Bangladesh and Pakistan have been historically situated in the North India-based Turkic Sultanate and later, the Mughal Empire. After Britain colonized South Asia and formed the British Raj, Bangladesh and Pakistan became part of it, together with India. As a result, there can be similarities in culture and mindset, which is part of a broader 'Islamicate' culture unique to South Asia.
Punjabi is the predominant first language in Pakistan, while Bengali is the predominant first language in Bangladesh. The two languages have similarities as they fall in the Indo-Aryan family of languages. However, Pakistan is ethnically and linguistically more heterogeneous than Bangladesh.
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