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	'''Eleven Points Programme''' was a charter of demands in East Pakistan that called for reforms and the resignation of President Ayub Khan. It was led by students and was a successor to the [[~~Six~~ point movement]] led by [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=The historic six-point movement and its impact on the struggle for independence \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-40021 \|~~accessdate~~=20 March 2020 \|work=The Daily Star \|date=7 June 2008 \|language=en}}</ref>		{{Short description\|Demands}}
			{{Independence of Bangladesh}}
			The '''Eleven Points Programme''' was a charter of demands in [[East Pakistan]] that called for reforms and the resignation of President Ayub Khan. It was led by students and was a successor to the [[six point movement]] led by [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=The historic six-point movement and its impact on the struggle for independence \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-40021 \|access-date=20 March 2020 \|work=The Daily Star \|date=7 June 2008 \|language=en}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	Eleven Points Programme was based on the ~~Six~~ point movement. The ~~Six~~ point movement started in 1966 called for the restoration of democracy and the resignation of military ~~strongman~~, President Ayub Khan. The movement was led by [[Awami League]] and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The movement fluttered after the mass arrest of Awami League politicians. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and senior Awami League leaders were arrested on the [[Agartala Conspiracy Case]]. The democracy movement was taken over by the newly formed [[Pakistan Democratic Movement]] and [[Democratic Action Committee]]. Both of which failed in their objective to restore democracy. In October 1968, two fractions of East Pakistan Students Union, led by [[Rashed Khan Menon]] and [[Matia Chowdhury]], and [[East Pakistan Students League]] formed an alliance called the [[Sarbadaliya Chhatra Sangram Parishad]]. The Parishad announced an 11 point demand that called for education reform, restoration of democracy, and autonomy for East Pakistan. The demands incorporated all the demands of the opposition in East Pakistan and the students became the leaders of the movement against President Ayub Khan. This culminated in the 1969 ~~Mass uprising in~~ East Pakistan and the subsequent withdrawal of Agartala Conspiracy Case.<ref name="bpd">{{~~cite web \|last1=Khan~~ \|~~first1=Muazzam Hussain \|title~~=Eleven Points Programme ~~\|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Eleven_Points_Programme \|website=en.banglapedia.org \|publisher=Banglapedia \|accessdate=20 March 2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Ali \|first1=Tariq \|title=Uprising in Pakistan: How to Bring Down a Dictatorship \|date=2018 \|publisher=Verso Books \|isbn=978-1-78663-537-2 \|page=71 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e7BaDwAAQBAJ&q=Eleven+Points+Programme&pg=PA71 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Jaffrelot \|first1=Christophe \|title=A History of Pakistan and Its Origins \|date=2004 \|publisher=Anthem Press \|isbn=978-1-84331-149-2 \|page=52 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q9sI_Y2CKAcC&q=Eleven+Points+Programme&pg=PA52 \|language=en}}</ref> On 24 January 1971, mass uprising ~~day~~ was ~~observed~~ and political groups ~~reiterate~~ the 11 point demand.<ref>{{cite news \|title=January 24, 1971 \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/january-24-1971-53719 \|accessdate=20 March 2020 \|work=The Daily Star \|date=19 November 2014 \|language=en}}</ref>		The Eleven Points Programme was based on the six point movement. The six point movement, started in 1966, called for the restoration of democracy and the resignation of military ruler, President [[Ayub Khan]]. The movement was led by the [[All-Pakistan Awami League\|Awami League]] and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The movement fluttered after the mass arrest of Awami League politicians. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and senior Awami League leaders were arrested on the [[Agartala Conspiracy Case]]. The democracy movement was taken over by the newly formed Pakistan Democratic Movement and Democratic Action Committee. Both of which failed in their objective to restore democracy. In October 1968, two fractions of East Pakistan Students Union, led by [[Rashed Khan Menon]] and [[Matia Chowdhury]], and [[East Pakistan Students League]] formed an alliance called the [[Sarbadaliya Chhatra Sangram Parishad]] (''All Party Student Movement Council'' in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]]) The Parishad announced an 11-point demand that called for education reform, restoration of democracy, and autonomy for East Pakistan. The demands incorporated all the demands of the opposition in East Pakistan and the students became the leaders of the movement against President Ayub Khan. This culminated in the [[1969 East Pakistan mass uprising\|1969 mass uprising]] and the subsequent withdrawal of Agartala Conspiracy Case.<ref name="bpd">{{Cite Banglapedia\|article=Eleven Points Programme}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Ali \|first1=Tariq \|title=Uprising in Pakistan: How to Bring Down a Dictatorship \|date=2018 \|publisher=Verso Books \|isbn=978-1-78663-537-2 \|page=71 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e7BaDwAAQBAJ&q=Eleven+Points+Programme&pg=PA71 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Jaffrelot \|first1=Christophe \|title=A History of Pakistan and Its Origins \|date=2004 \|publisher=Anthem Press \|isbn=978-1-84331-149-2 \|page=52 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q9sI_Y2CKAcC&q=Eleven+Points+Programme&pg=PA52 \|language=en}}</ref> On 24 January 1971, in the backdrop of outbreak of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]], the mass uprising was commemorated and all political groups of East Pakistan (barring [[Islamism\|Islamist]] groups like [[Jamaat-e-Islami]]) reiterated the 11-point demand.<ref>{{cite news \|title=January 24, 1971 \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/january-24-1971-53719 \|accessdate=20 March 2020 \|work=The Daily Star \|date=19 November 2014 \|language=en}}</ref>

