Provisional Government of Bangladesh
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গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ অস্থায়ী সরকার Gônôprôjatôntri Bangladesh Ôsthayi Sôrkar |
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| Capital | Mujibnagar | |||||||||
| Capital-in-exile | Calcutta | |||||||||
| Languages | Bengali | |||||||||
| Government | Transitional Republic | |||||||||
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| • | 1971–1972 | Tajuddin Ahmad | ||||||||
| Historical era | Bangladesh Liberation War | |||||||||
| • | Established | 17 April 1971 | ||||||||
| • | Disestablished | 12 January 1972 | ||||||||
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The Provisional Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was established following the declaration of independence of East Pakistan on 10 April 1971. It was the supreme leadership of the Bangladeshi liberation movement. It included the first cabinet of Bangladesh; the nascent Bangladeshi diplomatic corps; the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh; the Mukti Bahini military, paramilitary and guerrilla forces; and the Independent Bangladesh Radio .
The provisional government was formed in the town of Mujibnagar (formerly Baidyanathtala). Its capital in exile was Calcutta, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and the former capital of British India, which hosted thousands of Bangladeshi refugees escaping the 1971 genocide. The provisional government included many defectors from the Pakistani government, foreign service and military; as well as leading intellectuals and cultural figures from East Pakistan. Its chief executive was Tajuddin Ahmad, the first Bangladeshi Prime Minister.
Acting as a wartime administration, the Provisional Government's principal responsibility was co-ordinating war efforts. With support from India, its military forces waged a successful guerrilla war against Pakistan, securing control of Bangladesh's countryside. A worldwide campaign was undertaken by the Provisional Government to garner support for Bangladesh's independence, genocide victims and refugees. It appointed special envoys and operated representative missions in New Delhi, Washington D.C. and London among many other cities.
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