10 Questions
What is the official language of Bangladesh?
Bengali
What was the historic and ethnolinguistic region that Bangladesh was part of before the Partition of India in 1947?
Bengal
When did Bangladesh become independent from Pakistan?
1971
What is the form of government in Bangladesh?
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
What is the current status of Bangladesh's economy in South Asia?
Second-largest
What is one of the challenges that Bangladesh faces?
Corruption
What organization is Bangladesh a founding member of?
SAARC
Who controlled Bengal by the 17th century?
Mughal Empire
What was the result of the Bengali Language Movement in 1952?
The Awami Muslim League was renamed
What happened to East Pakistan during the Bangladesh Liberation War?
It gained independence from Pakistan
Study Notes
- Bangladesh is a country in South Asia with a population of around 169 million people.
- It shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast.
- Bangladesh is among the most densely populated countries in the world.
- The official language is Bengali, and the majority of the population is Bengali Muslim.
- Bangladesh was part of the historic and ethnolinguistic region of Bengal, which was divided during the Partition of India in 1947.
- The country became independent from Pakistan in 1971 after the Bangladesh Liberation War.
- Bangladesh is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic based on the Westminster system.
- It is the second-largest economy in South Asia and maintains the third-largest military in the region.
- Bangladesh faces challenges such as corruption and the effects of climate change.
- Bangladesh is a member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the Commonwealth of Nations, and a founding member of SAARC.
- Bengal prospered under the Pala dynasty until 1161 AD.
- Bengali language emerged during the eighth century.
- Seafarers in the Bay of Bengal traded with Southeast Asia and exported Buddhist and Hindu cultures.
- Islam in Bengal had two phases: maritime trade with Arabia and Persia between the 8th and 12th centuries, and Muslim dynastic rule after the Islamic conquest of Bengal.
- The Muslim conquest of Bengal began with the 1204 Ghurid expeditions led by Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji.
- Bengal was ruled by the Sultans of the Delhi Sultanate for a century under the Mamluk, Balban, and Tughluq dynasties.
- The Bengal Sultanate established a network of mint towns, and the Bengali language crystallized as an official court language.
- The Mughal Empire controlled Bengal by the 17th century.
- The Nawabs of Bengal became the region's de facto rulers during the 18th century.
- Battle of Plassey in 1757 marked the beginning of British colonial rule in South Asia.
- Bengal was the first region of the Indian subcontinent conquered by the British East India Company after the Battle of Plassey in 1757.
- The resulting treaty gave the company the right to collect taxes in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa, giving them de facto control of the region.
- Company policies led to the deindustrialisation of Bengal's textile industry, and economic mismanagement led to the Great Bengal famine of 1770.
- Several rebellions broke out during the early 19th century, as Company rule had displaced the Muslim ruling class from power.
- The British established several schools, colleges, and a university in Bangladesh, promoting modern and liberal education in the subcontinent.
- East Bengal's plantation economy was important to the British Empire, particularly its jute and tea.
- The Bengal Legislative Assembly, British India's largest legislature, was established in 1937.
- On 3 June 1947, the Mountbatten Plan outlined the partition of British India.
- The Radcliffe Line established the borders of present-day Bangladesh, awarding two-thirds of Bengal as the eastern wing of Pakistan.
- East Bengal became the most populous province of the 1947 Pakistani federation, with Dhaka as its capital.
- East Bengal was renamed East Pakistan in 1955.
- East Pakistan was economically discriminated against by West Pakistan.
- The Bengali Language Movement in 1952 was the first sign of friction between East and West Pakistan.
- The Awami Muslim League was renamed the Awami League in 1953.
- The 1965 presidential election saw Fatima Jinnah lose to Ayub Khan.
- East Pakistan was devastated by a cyclone in 1970, and the central government was criticized for its poor response.
- Talks between East and West Pakistan broke down in 1971, leading to military operations in East Pakistan.
- The Mukti Bahini emerged as the Bengali resistance force during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
- India intervened in the war in 1971, leading to the liberation of Dhaka and the surrender of the Pakistan Eastern Command.
- Bangladesh was recognized as an independent state by 86 countries by August 1972.
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