			==11 points==
			1. Cancellation of all anti-Bengali language actions like the recommendations of the Hamidur Rahman Education Committee & the [[University of Dhaka\|Dhaka University]] Ordinance (which stripped it of its autonomy) alongside reduction in monthly tuition fees of the university students.

			2. Restoration of parliamentary democracy based on universal adult franchise, freedom of the press & uplifting the ban on ''[[The Daily Ittefaq]]''

			3. Complete autonomy for East Pakistan based on the previous 6-points.

			4. Formation of a federal government in [[West Pakistan]] consisting of the autonomous provinces of [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]], [[Sindh]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] & [[Balochistan]] (which had been dissolved by the Ayub Khan government under the [[One Unit Scheme]])

			5. Nationalisation of banks, insurance companies & all large industries, including jute processing units.

			6. Decreased taxation upon the farmers & setting the [[Price floor\|minimum price]] of [[Jute\|raw jute]] at 40 rupees.

			7. Providing respectable wages, education, treatment & residence to the workers alongside recognition to their [[Strike action\|right to strike]].

			8. Taking adequate steps to control floods & utilising the water resources of East Pakistan.

			9. Abrogation of all draconian laws enacted by the military regime of Ayub Khan.

			10. Pakistan's exit from [[Southeast Asia Treaty Organization\|SEATO]] & [[Central Treaty Organization\|CENTO]] alongside formulation of a neutral foreign policy

			11. Abrogation of warrants against those accused of participating in the Agartala Conspiracy Case alongside release of all students, farmers, workers & political activists imprisoned throughout the country convicted under it.

	==References==		==References==
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'''Eleven Points Programme''' was a charter of demands in East Pakistan that called for reforms and the resignation of President Ayub Khan. It was led by students and was a successor to the [[Six point movement]] led by [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The historic six-point movement and its impact on the struggle for independence |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-40021 |accessdate=20 March 2020 |work=The Daily Star |date=7 June 2008 |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
Eleven Points Programme was based on the Six point movement. The Six point movement started in 1966 called for the restoration of democracy and the resignation of military strongman, President Ayub Khan. The movement was led by [[Awami League]] and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The movement fluttered after the mass arrest of Awami League politicians. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and senior Awami League leaders were arrested on the [[Agartala Conspiracy Case]]. The democracy movement was taken over by the newly formed [[Pakistan Democratic Movement]] and [[Democratic Action Committee]]. Both of which failed in their objective to restore democracy. In October 1968, two fractions of East Pakistan Students Union, led by [[Rashed Khan Menon]] and [[Matia Chowdhury]], and [[East Pakistan Students League]] formed an alliance called the [[Sarbadaliya Chhatra Sangram Parishad]]. The Parishad announced an 11 point demand that called for education reform, restoration of democracy, and autonomy for East Pakistan. The demands incorporated all the demands of the opposition in East Pakistan and the students became the leaders of the movement against President Ayub Khan. This culminated in the 1969 Mass uprising in East Pakistan and the subsequent withdrawal of Agartala Conspiracy Case.<ref name="bpd">{{cite web |last1=Khan |first1=Muazzam Hussain |title=Eleven Points Programme |url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Eleven_Points_Programme |website=en.banglapedia.org |publisher=Banglapedia |accessdate=20 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ali |first1=Tariq |title=Uprising in Pakistan: How to Bring Down a Dictatorship |date=2018 |publisher=Verso Books |isbn=978-1-78663-537-2 |page=71 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e7BaDwAAQBAJ&q=Eleven+Points+Programme&pg=PA71 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Jaffrelot |first1=Christophe |title=A History of Pakistan and Its Origins |date=2004 |publisher=Anthem Press |isbn=978-1-84331-149-2 |page=52 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q9sI_Y2CKAcC&q=Eleven+Points+Programme&pg=PA52 |language=en}}</ref> On 24 January 1971, mass uprising day was observed and political groups reiterate the 11 point demand.<ref>{{cite news |title=January 24, 1971 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/january-24-1971-53719 |accessdate=20 March 2020 |work=The Daily Star |date=19 November 2014 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Portal|1960s}}
{{reflist}}
{{Bangladesh liberation}}

