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3 days ago · From independence until constitutional reform in 1991, the President was elected by popular vote, although this only happened on three occasions – 1978, 1981 and 1986 . Following constitutional reform and a return to a parliamentary democracy in 1991, the office of the President has been largely a ceremonial one.
18 hours ago · An early modern city developed from the 17th century as a provincial capital and commercial centre of the Mughal Empire. Dhaka was the capital of a proto-industrialised Mughal Bengal for 75 years (1608–39 and 1660–1704). It was the hub of the muslin trade in Bengal and one of the most prosperous cities in the world.
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3 days ago · The Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, also known as the third India-Pakistan war, was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 until the Pakistani capitulation in Dhaka on 16 December 1971.
- 3–16 December 1971, (1 week and 6 days)
- Indian victory
5 days ago · Before getting arrested on March 26, 1971, at midnight, the father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh. Then he was taken to West Pakistan by a platoon of Pakistani Comando Soldiers.
1 day ago · After the liberation of Bangladesh on December 16, 1971 from Pakistani occupation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was released from Pakistan jail and via London he made a triumphant homecoming, arriving in Dhaka on 10 January 1972 in the midst of joy and jubilations throughout the country.
1 day ago · Bangladesh has seen remarkable progress in boosting food production since gaining independence over five decades ago. Despite its land area remaining unchanged, the country's population and food demand have surged. This achievement defied the "bottomless basket" label once applied to Bangladesh.
3 days ago · Bangladesh’s history of deprivations, injustice, discrimination and torment that the nation had
