Respuesta :
ANSWER:
East Pakistan chose the name 'Bangladesh for its name' as an independent country to acknowledge the 'ethnic group that made up the majority of the population'.
EXPLANATION:
- Most of the people in East Pakistan were Bengali speaking people. These people were dark, short in stature and had rice as their staple food.
- This was in contrast to people of West Pakistan who spoke Urdu, were tall and has wheat as their staple food.
- Since most of the population of East Pakistan was Bengali speaking, the name was changed to Bangladesh to acknowledge the ethnic population and the culture of the people.