Reasons for the creation of bangladesh
- language controversy
- political disparity
- economic disparity
- general elections and constitutional crisis of 1970
- operation searchlight
What was operation searchlight? [4]
- A military operation by yahya khan
- Began widespread arrests in east pakistan.
- Made east pakistanis pick up arms against west pakistan
- Gave rise to armed forces like mukti bahini.
Who was sheikh mujib ur rehman? [4]
- East pakistani politician / bengali
- Leader of awami league
- Won the 1970 election with a sweeping majority
- Founder of bangladesh
describe the language movement? [4]
- It was a movement started by east pakistanis
- When pakistan made urdu the official langauge rather than bengali. They protest for it
- Students in dhaka in 1952 organised protests and were killed, starting the language movement.