Chief Minister of East Bengal
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East Bengal Legislative Assembly (1947-1955) East Pakistan Provincial Assembly (1955-1971) পূর্ব বাংলা আইন সভা পূর্ব পাকিস্তান প্রাদেশিক সভা |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Disbanded | 1971 |
| Preceded by |
Bengal Legislative Council Bengal Legislative Assembly |
| Succeeded by | Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh |
| Seats | 300 (1971) |
| Meeting place | |
| Dacca, Pakistan | |
The East Pakistan Provincial Assembly, known as the East Bengal Legislative Assembly between 1947 and 1955, was the legislature of Bangladesh when the country was a province of Pakistan as East Bengal (1947-1955) and East Pakistan (1955-1971). The legislature was a successor to the British Raj-era parliament of Bengal, which was divided between East Bengal and West Bengal during the partition of Bengal in 1947. It was the largest provincial legislature in Pakistan.
During the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971, most Bengali members elected to the Pakistani National Assembly and the East Pakistani provincial assembly became members of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh.
On 20 June 1947, 141 East Bengali legislators from the Bengal Legislative Assembly voted on the partition of Bengal, with 107 supporting joining Pakistan's Constituent Assembly if India was partitioned. The Sylhet region in Assam voted in a referendum to join East Bengal. After the creation of the Dominion of Pakistan, those 141 legislators, in addition to legislators from Sylhet of the Assam Legislative Assembly, formed the East Bengal Legislative Assembly. The Muslim League's Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin became the first chief minister. He was succeeded by Nurul Amin in 1948. The assembly was housed in Jagannath Hall, within the vicinity of the University of Dacca and the High Court of Dacca. The area was the center of the Bengali Language Movement in 1952.
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