Tomorrow, Bangladesh, the youngest South Asian nation, will mark the 50th anniversary of its declaration of independence - one that pitched what was then East Pakistan into a bloody nine-month liberation war.
By the time it gained full independence on Dec 16, 1971, millions had lost their lives while about 10 million people rendered homeless or fled to India."
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