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The story of liberation of #Bangladesh starts in the year 1946 with the Muslim League (ML) winning an overwhelming majority in the then province of Bengal of Colonial India.
Of the 250 seats in the province, the ML won 113 seats in the legislative assembly.
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Of the 250 seats in the province, the ML won 113 seats in the legislative assembly.
#VijayDiwas
The overwhelming victory of the ML was a vote for a separate Pakistan based on religious majority. Within a year India was divided on religious lines into the States of India and Pakistan.
Muslim majority areas of Bengal became East Pakistan.
Muslim majority areas of Bengal became East Pakistan.
Though united by religion, East & West Pakistan were divided by language & Culture. The dominance of West Pakistan in military & bureaucracy meant the East Pakistanis were always treated as second class citizens. Despite being larger in numbers.
