Abstract
For the People's Republic of Bangladesh, through its independence movement from both India and Pakistan, college students were in a key position to lead the people as a political elite. The students who led the independence movements later became leaders of the country. They appear to have possessed a strong will to establish their own country and to provide better conditions for their people.
Since the establishment of the People's Republic of Bangladesh in 1971, however, there have been continual political disorders. The country has also had difficuly developing its economy. For a better understanding of these current problems, it is necessary to understand the students in the independence movements during the East Pakistan era. It was they who took over political power and created a foundation for the country shortly after independence. Thus, it is important to analyze how they grasped their role as an elite in the society and their identity as Bangladeshis.
