Bold part: You may not be correct in your assessment about BD economy in the 70s. United Pakistan had a $25 billion economy of which east had $10 billion and west had $15 billion. After the breakup, BD was completely bankrupt, it did not have a single dollar of foreign exchange. Export almost halted. Most of our jute and jute-goods were smuggled to India. During the 1st half of 70s Indian businesses built 5 new jute mills near the border.
Everything changed gradually after the 80s when some of our small businesses started building small sewing shops here and there to export. Only after this the country gradually kept on rising economically. The economy looks better than Pakistan only because the Rupee lost its value.
