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Hajee Mohammad Danesh
Hajee Mohammad Danesh (1900 – 28 June 1986) was a Bangladeshi politician and Communism, communist activist born in British India. Early life Hajee Mohammad Danesh was born to a Bengali Muslims, Bengali Muslim peasant family in the village of Sultanpur in the Dinajpur District, Bangladesh, Dinajpur district of what was then the Bengal Presidency of British India, and now a part of Bangladesh. Danesh studied at the Aligarh Muslim University, where he obtained a master's degree in history in 1931. He also earned a degree in law in 1932 and joined the bar of the Dinajpur District, Bangladesh, Dinajpur district court. Communist activism In the 1930s, Danesh became active in the communist organisations of Bengal, especially the Bengal provincial organisation of the Communist Party of India. He was arrested twice, in 1938 and 1942, by the government of Bengal for his participation in the Tebhaga movement, an agitation in northern Bengal against ''zamindars'' (landlords) and in suppor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Pakistan Provincial Assembly
The East Pakistan Provincial Assembly, known as the East Bengal Legislative Assembly between 1947 and 1955, was the provincial legislature of East Pakistan between 1947 and 1971. It was known as the East Bengal Assembly from 1947 to 1955 when the provincial name was changed. The legislature was a successor to the Bengal Legislative Council and the Bengal Legislative Assembly, which were divided between East Bengal and West Bengal during the partition of Bengal in 1947. It was the largest provincial legislature in Pakistan. Elections were held only twice in 1954 and 1970. During the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971, most Bengali members elected to the Pakistani National Assembly and the East Pakistani provincial assembly became members of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh. History Partition of Bengal On 20 June 1947, 141 East Bengali legislators from the Bengal Legislative Assembly voted on the partition of Bengal, with 107 supporting joining Pakistan's Constituent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
