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The Tragedy of Great Betrayal of East Pakistan – A Political Tract on Defeatism, Duplicity, and the Language Movement

Sub title : Political critique by Haibetjung Isa Khan Masnad-I-Alee (Haibetnagar) accusing East Bengali leaders of betraying Pakistan

Language: English

Page: 18 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28864

Keyword: East Pakistan -- Muslim League -- Awami League -- Language movement -- Bengali language -- Urdu | Quaid-i-Azam -- 1954 elections -- Political betrayal | Communism -- Haibetjung Isa Khan -- Defeatism -- Apostacy -- Sangbad -- Fourteen points.

Abstract: The Tragedy of Great Betrayal of East Pakistan” by Haibetjung Isa Khan Masnad-I-Alee (Haibetnagar). The document is divided into seven parts: (I) Defeatism and Duplicity – the Root of Evil; (II) The Betrayer is Betrayed; (III) The “Sangbad Set” – Pakistan’s Biggest Communist Working Group; (IV) Abusers of the Holy Prophet in Key Positions; (V) Four Types of Apostacy in East Pakistan (“Bengalists”, “Royists”, “Hindulists”, “Marxists”); (VI) Clash of Islamic Versus Materialistic Concepts of Nationality and Culture; (VII) Fourteen Points of Reforms to Salvage East Pakistan. The author accuses East Bengali leaders (including Nurul Amin, H.S. Suhrawardy, Maulana Bashani, and Maulana Athar Ali) of betrayal, defeatism, and duplicity. He specifically criticises the surrender to the demand for Bengali as a state language, which he calls a stab in the back of Quaid‑i‑Azam.

Description: This political manuscript, written by Haibetjung Isa Khan Masnad‑I‑Alee, is a sharp critique of East Pakistani political leadership in the mid‑1950s. The author accuses the Muslim League, Awami League, and Jamiat Ulema‑i‑Islam of betrayal, defeatism, and duplicity, particularly over the issue of making Bengali a state language alongside Urdu. He alleges that communist and anti‑Pakistani forces manipulated the language movement, leading to the Muslim League’s crushing defeat in the 1954 provincial elections. The document outlines seven parts of analysis, including an attack on the “Sangbad Set” as a communist working group, and proposes fourteen points of radical reform to save East Pakistan. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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