Six point movement

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman announcing the six points in Lahore on 5 February 1966

The six point movement was a movement in East Pakistan, spearheaded by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which called for greater autonomy for East Pakistan.[1][2] The movement's main agenda was to realize the six demands put forward by a coalition of Bengali nationalist political parties in 1966, to end the perceived exploitation of East Pakistan by the West Pakistani rulers.[3] It is considered a milestone on the road to Bangladesh's independence.[4]

  1. ^ "Six-point Programme". Banglapedia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Pakistan: A Bad Marriage". Time. 17 June 1966. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Six Points and June 7, 1966". The Daily Star. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Historic Six-Point Day today". The Daily Star. 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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