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From Ekushey to Muktijuddho: The Myth of Bengali Nationalism
By Swarnabha Mitra -February 21, 2022
Excerpt: In 1964, the entire East Pakistan was rocked by violence against the minority Bengali Hindu community. Anti Bengal Hindu riot broke out across the region because a preserved piece of hair of Prophet Muhammad was allegedly stolen from Hazratbal Mosque in faraway Kashmir, in India! Khulna’s Bengali Hindu residents were the worst affected in the pogrom, following which a huge influx of fresh migration into India started. No sane person could figure out what exactly went wrong with Bengali speaking Muslims which made them attack their Hindu counterpart.
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