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| Registered | 29,479,386 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 57.68% | ||||||||||||||||||
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Provincial elections were held in East Pakistan on 17 December 1970, ten days after general elections. A total of 1,850 candidates ran for the 300 seats in the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly. [1] The result was a landslide victory for the Awami League, which won 288 of the 300 seats.
In the previous provincial election in 1954, the Awami League, Krishak Sramik Party and other smaller parties formed an alliance called United Front (Jukto Front). The Jukto Front won a landslide victory by winning 223 of the 309 seats. The Muslim League, once the most popular party in the province, had its worst-ever defeat, with many provincial ministers, including the Chief Minister of East Bengal, losing their seats. [2]
In 1958 After military takeover of Field Marshal Ayub Khan all Federal and Provincial Governments of Pakistan were overthrown. [3]
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman became the leader of Awami league in 1963 and became the strongest supporter of lifting up Martial Law and restoring Democracy. In 1965 Presidential Election Sheikh Mujibur Rahman openly supported and launched campaign along with his Party for Fatima Jinnah. Fatima Jinnah gained more votes in East Bengal than West Pakistan. [4]
on 18 March 1966 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman placed Six-point movement during a conference held in Lahore which demanded more autonomy for East Bengal. It was rejected by then political parties of both wings but got huge support from the people of East Bengal. [5] In April 1966 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman demanded to conduct a Nationwide Referendum on his six-point movement and said that Military establishment is exploiting East Bengal by using all export revenue of Jute to feed the Army. [6]
He was arrested in April 1966 in Jessore but was bailed out soon. He was again arrested on the orders of Ayub Khan in May and sent to Sylhet jail where he was charged with Agartala Conspiracy case along with 28 East Bengali Military and Government officials. after huge protests against sheikh Mujib arrest across East Bengal all cases were withdrawn and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was released. [7]
A month before elections the deadliest tropical storm hit East Bengal which claimed lives of at least half a million people. [8] Poor response from then Government of Pakistan skyrocketed popularity of anti-establishment party Awami League. Military Dictator and then President Yahya Khan was strongly criticized by International Media due to its poor disaster governance. [9]
The Awami League won a landslide victory of 288 seats. After claiming all ten seats reserved for women, it held 298 seats. [10]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| General | Women | Total | ||||||
| Awami League | 288 | 10 | 298 | |||||
| Pakistan Democratic Party | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| National Awami Party (Wali) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Nizam-e-Islam Party | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Other parties and independents | 7 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 300 | 10 | 310 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 29,479,386 | – | ||||||
| Source: Baxter, Jhotpot Info, Banglapedia | ||||||||
| Constituency | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangpur-1 | Abdur Rahman Chaudhuri | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-2 | Mohammad Amin | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-3 | Azharul Islam | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-4 | Dr. Zikrul Haq | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-5 | Abid Ali | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-6 | Karimuddin Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-7 | Elahi Baksh Sarkar | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-8 | Mohammad Siddiq Hossain | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-9 | Shah Abdur Razzak | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-10 | Mohammad