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"This riot was the tip of an iceberg, and the first manifestation of the latent antagonism between Bengalis and non-local Urdu-speaking people. This reached unprecedented heights during the 1971 War of Independence."
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1969 Dhaka riotsখসরু, মন্টু ও সেলিমের ১৪ বছরের সশ্রম কারাদণ্ড হয়। শেখ মুজিব তাদের বাচ — 1969 Dhaka riots
"খসরু, মন্টু ও সেলিমের ১৪ বছরের সশ্রম কারাদণ্ড হয়। শেখ মুজিব তাদের বাচানাের যথেষ্ট চেষ্টা করেছিলেন। তিনি এত দূর পর্যন্ত বলেছিলেন, যে তারিখে এ ঘটনা ঘটে সেই দিন অভিযুক্ত ব্যক্তিরা তাঁর সঙ্গে ছিলেন। এমনকি গভর্নর আহসানও তাদের সঙ্গে ছিলেন। তারা তখন বাঙালি-বিহারি দাঙ্গা উপদ্রুত ঢাকার মােহাম্মদপুর এলাকা সফর করছিলেন।"
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1969 Dhaka riots
1969 Dhaka riots
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The 1969 Dhaka riots were a series of disturbances that took place over five days as a consequence of riots between Bengalis and non-Bengali Muhajirs in November 1969. The disturbances began on 1 November during a strike called by the Muhajirs in Dacca, the capital of East Pakistan.
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"In November 1969, Bengali versus non-Bengali riots broke out in Dhaka. The traditional trouble spots, Mirpur and Muhammadpur- predominantly Bihari areas-had been the scenes of police firing. Later, the army was called in and the police withdrawn. The army was made up entirely of West Pakistanis while the police was East Pakistani. This caused much resentment and distrust amongst the Bengali police hierarchy and bureaucracy, and made yet another dent in the facade of martial law. Curfew had to be imposed despite the martial law as local and non-local feelings were aroused."
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