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From the very inception of our state, the Establishment has shown itself unequal to the task of building a democracy. In 1947-48, Bengali Pakistanis were vilified and punished for demanding, as 52% of the population, that Bengali be declared ONE of the national languages of Pk
Newspapers were flooded with reports of ‘men in loongis’ coming from across the border (i.e., West Bengal) to create ‘disunity’ and ‘weaken the foundations of the state’. The Constituent Assembly Reports are filled with these debates.
In 1952, the issue of the place of Bengalis in the new nation-state now worsened rather than resolved, peaceful protestors - students, academics, etc. - were fired on with live ammunition in Dhaka. This event was immortalized as ‘Ekushey’ in East Bengal/Pakistan.
