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The document summarizes and compares the Six Point Movement and Eleven Point Movement in Bangladesh. [1] The Six Point Movement in 1966 called for greater autonomy and self-governance for East Pakistan and was led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Awami League. [2] Facing suppression by the government, the student-led Eleven Point Movement in 1968 adopted the same demands and more radical tactics. [3] Both movements played a significant role in shaping Bengali nationalism and politics in Bangladesh.

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The document summarizes and compares the Six Point Movement and Eleven Point Movement in Bangladesh. [1] The Six Point Movement in 1966 called for greater autonomy and self-governance for East Pakistan and was led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Awami League. [2] Facing suppression by the government, the student-led Eleven Point Movement in 1968 adopted the same demands and more radical tactics. [3] Both movements played a significant role in shaping Bengali nationalism and politics in Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh University Of Engineering & Technology

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Government Assignment

Comparison Between “Six Points” And


“Eleven Points”

Submitted By: Md. Shahnewaz Bhuiyan


Student No: 9710008
Level – 2 Term – 2
The Six-Point Movement
After the formation of Pakistan, the people of East zone were suppressed in every
sectors. They were even not secured in severe national disarray, which became visible
during the India-Pakistan was in 1965.

When the Bangalis were looking for a new formula to express their national pride a
desire for a substantial measure for independence from the centralized political structure
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, as Awami League leader, proposed the "Six Point" demand in
February, 1966.

The six-point demand is a remarkable document. The points are given


below -

i. The establishment of federation on the basis of labor resolution and a


parliamentary form of govt., with supremacy of legislature to be directly elected by
adult franchise.

ii. The federation will deal with defense and foreign affair, and all other subject rest in
the federating state.

iii. Introduction of either two separate but freely convertible currencies for the two
wings or one currency for the whole country, provided that effective constitutional
provision should be made to stop the flight of capital from East to west zone. There
should be separate banking reserve, fiscal and monetary policy for East Pakistan.

iv. Right of taxation will be in the hands of federation state, sigh center receiving a
fixed portion.

v. Establishment of two separate accounts for foreign exchange earning of the two
wings, foreign exchange requirement of the federal govt. Shall be met either by
equally or in a ratio to be fixed; indigenous product shall move free of duty between
the two wings; the constitution shall empower unit govt. to establish trade and
commercial relation with setup trade mission and enter into agreement with foreign
countries.

vi. Setting up of militia or paramilitary force for East Pakistan.

The Six-point movement started by the Awami Legue in 1966, though short-lived,
marked a significant radicalization of Bengali politics and played a crucial role in shaping
later political movements.

The Six-point demand was a remarkable document. Unlike previous Bengali


demands, it did not call upon the central government to do more for East Pakistan, but
asked the central government to let East Pakistan do more for itself.

The Movement which launched the Six-Point demand adopted more radical tactics
than had been used before in East Pakistan. In the past the student-literati alliance had
played the leading role in political movements. Now workers and “street mobs” for the first
time had a significant part, and the burnt was borne not by the students, though they also
participated, but by the workers. Worker and mob participation naturally meant a more
“violent movement”. In the previous student-dominated movements the strategy had
included the staging of mass meeting and peaceful processions, both of which often
resulted in mild clashes with the police. But the Six-Point Movement fo r the first time
involved raids on police stations, looting of arms, and violent confrontations with the
police. While the students’ wrath was directed against one or two pro-government
newspaper offices, the workers’ and the mob wrath was directed at local symbols of
authority – police stations, banks and government administration buildings. The workers
radical methods soon led to the radicalization of the students.

The regime’s policy toward the Six-Point Movement revealed, once again, its
inability to respond politically to political demands. When Sheikh Mujibur Rahman first
launched the movement, he hinted that the demands were negotiable, but the regime,
instead of trying to reach some settlement with him, embarked on a course of head on
confrontation. While Mujib was touring Wast Pakistan trying to galvanize mass support for
the movement Ayub made a similar east-wing tour, during which he engaged in a running
verbal battle with Mujib, branding the latter’s demands as “secessionist”, “disruptionist”, “a
demand for greater Bengal” , etc. But such accusations were hardly heeded in East
Pakistan, where for the past nineteen years any demand for autonomy or political freedom
had been branded as secessionist Ayub’s threats of force and “civil war” only enraged the
Bengalis more and evoked further support for the Six Points.
The Eleven-Point Movement

The regime adopted a policy of total suppression toward the movement. Nearly all
the top Awami Leagures were imprisoned. Ittefaq, the movements mouthpiece, was
closed down, its bond of good behavior forfeited and its editor thrown in jail. The Awami
League leadership was kept behind bars for over two years, until February 1969. This
policy of suppression gave the movement a kind of martyrdom. The memory of the
movement lingered on, and its deep imprint on East Pakistani politics was made evident
during the 1968-69, “popular revolution”. When the same demands and tactics were again
adopted by the Bengalis.

With the detention of Sk. Mujiibur Rahman and other prominent leaders of AL in 1966
the leadership of Bengali Nationalist Movement again fell upon the students. At the end of
1968, the leaders of student league and the student union formed the "East Bengal
Students Action committee". (SAC), with Tofael Ahmed the vice president of the Dhaka
University Central Students Union as Chairman, Under his leadership, SAC drew up an 11
points program and launched a movement against Ayub Govt.

The eleven Points are –

i. Release of all political prisoners and students dropping of all political cases
including the 'Agartala' conspiracy case against the Sk. Mujibur Rahman.

ii. Autonomy for East Bengal along the lines of the six points.

iii. Restoration of democracy and universal adult franchisee.

iv. Nationalism of banks, insurance and big industrial units.

v. Reduction of taxes upon agriculture.

vi. Payment of proper wages to laborers.

vii. Introduction of a flood control plan in East Pakistan.

viii. Formation of independent foreign policy including withdrawal from the CENTO,
SEATO, etc.

ix. Lifting of the state of emergency.

x. Establishment of a antedating in west Pakistan, giving full autonomy to Baluchistan,


Sindh, North west Frontier Provinces. Withdraw of the National education
commission report the Hamidur Rahman Common Report and the University
ordinances.

xi. Withdraw of the National education commission report the Hamidur Rahman
Common Report and the University ordinances.

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