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Bangladesh came into being in 1971 when Bengali East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan. About a third of this extremely poor country floods annually during the monsoon rainy season.
Manoocher Deghati/IRIN

  • Bangladesh came into being in 1971 when Bengali East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan. About a third of this extremely poor country floods annually during the monsoon rainy season.

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  • Credits Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
  • Regions Bangladesh

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