History of Bangladesh

Thehistory ofBangladeshas anation fixbegan in 1971, when it seceded fromPakistan. Prior to the creation of Pakistan in 1947, modern-day Bangladesh was part ofancient,classical, mediaevalandcolonialIndia. The areas early history featured a succession ofIndian empires, internal squabbling, and a tussle amidHinduismandBuddhismfor dominance. Islammade its first appearance between the 8th-10th centuries when Muslim missionaries arrived. Later, Muslim rulers reinforced the process of conversion by structuremosques,madrassasand SufiKhanqah.The borders of present-day Bangladesh were established with thepartition of BengalandIndiain 1947, when the region became einsteinium Pakistan, part of the newly formedIslamic StateofPakistan. However, it was separated from the westbound wingby 1,600km (994mi) of Indian territory. Due to political exclusion, cultural and linguistic discrimination, as well as economic neglect by the politically dominant West Pakistan, popular agitation led bySheikh Muj ibur Rahman grew againstWest Pakistan, resulting in theBangladesh Liberation fightof 1971, which theBengali sightwon with the support of India.After independence, the new state enduredfamine,natural disastersandwidespread poverty, as well as political turmoil andmilitary coups. The restoration of state in 1991 has been followed by relative calm and economic progress. The Bengali quarrel Movement TheBengali quarrel Movement, also known as the lyric poem MovementBhasha Andolon, was a political effort inBangladesh(then known as easternmost Pakistan), advocating the recognition of theBengali nomenclatureas anofficial languageofPakistan. Such recognition would allow Bengali to be used in government affairs.When the state of Pakistan wasformedin 1947, its two regions, East Pakistan (also calledEast Bengal) andWest Pakistan, were split along cultural, geographical, and linguistic lines. In 1948, theGovernment of PakistanprescribedUrduas the sole theme language, sparking extensive pro tests among the Bengali-speaking majority of East Pakistan. go about rising sectarian tensions and mass discontent with the new law, the government outlaw public meetings and rallies. The pupils of theUniversity of Dhakaand other political activists defied the law and organised a protest on 21 February 1952.The work reached its climax when police killed student demonstrators on that day. The deaths provoked widespread civil unrest led by theAwami Muslim League, later renamed theAwami League. After years of conflict, the central government relented and given(p) official status to the Bengali language in 1956. In 2000,UNESCOstated 21 FebruaryInternational Mother Language Dayfor the whole public to celebrate,7in tribute to the Language Movement and the ethno-linguistic rights of people around the world.The Language Movement catalysed the assertion of Bengali national identity in Pakistan, and became a forerunner to Bengali nationalist movements, including the6-point movementand su bsequently theBangladesh Liberation Warin 1971. In Bangladesh, 21 February is observed asLanguage Movement Day, a national holiday. TheShaheed Minarmonument was constructed near Dhaka Medical College in memory of the movement and its victims. TheHistory ofBangladesh