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The movement reached its climax in 1952, when on 21 February, the police fired on protesting students and civilians, causing several deaths. The day is revered in Bangladesh as the Language Movement Day. In memory of the deaths, UNESCO declared 21 February International Mother Language Day in November 1999.
The Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 resulted in the secession of East Pakistan as the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Pakistan (formerly West Pakistan) recognized Bangladesh in 1974. [ 4] Today, bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Pakistan are considered to be cordial. The two countries are both founding members of SAARC, as well as ...
Bangladesh Armed Forces. The Mukti Bahini, [ a] also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was the guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military, paramilitary and civilians during the Bangladesh Liberation War that transformed East Pakistan into Bangladesh in 1971. [ 2] They were initially called the Mukti Fauj.
Bengal famine of 1943. The Bangladesh famine of 1974 ( Bengali: ১৯৭৪-এর দুর্ভিক্ষ, romanized : 1974-Ēr Durbhikkho) began in March 1974 and ended in about December of the same year. The famine is considered one of the worst in the 20th century; it was characterised by massive flooding along the Brahmaputra River as ...
Major General Muhammad Faizur Rahman – Director General, Directorate-General of Forces Intelligence ( DG DGFI) - 23rd BMA Long Course, Infantry. Major General A S M Ridwanur Rahman - Director General, National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre ( DG NTMC ), Dhaka. - 23rd BMA Long Course, Artillery. Major General Ibn Khalil Mohammad ...
Bengali intellectuals were abducted, tortured and killed during the entire duration of the war as part of the 1971 Bangladesh genocide. However, the largest number of systematic executions took place on 25 March and 14 December 1971, two dates that bookend the conflict. 14 December is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals Day .
August. 1 August: The Concert for Bangladesh in Madison Square Garden, New York by Ravi Shankar, George Harrison and friends. 16 August: Operation Jackpot, Bangladesh naval commando operation. 20 August: Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman 's attempt to defect by hijacking a fighter. 30 August: Pakistan Army crackdown on Dhaka guerrillas.
Munshi Abdur Rouf BS ( Bengali: মুন্সী আবদুর রউফ; 8 May 1943 – 8 April 1971) was a Lance Nayek in the 11th Wing (At present 11 BGB situated in Naikhongchari, Bandarban) of East Pakistan Rifles during the Bangladesh Liberation War. [1] He enlisted in the East Pakistan Rifles on 8 May 1963, and was attached with a ...