2007-08-09 09:09:02 · 4 answers · asked by Speedage 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
With Indian independence in 1947, Bengal was partitioned along religious lines. The western part went to India (and was named West Bengal) while the eastern part joined Pakistan. It was a province called East Bengal (later renamed East Pakistan and giving rise to Bangladesh in 1971.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal
2007-08-09 09:27:01 · answer #1 · answered by Canadian Ken 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Following the Partition of India in 1947, Bengal (along with Punjab) was divided along religious lines. The western part went to India (and so was named West Bengal) while the eastern part joined Pakistan as a province called East Bengal (later renamed East Pakistan in 1956, and then independent country of Bangladesh after the bloody Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971).
2007-08-10 23:31:18 · answer #2 · answered by Duke of Tudor 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When India got independence....the province of Bengal was divided in to West Bengal a state in India and East Bengal which was a part of Pakistan....later when East Bengal separated from Pakistan it was renamed Bangladesh..
2007-08-09 23:01:44 · answer #3 · answered by gandalf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the province Bengal is in the east of India it doesn't mean that the western part of it should be called anything else other than 'West'.
London is situated in the Eastern part of England but has a 'West End'.
2007-08-09 11:20:32 · answer #4 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