Mass Uprising Day
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Mass Uprising Day is observed in Bangladesh
on 24 January to mark the climax of the movement of the people of the then East Pakistan
for autonomy in 1969 that eventually led to the Independence War
and emergence of Bangladesh
in 1971.
On this day in 1969 Matiur Rahman Mallik
, a standard IX student of the Nabakumar Institution
, and Rustam Ali, a rickshaw-puller, were killed in police fire on demonstrators in Dhaka as the Pakistani rulers desperately tried to suppress the popular uprising. The killings sparked off intense protests across the country that eventually saw the fall of the Ayub regime.
It is said by politicians that the Day teaches Bangladeshis the values of democracy and to protest against oppression.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
on 24 January to mark the climax of the movement of the people of the then East Pakistan
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...
for autonomy in 1969 that eventually led to the Independence War
Independence war
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and emergence of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
in 1971.
On this day in 1969 Matiur Rahman Mallik
Matiur Rahman Mallik
Matiur Rahman Mallik, a national activitist who died on 24 January 1969. He was killed by the Pakistani police and he was the son of Azhar Ali Mallik from Sabujbagh, Dhaka....
, a standard IX student of the Nabakumar Institution
Nabakumar Institution
Nabakumar Institution was established in 1916 by a zaminder called Nabakumar in Bakhsi Bazar of old Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was operated as a school though it was named an institute. In 1973 it opened a college branch....
, and Rustam Ali, a rickshaw-puller, were killed in police fire on demonstrators in Dhaka as the Pakistani rulers desperately tried to suppress the popular uprising. The killings sparked off intense protests across the country that eventually saw the fall of the Ayub regime.
It is said by politicians that the Day teaches Bangladeshis the values of democracy and to protest against oppression.