23 June – The government bans the broadcast on Radio Pakistan of
Tagore Songs, angering the country's Bengali population, who consider the songs part of their cultural identity.[4][5]
When opening the Chittagong Steel Mill,
Ayub Khan promised further investment in East Pakistan to reduce its economic disparity with West Pakistan.
August
24 August – The country's first steel mill, designed to produce 150,000 tons of steel annually, is inaugurated in
Chittagong, East Pakistan.[6][7]
23 June – The government bans the broadcast on Radio Pakistan of
Tagore Songs, angering the country's Bengali population, who consider the songs part of their cultural identity.[4][5]
When opening the Chittagong Steel Mill,
Ayub Khan promised further investment in East Pakistan to reduce its economic disparity with West Pakistan.
August
24 August – The country's first steel mill, designed to produce 150,000 tons of steel annually, is inaugurated in
Chittagong, East Pakistan.[6][7]