Question 8 of 10 Bunkabop June 4, 2026
Balurghat, India
Malkangiri, India
East Pakistan

Balurghat became a border town after the Partition of Bengal in 1947. Which other city has been a new home for refugees from East Pakistan since 1965?

A Dhanmondi Thana
B Mymensingh
C Malkangiri
D Ghior Upazila

Balurghat found itself on the border with East Pakistan following the 1947 Partition of Bengal, forever changing its geopolitical standing. Malkangiri, on the other hand, became a resettlement area for East Bengali refugees who were displaced from erstwhile East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, beginning in 1965.

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