when did bangladesh become part of the british empire
History of Bangladesh Following the decline of the Mughal Empire in the early 1700s, Bengal became a semi-independent state under the Nawabs of Bengal, before it was conquered by the British East India Company at the Battle of Plassey in 1757, directly contributing to the Industrial Revolution in Britain[1][2][3][4] and to deindustrialization and famines in Bengal.[1][2][3] The Bengali city of Calcutta served as the capital city of British India up until the early 20th century.