Question
Download Solution PDFTill which year was Bangladesh a part of Pakistan?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 1971.
Key Points
- Bangladesh (East -Pakistan) was part of Pakistan from 1947 to 1971.
- India joined the war on 3 December 1971, after Pakistan launched preemptive air strikes on North India.
- The subsequent Indo-Pakistani War witnessed engagements on two war fronts
- The Indian government decided to save the Bangali Muslims and Hindus
- On 16 December 1971, 93,000 Pakistani military and govt officials surrendered before the Indian Army,
- ending the Bangladesh Liberation War that began on 3 December
Additional Information
- 26 march is the independence day of Bangladesh
- General A A K Niazi signed the Instrument of Surrender on 16 December 1971 in Dhaka, marking the formation of East Pakistan as the new nation of Bangladesh.
- On December 6, she announced in Parliament that India had accorded recognition to the Bangladesh Government
- On July 2, 1972, India and Pakistan signed the Shimla Agreement under which the former agreed to release all the 93,000 Pakistani prisoners of war
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