Bangladesh were established with the partition of Bengal and India in 1947‚ when the region became East Pakistan‚ part of the newly formed Islamic State of Pakistan. However‚ it was separated from the western wing by 1‚600 km (994 mi) of Indian territory. Due to political exclusion‚ ethnic and linguistic discrimination‚ as well as economic neglect by the politically dominant West Pakistan‚ popular agitation led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman grew against West Pakistan‚ resulting in the Bangladesh Liberation
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martyrdom * 6 See also * 7 References * 8 External links | ------------------------------------------------- [edit]Early life Khudiram Bose was born on 3 December 1889 in the village Habibpur near the town of Midnapur in the Midnapore district of West Bengal. His father Trailokyanath Basu was the revenue agent of the town of the Nadazol province. His mother was Lakshmipriya Devi. He was the fourth child after 3 daughters — Aparupa‚ Sarojini and Nanibala (two previous sons had died in infancy). taken
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bordering the Bay of Bengal‚ between Burma and India. It lies between latitudes 20° and 27°N‚ and longitudes 88° and 93°E. It is located in the delta of Padma (Ganges [Ganga]) and Jamuna (Brahmaputra) rivers in the northeastern part of the Indian subcontinent. Bangladesh has a total area of 144‚000 sq km‚ of which 133‚910 sq km consists of land and 10‚090 sq km area on water. History of the country: The riverine country of Bangladesh (“Land of the Bengals”) is one of the most densely
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is an Indo-Aryan language d i d from derived f Sanskrit S ki • It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal‚ which comprises present day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal • With nearly 230 million native speakers‚ Bengali p y spoken p languages g g in is one of the most ppopularly the world 3 The native geographic extent of Bengali West Bengal‚ g ‚ India Bangladesh 4 Section 2 Alphabets Writing Alphabets‚ Writing‚ and Grammar 5 Alphabets and Writing This section
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permission to sail to the Indian Ocean. The permission was granted and in 1591 three ships sailed from England. For a period of fifteen years the company was awarded the newly a monopoly on trade with all countries east of the Cape of Good Hope and west of the Straits of Magellan. Sir James Lancaster commanded the first East India Company voyage in 1601. Initially‚ the Company struggled in the spice trade due to the competition from the already well established Dutch East India Company. During this
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A few GENOCIDES ORGANISED BY CPI(M ) IN WEST BENGAL Kasipore-Baranagar Massacre of Maxals – (Aug 12 & 13 – 1971) – The 3 hours massacre was organised by CPM with the help of Congress. Toll 90 to 100 Sainbari Killing – (March 17‚ 1970) – Accused Khokon alias Nirupam Sen‚ Benoy Konar & Manik Roy alias Anil Bose among others‚ Toll - 4 members of Sain family. Marichjhanpi Massacre‚ 1979 of Refugees from Dandakaranya by Jyoti Basu’s police – 36 people were killed in police firing‚43
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sacrifice. Historical Background: The martial tradition of Bengal has its roots in the Bengal Army during Mughal rule since the early 18th century‚ where three successive Persian Muslim dynasties‚ namely Nasiri‚ Afshar and Najafi‚ ruled Bengal. During the Colonial Rule of the British‚ Bengal was principally a bulwark of British power and trade in the South Asian region. The British under Robert Clive defeated a 50000 strong Bengal Army of Nawab Siraj-ud - daullah in the battle of Plassey in 1757
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Bay of Bengal. A republic in south Asia‚ Bangladesh was formerly East Pakistan‚ one of the five provinces into which Pakistan was divided at its creation‚ when Britain’s former Indian Empire was partitioned in August 1947. East Pakistan and the four western provinces were separated by about 1600 km of Indian territory. East Pakistan was formed from the former Indian province of East Bengal and the Sylhet districts of Assam. Although the East was more populous‚ government was based in West Pakistan
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the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757. The battle established the Company rule in Bengal which expanded over much of India for the next hundred years. The battle took place at Plassey (anglicised version of Palashi) on the banks of the Bhagirathi River (another name of Hooghly River upstream of Calcutta)‚ about 150 km north of Calcutta and south of Murshidabad‚ then capital of Bengal. The belligerents were Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah‚ the last independent Nawab of Bengal‚ and the British
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Indian teacher and poet. As a lecturer at the Hindu College of Calcutta‚ he invigorated a large group of students to think independently; this Young Bengal group played a key role in the Bengal renaissance. Derozio was generally considered an Anglo-Indian‚ being of mixed Portuguese descent‚ but he was fired by a patriotic spirit for his native Bengal‚ and considered himself Indian. In his poem To My Native Land he wrote: “ | My Country! In the days of Glory PastA beauteous halo circled round thy
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