The Rashtrabhasha Sangram Parishad (''National Language Action Committee'') was an organisation founded by
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
politicians and intellectuals to agitate for the recognition of the
Bengali language
Bengali ( ), generally known by its endonym Bangla (, ), is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bengal region of South Asia. It is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh and the second most widely spoken o ...
by the
Government of Pakistan
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. It was established on 1 October 1948 by Nurul Bhuiyan.It became one of the most influential groups during the
Bengali Language Movement.
Tamaddun Majlish
The Tamaddun Majlish ( bn, তমদ্দুন মজলিশ), formerly Pakistan Tamaddun Majlish, is an Islamic cultural organization in Bangladesh, established in 1947 by Principal Abul Kashem in the former East Pakistan. It was one of the ...
catalyzed the foundation of the first Rashtrabhasha Sangram Parishad. It was founded at the end of December in 1947. Founding convener of the committee was
Nurul Huq Bhuiyan
Nurul Haque Bhuiyan was a Bengali activist.
Career
Bhuiyan was a professor of Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry at the University of Dhaka during 1946–1994. He was a senior leader of the Tamaddun Majlish
The Tamaddun Majlish ( bn ...
. Other founding members were Shamsul Alam, Abul Khaer, Abdul Wahed Choudhury and
Oli Ahad
Oli Ahad ( – 20 October 2012) was a Bangladeshi politician and language activist of the Bengali language movement, Language Movement. He was awarded Independence Day Award in 2004 by the Government of Bangladesh.
Early life
Ahad was born in t ...
. Later the committee was expanded as
Mohammad Toaha and
Syed Nazrul Islam
Syed Nazrul Islam ( bn, সৈয়দ নজরুল ইসলাম, Soiyod Nozrul Islam; 1925 – 3 November 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician and a senior leader of the Awami League. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, he was declared a ...
joined in. According to first convener Bhuiyan, all the activities of the committee were kept in secret during that time.
In January 1948, Rashtrabhasha Sangram Parishad organized a meeting with Art and Science faculty of Dhaka University to give Bengali more exposure within the country. The meeting proposed to start Bengali as the medium of education from the primary level.
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Bengali language movement
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