East Pakistan Students' League
The East Pakistan Students' League was founded in 1948 following the independence of Pakistan to support the political activities and campaigns of the Muslim League in electoral politics. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the founder of this organisation.
History
In 4 January 1948, a general discussion meeting was held at the auditorium of Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall, University of Dhaka. In the meeting, everyone agreed on the formation of a student organization. From that meeting, the East Pakistan Muslim Student's League was established. In 1949, a proposal was made to remove the word "Muslim" from the organization's name, but due to the intense activities of the Bengali language movement, it was not possible. After the Language Movement, in the 1953 council meeting, the proposal to remove the word "Muslim" from the name was approved and implemented.Factions
It is said that there were two possible major factions:- Bengali nationalist faction, who were supporters of confederation-like extended autonomy of East Pakistan.
- Socialist faction, who were supporters of the secession of East Pakistan and creation of a socialist Bengal state.