Hamiduzzaman Sarkar | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-11 | Mohammad Gazi Rahman | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-12 | Shamshul Haq Chaudhuri | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-13 | Abdul Hakim | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-14 | Abul Hossain | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-15 | Abdullah Suhrawardi | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-16 | Nurul Islam | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-17 | Shamshul Hossain | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-18 | M. A. Taleb Mia | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-19 | Mohammad Waliur Rahman | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-20 | Dr. Mafizur Rahman | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-21 | Jamalur Rahman Pradhan | Awami League | |
| Rangpur-22 | Azizur Rahman | Awami League | |
| Dinajpur-1 | Kamruddin Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Dinajpur-2 | Advocate Sirajul Islam | Awami League | |
| Dinajpur-3 | Mohammad Fazlur Karim | Awami League | |
| Dinajpur-4 | Ekramul Haq | Awami League | |
| Dinajpur-5 | Mohammad Golam Rahman | Awami League | |
| Dinajpur-6 | S. M. Yusuf | Awami League | |
| Dinajpur-7 | Mohammad Abdur Rahim | Awami League | |
| Dinajpur-8 | Mohammad Khatibur Rahman | Awami League | |
| Dinajpur-9 | Sadar Mosharraf Hossain | Awami League | |
| Dinajpur-10 | Kazi Abdul Majid Chaudhuri | Awami League | |
| Bogra-1 | Saidur Rahman | Awami League | |
| Bogra-2 | Qasimuddin Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Bogra-3 | Sheikh Abul Hasnat Chaudhuri | Awami League | |
| Bogra-4 | Muzaffar Hossain | Awami League | |
| Bogra-5 | Hassain Ali Sarkar | Awami League | |
| Bogra-6 | Taherul Islam Khan | Awami League | |
| Bogra-7 | Dr. Mohammad Golam Sarwar | Awami League | |
| Bogra-8 | Mohammad Abdur Rahman Fakir | Jamaat-e-Islami | |
| Bogra-9 | Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan Khan | Awami League | |
| Rajshahi-1 | Dr. Moinuddin Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Rajshahi-2 | N. A. Hamidur Rahman | Awami League | |
| Rajshahi-3 | Dr. A. A. S. Misbahul Haq | Awami League | |
| Rajshahi-4 | Dr. Mohammad Bashirul Haq | Awami League | |
| Rajshahi-5 | Kazimdar Wasimuddin Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Rajshahi-6 | Captain Ismail Hossain Chaudhuri | Awami League | |
| Rajshahi-7 | Imazuddin Pramanik | Awami League | |
| Rajshahi-8 | Ghiyasuddin Sardar | Awami League | |
| Rajshahi-9 | Mohammad Azizul Islam Khan | Awami League | |
| Rajshahi-10 | Riyazuddin Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Rajshahi-11 | Abdul Hadi | Awami League | |
| Rajshahi-12 | Sardar Amjad Hossain | Awami League | |
| Rajshahi-13 | Dr. Mohammad Alauddin | Awami League | |
| Rajshahi-14 | Zillur Rahman | Awami League | |
| Rajshahi-15 | Shankar Gobinda Chaudhuri | Awami League | |
| Rajshahi-16 | Ashraful Islam Mia | Awami League | |
| Rajshahi-17 | Mohammad Abdus Salam | Awami League | |
| Pabna-1 | M. Mansur Ali | Awami League | |
| Pabna-2 | Syed Hyder Ali | Awami League | |
| Pabna-3 | Rowshanul Haq | Awami League | |
| Pabna-4 | Golam Hasnayen | Awami League | |
| Pabna-5 | K. B. M. Abu Hena | Awami League | |
| Pabna-6 | A. B. M. Mahbulul Islam | Awami League | |
| Pabna-7 | Abdur Rahman | Awami League | |
| Pabna-8 | Mohammad Rafiq | Awami League | |
| Pabna-9 | Tafizuddin Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Pabna-10 | Mohammad Mozammel Haq | Awami League | |
| Pabna-11 | Amin Uddin | Awami League | |
| Pabna-12 | Mohammad Abdur Rab | Awami League | |
| Kushtia-1 | Zahrul Haq | Awami League | |
| Kushtia-2 | Abdur Rab Chaudhuri | Awami League | |
| Kushtia-3 | Ahsan Ullah | Awami League | |
| Kushtia-4 | Golam Kibria | Awami League | |
| Kushtia-5 | Nurul Haq | Awami League | |
| Kushtia-6 | Dr. Ahsanul Haq | Awami League | |
| Kushtia-7 | Yunus Ali | Awami League | |
| Jessore-1 | Kazi Khademul Islam | Awami League | |
| Jessore-2 | A. B. M. Golam Majid | Awami League | |
| Jessore-3 | General K. M. A. Aziz | Awami League | |
| Jessore-4 | Mohammad Muinuddin | Awami League | |
| Jessore-5 | Mohammad Tabibur Rahman Sardar | Awami League | |
| Jessore-6 | Mohammad Abu Islam | Awami League | |
