Bangladesh History and Politics

Bengal to the Liberation War

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  1. At which battle of 1757 did the forces of the Nawab of Bengal lose to the East India Company army under Robert Clive?
  2. Which battle of 1764 confirmed the Company's control over Bengal by defeating the combined army of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula and the Mughal emperor?
  3. Which British viceroy partitioned Bengal in 1905, creating a new province with Dhaka as its capital?
  4. In which city was the All-India Muslim League founded in 1906?
  5. Who moved the Lahore Resolution of 1940 on behalf of the Muslim League, calling for independent states in the Muslim-majority areas?
  6. The Great Bengal Famine, which killed millions of people, took place in which year?
  7. Which leader built a large bamboo fort at Narikelbaria, which British forces under Major Scott besieged in November 1831?
  8. Which Buddhist dynasty ruled Bengal from the 8th to the 12th century?
  9. Which Buddhist monastery at Paharpur in Naogaon, built by Dharmapala according to its excavation seals, is a World Heritage site in Bangladesh?
  10. Which site in Bogura district is the oldest known archaeological city in Bangladesh, ancient Pundravardhana?
  11. What event of 21 February 1952 is remembered every year in Bangladesh?
  12. In which year did UNESCO proclaim 21 February as International Mother Language Day?
  13. Which party was founded in 1949 as the East Pakistan Awami Muslim League, with Maulana Bhashani as its first president?
  14. Which alliance won a landslide in the 1954 provincial election of East Bengal, defeating the Muslim League?
  15. What was the Six-Point Programme announced in 1966?
  16. Which case, filed in early 1968 against 35 people and withdrawn on 22 February 1969, implicated Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in conspiring with India?
  17. Which party won an absolute majority in the 1970 elections to the National Assembly of Pakistan?
  18. Where did Sheikh Mujibur Rahman give his famous speech of 7 March 1971?
  19. What was Operation Searchlight, launched on the night of 25 March 1971?
  20. Where was the first government of Bangladesh, known as the Mujibnagar government, sworn in on 17 April 1971?
  21. On which date is Victory Day celebrated in Bangladesh, marking the surrender of the Pakistan army in 1971?
  22. Who was the first prime minister of the Mujibnagar government in 1971?
  23. Which ruler founded the Bengal Sultanate in 1342, uniting the region under an independent Muslim state?
  24. By which constitution was East Bengal renamed East Pakistan?
  25. Which Mughal governor made Dhaka the provincial capital of Bengal in 1610 and renamed it Jahangirnagar?

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