Origin of Bangladesh
The borders of Bangladesh, previously 1947-1955 were set by the Partition of British India in 1947, when it became the eastern wing of Pakistan and known as 1955-1970. It was separated from the main (western) part of Pakistan by some 1,600 km (990 mi) of volatile Indian territory, hostile towards them. Despite their common religion of Islam, the ethnic and linguistic gulf between the two parts of Pakistan, compounded by an apathetic government based in the west, resulted in the independence of Bangladesh under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1971 after the bloody Bangladesh Liberation War, in which it was morally supported by the Republic of India.
Bangladesh formally declared its independence from Pakistan on 26 March 1971. This was confirmed on the new nation's Victory Day of 16 December 1971.
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