In 1947, Bengal Presidency was divided into ‘West Bengal’ and ‘East Bengal’, mainly on the basis of religion. The former became a part of India and the latter of Pakistan as ‘East Pakistan’. Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the then Governor-General of Pakistan, declared ‘Urdu’ as the official language of Pakistan, which was not liked by the people of East Pakistan. They
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