History of the Emergence of Bangladesh

Course Code: BBA 115

Credit Hour: 3

Course Group: Compulsory General Education Courses

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Proposal for undivided sovereign Bengal and the partition of the Sub Continent, 1947.

1.  Rise of communalism under the colonial rule.
2.  Lahore Resolution 1940
3. The proposal of Suharawardi and Sarat Bose for undivided Bengal: consequences.
4. The creation of Pakistan 1947

Pakistan: Structure of the state and disparity.

1. Central and provincial structure.
2. Influence of Military and Civil bureaucracy.
3. Economic, social and cultural disparity.

Language Movement and quest for Bengali identity.

Military rule: the regimes of Ayub Khan and Yahia Khan (1958-1971)

Rise of nationalism and the movement for self determination

1. The Six-point movement of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
2. Restriction: Importance and significance of the six-point movement.
3. The Agortola Case 1968

The mass upsurge of 1969 and 11-point movement: Election of 1970: Non-cooperation movement of March 1971 and the decadence of Independence by Bangabondhu.

The war of Liberation 1971

1. Genocide, repression of women, refugees.
2. Formation of Bangladesh government and proclamation of Independence.
3. The role of super powers and the Muslim states in the Liberation war.
4. The Anti-liberation activities of the occupation army, the Peace Committee, Al-Badar, Al-shams, Rajakars, pro Pakistan political parties and Pakistani Collaborators, killing of the intellectuals.
5. Trial of Bangabandhu and reaction of the World Community.
6. The contributions of India in the Liberation War.

The Bangabandhu Regime 1972-1975

1. Homecoming
2. Making of the constitution
3. Reconstruction the war-ravaged country
4. The murder of Bangabandhu and his family and the ideological turn around.

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Reference Books:

Ahmed, F. S (1994). Bengali Nationalism and the Emergence of Bangladesh. Dhaka: International Centre for Bengal Studies.

Talukdar (2003). Radical Politics and the Emergence of Bangladesh. Dhaka: Mowla Brothers.

Harun-or-Roshid (2012). The foreshadowing of Bangladesh: Bengal Muslim League and Muslim Politics, 1906- 1947.

Rounaq Jahan (1977). Pakistan: Failure in National Integration. Dhaka: The University Press Limited.