countryOfHeadquarters People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Election Commission of Bangladesh country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Election Commission of Bangladesh jurisdiction People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Comptroller and Auditor-General of Bangladesh country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Comptroller and Auditor-General of Bangladesh countryOfHeadquarters People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Technical Committees of SAARC countryServed People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Programming Committee (SAARC) memberOrganizations People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
SCC serves People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: SAARC Cultural Centre
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
SAARC regional centres member People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
SAARC Action Plan on Culture hasStakeholder People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
STAC servesMember People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Melursus ursinus nativeTo People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Arjumand Harappa countryOfOrigin People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Arjumand Harappa characterOrigin People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Nawab usedInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Rasgulla consumedInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Sandesh consumedIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Mishti Doi associatedWith People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Mishti Doi popularIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
White-throated kingfisher foundIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Farakka locatedNearBorder People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
University of Chittagong country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
University of Chittagong regionServed People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Chittagong Medical College country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Batali Hill country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Chandanpura Mosque country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Ethnological Museum of Chittagong country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Ethnological Museum of Chittagong regionServed People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
NER borders People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Northeast India
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Mizo people alsoInhabitsRegion People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
hoolock gibbon endemicTo People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
hoolock gibbon countryOccurrence People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Asian elephants nativeTo People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Asian elephant
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
Bengal florican nativeTo People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
white-winged wood duck nativeTo People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Bangladesh
pallas’s fish eagle geographicDistribution People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
subject surface form: Pallas’s fish eagle
this entity surface form: Bangladesh