Liberalism in Bangladesh

The origins of the liberalism (Bengali: উদারনীতিবাদ, romanized: Udārnītibād) in Bangladesh can be traced from the anticolonial movements during the British Raj period. After the Partition of India, Bengali nationalist movements in the East Pakistan were led by the liberal and progressive activists. According to the columist Hasan Ferdous, the principles of "equality, human dignity and social justice", inspiring from the ideals of the French Revolution that enshrined in the Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence, can be considered as the "guiding values" of the liberalism in modern-day Bangladesh.