50 years of Bangladesh's existence:
50 years of Bangladesh's existence: Language, cultural domination, disenfranchisement or any conspiracy, what were the driving forces behind East Pakistan becoming Bangladesh? When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Dhaka on the occasion of Bangladesh National Day in March this year, the two countries, along with their counterpart Hasina Wajid, agreed to make December 6 the 'Day of Friendship'. Will celebrate One has to go back 50 years to know the significance of this history, when on December 6, 1971, India recognized Bangladesh as an independent country when it was the eastern part of Pakistan. Just ten days later, Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, commander of the Pakistan Army in East Pakistan, signed a surrender document with Indian Army Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Arora and conceded defeat. Emerged as a state on the world map. It would not be wrong to say that Bangladesh has the closest ties with India among the South Asian countries. At th...