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West and East Pakistan 1940 to 1950

Posted by @imarkbd on February 25, 2016

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Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence

The independence of Bangladesh was declared on 26 March 1971 at the onset of the Bangladesh Liberation War , when the Pakistan Army launched a genocide against the people of East Pakistan . The declaration was made by Bengali nationalist leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman , whose message was broadcast by M A Hannan and Major Ziaur Rahman ; and widely circulated in the international press in late March 1971. On 17 April, the Provisional Government of Bangladesh issued a proclamation on the basis of the previous declaration and established an interim constitution for the independence movement. On 27 March, Major Ziaur Rahman , the commander of the East Bengal Regiment in Chittagong, broadcast two declarations on behalf of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In the first one, he declared himself as temporary Head of the Republic. A K Khan intervened and dr...

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