1962 – Bangladesh Genocide Archive https://www.genocidebangladesh.org An online archive of chronology of events, documentations, audio, video, images, media reports and eyewitness accounts of the 1971 Genocide in Bangladesh in the hands of Pakistan army. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:29:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 95479874 1962 https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/1962/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:29:59 +0000 https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/?p=271 February: Once again Sheikh Mujib was arrested under the Public Security Act.

June: Martial Law ends, national assembly elected. The National Assembly consisted of 150 seats from each province to be elected by the Basic Democracy (BD) members with an additional 3 seats for women from each province to be elected by the members of National Assembly.The ban on political parties is lifted. Sheikh Mujib was freed.

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The Pakistan Muslim League splits into two groups – Council and Convention. The Convention Muslim League is backed by President Ayub.

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Martial Law ends with the enactment of a new constitution designed by Ayub Khan. The ban on political parties is lifted. A new National Assembly is elected through a multi-tiered system of “Basic Democracy”.

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