East Pakistan

Former provincial wing of Pakistan (1956–1971) East Pakistanপূর্ব পাকিস্তান (Bengali)مشرقی پاکستان (Urdu)1956–1971 Emblem (1970-1971) Anthem: Torana-i-PakistanLocation of Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) in green and present-day Pakistan (then the Western wing of Pakistan) in light greenStatusAdministrative unit of PakistanCapitaland largest cityDaccaOfficial languagesBengaliEnglishNative languagesChakmaTripuriMarmaTanchangyaDemonymsBengaliEast PakistaniPakistaniGovernmentSelf-governing wing subject to the federal governmentChief Ministers • 1955–1956, 1958 Abu Hussain Sarkar• 1956–1958, 1958 Ataur Rahman Khan Governors • 1955–1956 Amiruddin Ahmad• 1956–1958 A. K. Fazlul Huq• 1958–1960 Zakir Husain• 1960–1962 Azam Khan• 1962 Ghulam Faruque Khan • 1962–1969 Abdul Monem Khan• 1969 Mirza Nurul Huda• 1969, 1971 Lt. Gen. Sahabzada Yaqub Khan• 1969–1971 Vice Admiral S. M. Ahsan• 1971 Lt. Gen. Tikka Khan• 1971 Lt. Gen. A. A. K. Niazi• 1971 Abdul Motaleb Malik LegislatureProvincial AssemblyHistory • Establishment 29 February 1956• Legal Framework Order 1 July 1970• Disestablished 16 December 1971 A