Battle of Plassey, 1757
1757 · Plassey
Language Movement, 1952
1952 · Language
Liberation War, 1971
1971 · Liberation
Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi movement, 1905
1905 · Partition

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2013 Figures

Shahbag Movement

Full list of figures, martyrs, coordinators, and collectives associated with 2013.

Est. 1947 · BengalA Bilingual Archive

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26 profiles

Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh

OrganizationParty

Religious-Political Party in Bangladesh

The party has operated within Islamist political networks and coalition spaces, especially around conservative mobilizations and electoral alignments.

Post-1990 multiparty contestation, Islamist platform politics, and alliance negotiations in national elections.

Its organizational role contributes to shaping religion-inflected political discourse and coalition signaling in opposition politics.

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Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury

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Politician

Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury was an important figure in the political and historical trajectory of Bengal and Bangladesh.

South Asian political and intellectual history in the Bengal region.

Their legacy remains relevant to understanding state, society, and memory in Bengal/Bangladesh history.

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Muhammad Kamaruzzaman

LeaderPerson

Jamaat leader

Muhammad Kamaruzzaman was an important figure in the political and historical trajectory of Bengal and Bangladesh.

South Asian political and intellectual history in the Bengal region.

Their legacy remains relevant to understanding state, society, and memory in Bengal/Bangladesh history.

1971liberation-warpolitical-leadership
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Nizamul Huq

LeaderPerson

Judge

Nizamul Huq was an important figure in the political and historical trajectory of Bengal and Bangladesh.

South Asian political and intellectual history in the Bengal region.

Their legacy remains relevant to understanding state, society, and memory in Bengal/Bangladesh history.

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Humayun Azad

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Writer and academic

Humayun Azad was an important figure in the political and historical trajectory of Bengal and Bangladesh.

South Asian political and intellectual history in the Bengal region.

Their legacy remains relevant to understanding state, society, and memory in Bengal/Bangladesh history.

1990democracyanti-ershad-movementparty-politics
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Selina Hossain

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Novelist

Selina Hossain was an important figure in the political and historical trajectory of Bengal and Bangladesh.

South Asian political and intellectual history in the Bengal region.

Their legacy remains relevant to understanding state, society, and memory in Bengal/Bangladesh history.

1971liberation-warpolitical-leadershipintellectual-history
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