Present-day Bangladesh emerged as a sovereign country in 1971 after breaking away and gaining independence from Pakistan in the Bangladesh liberation war . Its early history was characterized by internal fighting, a succession of Indian empires, and a scuffle between Buddhism and Hinduism for dominance. The borders of modern Bangladesh were formed after the partition of India and Bengal in August 1947, when the area became East Pakistan as a section of the newly established State of Pakistan following the Radcliff Line. The name Bangladesh was initially written as two words, Bangla Desh . Bangla is a keyword for both the Bengali language and the Bengal region. The exact origin of the term has yet to be discovered. In this report, some of the critical events in the history of Bangladesh have been explained in brief.
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