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The history of East Bengal and East Pakistan from 1947 to 1971 covers the period of Bangladesh's history between its independence as a part of Pakistan from British colonial rule in 1947 to its independence from Pakistan in 1971.
History of Bangladesh; Etymology; Timeline; Traditional; Urheimat; Ancient. ... East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, ...
Pakistan recognizes Bangladesh. [10] 9 April: A tripartite agreement is signed between Bangladesh, India and Pakistan regarding post-war humanitarian issues. [19] 17 September: Bangladesh joins the United Nations (UN). [20] 28 December: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares a state of emergency. 1975: 25 January
The 1952 events caused the people of East Pakistan to abandon the Muslim League. [133] In East Pakistan's 1954 provincial elections, the League captured only 7 out of the 390 seats. [134] The United Front won the elections. Until 1956, when the state declared that both Bengali and Urdu would be state languages, the language movement continued ...
1 March: General Yahya Khan calls off the session of National Council to be held on 3 March in a radio address. [1]7 March: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman – leader of Awami League party that had won a landslide victory in Pakistan in the Federal Elections of 1970, but never been granted authority – announces to a jubilant crowd at the Dhaka Race Course ground, "The struggle this time is the ...
1964 East Pakistan riots; Indo-Pakistani War of 1965; Six Point Movement; 1969 uprising in East Pakistan; Pakistani general election, 1970; Non-cooperation movement, 1971; Bangladesh Liberation War 1971; Declaration of Independence; Provisional Government of Bangladesh; 1971 Bangladesh Genocide ; Bangladesh Forces; Surrender of Pakistan
2 Pakistan (1947–1970) ... This is a list of years in Bangladesh. See also the timeline of Bangladeshi history. ... Timeline of Bangladeshi history; Timeline of Dhaka
In 1947, Pakistan consisted of West Pakistan (today's Pakistan) and East Pakistan (today's Bangladesh). The President of All-India Muslim League and later the Pakistan Muslim League , Muhammad Ali Jinnah became Governor-General while the secretary general of the Muslim League, Liaquat Ali Khan became Prime Minister .