East Bengal (Bengali: পূর্ববঙ্গ Purbo-bongo) was the name used during two periods in the 20th century for a territory that roughly corresponded to the modern state of Bangladesh. Both instances involved a violent partition of Bengal.
Read more about East Bengal: First Partition, 1905–1912 (British Period), Second Partition, 1947– (Pakistani Period), Provincial Government
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