The East Pakistan Students' League (Bengali: পূর্ব পাকিস্তান ছাত্রলীগ, Urdu: مشرقی پاکستان سٹوڈنٹس لیگ) was founded in 1948 following the independence of Pakistan to support the political activities and campaigns of the Muslim League in electoral politics.[1] Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the founder of this organisation.[1][2]
History
In 4 January 1948, a general discussion meeting was held at the auditorium of Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall, University of Dhaka. In the meeting, everyone agreed on the formation of a student organization. From that meeting, the East Pakistan Muslim Student's League was established.[3] In 1949, a proposal was made to remove the word "Muslim" from the organization's name, but due to the intense activities of the Bengali Language Movement, it was not possible. After the Language Movement, in the 1953 council meeting, the proposal to remove the word "Muslim" from the name was approved and implemented.[4]
Factions
It is said there there was two possible major factions:
Presidents and General-secretaries
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Year
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Presidents
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Later role/Affiliation
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General secretaries
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Later role/Affiliation
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| 1
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1947-1947
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Naimuddin Ahmed
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Unknown
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Adnan Ali Khadem
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Unknown
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| 2
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1947-1950
|
Dabirul Islam
|
MLA, KSP
|
Khaleque Nawaz Khan
|
MLA, KSP
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| 3
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1950-52
|
Khaleque Nawaz Khan
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MLA, KSP
|
Kamruzzaman
|
Presidium Member, Awami League
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| 4
|
1952-53
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Kamruzzaman
|
Presidium Member, Awami League
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MA Wadud
|
Journalist, The Daily Ittefaq
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| 5
|
1953-57
|
Abdul Momin Talukdar
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Deputy Minister, LGRD and Cooperative
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M A Awal
|
Convenor, Awami League
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| 6
|
1957-60
|
Rafiq Ullah Choudhury
|
Prime Minister's Secretary
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Shah Moazzem Hossain (In-charge, after Azhar Ali resigned)
|
Vice President, BNP
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| 7
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1960-63
|
Shah Moazzem Hossain
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Vice President, BNP
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Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani
|
Executive Committee member, BAKSAL
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| 8
|
1963-65
|
KM Obaidur Rahman
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General Secretary, BNP
|
Serajul Alam Khan
|
Founder, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
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| 9
|
1965-67
|
Syed Mazharul Haque Baki
|
Unknown
|
Abdur Razzaq
|
Presidium member, Awami League
|
| 10
|
1967-68
|
Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi
|
Joint Secretary, BNP & Founder PDP
|
Abdur Razzaq
|
Presidium member, Awami League
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| 11
|
1968-69
|
Abdur Rauf
|
Expelled, MP from Awami League
|
Khaled Mohammad Ali
|
Unknown
|
| 12
|
1969-70
|
Tofail Ahmed
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Minister, MP and Presidium Member from Awami League
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A. S. M. Abdur Rab
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President, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD
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| 13
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1970-72
|
Nur-e-Alam Siddiqui
|
Businessman
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Shajahan Siraj (Expelled in 1972)
|
Minister & MP from BNP
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