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'East Bengal' renamed 'East Pakistan'. 1956: 29 February: Bengali becomes one of the state languages of Pakistan. 1958: 7 October: Constitution abrogated and martial law declared in Pakistan. 1960: 5 May: Dhaka Residential Model College Established. 1963: 21 February: Inauguration of the Shaheed Minar language martyr memorial. 1966: 5 February
The history of Odisha begins in the Lower Paleolithic era, as Acheulian tools dating to the period have been discovered in various places in the region. [1] The early history of Odisha can be traced back to writings found in ancient texts like the Mahabharata , Maha Govinda Sutta and some Puranas .
Shortly thereafter on 19 March Bangladesh signed a friendship treaty with India. Bangladesh sought admission in the UN with most voting in its favour, but China vetoed this as Pakistan was its key ally. [159] The United States, also a key ally of Pakistan, was one of the last nations to accord Bangladesh recognition.
Through the Dandakaranya Project the Bengali refugees would be resettled on tribal lands, and integrate and uplift the area belonging to the tribal people. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 1947 a high level committee known as the AMPO committee, made up of the Indian states Andhra Pradesh , Madhya Pradesh (the part is known as Chhattisgarh ) and Odisha , was ...
The following is a List of Bangladeshi inventions and discoveries which lists inventions and discoveries made by Bangladeshis both within Bangladesh and outside the region, which owe their existence either partially or entirely to a person born in Bangladesh.
The State Cabinet approved for the move in June 2008 and the government of Odisha passed a resolution in the state assembly in August 2008 for the purpose and sent it for Center's approval. [3] The bill having been passed in both the houses of the Parliament, the enactment of the legislation has been assented by the President of India.
Map showing the modern day nation of Bangladesh and Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Nagaland and Manipur within the Province before division into Bihar and Orissa, Eastern Bengal and Assam and West Bengal.
An estimated one million Hindu refugees had entered West Bengal by 1960, and close to 700,000 Muslims left for East Pakistan. The refugee influx in Bengal was also accompanied by the fact that the government was less prepared to rehabilitate them, which resulted in huge housing and sanitation problems for the millions, most of whom were owners ...