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East Pakistan

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noun

  1. the former name (until 1971) of Bangladesh

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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

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

Born in 1967 when the country was still East Pakistan, he was briefly detained as a child during the 1971 independence war.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

Bengal itself was divided between India and East Pakistan, which would later become Bangladesh.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024

“Therefore he lives in East Pakistan, not India.”

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri