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2 days ago · Economists in Dhaka University pointed to the massive reallocation of revenue to West Pakistan despite East Pakistan's role in generating most of Pakistan's export income. Rehman Sobhan paraphrased the two-nation theory into the two economies theory.
Jun 20, 2024 · On September 28, 1907, in Banga, Pakistan, Bhagat Singh was born. He was among the most extreme Indian liberation fighters. In the freedom struggle for India, he was a divisive but respected figure.
6 days ago · The eastern sector of Bengal, largely Muslim, became East Pakistan (later Bangladesh); the western sector became India’s West Bengal state. The partition of Bengal left West Bengal with ill-defined boundaries and a constant inflow of non-Muslim, mostly Hindu, refugees from East Pakistan.
4 days ago · Follow our live cricket update for in-depth match coverage and exciting highlights from Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 52nd Match, Super Eights, Group 1 in Kingstown on ESPNcricinfo.
4 days ago · In 1971, the Bangladeshi liberation struggle against Pakistan was led by secular leaders and secularists hailed the Bangladeshi victory as the triumph of secular Bengali nationalism over religion-centred Pakistani nationalism. While Pakistan's government strives for an Islamic state, Bangladesh was established secular.
Jun 9, 2024 · Mujibur Rahman, Bengali leader who became the president (1971–72; 1975) and prime minister (1972–75) of Bangladesh. As a cofounder of the Awami League, he demanded independence for East Pakistan when the league secured a majority of the seats in Pakistan’s National Assembly in 1970.
4 days ago · The history of Pakistan preceding the country's creation in 1947. Although, Pakistan was created in 1947 as a whole new country by the British through partition of India, but the history of the land extends much further back and is intertwined with that of Afghanistan, India, and Iran.
