Bangladesh
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Created as East Pakistan in 1947, when India gained its independence from Britain and Muslim leaders demanded a Muslim state. Separated by cultural differences and one thousand miles of Indian territory from a neglectful central government in West Pakistan (now Pakistan), Bangladesh achieved its independence in 1971 after a bloody revolt and Indian intervention. It has been struck frequently by devastating typhoons.
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Four Saudi nationals, two people from Bangladesh and one person each from the US, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt were among the dead, the Saudi civil aviation authority said.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
In Bangladesh, aquaculture has driven down the price of fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
I saw someone talking about my tropes, and they brought up the Bangladesh line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Bangladesh finally signed an agreement with Moscow in 2015, with the Russian state offering a loan covering about 90 percent of the project's original cost.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
In her second life, she was a freedom fighter from Bangladesh.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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