| Jessore-7 | Mohammad Nurul Islam | Awami League | |
| Jessore-8 | Shah Hadiizzzaman | Awami League | |
| Jessore-9 | Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain | Awami League | |
| Jessore-10 | Asaduzzaman | Awami League | |
| Jessore-11 | Syed Ator Ali | Awami League | |
| Jessore-12 | Shahid Ali Khan | Awami League | |
| Jessore-13 | S. M. Matiur Rahman | Awami League | |
| Khulna-1 | Sheikh Ali Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Khulna-2 | Abdur Rahman Sheikh | Awami League | |
| Khulna-3 | Mir Shaukat Ali | Awami League | |
| Khulna-4 | Abdul Latif Khan | Awami League | |
| Khulna-5 | Kuber Chandra Biswas | Awami League | |
| Khulna-6 | Habibur Rahman Khan | Awami League | |
| Khulna-7 | Dr. Mansur Ali | Awami League | |
| Khulna-8 | Enayet Ali Sana | Awami League | |
| Khulna-9 | Momin Uddin Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Khulna-10 | Mohammad Syed | Awami League | |
| Khulna-11 | Fazlul Haq Sardar | Awami League | |
| Khulna-12 | Mohammad Khairul Alam | Awami League | |
| Khulna-13 | Mamtaz Ahmed Sardar | Awami League | |
| Khulna-14 | S. M. Alauddin | Awami League | |
| Patuakhali-1 | Mohammad Rostam Ali Khan | Awami League | |
| Patuakhali-2 | Shahzada Abdul Malek Khan | Awami League | |
| Patuakhali-3 | A. K. M. Nurul Haq | Awami League | |
| Patuakhali-4 | Mujibur Rahman Talukder | Awami League | |
| Patuakhali-5 | Syed Mohammed Abul Hashem | Awami League | |
| Patuakhali-6 | Abdul Aziz Khondokar | Awami League | |
| Patuakhali-7 | Abdur Barek | Awami League | |
| Bakerganj-1 | Mosharraf Hossain Mia | Awami League | |
| Bakerganj-2 | Mohammad Nazrul Islam | Awami League | |
| Bakerganj-3 | Mohammad Motahar Uddin | Awami League | |
| Bakerganj-4 | Riyaz Ikrima Chaudhuri | Awami League | |
| Bakerganj-5 | Mozammel Hossain | Awami League | |
| Bakerganj-6 | Kabir Uddin Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Bakerganj-7 | A. K. S. Ismail Mia | Awami League | |
| Bakerganj-8 | Mohammad Amir Hossain | Awami League | |
| Bakerganj-9 | Fazlul Haq Talukdar | Awami League | |
| Bakerganj-10 | Mohiuddin Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Bakerganj-11 | AKM Nurul Karim Khair | Awami League | |
| Bakerganj-12 | Haranath Byne | Independent politician | |
| Bakerganj-13 | Abdul Karim Sardar | Awami League | |
| Bakerganj-14 | Dr. Shah Mazhar Uddin | Awami League | |
| Bakerganj-15 | Kshitish Chandra Mandal | Awami League | |
| Bakerganj-16 | Dr. Abdul Hyee | Awami League | |
| Bakerganj-17 | Nurul Islam | Awami League | |
| Bakerganj-18 | Shaukatul Alam Sagir | Awami League | |
| Tangail-1 | Dr. Sheikh Nizamul Islam | Awami League | |
| Tangail-2 | Badiuzzaman Khan | Awami League | |
| Tangail-3 | M.A. Bashid Siddiqi | Awami League | |
| Tangail-4 | Abdul Latif Siddiqi | Awami League | |
| Tangail-5 | Mohammad Insan Ali Mokhtar | Awami League | |
| Tangail-6 | Mirza Tofail Hossain Mukul | Awami League | |
| Tangail-7 | Sitab Ali Khan | Awami League | |
| Tangail-8 | Fazlur Rahman Khan | Awami League | |
| Tangail-9 | Mohammad Shamshuddin Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-1 | Mohammad Ashraf Hossain | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-2 | Mohammad Rashid Mosharraf | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-3 | Mohammad Abdul Hyee | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-4 | Abdul Malek | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-5 | Akhtaruzzaman | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-6 | Nizam Uddin Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-7 | Dr. Nasiruzzaman Khan | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-8 | Mohammad Abdul Halim | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-9 | Kudrut Ullah | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-10 | Shamshul Haq | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-11 | Hatim Ali Mia | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-12 | Mohammad Abdul Matin Bhunia | Pakistan Democratic Party | |
| Mymensingh-13 | A. K. Mosharraf Hossain | Pakistan Democratic Party | |