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[[Category:Causes and prelude of the Bangladesh Liberation War]]
[[Category:1968 in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1968]]
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[[Category:Social movements in Pakistan]]

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	The '''Eleven Points Programme''' was a charter of demands in [[East Pakistan]] that called for reforms and the resignation of President Ayub Khan. It was led by students and was a successor to the [[six point movement]] led by [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite news \|title=The historic six-point movement and its impact on the struggle for independence \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-40021 \|access-date=20 March 2020 \|work=The Daily Star \|date=7 June 2008 \|language=en}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		The '''Eleven Points Programme''' was a charter of demands in [[East Pakistan]] that called for reforms and the resignation of President Ayub Khan. It was led by students and was a successor to the [[six point movement]] led by [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=The historic six-point movement and its impact on the struggle for independence \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-40021 \|access-date=20 March 2020 \|work=The Daily Star \|date=7 June 2008 \|language=en}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	The Eleven Points Programme was based on the six point movement. The six point movement, started in 1966, called for the restoration of democracy and the resignation of military ruler, President [[Ayub Khan]]. The movement was led by the [[All-Pakistan Awami League\|Awami League]] and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The movement fluttered after the mass arrest of Awami League politicians. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and senior Awami League leaders were arrested on the [[Agartala Conspiracy Case]]. The democracy movement was taken over by the newly formed Pakistan Democratic Movement and Democratic Action Committee. Both of which failed in their objective to restore democracy. In October 1968, two fractions of East Pakistan Students Union, led by [[Rashed Khan Menon]] and [[Matia Chowdhury]], and [[East Pakistan Students League]] formed an alliance called the [[Sarbadaliya Chhatra Sangram Parishad]] (''All Party Student Movement Council'' in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]]) The Parishad announced an 11-point demand that called for education reform, restoration of democracy, and autonomy for East Pakistan. The demands incorporated all the demands of the opposition in East Pakistan and the students became the leaders of the movement against President Ayub Khan. This culminated in the [[1969 East Pakistan mass uprising\|1969 mass uprising]] and the subsequent withdrawal of Agartala Conspiracy Case.~~<~~ref name="bpd"~~>~~{{Cite Banglapedia\|article=Eleven Points Programme}}~~<~~/ref~~><~~ref~~>~~{{cite book \|last1=Ali \|first1=Tariq \|title=Uprising in Pakistan: How to Bring Down a Dictatorship \|date=2018 \|publisher=Verso Books \|isbn=978-1-78663-537-2 \|page=71 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e7BaDwAAQBAJ&q=Eleven+Points+Programme&pg=PA71 \|language=en}}~~<~~/ref~~><~~ref~~>~~{{cite book \|last1=Jaffrelot \|first1=Christophe \|title=A History of Pakistan and Its Origins \|date=2004 \|publisher=Anthem Press \|isbn=978-1-84331-149-2 \|page=52 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q9sI_Y2CKAcC&q=Eleven+Points+Programme&pg=PA52 \|language=en}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ On 24 January 1971, in the backdrop of outbreak of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]], the mass uprising was commemorated and all political groups of East Pakistan (barring [[Islamism\|Islamist]] groups like [[Jamaat-e-Islami]]) reiterated the 11-point demand.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite news \|title=January 24, 1971 \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/january-24-1971-53719 \|accessdate=20 March 2020 \|work=The Daily Star \|date=19 November 2014 \|language=en}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		The Eleven Points Programme was based on the six point movement. The six point movement, started in 1966, called for the restoration of democracy and the resignation of military ruler, President [[Ayub Khan]]. The movement was led by the [[All-Pakistan Awami League\|Awami League]] and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The movement fluttered after the mass arrest of Awami League politicians. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and senior Awami League leaders were arrested on the [[Agartala Conspiracy Case]]. The democracy movement was taken over by the newly formed Pakistan Democratic Movement and Democratic Action Committee. Both of which failed in their objective to restore democracy. In October 1968, two fractions of East Pakistan Students Union, led by [[Rashed Khan Menon]] and [[Matia Chowdhury]], and [[East Pakistan Students League]] formed an alliance called the [[Sarbadaliya Chhatra Sangram Parishad]] (''All Party Student Movement Council'' in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]]) The Parishad announced an 11-point demand that called for education reform, restoration of democracy, and autonomy for East Pakistan. The demands incorporated all the demands of the opposition in East Pakistan and the students became the leaders of the movement against President Ayub Khan. This culminated in the [[1969 East Pakistan mass uprising\|1969 mass uprising]] and the subsequent withdrawal of Agartala Conspiracy Case.<ref name="bpd">{{Cite Banglapedia\|article=Eleven Points Programme}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Ali \|first1=Tariq \|title=Uprising in Pakistan: How to Bring Down a Dictatorship \|date=2018 \|publisher=Verso Books \|isbn=978-1-78663-537-2 \|page=71 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e7BaDwAAQBAJ&q=Eleven+Points+Programme&pg=PA71 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Jaffrelot \|first1=Christophe \|title=A History of Pakistan and Its Origins \|date=2004 \|publisher=Anthem Press \|isbn=978-1-84331-149-2 \|page=52 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q9sI_Y2CKAcC&q=Eleven+Points+Programme&pg=PA52 \|language=en}}</ref> On 24 January 1971, in the backdrop of outbreak of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]], the mass uprising was commemorated and all political groups of East Pakistan (barring [[Islamism\|Islamist]] groups like [[Jamaat-e-Islami]]) reiterated the 11-point demand.<ref>{{cite news \|title=January 24, 1971 \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/january-24-1971-53719 \|accessdate=20 March 2020 \|work=The Daily Star \|date=19 November 2014 \|language=en}}</ref>

