East Pakistan
Britishnoun
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In contrast, Aphaneramma fossils have been discovered in rocks of similar age in Svalbard in the Scandinavian Arctic, the Russian Far East, Pakistan, and Madagascar.
From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026
There are estimated to be over a million ethnic Bengalis now living in Pakistan, many of whom arrived during the war, after which East Pakistan declared independence and became Bangladesh.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
The fifth partition—in truth, a secession—was that of Pakistan itself in 1971, when East Pakistan became the new nation of Bangladesh after a bloody civil war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
The animosity between them goes back to 1971, when Bangladesh - then known as East Pakistan - launched a struggle to gain independence from Islamabad.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025
“Therefore he lives in East Pakistan, not India.”
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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