Shamsul Huq
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Shamsul Huq was a Bengali
politician who led a parliamentary committee in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
to advocate for the recognition of the Bengali language
during the Language movement
of the 1950s. He was also the first and third General Secretary of the Awami League, playing a key role in Bengali nationalist movement in the 1950s and 1960s.Shamsul is the very first leader from a middle class family who won the general election defeating the then famous and high profile Muslim league leader kurrum Khan ponni(a local Zaminder) of Tangail that made a political storm through the then entire India.This feat created the hope for the general people to unlock the politics from the elite society which eventually led to form the political party of general people "Pakistan awami muslim league" where awami means Janata(general people).So it is said in a word awami league party is established basing the popularity of the then young leader Shamsul Hoque.
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
politician who led a parliamentary committee in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
The Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was formed to write Pakistan's constitution, and serve as its first parliament. It first convened on 11 August 1947, before the end of British rule on August 15, 1947. Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the first President of this Assembly until his death on...
to advocate for the recognition of the Bengali language
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
during the Language movement
Language movement
Language movement may imply any of the following:Language specific social/political movements:*The Bengali Language Movement, which is commemorated by the International Mother Language Day declared by UNESCO and Language Movement Day in Bangladesh...
of the 1950s. He was also the first and third General Secretary of the Awami League, playing a key role in Bengali nationalist movement in the 1950s and 1960s.Shamsul is the very first leader from a middle class family who won the general election defeating the then famous and high profile Muslim league leader kurrum Khan ponni(a local Zaminder) of Tangail that made a political storm through the then entire India.This feat created the hope for the general people to unlock the politics from the elite society which eventually led to form the political party of general people "Pakistan awami muslim league" where awami means Janata(general people).So it is said in a word awami league party is established basing the popularity of the then young leader Shamsul Hoque.