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An Austro-Asian race first inhabited the region of Bangladesh in
an unknown pre-historic age. Then came the Dravidians, Aryans and
Mongolians. Archaeological excavations show signs of powerful dynasties
who ruled the land till the Turks, Persians and Afghans conquered
it in the 11th century and established their rule. After their rule
the British in the 18th century took over. In 1947 the British left
and the country became the eastern province of Pakistan.
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The neighbouring Indian state of West Bengal shared a common history
with the people of Bangladesh until 1947. For more information about
West Bengal visit:
In 1971 following a nine month National Liberation War waged against
Pakistan (see
the Wikipedia page on the attrocaties of this war) the people's
Republic of Bangladesh was born. The first President was Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. See short
video clip depicting Bangladesh's volatile history since 1971 to
present.
A DVD of the historical Concert for Bangladesh (1971) featuring
George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Ravi Shankar, Allerekha and others has
been released. To learn more, visit www.theconcertforbangladesh.com.
For more information on the liberation war see:
See also:
The following links give information from various perspectives
on the history of Bangladesh:
Bangladesh independence videos
Indian sites
Pakistani site
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