History

1. - powers. / and the incursions of /earliest / From its /has been subject / pre-history Bangladesh / to waves of / and later European / migration / regional - /

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2. suggests a /arrived between 3,000 / Hindu in belief, / and 4,000 / and the evidence / flourishing, / An Indo-Aryan population, / years ago /sophisticated civilisation.

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3. to the country. / conquering / in the / The Mughal dynasty, / 16th century, brought Islam / the territory

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4. were the / arrivals / who established / successions of / The following /military and trade outposts. / Portuguese, Armenians, French and British,

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5. 190 years of / of Nawab Siraj-ud-Dwola / set in train /defeated / In 1757 /the local army / and / British rule. / a British force

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Source: Copyright © The Commonwealth Yearbook 1996
Many thanks to Mr Peter Emmett (peter.emmett@hcooke.co.uk) for allowing us to use excerpts from the Commonwealth Yearbook.
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