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

Discover Bengal · Unfolded

1972–1990: State Formation, Crisis, and Military Rule

Constitution, famine, one-party rule, coups, military regimes, and democratic transition

Study Bangladesh from the 1972 Constitution through famine, BAKSAL, assassinations, coups, Farakka, CHT conflict, Ershad rule, and the 1990 uprising.

Est. 1947 · BengalA Bilingual Archive

Path Overview

Study Bangladesh’s early state formation, famine, constitutional rupture, military rule, opposition politics, and the 1990 democratic transition.

StudentResearcher6 stepsDifficulty: advanced

Reading Sequence

Start with the 1972 Constitution, then follow crisis, one-party rule, 1975 violence, military regimes, and the 1990 transition.

  1. 1

    Step 1 · Event · 1972

    State Formation and the 1972 Constitution

    Start the main sequence.

  2. 2

    Step 2 · Event · 1975

    BAKSAL: Formation and Collapse

    Read the next turning point.

  3. 3

    Step 3 · Figure · Student Organizer and National Leader

    Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

    Review a central figure.

  4. 4

    Step 4 · Period · 1971-1990

    Post-Liberation State and Democracy

    Place the topic in period context.

  5. 5

    Step 5 · Resource · Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law

    The Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

    Read the first source-backed reference.

  6. 6

    Step 6 · Resource · Banglapedia

    Military Rule

    Read the second source-backed reference.