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East Pakistan

(Encyclopedia) East Pakistan: see Bangladesh; Pakistan.

Rohingya

(Encyclopedia) Rohingya, Muslim ethnic, cultural, and linguistic group living primarily in Rakhine State, W Myanmar. A minority of some 1.5 million in a country that is predominantly Buddhist, they…

Agartala

(Encyclopedia) Agartala Agartala əgŭrˈtələ [key], city, capital of Tripura state, NE India, near the Bangladesh border. A market town for rice, tea, jute, and oilseed, it…

Brahmaputra

(Encyclopedia) BrahmaputraBrahmaputrabräməp&oomacr;ˈtrə [key] [Sanskrit,=son of Brahma], river, c.1,800 mi (2,900 km) long, rising in the Kailas range of the Himalayas, SW Tibet, China, and…

Rangpur

(Encyclopedia) RangpurRangpurrŭngˈpoŏr [key], city (1991 pop. 207,000), NW Bangladesh, on the Little Ghaghet River. The administrative center of a tobacco-growing district, Rangpur manufactures…

Jessore

(Encyclopedia) JessoreJessorejĕsōrˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 154,000), SW Bangladesh, on the Bhairab River. Modern Jessore, a market town for rice and sugar, also has rice and oilseed mills and…

Pabna

(Encyclopedia) PabnaPabnapŭbˈnä [key], city (1991 pop. 103,277), W Bangladesh, on the Ichamati River. It is noted for handloom products and hosiery; it has important jute mills. The Hindu temple of…

Bogra

(Encyclopedia) Bogra Bogra bŏgˈrə [key], town, N Bangladesh, on the Karatoya River, a tributary of the…

Faridpur

(Encyclopedia) Faridpur Faridpur fərēdˈpoŏr [key], town, S Bangladesh. It is a district administrative center, a…

Mizoram

(Encyclopedia) MizoramMizorammĭzôrˈəm [key], state (2001 provisional pop. 891,058), c.8,000 sq mi (20,720 sq km), NE India, in the Mizo Hills, bordered on the east and south by Myanmar, on the west…