Why Was the State Language Question So Important?
一旦开始讨论让乌尔都语成为唯一的 state 语言，东孟加拉的学生、受过教育的 middle-class 社会、intellectuals 与政治家们就意识到，这将给孟加拉人带来巨大的灾难。
他们明白，这将确立乌尔都语使用者在巴基斯坦的 dominance，而孟加拉人在政府和军队岗位的 opportunities 上将落后于乌尔都语使用者。随着巴基斯坦的建立而产生的、关于孟加拉穆斯林 development 与 social progress 的梦想将受到严重破坏。
然而，巴基斯坦的 reality 是：在该国东部地区——甚至把全国人口合在一起计算——majority 人口的语言都是孟加拉语。在西巴基斯坦，40% 以上的人说旁遮普语，只有 4% 说乌尔都语。
尽管孟加拉语是 majority 人口的语言，但孟加拉语却不会成为巴基斯坦的官方语言之一，这一事实在东孟加拉的学生和受教育者之间引发了强烈的 resentment。
“从一方面看，有关语言与身份的 emotions；但除此之外，还有一个 economic 层面，”哥伦比亚大学教授兼分析人士拉乌纳克·贾汉说。
据她所说：“当时 employment 就意味着政府工作。但如果乌尔都语成为官方语言，孟加拉人为了进入政府或军队工作就必须学习乌尔都语，还得与乌尔都语使用者进行 competition——这会使他们处于 disadvantage。因此，对学生来说，这关乎他们的未来。”
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