Editing Language Movement Day (section)

===Constitutional reform===
On 7 May 1954, the constituent assembly resolved, with the [[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]]'s support, to grant official status to Bengali. Bengali was recognised as the second official language of Pakistan on 29 February 1956, and article 214(1) of the [[Constitution of Pakistan]] was amended to provide that "The state language of Pakistan shall be Urdu and Bengali."

However, the military government formed by [[Ayub Khan (Field Marshal)|Ayub Khan]] made attempts to re-establish Urdu as the sole national language. On 6 January 1959, the military regime issued an official statement and reinstated the official stance of supporting the 1956 constitution's policy of two state languages.<ref name="lambert">{{cite journal |last=Lambert |first=Richard D. |title=Factors in Bengali Regionalism in Pakistan |journal=Far Eastern Survey |volume=28 |issue=4 |date=April 1959 |issn=0362-8949 |pages=49–58 |doi=10.2307/3024111 |jstor=3024111}}</ref>