a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971
双语例句
A region of eastern India and Bangladesh. It was a province of India until 1947, when the eastern part became East Pakistan, and later(1971) Bangladesh, and the western section was included in independent India. 孟加拉印度和孟加拉国东部地区。1947年前为印度的一个省，同年其东部成为东巴基斯坦，后成为孟加拉国(1971年), 其西部属于独立的印度。
