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Bengal-focused reference on the diwani system, the 1765 agreements, and how revenue authority passed to the East India Company.

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Duar War

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Reference overview of the 1864-65 Anglo-Bhutanese War and the Bengal Duars frontier settlement.

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East India Company

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Overview of the Company's shift from trade to colonial rule, including the grant of diwani rights and its economic consequences in Bengal.

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Ekdala

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Banglapedia reference on the Ekdala fort context used in describing Delhi's Bengal campaigns.

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Elections 1954

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Banglapedia summary of the 1954 East Bengal elections, the United Front campaign, and the scale of the result.

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Ershad, Lt. General Hussein M

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Concise encyclopedic reference for Hussein Muhammad Ershad’s life, military background, and the 1983–1990 rule.

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Fakir-Sannyasi Resistance

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Banglapedia traces the anti-Company alliance of Muslim fakirs and Hindu sannyasis in Bengal from 1760 onward.

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Famine

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Includes a Bangladesh-centered account of the 1974 famine, its causes, mortality debates, and social effects.

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Faraizi Movement

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Banglapedia overview of the Faraizi movement's origins, leadership, and social impact in eastern Bengal.

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Faraizi Movement

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Banglapedia summary of chronology, leadership, and expansion of the Faraizi movement in Bengal.

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Firuz Shah Tughlaq

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Banglapedia reference for Firuz Shah Tughlaq's reign, including Bengal expeditions relevant to 1353-54 and 1359-60.

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Ganges-Brahmaputra delta cyclone

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A concise overview of the 12 November 1970 Bhola cyclone, its death toll, and its political consequences in East Pakistan.

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General Election, 1970

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A Bangladesh-centered reference on the 1970 election results, turnout, and the Awami League's overwhelming mandate in East Pakistan.

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Government of India Act 1935

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Reference on the constitutional framework that expanded provincial autonomy and shaped late colonial electoral politics.

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Great Bengal Famine of 1770

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Overview of the 1770 famine in Bengal, including mortality scale and structural causes under early Company rule.

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Haque, ANM Gaziul

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A major reference entry on the leader who presided over the historic Amtala meeting of 21 February 1952.

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Hare, David

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Banglapedia biographical reference for David Hare and early nineteenth-century education reform in Calcutta.

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Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B)

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South Asia Terrorism Portal profile on HuJI-B, including references to Mufti Abdul Hannan and militant cases in Bangladesh.

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Hasina, Sheikh

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A useful reference on Sheikh Hasina's role in the anti-Ershad movement and the 1990 alliance politics.

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Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh

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Reference background on Hefazat-e-Islam as a mobilizing organization in 2013 politics.