1971 in Bangladesh

none 1971 Bangladesh 20th century 21st century Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg 80px 1971 in Pakistan1971 in East PakistanOther events in 1971List of years in Bangladesh 1971 The year 1971 was the year when Bangladesh achieved independence and emerged as a sovereign country. Incumbents center center Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1950.jpg Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman MujiburRahman 106 President: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (starting 17 April) Prime Minister: Tajuddin Ahmad (starting 17 April) Vice President: Syed Nazrul Islam (starting 17 April) Events March 2 March – First hoisting of the National flag of Bangladesh (1971) at the Dhaka UniversityGlassie, Henry and Mahmud, Feroz.2008.Living Traditions. Cultural Survey of Bangladesh Series-II. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Dhaka. p.580 by Vice President of Dhaka University Students' Union (DUCSU) leader, A. S. M. Abdur Rab. 7 March – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman makes his historic freedom speech. 25 March – Pakistan Army launches Operation Searchlight at midnight on the 25th, marking the start of the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares the independence of Bangladesh 26 March – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is arrested by the Pakistan army. 27 March – Major Ziaur Rahman broadcasts the Bangladesh declaration of independence on his name over the radio. 30 March – Major Ziaur Rahman broadcasts the Bangladesh declaration of independence on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman over the radio. 31 March – Battle of Kushtia April 2 April – Jinjira genocide, which took place at the unions Jinjira, Kalindi and Shubhadya of Keraniganj Upazila across the Buriganga River from Dhaka. 10 April – Formation of a provisional Bangladesh government-in-exile. 12 April – M. A. G. Osmani takes command of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. 17 April – The government-in-exile takes oath at Mujibnagar. 18 April – Battle of Daruin, Comilla and Battle of Rangamati-Mahalchari waterway, Chittagong Hill Tracts. May 5 May – Gopalpur massacre which took place at Gopalpur municipality of Lalpur Upazila, Natore 20 May – Chuknagar massacre at Dumuria in Khulna. 24 May – Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra radio station established in Kolkata. July 11 July – Sector Commanders' Conference 1971 (to 17 July). August 16 August – Operation Jackpot, Bangladesh naval commando operation. 20 August – Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman attempts to defect after hijacking a fighter plane. September 5 September – Battle of Goahati, Jessore. 28 September – Bangladesh Air Force functional. October 13 October – Dhaka guerrillas kill Abdul Monem Khan, governor of East Pakistan. 28 October – Battle of Dhalai Outpost, Srimongol. November 9 November – Six small ships constitute the first fleet of Bangladesh Navy. 16 November – Battle of Ajmiriganj, an 18‑hour encounter between MB Freedom Fighters and the Pakistan army. 20 November – Battle of Garibpur between India and the Pakistan Army. (to 21 November) 21 November – Mitro Bahini, a joint force of Bangladesh and Indian troops formed. 22 November – Battle of Boyra, involving Pakistani and Indian air force. December thumb|Lieutenant-General A. A. K. Niazi, the commander of Pakistan Eastern Command, signing the instrument of surrender in Dhaka on 16 Dec 1971, in the presence of India's Lt. Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora. 3 December – Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 breaks out. Bangladesh Air Force destroys Pakistani oil depots. 4 December – India officially invades East Pakistan. 6 December – India becomes the first country to recognize the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra radio station becomes Bangladesh Betar 7 December – Liberation of Jessore, Sylhet and the Moulovi Bazar. 9 December – Chandpur and Daudkandi liberated. 10 December – Liberation of Laksham. Two Bangladeshi ships sunk mistakenly by Indian air attack. 11 December – Liberation of Hilli, Mymensingh, Kushtia and Noakhali. 14 December – 1971 Dacca University massacre, resulting in 200 deaths. Liberation of Bogra. 16 December – The Pakistani army’s capitulation. Liberation of the modern day Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. 22 December – The provisional government of Bangladesh arrives in Dhaka from exile. Sports The Shadhin Bangla Football Team was formed by Bangladesh Krira Samity of the Bangladeshi government in exile shortly after the start of liberation war in 1971. This is the first instance of a Bangladesh national football team in any form. The team toured throughout India playing a total of 16 friendly matches to raise international awareness and economic support for the liberation war. The Shadhin Bangla football team captain Zakaria Pintoo, was the first person to hoist the Bangladesh flag outside the territorial Bangladesh.http://www.plaantik.com/shadhin-bangla-football-team/#!prettyPhoto Archived copy 2018-10-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20171227125428/http://www.plaantik.com/shadhin-bangla-football-team#!prettyPhoto 2017-12-27 dead By the end of the 16th match the team had contributed Tk 5 lac to Muktijuddho Fund in 1971.http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2012/03/04/cover.htm Star Weekend Magazine 2018-10-16 2015-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20150415205914/http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2012/03/04/cover.htm dead Climate Bangladesh in 1971 Yes Yes 18.2 19.8 24.5 26.2 27.2 27.4 27.2 26.9 27.7 26.6 22.2 19.4 24.5 green 12.5 7.3 10.6 47.3 141.8 335.7 486.4 469. 