Bangladesh is a unitary, independent, sovereign Republic to be known as the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
The territory of the Republic shall comprise –
(a) the territories which immediately before the Proclamation of Independence on the 26th day of March, 1971 constituted East Pakistan 1[and the territories referred to as included territories in the Constitution (Third Amendment) Act, 1974, but excluding the territories referred to as excluded territories in that Act; and]
(b) such other territories as may become included in Bangladesh.