| Mymensingh-14 | Mohammad Inam Ali Mia | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-15 | Khondokar Abdul Malek Shahidullah | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-16 | Mohammad Muslim Uddin | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-17 | Abul Mansur Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-18 | Mustafa M. A. Matin | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-19 | Mohammad Abdul Hashem | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-20 | Abdul Majid Tara Mia | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-21 | Najmul Huda | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-22 | Dr. Akhlakul Hossain Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-23 | Abbas Ali Khan | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-24 | Hafiz Uddin Chaudhuri | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-25 | Abdul Khaleq | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-26 | A. K. M. Shamshul Haq | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-27 | Mustafizur Rahman Khan | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-28 | M.A. Sattar | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-29 | M. A. Quddus | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-30 | Abdul Qader | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-31 | Manzur Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Mymensingh-32 | Syed Badruzzaman | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-1 | Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-2 | Akhtaruddin Biswas | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-3 | Khondokar Mazharul Haq | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-4 | Mir Abdul Khair | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-5 | Shah Muazzam Hossain | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-6 | Jamal Uddin Chaudhuri | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-7 | Mohammad Shamshul Haq Mia | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-8 | A. K. M. Shamshul Huda | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-9 | Rafiuddin Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-10 | Abu Mohammad Subid Ali | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-11 | Hamidur Rahman | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-12 | Mohammad Sirajul Islam | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-13 | Gazi Golam Mustafa | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-14 | Dr. Mosharraf Hossain | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-15 | Hedayetullah Islam | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-16 | Shafir Uddin | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-17 | Abdul Hakim Master | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-18 | Mohammad Anwar Jang | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-19 | Mohammad Jamal Uddin | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-20 | Fakir Shahabuddin Ahmad | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-21 | Mohammad Muiz Uddin | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-22 | Gazi Fazlur Rahman | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-23 | Shamshuddin Bhunia | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-24 | Raziuddin Ahmad | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-25 | Maslehuddin Bhunia | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-26 | Kazi Shahabuddin | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-27 | Dr. Sadat Ali Sikdar | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-28 | Shajat Ali Mokhtar | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-29 | Afzal Hossain | Awami League | |
| Dhaka-30 | S. A. Sattar Bhunia | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-1 | Kazi Hedayet Hossain | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-2 | Mohammad Muslim Uddin Mridha | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-3 | Gaur Chandra Bala | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-4 | Dr. Aftabuddin Molla | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-5 | Imam Uddin Ahmad | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-6 | Mosharraf Hossain | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-7 | A. Y. Amin Uddin Ahmad | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-8 | Syed Hyder Hossain | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-9 | Kazi Abdur Rashid | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-10 | Akhtar Uddin Mia | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-11 | Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-12 | Satish Chandra Haldar | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-13 | Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-14 | Asmat Ali Khan | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-15 | Aminul Islam | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-16 | Mohammad Matiur Rahman | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-17 | Ali Ahmad Khan | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-18 | Mohammad Abdur Razzak | Awami League | |
