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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 ...
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 ...
Bangladesh portal. v. t. e. The independence of Bangladesh was declared on 26 March 1971, at the onset of the Bangladesh Liberation War by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman; [a] the following day the declaration was broadcast by Major Ziaur Rahman from Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra radio station in Kalurghat, Chattogram.
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.
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 ...
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.
Bangladesh, [a] officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, [b] is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world and among the most densely populated with a population of 170 million in an area of 148,460 square kilometres (57,320 sq mi). Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the north, west, and east ...