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BanglaDesh History Part 1

The document discusses the rise of Bengali nationalism in East Bengal due to resentment against the imposition of Urdu and discrimination by the Muslim League. In 1949, Bengali nationalists formed the East Pakistan Awami Muslim League to advocate for the rights of the Bengali population against the dominant feudal establishment. The party's formation marked a significant step in the recognition of Bengali cultural and linguistic identity within Pakistan.

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BanglaDesh History Part 1

The document discusses the rise of Bengali nationalism in East Bengal due to resentment against the imposition of Urdu and discrimination by the Muslim League. In 1949, Bengali nationalists formed the East Pakistan Awami Muslim League to advocate for the rights of the Bengali population against the dominant feudal establishment. The party's formation marked a significant step in the recognition of Bengali cultural and linguistic identity within Pakistan.

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zwhere the native Bengali population resented Jinnah for his attempts to
impose a language they hardly understood on the basis of upholding unity.
The resentment was further fuelled by rising discrimination against
Bengalis in government, industry, bureaucracy and the armed forces and
the dominance of the Muslim League. The Bengalis argued that they
constituted the ethnic majority of Pakistan's population and Urdu was
unknown to the majority in East Bengal.[30] Moreover, the rich literary
heritage of the Bengali language and the deep rooted secular culture of
Bengali society led to a strong sense of linguistic and cultural nationalism
amongst the people of East Bengal.[citation needed] The only significant
language in Pakistan not written in the Persian-Arabic script was Bengali.
[31]
Against this backdrop, Bengali nationalism began to take root within
the Muslim League and the party's Bengali members began to take a
stand for recognition.

On 23 June 1949, Bengali nationalists from East Bengal broke away from
the Muslim League, Pakistan's dominant political party, and established
the East Pakistan Awami Muslim League.[32] Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan
Bhashani and Shamsul Huq were elected the first president and general
secretary of the party respectively, Ataur Rahman Khan was elected the
vice-president, Yar Mohammad Khan was elected as the treasurer, while
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad and A. K. Rafiqul
Hussain were elected the party's first joint secretaries. [33] The party was
formed to champion the rights of the masses in Pakistan against the
powerful feudal establishment led by the Muslim League. However, due to
its strength stemming from the discriminated Bengali population of
Pakistan's eastern wing, the party eventually became associated and
identified with East Bengal.

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