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What was the erstwhile name of Bangladesh before its liberation in 1971 war?

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East Pakistan
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West Pakistan
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Balochistan
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Turkmenistan
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Solution

The correct option is A East Pakistan
<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> After the partition in 1947, India was divided into India and Pakistan, which consisted of East Pakistan and West Pakistan. After the India-Pakistan War or Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, East Pakistan earned its freedom from the clutches of West Pakistan and established itself as an independent nation, known as Bangladesh.

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