Editing Bengali language movement (section)

===United Front in 1954===
Political tensions came to a held as elections to the provincial assembly of East Bengal were held in 1954. The ruling Muslim League denounced the opposition [[United Front (East Pakistan)|United Front]] coalition, which—led by [[A. K. Fazlul Huq]] and the Awami League—wanted greater provincial autonomy. Several United Front leaders and activists were arrested.<ref name="Helal601603">{{Harvnb|Al Helal|2003|pp=600–603}}</ref> A meeting of parliament's Muslim League members, chaired by prime minister [[Muhammad Ali Bogra]], resolved to give official recognition to Bengali. This decision was followed by a major wave of unrest as other ethnic groups sought recognition of other regional languages. Proponents of Urdu such as [[Maulvi Abdul Haq]] condemned any proposal to grant official status to Bengali. He led a rally of 100,000 people to protest against the Muslim League's decision.<ref name="Pakspace">{{cite web| url = http://www.therepublicofrumi.com/chronicle/1954.htm| title = UF elections victory| work = Chronicles of Pakistan| access-date = 11 December 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120118214900/http://www.therepublicofrumi.com/chronicle/1954.htm| archive-date = 18 January 2012}}</ref> Consequently, the implementation failed and the United Front won a vast majority of seats in the legislative assembly, while the representation of the Muslim League was reduced to a historic low.<ref name="UStudies" /><ref name="Pakspace" />

The [[Third Huq ministry|First United Front ministry]] ordered the creation of the [[Bangla Academy (Bangladesh)|Bangla Academy]] to promote, develop, and preserve Bengali language, literature, and heritage.<ref name="Banglapedia2">{{cite book |last=Al Helal |first=Bashir |year=2012 |chapter=Bangla Academy |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bangla_Academy |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> However, the United Front rule was temporary, as [[Governor General of Pakistan|Governor General]] [[Malik Ghulam Muhammad|Ghulam Muhammad]] cancelled the government and started Governor's rule on 30 May 1954.<ref name="Helal601603" /> The United Front again formed the ministry on 6 June 1955 after the governor's regime ended. The Awami League did not participate in this ministry though.<ref name="bashir608613">{{Harvnb|Al Helal|2003|pp=608–613}}</ref>

Following the return of the United Front to power, the anniversary on 21 February 1956 was observed for the first time in a peaceful atmosphere. The Government supported a major project to construct a new Shaheed Minar. The session of the constituent assembly was stopped for five minutes to express condolence for the students slain in the police shootings. Major rallies were organised by Bengali leaders and all public offices and businesses remained closed.<ref name="bashir608613" /><ref>{{cite news
 | title =Gambhirjopurno Poribeshay Shaheed Dibosh Utjapon
 | work =Weekly Notun Khobor
 | language =bn
 | date =26 February 1956}}</ref>