That's not how Dhaka and Islamabad have viewed their relationship for much of the 54 years since Bangladesh broke away from Pakistan, winning independence after one of the 20th century's bloodiest ...
which saw the territory previously referred to as ‘East Pakistan’ seceding to form the independent nation of Bangladesh. In the years since the split, Dhaka’s leaders — especially the ...
He became its founding president and earned himself the title of “Father of the Nation”. While Pakistan accepted Bangladesh’s independence in 1974 under a tripartite agreement with India ...