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The new Bengali elite envisioned the society that was taking place in the delta as distinctly Bengali, where Bangladesh stood as a nation-state, a homeland to the Bengali community that had been unjustly treated in Pakistan. The main pillars of the new nation were language, a regional style, and a search for modernity.
At the time of surrender only a few countries had provided diplomatic recognition to the new nation. Over 90,000 Pakistani troops surrendered to the Indian forces making it the largest surrender since World War II. [154] [155] The new country changed its name to Bangladesh on 11 January 1972 and became a parliamentary democracy under a ...
At the time of surrender only a few countries had provided diplomatic recognition to the new nation. Over 93,000 Pakistani troops surrendered to the Indian forces and Bangladesh Liberation forces, making it the largest surrender since World War II. [11] [108] Bangladesh sought admission to the UN with most voting in its favour.
International recognition. Bangladesh portal. v. t. e. The Bangladesh Liberation War [a][b] was a revolutionary independence war that took place in South Asia in 1971; this event resulted in the establishment of the republic of Bangladesh. [3] The war pitted East Pakistan against West Pakistan and lasted over a duration of nine months.
Liberation of Bangladesh. The Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh's independence is an annual plan announced by the Government of Bangladesh to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan through a nine-month armed liberation war from 26 March to 16 December 1971. The government announced to celebrate the golden jubilee ...
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman[c] (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), popularly known by the honorific prefix Bangabandhu[d] (lit. 'Friend of Bengal '), was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman, activist and diarist. As a politician, Mujib had held continuous positions either as Bangladesh's president or as its prime minister from April ...
The Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, also known as the third India-Pakistan war, was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 until the Pakistani capitulation in Dhaka on 16 December 1971. The war began with Pakistan's Operation Chengiz Khan ...
Mujib: The Making of a Nation is a 2023 epic biographical film based on the life of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father and first president of Bangladesh who is popularly known as Bangabandhu (lit. ' Friend of Bengal '). A co-production between Bangladesh and India, the film was directed by Shyam Benegal and stars Arifin Shuvoo in the ...