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There was a famine in Bangladesh in 1974 that may have killed 1.5 million people. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_famine_of_1974 https://en.m.wikipe

There was a famine in Bangladesh in 1974 that may have killed 1.5 million people. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_famine_of_1974 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_famine_of_1974

polygamous_bat 3y ago
Which was also caused by the atrocities of the (arguably colonial) Pakistani military during the Bangladeshi liberation war. If you are trying to argue self-governance can also cause famines, this isn't an example to be used.
cppenjoyer 3y ago
That's about Bangladesh, not Bengal. Bangladesh is a neighboring country of India.
- ralfd 3y ago
  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/90/IndiaPolitical1893ConstablesHandAtlas.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/90/IndiaPolitica... Bangladesh was part of British Indian Empire and the Bengal region is partly in it.
  - cppenjoyer 3y ago
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