HSC 1st Year// , UNIT 1, LESSON 1 PART (1) Bangabondhu//

Bangabandhu

Unit: 1 (Lesson 1)

Read the passage and answer the questions 1 and 2.

My brothers, I stand before you today with a heart overflowing with grief. You are fully aware of the events that are going on and understand their import. We have been trying to do our best to cope with the situation. And yet, unfortunately, the street of Dhaka, Cartogram, Khulna, Rajshahi and Rangpur are awash the blood of our brothers. The people of Bengal now want to be free, the people of Bengal now want to be live, and the people of Bengal want to their rights. What have we done that was wrong? After the elections, the people of Bangladesh voted as one for me, for the Awami League. We were to sit in the National Assembly, draft a constitution for ourselves there, and build our country; the people of this land would thereby get economic, political and cultural freedom. But it is regret that I have to report to you today we have passed through twenty-three tragic years; Bengal’s history of those years is full of stories of torture inflicted on our people, of blood shed by them repeatedly. Twenty-three years of a history of men and women in agony! The history of Bengal is the history of a people who have repeatedly made their highways crimson with their blood. We shed blood in 1952; even though we were the victor in the election of 1954 we could not form a government then. In 1958 Ayub Khan declared Martial Law to enslaves us for the next ten years. 1966 when we launched the six-point movement our boys were shot dead on 7 June. When after the movement of 1969 Ayub Khan fell from power and Yaha assumed the reign of the government he declared that he would give us a constitution and restore democracy; we listened to him then. A lot has happened since and elections have taken place. I’ve met president Yaha Khan. I’ve made a request to him not only on behalf of Bengal but also as the leader of the party which has the majority as the Pakistan. I said to him ‘You must hold the session of the National Assembly on 15 January. But he did not listen to him. He listened to Mr. Butto instead. At first he said that the meeting would take the place in the first week of March. We said. ‘Fine, we will be taking our seat in the assembly then. I said we will carry out our discussions in the assembly. I went so far as to say that if anyone came up with an offer that was just, even though we were in the majority we would agree to that offer. But Bhutto came here; he carried out discussion.” He had said that the doors of negotiations had not been shut and that there would be further negotiations. I then had talks with other leaders; I said to them. Come and sit down with us; let’s creates a constitution for ourselves through discussion.’’ But Mr. Bhutto declared that if West Pakistan members came here the Assembly would end up as a slaughterhouse. He claimed that whoever came here would be slaughtered. He said that if anyone showed up here all shops from Peshawar to Karachi would be shut down. I declared that the assembly would continue to meet. But suddenly on the 1st March the Assembly was shut down. Mr Yaha Khan called the session of the assembly in his capacity as the President and I declared I would be attending it. Mr Bhutto said he wouldn’t be part of it. Thirty-five members of the Assemble came from West Pakistan to take part in its proceedings. But it was dissolved all of a sudden. The blame was put on the people of Bengal; the finger was pointed at me! After the Assembly’s session was prorogued, the people of this country protested, I told them, “Observe the General strike we have called peacefully.” I told them “Shut down all mills and factories.” Our people responded to my call. They came to the streets spontaneously. They expressed their firm determination to carry out the struggle peacefully. What have we got in return? Those who brought arms with our money to defend us from external enemies are now using those arms on the poor, - the wretched, - the downtrodden people of the land. Bullets are being at their aimed at their hearts. We constitute the majority of Pakistan: but whenever we Bengalis have tried to assumed power they have used force on us .I have had a talk with Mr. Yaha Khan. I told him, Mr .Yaha you are the president of Pakistan; come an observe how the poor , came and see how our mothers are being deprived of their children; how my people are being massacred. Come observe, and only then pass judgment on what is going on. He has apparently said that I had agreed to attend a Round Table Conference on the 10th of March. Didn’t I say a long time back: what is the point of another Round Table Conference? Who will I sit with? Should I sit with those who have shed the blood of my people? He has suddenly dissolved the assembly without carrying out any discussion with me; after sitting in a secret meeting for five hours he gave a speech where he has put all the blame on me. He has even blamed the Bengal people !The history of Bengal is the history of a people who have repeatedly make their highways crimson with their blood. We shed blood 1952; even though we were the victors in the elections of 1954 we could not form a government then. In 1958 Ayub Khan declared Martial Law to enslave us for the next ten years. In 1966 when we launched the six-point movement our boys were shot dead on 7 June. When after the movement of 1969 Ayub Khan fell from power and Yaha Khan assumed the reins of the government he declared that he would give us a constitution and restore democracy; we listened to him then. A lot has happened since and elections have been taken place.

