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The Bengali language movement [a] was a political movement in East Bengal [b] (modern-day Bangladesh) in 1952, advocating the recognition of the Bengali language as a co-lingua franca of the then-Dominion of Pakistan to allow its use in government affairs, the continuation of its use as a medium of education, its use in media, currency and ...
After the partition of India in 1947, the people of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) felt a need for a new Bengali linguistic body suiting their new nationality. As a result, Bangla Academy in Dhaka was established in 1955. In 1990, the Bangla Academy enforced new regulations for Bengali spelling.
The Bengali Language Movement was a political effort in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) that advocated the adoption of Bengali as an official language. The movement faced violent opposition by the government before finally succeeding. Numerous songs, poems, novels and plays were written to commemorate the movement, as well as films and memoirs.
Joy Bangla (Bengali: জয় বাংলা; meaning 'Glory to Bengal') written in Bengali alphabet, in Pan-Bengali colours, red and white, is a slogan and war cry to indicate nationalism towards the geopolitical, cultural and historical region of Bengal and Bangamata (also known as Bangla Maa: বাংলা মা or Mother Bengal) Map of Bengali language in Bangladesh and India ...
Tripuri Nationalism is an ideology that supports self-determination by the Tripuri people. [1] The conflict is in essence ethnic and the Tripuri community, indigenous to the region formed the clear majority of population in the princely state of Tippera, which joined the Republic of India in 1949 as the state of Tripura.
The Azad (Bengali: আজাদ) was a Bengali-language daily newspaper published from 1936 to 1990s. The Azad became Dhaka's first daily newspaper. The newspaper while based in Dhaka played an important role during the Bengali Language Movement for its advocacy of Bengali.
Abul Barkat (Bengali: আবুল বরকত; 16 June 1927 – 21 February 1952) was a protester killed during the Bengali Language Movement protests which took place in the erstwhile East Pakistan (currently Bangladesh), in 1952. [1] [2] He is considered a martyr in Bangladesh. [3] [4]
Map of Greater Bangladesh. Greater Bangladesh (Bengali: বৃহত্তর বাংলাদেশ, romanized: Brihôttôr Bangladesh), or Greater Bengal (Bengali: বৃহত্তর বাংলা, romanized: Brihôttôr Bangla) is an irredentist ideology that wishes for Bangladesh to expand its territory to include the Indian states that currently has, or historically had, large ...