| Faridpur-19 | Phani Bhushan Majumdar | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-1 | Abdul Hakim Chaudhuri | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-2 | Suranjit Sengupta | National Awami Party | |
| Sylhet-3 | Abdur Rais | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-4 | Shamsul Mia | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-5 | M. A. Jahur | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-6 | Lutfar Rahman | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-7 | Kazi Sirajuddin Ahmad | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-8 | Dr. A. Malik | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-9 | Habibur Rahman | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-10 | Mohammad Abdul Latif | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-11 | Masud Ahmed Chaudhuri | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-12 | Taimuz Alam | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-13 | Nawab Ali Khan | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-14 | Toabur Rahim | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-15 | Altafur Rahman Chaudhuri | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-16 | Azizur Rahman | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-17 | Enamul Haq | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-18 | Asad Ali | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-19 | Dr. Abul Hashem | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-20 | Gopal Krishna Maharatna | Awami League | |
| Sylhet-21 | Abdul Aziz Chaudhuri | Independent politician | |
| Comilla-1 | Mozammel Haq | Awami League | |
| Comilla-2 | Syed Sirajul Islam | Awami League | |
| Comilla-3 | Lutful Hyee | Awami League | |
| Comilla-4 | Syed Imdadul Bari | Awami League | |
| Comilla-5 | Ahmed Ali | Awami League | |
| Comilla-6 | Kazi Akbar Uddin Ahmad | Awami League | |
| Comilla-7 | Maulvi Mahiuddin | Awami League | |
| Comilla-8 | Muzaffar Ali | Awami League | |
| Comilla-9 | Abdur Rashid | Awami League | |
| Comilla-10 | Mohammad Hashem | Awami League | |
| Comilla-11 | Haji Ramizuddin | Independent politician | |
| Comilla-12 | Abdul Aziz Khan | Awami League | |
| Comilla-13 | Abdul Hakim | Awami League | |
| Comilla-14 | Amir Hossain | Awami League | |
| Comilla-15 | Mohammad Abdul Malek | Awami League | |
| Comilla-16 | Ali Akbar Majumdar | Awami League | |
| Comilla-17 | Mir Hossain Chaudhuri | Awami League | |
| Comilla-18 | Abdul Awal | Awami League | |
| Comilla-19 | Jalal Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Comilla-20 | Sikandar Ali | Awami League | |
| Comilla-21 | Abdus Sattar | Awami League | |
| Comilla-22 | A. B. Siddiq Sarkar | Awami League | |
| Comilla-23 | Golam Mushid | Awami League | |
| Comilla-24 | Abdul Karim Bepari | Awami League | |
| Comilla-25 | Sirajul Islam Patwari | Awami League | |
| Comilla-26 | Mohammad Raja Mia | Awami League | |
| Noakhali-1 | A. F. K. Safdar | Awami League | |
| Noakhali-2 | Maulvi Khair Uddin | Awami League | |
| Noakhali-3 | A. B. M. Taleb Ali | Awami League | |
| Noakhali-4 | Abu Naser Choudhury | Awami League | |
| Noakhali-5 | Abdus Sobhan | Awami League | |
| Noakhali-6 | Master Rafiqullah Mia | Awami League | |
| Noakhali-7 | Mohammad Shaukat Ullah | Awami League | |
| Noakhali-8 | Nurul Ahmed Chaudhuri | Awami League | |
| Noakhali-9 | Advocate Mohammad Ullah | Awami League | |
| Noakhali-10 | Bismillah Mia | Awami League | |
| Noakhali-11 | Mohammad Abdul Mohaimen | Awami League | |
| Noakhali-12 | Shahiduddin Iskandar | Awami League | |
| Noakhali-13 | Sirajul Islam | Awami League | |
| Noakhali-14 | Amirul Islam | Awami League | |
| Chittagong-1 | Mosharraf Hossain | Awami League | |
