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'''Bangladesh''' (officially the '''People's Republic of Bangladesh''') is a country in South Asia which is bordered by [[India]] and to a lesser extent Myanmar. It is a heavily [[Muslim]] country with a substantial [[Hindu]] minority.  It was called Eastern Pakistan, being the easternmost region of Pakistan before the Bangladeshi War of Independence in 1971, an armed conflict which lasted for 9 months and resulted in the creation of the nation of Bangladesh and resulted in it being severed from Pakistan. The national language is Bangla or Bengali.

'''Bangladesh''' (officially the '''People's Republic of Bangladesh''') is a country in South Asia which is bordered by [[India]] and to a lesser extent [[Myanmar]]. It is a heavily [[Muslim]] country with a substantial [[Hindu]] minority.  It was called Eastern Pakistan, being the easternmost region of Pakistan before the Bangladeshi War of Independence in 1971, an armed conflict which lasted for 9 months and resulted in the creation of the nation of Bangladesh and resulted in it being severed from Pakistan. The national language is Bangla or Bengali.

The war with [[Pakistan]] started due to a variety of factors but chiefly because of the suppression of the ethno-linguistic and religious identity of Bengali Hindus and Muslims in East Bengal. The Pakistani army used extreme force to suppress the rebellion, and engaged in a systematic genocide of Bengalis, chiefly targeting Hindus<ref  

The war with [[Pakistan]] started due to a variety of factors but chiefly because of the suppression of the ethno-linguistic and religious identity of Bengali Hindus and Muslims in East Bengal. The Pakistani army used extreme force to suppress the rebellion, and engaged in a systematic genocide of Bengalis, chiefly targeting Hindus<ref