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Bangla was already a national language along with Urdu in 1954. The independence movement was primarily about politics and economics. Mujib won the 1970 elections and was declared Prime Minister Designate. The assembly was not allowed to convene in March 1971 and this lead to riots all across...

Thank you, I'm glad to be part of this discussion. I stand corrected, I was wrong about the script. And yes, I do believe that people have a right to their own opinion. However, I still hold that religion is not bound by language and script. Arabic itself is not a Islamic language and there is...

I haven't. It was already Bangladesh when I was born. I grew up in Europe and Pakistan, and now I'm studying South Asian history and politics in the US. However, my family is Bengali, and were involved in the Freedom Movement and Bengali-Pakistani politics. The person I mentioned in my previous...

Mahmud Ali was a Bengali-Assamese politician in British India, in East Bengal/East Pakistan, and then in modern Pakistan. He was the secretary-general of the All-India Muslim League (Assam) with Bhashani as its president. During the Freedom Movement he worked towards making Assam a part of the...

True. My mistake. I should mention that I'm Mahmud Ali's grandson. Nice to speak to you. Did you know him from Sylhet?

Just joined this forum to let you guys know that this is absolutely false. Mahmud Ali was very strongly against any attempt to tamper with the script and also opposed the introduction of Arabic which was being pushed by the Jamaatis. He loved Bangla and advocated the demand for Bangla as a...