Language Movement in East Bengal
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The Language Movement in East Bengal was a mid-20th-century political and cultural struggle, centered in what is now Bangladesh, to establish Bengali as a recognized state language against attempts to impose Urdu.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural movement
→
language movement → political movement → social movement → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bangla Bhasha Andolon
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Bengali Language Movement → Language Movement of 1952 → |
| broaderContext |
debates over national identity in Pakistan
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post-partition politics of Pakistan → |
| cause |
attempt to impose Urdu as sole state language of Pakistan
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marginalization of Bengali-speaking majority in Pakistan → |
| center |
Dhaka
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| commemoratedOn |
21 February
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| country |
Pakistan
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| culturalImpact |
promotion of Bengali literature and arts in East Bengal
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| endDate |
1956
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| goal |
recognition of Bengali as a state language of Pakistan
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right to use Bengali in education and administration → use of Bengali as a medium in higher education in East Bengal → use of Bengali in the armed forces of Pakistan → use of Bengali on currency and stamps of Pakistan → |
| historicalPeriod |
mid-20th century
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| influenced |
Bangladesh Liberation War
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rise of Bengali nationalism → |
| keyEvent |
defiance of Section 144 (ban on public gatherings) in Dhaka in February 1952
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police firing on protesters on 21 February 1952 in Dhaka → student demonstrations against Urdu-only policy → |
| keySite |
Dhaka Medical College
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Dhaka University → Dhaka University Arts Faculty premises → Dhaka University campus area around the present Shaheed Minar → |
| legacy |
International Mother Language Day
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| location |
East Bengal
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East Pakistan → present-day Bangladesh → |
| mainLanguage |
Bengali
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|
| memorial |
Shaheed Minar in Dhaka
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| notableMartyr |
Barkat
→
Jabbar → Rafiq → Salam → Shafiur Rahman → |
| opponent |
Government of Pakistan
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Muslim League leadership of Pakistan → |
| opposedLanguagePolicyFor |
Urdu
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|
| participant |
general Bengali-speaking population of East Bengal
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students of Dhaka Medical College → students of Dhaka University → students of other educational institutions in East Bengal → teachers and intellectuals of East Bengal → |
| peakEventDate |
1952-02-21
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| politicalImpact |
delegitimization of central Pakistani authority in East Bengal
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| recognizedBy |
UNESCO
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| relatedTo |
Bengali nationalism
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history of Bangladesh → language rights movements worldwide → |
| result |
adoption of Bengali as one of the state languages in the 1956 Constitution of Pakistan
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recognition of Bengali as a state language of Pakistan → strengthening of Bengali national consciousness → |
| significantYear |
1948
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1952 → |
| startDate |
1947
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|
| UNESCODecision |
proclamation of 21 February as International Mother Language Day in 1999
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Language Movement in East Bengal
("Bangla Bhasha Andolon")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Bengal
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associatedWithMovement |
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Bengali literature
("Bengali Language Movement in East Pakistan")
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languageMovementConnection |