Definition of east pakistan East pakistan
East Pa•ki•stan
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| east pakistan - a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971 | ||
| Bangladesh, People's Republic of Bangladesh, Bangla Desh, East Pakistan | ||
| asia the nations of the Asian continent collectively | ||
| capital of bangladesh, dacca, dhaka the capital and largest city of Bangladesh | ||
| chittagong a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal | ||
| brahmaputra, brahmaputra river an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal | ||
| ganges, ganges river an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus | ||
| bangladeshi a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh | ||
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East Pakistan (Bengali: পূর্ব পাকিস্তান "Purbo Pakistan", Urdu: مشرقی پاکستان "Mashriqi Pakistan") was a former province of Pakistan that existed between 1955 and 1971. It had an area of 55,126 sq mi or (142,776 km²). It replaced the former province of East Bengal, and is now a country called Bangladesh.
Bengal was divided into East and West parts in 1947 when British India was separated into the countries of Pakistan and India, the eastern parts becoming East Bengal, one of the five provinces of Pakistan (the others being West Punjab, Sind, Baluchistan, and the Afghania Provincial Region).
After independence from British rule, East Bengal was ruled by the Pakistani government, which was ruled over by the Pakistani military, which mostly belonged to West Pakistan. Growing anger led to the "One-Unit Policy", started in 1955, that put an end to the provinces. Under this policy, West Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh, and the Northwest Frontier were joined under the name of West Pakistan and East Bengal became East Pakistan.
