Bengali nationalist flag during the Bangladesh Liberation War. It was also the first flag of independent Bangladesh.

The Bengali freedom struggle refers to various movements and wars over the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries aimed at liberating the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal from colonial rule and later from ruling establishments located outside historic Bengali territory. During the 20th Century, Bengali nationalism developed and emerged as a popular political ideology glorifying the Bengali people as a distinctive cultural and linguistic nation.

Bengali Freedom movements

The following contains a list of Bengali struggles against colonial rule

The following contains a list of organized Bengali movements driven by Bengali nationalism.

See also

  • Ahmed, Helal Uddin (2012). "History". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Library of Congress (1988). A Country Study: Bangladesh
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