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❦A new institutional center in eastern Bengal politics and culture.
The establishment of the University of Dhaka in 1921 created a major educational and intellectual institution that later shaped political mobilization, language activism, and public leadership in East Bengal.[1][2]Evidence: Medium
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What happened in 1921?
Dhaka University Establishment marked a significant chapter in Bengal's historical trajectory.
“It provided the social-intellectual infrastructure for later mass politics in East Bengal and East Pakistan.
It provided the social-intellectual infrastructure for later mass politics in East Bengal and East PakistanEast PakistanThe eastern wing of Pakistan from 1955 to 1971, corresponding broadly to present-day Bangladesh..[1][2]Evidence: Medium
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