283. 162.1 72. .2 2028. Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA) http://sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportal/index.cfm?page=country_historical_climate&ThisRegion=Asia&ThisCCode=BGD Climate Change Knowledge Portal The World Bank Group 27 May 2018 27 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180527201746/http://sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportal/index.cfm?page=country_historical_climate&ThisRegion=Asia&ThisCCode=BGD dead Births 9 February - Khan Asifur Rahman Agun, musician 23 March – Bipasha Hayat, actor and painterShazu Shah Alam 23 March 2017 My art expresses how I feel about life https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/my-art-expresses-how-i-feel-about-life-1379800 The Daily StarSarwat Nadia 25 July 2008 Asaduzzaman Noor and the leading ladies https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-47226 The Daily Star 27 July – Sajeeb Wazed Joy, businessman and politician, son of Sheikh Hasina and grandchild of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 19 September - Salman Shah, actor Deaths 27 March - Fazlul Bari, politician (b. 1922) War Heroes 8 April - Bir Sreshtho Munshi Abdur Rouf, war hero (b. 1943) 18 April - Bir Sreshtho Mostafa Kamal, war hero (b. 1948) 20 August - Bir Sreshtho Matiur Rahman, war hero (b. 1930s) 28 October - Bir Sreshtho Hamidur Rahman, war hero (b. 1953) 5 September - Bir Sreshtho Nur Mohammad Sheikh, war hero (b. 1936) 10 December - Bir Sreshtho Mohammad Ruhul Amin, war hero (b. 1935) 14 December - Bir Sreshtho Mohiuddin Jahangir, war hero (b. 1949) Martyred Intellectuals 25 March - Dr. AKM Asadul Haq, physician (b. 1928) 25 March - ANM Muniruzzaman, statistician (b. 1942) 25 March - Ataur Rahman Khan Khadim, physicist (b. 1933) 25 March - Dr. Fazlur Rahman Khan, geologist (b. 1939) 25 March - Dr. Govinda Chandra Dev, educationist (b. 1907) 25 March - Dr. Abdul Muktadir, geologist (b. 1940) 25 March - Nazmul Hoque Sarkar, lawyer, politician (b. 1937) 25 March - Sultanuddin Ahmed, engineer (b. 1935) 26 March - Mohammad Aminuddin, lawyer (b. 1921) 27 March - Meherun Nesa, poet (b. 1942) 29 March - Dhirendranath Datta, politician, lawyer (b. 1886) 29 March - Khondakar Abu Taleb, journalist (b. 1921) 30 March - Dr. Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta, educationist (b. 1920) 31 March - Shahid Saber, journalist (b. 1930) April - Muhammad Shafi, dentist (b. 1915) 8 April - Mohammad Shamshad Ali, physician (b. 1934) 9 April - Dr. Shamsuddin Ahmed, physician (b. 1920) 12 April - Dr. Jekrul Haque physician, politician (b. 1914) 14 April - Dr. Abul Fazal Ziaur Rahman, physician (b. 1926) 14 April - Sukharanjan Samaddar, educationist (b. 1938) 15 April - Muhammad Habibar Rahman, mathematician (b. 1940) 24 April - Dr. Suleman Khan, physician (b. 1939) 26 April - Dr. Mohammad Sadat Ali, educationist (b. 1942) 5 May - M Anwarul Azim, industrial administrator (b. 1931) 7 May - Ranadaprasad Saha, philanthropist (b. 1896) 13 May - Sheikh Abdus Salam, educationist (b. 1940) 29 May - Dr. Kosiruddin Talukder, physician (b. 1899) 28 August - Saroj Kumar Nath Adhikari, educationist (b. 1938) 30 August - Altaf Mahmud, lyricist and musician (b. 1933) 9 September - Khondakar Abul Kashem, educationist (b. 1944) 26 September - Dr. Atiqur Rahman, physician (b. 1931) 28 October - Mohammad Moazzem Hossain, educationist (b. 1952) 15 November - Dr. Azharul Haque, physician (b. 1940) 20 November - Dr. ABM Nurul Alam, physician (b. 1961) 25 November - Mir Abdul Qayyum, psychologist (b. 1939) December - Dr. Anwar Pasha, author (b. 1928) 11 December - ANM Golam Mostafa, journalist (b. 1942) 12 December - Nizamuddin Ahmed, journalist (b. 1929) 14 December - Dr. Faizul Mahi, educationist (b. 1939) 14 December - Dr. Ghyasuddin Ahmed, educationist (b. 1935) 14 December - Munier Chowdhury, educationist, author (b. 1925) 14 December - Dr. Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury, educationist, linguist (b. 1926) 14 December - Dr. M Abul Khair, educationist (b. 1929) 14 December - Dr. Mohammad Mortaza, physician (b. 1931) 14 December - Oliur Rahman, Islamic scholar (b. 1932) 14 December - Dr. Rashidul Hasan, educationist (b. 1932) 14 December - Dr. Sirajul Haque Khan, educationist (b. 1924) 14 December - Dr. Santosh Chandra Bhattacharyya, educationist (b. 1915) 14 December - Shahidullah Kaiser, journalist, author (b. 1927) 14 December - Selina Parvin, journalist, poet (b. 1931) 15 December - Dr. AFM Alim Chowdhury, ophthalmologist (b 1928) 15 December - Dr. Mohammed Fazle Rabbee, cardiologist (b. 1932) 16 December - Dr. Ayesha Bedora Choudhury, physician (b. 1935) See also List of Bangladeshi films of 1971 Timeline of Bangladeshi history References 1971