| Chittagong-2 | Professor Shamshul Haq | Awami League | |
| Chittagong-3 | Maulvi Obaidul Haq | Awami League | |
| Chittagong-4 | Mirza Abu Mansur | Awami League | |
| Chittagong-5 | Abdul Wahab | Awami League | |
| Chittagong-6 | Abdullah Al Harun | Awami League | |
| Chittagong-7 | Mohammad Ishaq | Awami League | |
| Chittagong-8 | Zahur Ahmed Chaudhuri | Awami League | |
| Chittagong-9 | Dr. M. A. Mannan | Awami League | |
| Chittagong-10 | Dr. Abul Qasim | Awami League | |
| Chittagong-11 | Sultan Ahmed | Awami League | |
| Chittagong-12 | Akhtaruzzaman Chaudhuri Babu | Awami League | |
| Chittagong-13 | Dr. B. M. Faizur Rahman | Awami League | |
| Chittagong-14 | Sirajul Islam Chaudhuri | Awami League | |
| Chittagong-15 | Ahmed Sagir Shahzada | Nizam-e-Islam Party | |
| Chittagong-16 | Zahirul Islam | Awami League | |
| Chittagong-17 | Moshtaq Ahmed Chaudhuri | Independent politician | |
| Chittagong-18 | Osman Sarwar Alam Chowdhury | Awami League | |
| Chittagong Hills-1 | Manabendra Narayan Larma | Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti | |
| Chittagong Hills-2 | Aung Shwe Prue Chowdhury | Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti | |
After getting a landslide victory and clear mandate. Yahya Khan and People's Party didn't wanted majority from East Bengal rule Pakistan. Bhutto's quoted "udhar tum, idhar hum" (you rule East, we rule West) [13] and threatened PPP Members of Parliament by saying that he will break legs of those who will go to Dhaka to attend National Assembly Session called on March 3, 1971, just because of blocking Sheikh Mujib to become Prime Minister of Pakistan. [14] After National Assembly Session was cancelled by President Yahya Khan on March 1. Sheikh Mujibur Rehman gave a famous Speech on March 7 to a huge crowd at Ramna Course Ground in Dhaka and demanded uplifting of Martial Law, withdrawal of army to their barracks and transfer of power to the elected representatives by the people before 25 March National Assembly Session. [15] On March 26, 1971, Pakistan Military Launched Operation Searchlight against East Bengali people to curb Bengali Nationalist Movement in East Bengal. [16] Sheikh Mujibur Rehman declared Proclamation of Independence of Bangladesh on 26 March 1971. This led to start of 9 month long Bangladesh Liberation War which led to Surrender of Pakistani forces in East Bengal and Independence of Bangladesh. [17]
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, popularly known by the honorific prefix Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman, activist and diarist. As a politician, Mujib had held continuous positions either as Bangladesh's president or as its prime minister from April 1971 until his assassination in August 1975. Mujib successfully led the Bangladeshi independence movement and restored the Bengali sovereignty after over two centuries following the Battle of Plassey in 1757, for which he is honoured as the 'Father of the Nation' in Bangladesh. In 2011, the fifteenth constitutional amendment in Bangladesh referred to Sheikh Mujib as the Father of the Nation who declared independence; these references were enshrined in the fifth, sixth, and seventh schedules of the constitution. His Bengali nationalist ideology, socio-political theories, and political doctrines are sometimes called Mujibism.
The Bangladesh Awami League, often simply called the Awami League or AL, is one of the major political parties in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, Awami League successfully lead Bangladesh to the independence. One of the two most dominant parties in the country, along with its archrival Bangladesh Nationalist Party, it has been the ruling party since 2009, and has since been described as authoritarian.
Independence of Bangladesh was declared on 26 March 1971, celebrated as Independence Day, from Pakistan. The Independence Day of Bangladesh is celebrated on 26 March when Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Liberation War started on 26 March and lasted till 16 December 1971 which is celebrated as Victory Day in Bangladesh. There is a dispute along partisan line on who declared the Independence of Bangladesh. The Awami League claim Sheikh Mujibur Rahman while the Bangladesh Nationalist Party claim it was Ziaur Rahman.
