Urdu – 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. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:44:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 95479874 1956 https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/1956/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:44:43 +0000 https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/?p=266 February: Pakistan becomes an Islamic Republic, constitution adopted, Bangla becomes a state language along with Urdu.

Awami League leaders, during a meeting with the Chief Minister, demanded that the subject of provincial autonomy be included in the draft constitution.

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September: Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy, the seasoned politician from East Pakistan replaced Chaudhry Mohammad Ali as Prime Minister of Pakistan. Sheikh Mujib joined the coalition government, assuming the charge of Industries, Commerce, Labour, Anti-Corruption and Village Aid Ministry.

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Khwaja Nazimuddin (chief minister of East Pakistan) introduces the East Pakistan cabinet to Mr Jinnah (the founding father of Pakistan) in March 1948. Arrogant ICS Chief Secretary Aziz Ahmed is seen at extreme left. It is said that even Bengali ministers could not enter his office and he created more ill will against West Pakistan than any other single indivdual

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The Language Movement Starts

]]> 175 New constitution adopted https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/pakistan-becomes-an-islamic-republic-constitution-adopted-bangla-becomes-a-state-language-along-with-urdu/ https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/pakistan-becomes-an-islamic-republic-constitution-adopted-bangla-becomes-a-state-language-along-with-urdu/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 1956 19:34:07 +0000 https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/?p=80 February, 1956

The first constitution of Pakistan is adopted. Pakistan becomes an Islamic Republic, with a President replacing the position of the Governor General. Bangla is adopted as a state language along with Urdu. Nonetheless, East Pakistanis are prevented from any share of power in the central government through sufficient provisions in the new constitution.

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