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    The document summarizes the Language Movement in Bangladesh that began in 1948 and reached its climax on February 21, 1952. It provides background on the causes of the movement, including the imposition of Pakistani culture and refusal to recognize Bangla as a state language. Key events discussed include protests, the deaths of student leaders during police shootings, and the establishment of Shaheed Minar to commemorate the martyrs. The movement was ultimately successful, with Bangla being recognized officially as a state language in 1956.

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    LANGUAGE

    MOVEMENT
    WELCOME TO THE PRESENTATION SESSION
    Prepared for
    Rubel Pervez

    Course
    History of The
    Emergence of
    Independent
    Bangladesh (GED119)

    Prepared by
    Shayla Akter
    ID: 1914 2210 31
    What is Language Movement?
    • Protest for establishing
    Bangla as our state
    language

    • Began in 1948

    • Climax on 21st February,


    1952

    3
    Causes/Background
    • Break of Lahore Resolution

    • Political subjugation

    • Imposition of Pakistan culture

    • Education commission 1947

    4
    Political Leaders

    Mohammad Ali Zinnah Liakat Ali (1950) Khwaja Najimuddin (1952)


    (19th March 1948- 21st March 1949)

    5
    Waves

    • Before 1952

    • In 1952

    • After 1952

    6
    Before 1952
    • Education commission (1947)
    • Demand of Bangla as second language
    by Dhirendranath Datta
    • First strict protest against the
    declaration of Pakistan government
    (11th March 1948)
    • Tomuddin Majlish (1947)
    • Tomuddin Majlish Pustika
    • East Bengal language committee (1948)
    by Abul Kashem
    • First visit of Zinnah to Dhaka University (19-21 st March)
    • Liakat Ali reiterated the statement of Zinnah (1950)

    7
    In 1952
    • Leaders were detained
    • Starvation till death
    • Leaders; Bangabondhu, Samsul Haque
    • Starvation of Bangabondhu made his condition serious
    (16th - 27th February)
    • Curfew (20th February)
    • Students broke the curfew, police shot
    • Establishment of Shaheed Minar (23rd Feruary)

    8
    In 1952
    • Rafique (First)
    • Barkat
    • Salam
    • Jabbar
    • Shofique (last)

    9
    After 1952
    • Bangla Academi established in 1955
    • Bangla language recognized unofficially in 1954
    • Bangla was included as state language in 1956

    10
    Conclusion
    Language movement was the first success in history
    of Bengalis struggle where Bangabondhu played a
    vital role. This movement dignified our mother
    tongue when it started being observed as
    international mother language day from 1999. Our
    Bengali nationalism was strengthen and it worked as
    a motivation for the next movements (Education
    movement, Six point movement, Liberation war etc).

    11
    Thank You

    12

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