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the fourth president of Bangladesh from 15 August to 6 November 1975, after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was involved in the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975. He took on the role of president immediately after the assassination, praised the assassins as "sons of the sun" and put cabinet ministers loyal to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in jail.
Tajuddin Ahmad was a Bangladeshi politician and statesman. He led the Provisional Government of Bangladesh as its prime minister during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 and is regarded as one of the most instrumental figures in the birth of Bangladesh.
Shah Azizur Rahman was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the prime minister of Bangladesh. However, he was the subject of considerable controversy for his collaboration with the Pakistan Army against the struggle for the independence of Bangladesh.
The Agartala Conspiracy Case was a sedition case in Pakistan during the rule of Ayub Khan against Awami League, brought by the government of Pakistan in 1968 against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the then leader of the Awami League and East Pakistan, and 34 other people.
The Bangladesh Liberation War started on 26 March 1971 and ended on 16 December 1971. Some of the major events of the war are listed in the timeline below.
Muhammad Mansur Ali was a Bangladeshi politician who was a close confidant of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh. A senior leader of the Awami League, Mansur also served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh in 1975.
General elections were held in Pakistan on 7 December 1970 to elect members of the National Assembly. They were the first direct general elections since the independence of Pakistan and ultimately the only ones held prior to the independence of Bangladesh. Voting took place in 300 general constituencies, of which 162 were in East Pakistan and 138 in West Pakistan. A further thirteen seats were reserved for women, who were to be elected by members of the National Assembly.
Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni was a Bangladeshi politician. He was one of the nephews of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman the founding father of Bangladesh. He was the founder of Mujib Bahini Bangladesh Liberation Force-BLF one of the major guerrilla forces of the Bangladesh Liberation War and also the founder of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, the youth wing of Bangladesh Awami League.
Ataur Rahman Khan was a Bangladeshi lawyer, politician and writer, and served as Chief Minister of East Pakistan from 1 September 1956 – March 1958, and as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 30 March 1984 to 9 July 1986.
The Independence Day of Bangladesh is celebrated on 26 March as a national holiday in Bangladesh. It commemorates the country's declaration of independence from Pakistan in the early hours of March 26, 1971.
The 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu, or the 7/3 Speech, was a public speech given by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Founding Father of Bangladesh on 7 March 1971 at the Ramna Race Course in Dhaka to a gathering of over one million (1,000,000) people. It was delivered during a period of escalating tensions between East Pakistan and the powerful political and military establishment of West Pakistan. In the speech, Bangabandhu informally declared the independence of Bangladesh, proclaiming: "The struggle this time, is a struggle for our liberty. The struggle this time, is a struggle for our independence." He announced a civil disobedience movement in the province, calling for "every house to turn into a fortress".
The 1969 East Pakistan uprising was a democratic political uprising in East Pakistan. It was led by the students backed by various political parties such as the Awami League and National Awami Party and specially their student wings against Muhammad Ayub Khan, the president of Pakistan in protest of the military rule, political repressions, Agartala Conspiracy Case and the incarceration of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and other Bengali nationalists.
Yar Mohammad Khan was one of the founders and the first treasurer of the Bangladesh Awami League, the main political party that eventually led Bangladesh's struggle for independence against the West Pakistan regime.
The Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh was the constituent assembly of Bangladesh. It was the country's provisional parliament between 1971 and 1973. In 1972, it drafted and adopted the Constitution of Bangladesh. The assembly was dominated by the Awami League, with a minority being independent lawmakers.
The non-cooperation movement of 1971 was a historical movement in then East Pakistan by the Awami League and the general public against the military government of Pakistan in March of that year. After the announcement of the suspension of the session of the National Assembly of Pakistan on 1 March, the spontaneous movement of the people started, but officially on the call of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the non-cooperation movement started on 2 March and continued until 25 March. The movement lasted for a total of 25 days.
Bhupati Bhushan Chowdhury was a Bangladesh Politician and businessman. He was awarded Independence Day Award in 2018 posthumously by the Government of Bangladesh.
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