Bangladesh History 1971: How did Bangladesh become a part of India? 3 major events drew the line of the border

Bangladesh History 1971: How did Bangladesh become a part of India? 3 major events drew the line of the border

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History of Bangladesh: In 1947, after the partition of India amid heavy violence and tension, two countries were formed, India and Pakistan. However, Pakistan was divided into two parts, East Pakistan and West Pakistan. These two parts could not stay together for long and one part of Pakistan became Bangladesh. The Indian Army intervened and defeated Pakistan in the 1971 war and got the Bengalis of the eastern region their country, although the spark of this rebellion was ignited from within.
to become Bangladesh In history, there were three such incidents in East Pakistan after which Bengalis refused to be called Pakistanis and after a lot of bloodshed and genocide, Bangladesh finally got independence from Pakistan, a look at these three incidents.

Two parts separated from independent India

‘British India’, also known as the ‘British Raj in India’, was part of the British Empire from 1857 until the conflict and subsequent independence in 1947. This independence process of India-Pakistan went through the ‘Partition of India’. The new country Pakistan, separated from India, was divided into two regions, separated by more than 1,000 miles: West Pakistan and East Pakistan (today’s Bangladesh). That is, what we know today as Bangladesh was once a part of undivided India.

There were great differences in culture, language and identity between the two regions although West Pakistan had more political and economic power. After some time, protest movements against West Pakistan arose in East Pakistan. In 1971, the Indian Army fought the Bangladesh Liberation War alongside East Pakistan against West Pakistan. This resulted in the creation of Bangladesh on 16 December 1971.

There were many reasons for tension between East and West Pakistan before the 1971 war and the intervention of the Indian Army. Here we are going to look at three major events and reasons after which the Bengalis of East Pakistan refused to consider themselves Pakistanis.

1. Bengali Language Movement, 1950s

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2. Devastation caused by severe cyclone Bhola in 1970

2. Devastation caused by severe cyclone Bhola in 1970

In 1970, the Bhola cyclone devastated East Pakistan, killing about 3 to 5 lakh people according to a British report. The government in West Pakistan did not pay proper attention to planning this disaster and the Bengalis had to go through a lot of hardship.

3. Election results of Pakistan in 1970

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The fierce Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

The fierce Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

West Pakistan used military force to suppress the Bengali Muslim revolt. Mass rape and murder occurred and millions of Bengalis fled to India to seek refuge.

The then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ordered the army to prepare for war and during the year, Bengali Mukti Bahini fighters were also given war training by Pakistan.

In 1971, the Indian army entered East Pakistan and seeing the clouds of defeat looming, 93 thousand Pakistani soldiers surrendered to India. After this, Bangladesh became an independent country and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman became its first Prime Minister.

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