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The Bangladesh war of Liberation is also known as ------.
A. Bangladesh war of Independence
B. Bangladesh war of Religion
C. Bangladesh war to Pakistan
D. None of these

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Hint:- The Bangladesh Liberation War took place in 1971.
Pakistan got its independence from British rule in 1947.
And later, Pakistan was separated from India and formed a new nation including the majority of the Muslims.
  Pakistan had two parts, East and West Pakistan, which were separated by about 1,000 miles.

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The Bangladesh war of Liberation is also known as the Bangladesh war of Independence. So, A is the correct answer
This war was also known for its independence from Pakistan, as the eastern part of Pakistan separated and became Bangladesh.
The eastern part of the province of Bengal was East Pakistan and its capital was at Karachi in West Pakistan which moved to Islamabad in 1958.
Pakistan was divided because of the economic discrimination was faced by the East Pakistanis. So they protested against the government.
But the major reason was the Bhola cyclone, which hit East Pakistan in 1970 which proved very disastrous to the Pakistani people.
This Cyclone caused several people to kill about 500,000 people.
This result brought depression and huge economic loss among the East Pakistanis.
The government failed to provide sufficient relief to fight the miserable conditions in East Pakistan.
And ultimately on March 26, 1971, they declared independence from Pakistan.

Hence, answer A is the right option.

Note: The East Pakistani were leading their protest under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Another important reason for the protest was that West Pakistan had four provinces: Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, and the North-West Frontier, and the fifth province was East Pakistan, which means that the West used more resources than East Pakistan.