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A. Choose the correct answer from alternatives
a. Awami League had landslide victory in the election of-
i. 1952 ii.1966
iii. 1954 iv.1969

b. Who declared Martial Law in 1958?
i. General Tikka Khan ii. General Ziaul Hoque
iii .Ayub Khan iv. Yaha Khan

c .What happened in the elections?
i. elections were cancelled ii. elections were postponed
iii. Pakistan people won in the election iv .People voted the Awami league

d. When did Ayub Khan fall from power?
i. 1959 ii.1969
iii.1966 iv. 1958e.

e. The word ‘constitute’ means
-i. laws ii. regime
iii. reign iv. reign.

f. The word ‘enslave’ means-
i. subjugates ii. offer
iii. favor iv. Support

g. The history of twenty-three years is full of-
i. mystery and joy ii. pain, plight
iii .confusion and conflict iv. grief and achievement.

h. ‘Hold’ stands in the passage-
i. Declare ii. Catch
iii. Get iv. Hold

i. Bangabandhu met with-
i. Ayub Khan ii. Yaha khan
iii. Bhutto iv. All

j. seat in refers in the passage-
i. discussion ii. Sit down
iii. meet iv. Put off

k. The -of negotiation is opened-
i. window ii. Door
iii. house iv. none

L.-is referred in the passage.
i. Pesware ii. Dhaka
iii. Feni iv. Chattogram

M. The assembly was shut down-
i. 1st March ii. 1st April
iii. 1st May iv. 1st June

N. How many members were attended in –
i. Thirty-five members ii. Forty-five members

iii. Fifty-five members iv. all

O. The blame was pointed at-
i. Bangabandhu ii. The people of Bengal
iii .Both I, ii iv. only i

P. The word ‘prorogued,’ stands in the passage-
i. Postpone ii. deprive
ii. Agree iv. all

Q. Who responded the call?
i. Bengali ii. Pakistan

iii. Dhaka iv. Islamabad

R. The word ‘spontaneously’ stands in the passage
-i. Peacefully ii. Comfortably
ii. Agree iv. both I, ii

S. The word ‘talk’ stands in the passage-
i. discussion ii. Dispute
iii.name iv. Power

T. Who agreed to attend a Round Table Conference?
i. Bangabandhu ii. Taj Uddin Ahmed
Iii. Syed Badrul Ahsa iv. All

U. Round Table Conference held in …
i. 10th March ii. 11th March
iii. 12th March iv.13th March

V – shed of blood in the street
.i The people of Bengal ii. The people of Pakistan
iii. The people of Asia iv .All

W. -points movement announced in

i. 1966. ii. 1946

iii.1952 iv. 1980

X. Ayub Khan declared Martial Law in
i.1954 ii. 1958
iii.2018 iv.1969

Y‘ give us’ stands in the passage…
i .restore ii. Get
iii. take iv. All

A1. The word ‘assumed’ refers in the passage
…i. came to power ii. dethrone
iii. throne iv .gesso

Z1. The expression "Starve to death" means in the passage
.i. die from over ii. death
iii. demise iv. die without food

B1.The word "Salary' mentioned in the passage.
.i. remain ii. aid
iii. bounty iv. charity

c.1The word "demand" means in the passage-
i. grant ii. claim
iii. offer iv. accepted

1.The word "Wade" means in the passage
-i. remain ii. stuck

iii. cross iv. avoid

1.The word "Hardship" means-

i. comfort ii. labor

iii. warship iv. miseries

f1. Bangabandhu requested the employees to -their salaries on the 28th

-I. Surrender ii. give up

iii. obtain iv. withdraw

1.The word "Crimson" means -

i. deep red ii. bottle green

iii. p itch-black iv. royal blush

1.What does the word "enslave" mean in the passage?

i. Bondage ii. Free

c. serve iv. all

i. The word "restore' means in the passage

-a. replace ii. shop

c. reunion iv. none

i1. The word "Before" means in the passage-.

i. ago ii. ahead

iii. in front of iv. past

j1. The word "Carry Out" means in the passage

-i. carry on ii. leave
iii. accomplish iv. think

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Correct Answer:
A= 2, B= 3, C=4, D=2, E=1, F=1, G=2, H=2, I=2, J=1, K=2, L=1, M=1, N=1, O=3, P=1, Q=1, R=1, S=1, T=1, U=1, V=1, W=2, X=3, Y=1, Z=1 A1 =i, B1=iii, C1=ii, D1=i, E1=ii, F1=iv, G1=i, h1=a, I1=a, j1=i

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