Bengali language movement
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bengali-language-movement-177-14198639
title:
Bengali language movement
text:
The Bengali language movement was a political movement in former East Bengal in 1952, advocating the recognition of the Bengali language as a co-lingua franca of the then-Dominion of Pakistan to allow its use in government affairs, the continuation of its use as a medium of education, its use in media, currency and stamps, and to maintain its writing in the Bengali script. When the Dominion of Pakistan was formed after the separation of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 when the British left, it w
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description:
1940s–50s movement for recognition of the Bengali language in East Bengal
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language_movement
date created:
2004-11-04T22:30:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T03:40:14Z
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