Back حكومة بنغلاديش المؤقتة Arabic মুজিবনগর সরকার Bengali/Bangla Gouvernement provisoire du Bangladesh French Governo provvisorio del Bangladesh Italian バングラデシュ臨時政府 Japanese 방글라데시 임시정부 Korean अस्थायी बङ्गलादेश सरकार Nepali بنگلا دیش عبوری حکومت PNB รัฐบาลชั่วคราวบังกลาเทศ Thai بنگلہ دیش عبوری حکومت Urdu
Provisional Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh | |||||||||
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| 1971–1972 | |||||||||
| Anthem: আমার সোনার বাংলা (Bengali) Amar Sonar Bangla "My Golden Bengal"[1] | |||||||||
 Areas claimed by the Provisional Government, present day Bangladesh | |||||||||
| Status | Government-in-exile | ||||||||
| Capital | Dacca (claimed) Mujibnagar | ||||||||
| Capital-in-exile | Calcutta | ||||||||
| Common languages | Bengali | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Bangladeshi | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1971–1972 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | ||||||||
• 1971–1972 | Syed Nazrul Islam (interim)a | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1971–1972 | Tajuddin Ahmad | ||||||||
| Legislature | None (de jure) Advisory Council (de facto)b | ||||||||
| Historical era | Bangladesh Liberation War | ||||||||
• Formation | 10 April 1971 | ||||||||
• Cabinet oath-taking | 17 April 1971 | ||||||||
• Taking of military and political responsibilities | 22 December 1971 | ||||||||
| 12 January 1972 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 148,460 km2 (57,320 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Currency | Bangladeshi taka Pakistani rupee (until 1972) | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | BD | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Bangladesh | ||||||||
a. Originally, Syed Nazrul Islam was the vice-president of the government, but worked as the interim president as Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was jailed in West Pakistan b. Highest decision making organ of the government. | |||||||||
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The Provisional Government of Bangladesh (Bengali: অস্থায়ী বাংলাদেশ সরকার), popularly known as the Mujibnagar Government (মুজিবনগর সরকার, Mujibanagara Sarakāra); also known as the Bangladeshi government-in-exile,[2][3][4][5] was the first and founding government of Bangladesh that was established following the proclamation of independence of East Pakistan as Bangladesh on 10 April 1971. Headed by prime minister Tajuddin Ahmad, it was the supreme leadership of the Bangladeshi liberation movement, comprising a cabinet, a diplomatic corps, an assembly, an armed force, and a radio service. It operated as a government-in-exile from Kolkata. The president of this government was Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who is the main undisputed figure here but in his absence Syed Nazrul Islam became the acting president.
After the 1970 general election, the military administration of Pakistan failed to hand over power to the elected legislators. When the Pakistan Army launched operations against separatists, the elected political leadership of East Pakistan declared independence and founded the provisional government with the support of the Government of India. Its cabinet took oath on 17 April 1971 in the town of Mujibnagar. It attracted many defectors from the Pakistani civil, diplomatic and military services and many leading intellectuals and cultural figures from East Pakistan.[citation needed]
The Mujibnagar government coordinated the war efforts of the Mukti Bahini and the nascent Bangladesh Armed Forces. It had its own postal service.[6] Its public relations strategy featured a widely popular radio station known as Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra. It coordinated with the Government of India in conducting the armed resistance against the Pakistan army and also addressing the refugee crisis. It also undertook an international campaign to garner support for Bangladesh's independence, calling for stopping the genocide and preventing a refugee crisis. It appointed special envoys and operated representative missions in New Delhi, Washington, D.C., and London among many other cities.[citation needed]
- ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "National Anthem". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Bangladesh 50 Timeline – the Road to Independence".
- ^ "Dec 18, 1971: Government's vanguard arrives in free Dhaka".
- ^ "The Liberation War and the Provisional Government". 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Provisional Government in Exile | the Asian Age Online, Bangladesh".
- ^ "Postal Administration of Mujibnagar Government". 21 August 2017.