	==11 points==		==11 points==
	1. Cancellation of all anti-Bengali language actions like the recommendations of the Hamidur Rahman Education Committee &~~amp;~~ the [[University of Dhaka\|Dhaka University]] Ordinance (which stripped it of its autonomy) alongside reduction in monthly tuition fees of the university students.		1. Cancellation of all anti-Bengali language actions like the recommendations of the Hamidur Rahman Education Committee & the [[University of Dhaka\|Dhaka University]] Ordinance (which stripped it of its autonomy) alongside reduction in monthly tuition fees of the university students.

	2. Restoration of parliamentary democracy based on universal adult franchise, freedom of the press &~~amp;~~ uplifting the ban on ''[[The Daily Ittefaq]]''		2. Restoration of parliamentary democracy based on universal adult franchise, freedom of the press & uplifting the ban on ''[[The Daily Ittefaq]]''

	3. Complete autonomy for East Pakistan based on the previous 6-points.		3. Complete autonomy for East Pakistan based on the previous 6-points.

	4. Formation of a federal government in [[West Pakistan]] consisting of the autonomous provinces of [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]], [[Sindh]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] &~~amp;~~ [[Balochistan]] (which had been dissolved by the Ayub Khan government under the [[One Unit Scheme]])		4. Formation of a federal government in [[West Pakistan]] consisting of the autonomous provinces of [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]], [[Sindh]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] & [[Balochistan]] (which had been dissolved by the Ayub Khan government under the [[One Unit Scheme]])

	5. Nationalisation of banks, insurance companies &~~amp;~~ all large industries, including jute processing units.		5. Nationalisation of banks, insurance companies & all large industries, including jute processing units.

	6. Decreased taxation upon the farmers &~~amp;~~ setting the [[Price floor\|minimum price]] of [[Jute\|raw jute]] at 40 rupees.		6. Decreased taxation upon the farmers & setting the [[Price floor\|minimum price]] of [[Jute\|raw jute]] at 40 rupees.

	7. Providing respectable wages, education, treatment &~~amp;~~ residence to the workers alongside recognition to their [[Strike action\|right to strike]].		7. Providing respectable wages, education, treatment & residence to the workers alongside recognition to their [[Strike action\|right to strike]].

	8. Taking adequate steps to control floods &~~amp;~~ utilising the water resources of East Pakistan.		8. Taking adequate steps to control floods & utilising the water resources of East Pakistan.

	9. Abrogation of all draconian laws enacted by the military regime of Ayub Khan.		9. Abrogation of all draconian laws enacted by the military regime of Ayub Khan.

	10. Pakistan's exit from [[Southeast Asia Treaty Organization\|SEATO]] &~~amp;~~ [[Central Treaty Organization\|CENTO]] alongside formulation of a neutral foreign policy		10. Pakistan's exit from [[Southeast Asia Treaty Organization\|SEATO]] & [[Central Treaty Organization\|CENTO]] alongside formulation of a neutral foreign policy

	11. Abrogation of warrants against those accused of participating in the Agartala Conspiracy Case alongside release of all students, farmers, workers &~~amp;~~ political activists imprisoned throughout the country convicted under it.		11. Abrogation of warrants against those accused of participating in the Agartala Conspiracy Case alongside release of all students, farmers, workers & political activists imprisoned throughout the country convicted under it.

	==References==		==References==