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One thing i like to add, Bollywood movies are popular across Subcontinent upto Afghanistan also. Why?
Its because these are in Hindi/Urdu. That means if Bengalis cant speak Urdu, they at-least understand it. Majority of Bangladesh populaces is muslim. I also assume that they read Quran, which is in Arabic. The alphabets of Arabic and Urdu / Farsi are 99% same. If someone can read Arabic, he can easily read Urdu/Persian with ease.
That is an advantage of Urdu, which is not available with Bangla.
We in Pakistan cant read/Write or understand Bangla, but go to any ethnic group of Pakistan (Baloch, Punjabi, Sindhi, Hazara, Brohi, Kashmiri, Sindhi) they can read understand urdu. There is no super logic behind that, its just because Quran unite us on this through its Arabic alphabetic system.
I would like to see more comments on these from @idune @khair_ctg @Al-zakir @asad71
Nothing but a political blunder by the ruling elites!!!!
BTW Golam Azam was one of the major conveners of the language movement.
Do the masses know this and if so why was he imprisoned for life?
here are some facts that are good for you:And how long ago was that? Apart from those slum-dwelling Biharis, name me any group of Bangladeshis that speak Urdu now? Let alone willing?
And where did I say that Urdu should be discarded? Did I discriminate against Urdu?
you are right about the highlighted part. since 1947 until today, the Pakistan framework is the only framework that represents the Bangladeshi people, and their history and their aspirations. so there ideally should not be a single person in Bangladesh who is not pro-Pakistan. and also because a Bangladeshi person not being pro-Pakistan necessarily means they are extreme Hindu nationalists allergic to anything with a hint of Muslim.I agree with most of the points. But the OP's too biased to be taken seriously. The issue was not with language, but sharing of power. Why was Pakistan ruled by generals and election was prevented most of its history? Because if democracy were to be ratified then inevitably the power would have gone to E. Pakistan. But the W. Pakistani aristocracy couldn't stand that could they? And why wouldn't Bangalis read Tagore and others? The religious tension wasn't prevalent during their time. I don't know why pro-Pakistani BD members' loathing about the loss of Urdu. Has the Latin script of Turkish, Malaya languages, Slavic script of Chechen, Mongol and all the former USSR breakaways' languages made them any less muslim?
so let's play the ethnic card.Why was Pakistan ruled by generals and election was prevented most of its history?
but no mistake from the leftist agitators?Nothing but a political blunder by the ruling elites!!!!
BTW Golam Azam was one of the major conveners of the language movement.
but no mistake from the leftist agitators?
care to explain what the blunder was, besides not locking up those little "language movement" monsters for good?
So you think Golam Azam was a leftist?
Shooting at the students was the blunder. In a democratic country, you can stage any peaceful demonstration.
**some Bengali politicians, including Ghulam Azam and others were in favour of Bengali as another national language, besides Urdu, based on Bengalis being the largest ethnic group of Pakistanis. JeI later withdraw participation in the movement sensing larger agenda of leftists (but still favoured Bengali national language)
Myth 7: 21st February marks a day when brave but ordinary students expressed their love for mother tongue
Reality: 21st February marks a day when certain political activists or political cadres expressed their hate for a mother tongue and a literary language of Bengal and Bengalis, i.e. Urdu.
The 21st February agitation was a political operation that was aimed at arousing hatred for a Muslim heritage of Bengalis. This was done by certain radical quarters who aroused anti-West Pakistan and anti-Bengali-Muslim sentiments at the same time. They hoped to take advantage of the high illiteracy of Bengali Muslims, to distance Bengali Muslims from their roots and to destroy any Muslim identity in Bengal. they hoped to distance the Urdu-speaking Bengalis from the non-Urdu-speaking ones, to distance Bengalis from non-Bengalis.
The 21st February agitation led to mass hatred and violence on a language and people. The UN International Mother Language day which is on the same day still does not acknowledge the mass crimes committed, and a culture of intolerance and ignorance developed around the Bengali “Language Movement” on which the date of the UN day is based on. Ironically, the intolerance and ignorance is towards other languages of Bangladeshis.