East Pakistan Central Peace Committee

East Pakistan Central Peace Committee
  • Bengali: পূর্ব পাকিস্তান কেন্দ্রীয় শান্তি কমিটি
AbbreviationPPKSC (Bengali)
EPCPC (English)
PresidentSyed Khwaja Khairuddin
ChairpersonFarid Ahmad
Founder12 people, including Tikka Khan and Ghulam Azam
FoundedApril 10, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-04-10)
DissolvedDecember 16, 1971; 52 years ago (1971-12-16)
Preceded byDhaka Nagorik Committee
HeadquartersDacca, East Pakistan
Membership (April 1971)140[1]
Ideology
Political positionFar-right
ReligionIslam
National affiliation

East Pakistan Central Peace Committee[a] was one of several committees formed in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in 1971 to aid efforts of Pakistani forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Nurul Amin, as a leader of Pakistan Democratic Party, led the formation of the Shanti Committee to thwart the Mukti Bahini, which fought for the liberation of Bangladesh.[2][3][4][5] Bangladesh Genocide Remembrance Day is held in the memory of victims of 1971 Bangladesh genocide and massacre by Pakistan Army and organisations created and abetted by Pakistan Army such as Razakars (and its wings Al-Badr & Al-Shams) and the so-called "East Pakistan Central Peace Committee".

  1. ^ ঢাকায় মুক্তিযুদ্ধবিরোধী নাগরিক শান্তি কমিটি [Dhaka's anti-liberation Citizen Peace Committee]. Janakantha (in Bengali). 9 April 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  2. ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Peace Committee". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ^ ভারতীয় চক্রান্ত বরদাস্ত করব না [We will never tolerate Indian conspiracy]. The Daily Sangram. 13 April 1971.
  4. ^ Rubin, Barry A. (2010). Guide to Islamist Movements. M. E. Sharpe. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-7656-4138-0.
  5. ^ Fair, C. Christine (2010). Pakistan: Can the United States Secure an Insecure State?. Rand Corporation. pp. 21–22. ISBN 978-0-8330-4807-3.


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