Complete the sentence about Dhaka with the correct year: In ______, after the end of British rule, the city became the administrative capital of East Pakistan.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 1947
Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. After British rule ended in 1947, it was made the administrative capital of East Pakistan, a role that followed the partition of India. Before that it had served as capital of the province of Eastern Bengal and Assam after 1905.
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