east pakistan

"Law is intended to benefit the public, not to cause them distress," Yogi stated regarding the land issues of Hindu refugees.

Some regions of Bengal were part of "East Pakistan" from14th to 16th August, until the decison was rectified on 17th August.

The act of 'Partition', fuelled by the Muslim League and facilitated by the British in cahoots with the Congress party, stripped by maternal grandparents of their peace, stability and heritage.

Fast forward to 53 years later, and the political landscape of Bangladesh has turned ironic, if not tragic. The country whose independence India had conferred through military intervention now harbours increasing hostility towards India while cuddling up to Pakistan, the very state responsible for unspeakable violence against its own population.

Michael Rubin, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, says that it is time to recognise the Bangladesh genocide

Bangladesh was formed to realize the goals of Lahore Resolution of 1940, had nothing to do with Bengali language and culture

Yogi Adityanath govt will rehabilitate 63 Hindu Bengali families who migrated to Kanpur after being displaced from East Pakistan

The sharp response by Bangladesh Prime Minister to Pakistan reminding them of the atrocities during the Bangladesh liberation war of 1971 comes at a time when pro-Pakistan Islamist organisations are opposing the statue of her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.