The Emergence of Bangladesh: Volume 2: The Rise of Bengali Nationalism, 1958-1971 Book

Preface     xi
The Military Coup d'etat and Exit of Feudal Leadership     1
Tirade Against Opposition Political Forces and Repression by Martial Law     6
The Political Situation Immediately following the Military Coup d'etat     11
Economic and Political Objectives of Ayub's Land Reforms     16
The Political Framework of Basic Democracy     24
The Works Programme in East Pakistan     29
The Military Government's Industrial and Labour Policy     38
The Beginning of Political Resistance     43
Ayub Khan Declares a Constitution     51
The Stirring of the Working Class Movement     59
The September Student Movement     64
Division in the Communist Movement     74
Repression and Resistance, 1964     85
United Opposition Activities on the Eve of 1964 Elections     89
The New Phase of Strike Movements     96
The Second India-Pakistan War and Its Consequences     101
The Two Main Streams of Bourgeois Politics     106
Governor Monem Khan's Attacks on Universities and Cultural Life     120
Formal Split in the Communist Party     124
The Agartala Conspiracy Case     134
The Prelude to the December-March Movement     139
The Beginning of the December-March Movement     143
The Eleven-Point Movement     147
The Situation Takes a New Turn     166
The Round Table Conference     173
The Movement Spreads to the Working Class and Peasant Areas     181
The Post-Round Table Conference Situation and the Fall of Ayub Khan     185
General Yahya Khan Proclaims Martial Law     189
The Policies and Acts of Ayub which Contributed to his Fall     194
The New Administrative Set-up of Yahya Khan     199
The Labour and Education Policy of Nur Khan     202
Bengali vs. Non-Bengali Riots in Dhaka     212
President Yahya's Plan for Transfer of Power     216
The Political Parties Launch Election Campaigns     227
Communist Political Line and the Election     235
The Movement in the Rural Areas     247
Floods in East Pakistan and Postponement of the Election Date     252
Radio and Television Speeches of Sheikh Mujib and Bhashani     256
The November Hurricane and Tidal Bore     265
The General Election in Pakistan     271
The Post-Election Political Crisis     276
Yahya Postpones National Assembly Session     284
The Situation Takes a New Turn     293
Call for an Independent Bangladesh     305
The Last Phase of the Dialogues     309
The Emergence of Bangladesh     317
Military Crackdown-Operation Searchlight     320
Surrender of Sheikh Mujib     333
Declaration of Independence     345
Index     359