Bangladesh | MCQs

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Bangladesh is the new name of East Pakistan

East Pakistan is previously known as East Bengal

On 16 December 1971, East Pakistan was liberated from Pakistan as the newly independent state of Bangladesh.

The history of East Bengal and East Pakistan from 1947 to 1971

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• General Ziaur Rahman was the husband of Begum Khaleda Zia.
• He served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981.

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The water lily is the Bangladesh national blossom, and is agent of the numerous waterways that run through Bangladesh. Rice speaks to its nearness as the staple nourishment of Bangladesh, and for the horticulture of that country.

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Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean.

Bangladesh is virtually surrounded by India and the Bay of Bengal to the south.

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Legislative elections were held in East Bengal between 8 and 12 March 1954,

the first since Pakistan became an independent country in 1947.

The opposition United Front led by the Awami League and Krishak Sramik Party won a landslide victory with 223 of the 309 seats.

The Muslim League Chief Minister of East Pakistan Nurul Amin was defeated in his own constituency by Khaleque Nawaz Khan by over 7,000 votes,

all the Muslim League ministers lost their seats.

The United Front cabinet was formed on 15 May 1954 under the leadership of Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq (CM). 

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Born: July 19, 1894, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Died: October 22, 1964, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Previous offices: Prime Minister of Pakistan 1951–1953

Party: All-India Muslim League

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In 1966 Mujib-ur-Rehman (leader of the Awami League) made public his controversial six-point formula.

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman announced the six points in Lahore.

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Bangladesh released the Pakistani prisoners of the 1971 War in 1974, under the Simla Agreement, which was signed between India and Pakistan on July 2, 1972.

The agreement aimed to establish peace and diplomacy between the two nations and led to the repatriation of prisoners of war.

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Sheikh Mujib was arrested during Ayub Khan's era.

He was a key figure in the movement against Ayub Khan's military rule.

In 1966, Mujib launched the Six-Point Movement, which called for greater autonomy for East Pakistan.