Bengali Language Movement (Barak Valley)
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bengali-language-movement-barak-valley-231-2003301
title:
Bengali Language Movement (Barak Valley)
text:
The Bengali Language Movement of Barak Valley was a protest against the decision of the Government of Assam to make Assamese the sole official language of the state, even though most of the Barak Valley residents spoke Bengali. About 80% of the Valley's residents are ethnic Bengalis. In the Barak Valley region, the ethnic Bengali population consists of both Hindus and Muslims, who are almost equal in population and constitute the overwhelming majority of the population. There is also a substanti
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description:
Protest against Assamese as the sole official language
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_Language_Movement_(Barak_Valley)
date created:
2010-08-05T16:50:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T19:59:26Z
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