Virtual Bangladesh : History : Scenes from the 1969 mass upsurge

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The mass upsurge of 1969 was started with the student unrest of 1968 against the tyrannical rule of Ayub Khan, the then President of Pakistan. The movement eventually led to the resignation of Ayub Khan and catalyzed further the nationalistic movement that eventually culminated in the independence of Bangladesh.

[Police obstructing protestors]

Police blocking protestors

[Army in action]

Police shooting at protestors

[Barricades put up by protestors]

Activists barricading railway tracks

[Barricades put up by protestors]

Activists barricading roads

[Police Action]

Police in action againts student activists

[Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy Protests]

Politicians meeting to protest police atrocities