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War of Liberation, The War of Liberation, The  began on 26 March 1971 and ended with the liberation of Bangladesh on 16 December 1971. The armed struggle was the culmination of a series of events, situations and issues contributing to the progressively deteriorating relations between East and West Pakistan. The questions of land reforms, state language, inter-wing economic and administrative disparities, provincial autonomy, the defense of East Pakistan and many other consequential questions had been straining the relations between the two wings of Pakistan ever since independence of the country from Britain in 1947. The general elections of 1970 had made Bangabandhu  sheikh mujibur rahman , chief of  awami league  which bagged 167 seats out of 169, the sole spokesman of the people of East Pakistan and majority leader in the Pakistan National Assembly. But the Pakistan civil and military ruling clique had refused to transfer power to the majority leader ...

Pitha or cakes of Bangladesh

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Pithas are a part of food tradition and food culture of Bangladeshi cuisine Pitha, pithe or peetha is a Bangla word that refers to a indigenous food and food tradition of Bangladesh and spreading some parts of India specially Bangla speaking region of India. For pitha/peetha there is no similar word in English. To explain others in English we interpret pitha/peetha as a rice cake or pie. But it’s not like the traditional cake or pie what is common in the western world and in their food culture. Pitha/peetha is a part of life and culture of the Bangali and Bangladeshi people. But it is not part of our daily menu. Most pithas/peethas are seasonal, specially prepeared in the winter season because of some ingredients which are available only in winter season. And pithas/peethas of the winter seaso...

Exploring Bangadeshi Foods and Food Habits

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Hello people, Good evening everyone.'ve taken your snacks or meal?Everyday we 've our meals for 3 times.'Ve you ever thought of how many food varieties can be there in the world?May be you 've tried few ones but there are lots of things to explore! Here I am to let you know about the enriched food culture of Bangladesh,a small country in South Asia.Many of us know about India,neighborhood country of us because of their proper branding.But how many of us know about Bangladesh?Let's get started! In the sense of food habits, Bangladesh is influenced by the regional variations of her history. Being an outpost of Mughal Empire once, Bangladesh retains its heritage. Calcutta foods 've also influence in Bangladesh.Arakan cuisines from Burma  've also influence over our foods specially dried fishes.There are also tribal foods which give a different variety. Bangladesh is a tropical country 23°42′N for what she has got a fertile land.Bangladesh is also ...