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{{Short description|Bangladeshi patriotic slogan}}
'''Bangladesh Zindabad''' ({{lang-bn|বাংলাদেশ জিন্দাবাদ}} — {{transl|bn|''Bānglādēsh Zindābād''}}, {{trans|''Long Live, Country of Bengal''}}) is a slogan used by [[Bangladeshis]] as an expression of patriotism and often used in political speeches and cricket matches.<ref name=cric>{{cite news|url=https://newsg24.com/sport-news/10595/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%20%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1|script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশ দলের শুভকামনা বোর্ড|last=Choudhury|first=Shamim|website=NewsG24|date=2 June 2019|language=bn}}</ref> Its use started even before the creation of Bangladesh, during the [[East Pakistan|United Pakistan period]].<ref name=bpedia/> The inclusive slogan gained support from not only a vast number of [[Bengali Muslims]] but also minority populations such as the [[Bengali Hindus|Hindus]] and [[indigenous peoples in Bangladesh|non-Bengali tribal people]]s.<ref>{{cite book|title=Society and politics in Bangladesh|last=Ahmed|first=Emajuddin|page=72|publisher=Academic Publishers|year=1989}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The slogan is a use of the standard [[Bengali language|Bengali]] suffix of [[Farsi|Persian]] origin; ''[[wikt:zindabad|Zindabad]]'' (''Long Live''), that is placed after a person or a country name. It is used to express victory or patriotism.<ref name=war/><ref name=bpedia/><ref name=cric/>

==History==
It is said to have originated during a speech by [[Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani]] on 23 November 1970 in [[Paltan]] Maidan, [[Dhaka]]. The speech happened only a few days after the [[1970 Bhola cyclone]], the deadliest [[natural disaster]] to ever be recorded in history.<ref>{{Cite book|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Declaration_of_Independence|chapter=Declaration of Independence|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh|edition=Second|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]|year=2014|language=en|last=Islam|first=Sirajul|access-date=2019-06-19|title-link=Banglapedia}}</ref> The [[Government of Pakistan]] was heavily criticised for its slow reactions in relief operations following the storm by [[Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani|Bhashani]] and he recommended that [[East Pakistan]] should separate and become its own independent country. He ended the speech by replacing the [[Pakistan]]i slogan of [[Pakistan Zindabad]] with "''Purbo Pakistan Zindabad''" (Long Live [[East Pakistan]]).<ref name=bpedia>{{Cite web|url=http://bn.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%98%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%BE|script-title=bn:স্বাধীনতা ঘোষণা|website=[[Banglapedia]]|language =bn|last=Islam|first=Sirajul|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref>

Throughout the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]], Bangladesh Zindabad and ''[[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|Sheikh Mujib]] Zindabad'' was a common phrase used by supporters of the [[Mujibnagar Government|Bengali separatist movement in Pakistan]].<ref name=war>{{cite news|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/kolumnister/a/G16gjl/bangladesh-foddes-ur-ett-blodbad|title=Bangladesh föddes ur ett blodbad|last=Lindqvist|first=Herman|date=22 Nov 2014|language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Emergence of Nationalism in Bangladesh|page=199|last=Karim|first=Nehal|publisher=[[University of Dhaka]]|year=1992}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Indira Speaks on Genocide War and Bangladesh|author1=[[Indira Gandhi]]|author2=Dhiren Mullik|year=1972|publisher=Academic Publishers|page=90}}</ref> Following [[Bangladeshi independence]], many were of the opinion that [[Joy Bangla]] (Victory to Bengal) had completed its motive and that Bangladesh Zindabad, hoping for longevity, would be more of an appropriate slogan.<ref>{{cite book|title=Bangladesh: Past and Present|last=Ahmed|first=Salahuddin|page=310|publisher=APH Publishing|year=2022}}</ref>

During the [[President of Bangladesh|presidency]] of [[Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad]] in 1975, ''Bangladesh Zindabad'' was made the national slogan of Bangladesh, replacing Joy Bangla.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/2018/03/08/fall-secularism-bangladesh |title = The fall of secularism in Bangladesh|work=Dhaka Tribune |date = 2018-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= http://bn.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6,_%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95|script-title=bn:আহমদ, খোন্দকার মোশতাক|website=[[Banglapedia]]|language=bn|last=Khan|first=Saleh Athar|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ahmad,_Khondakar_Mostaq|chapter=Ahmad, Khondakar Mostaq|language=en|author=Saleh Athar Khan|access-date=2019-06-19|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh|edition=Second|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]|year=2014|title-link=Banglapedia}}</ref>

The slogan was also used during the [[President of Bangladesh|presidency]] of [[Ziaur Rahman]] as part of his attempt to create a territorial identity for [[Bangladesh]] in contrast to the ethnolinguistic [[Bengalis|Bengali identity]]. It was used in particular, as a closing remark for his speeches.<ref name=zia/> Rahman promoted ideas of [[Bangladeshi nationalism]] rather than [[Bengali nationalism]] which gained support from not only a vast percentage of the [[Bengalis|Bengali population]] but also the [[Demographics of Bangladesh#Ethnic groups|ethnic minorities]] in the country who were not of Bengali origin such as the [[Biharis in Bangladesh|Biharis]] and [[indigenous peoples in Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Ahsan |first=Syed Badrul |author-link=Syed Badrul Ahsan |date=9 March 2018 |title=The fall of secularism in Bangladesh |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/2018/03/08/fall-secularism-bangladesh}}</ref>

After the [[7 November 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état|7 November 1975 coup d'état]], Bangladeshi citizens from "all strata of society" were known to have shouted "Bangladesh Zindabad".<ref name=zia>{{cite book|title=Indo-Bangladesh Relations|last=Nair|first=P. Sukumaran|chapter=Post-Majibur Regimes|page=75 & 82|publisher=APH Publishing|year=2022}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Joy Bangla]]
*[[Pakistan Zindabad]]
*[[Pakistan Zindabad (anthem)]], de facto national anthem of [[East Pakistan]]

==References==
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[[Category:Battle cries]]
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[[Category:Bangladesh Liberation War]]
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[[Category:Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
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