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1975
1975
February 2026
The year 1975 was the 4th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the last year of the first post-independence government in Bangladesh and a year marked with a coups and coup d'état.
Incumbents
thumb|upright|alt=Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |Mujibur Rahman
President:
until 25 January: Mohammad Mohammadullah
25 January-15 August: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
starting 6 November: Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
Prime Minister:
until 25 January: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
25 January-15 August: Muhammad Mansur Ali
starting 15 August: Post abolished
Chief Justice: Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (until November 5), Syed A. B. Mahmud Hossain (starting November 18)
Demography
+ Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1975 https://data.worldbank.org/country/bangladesh World Development Indicators The World Bank 9 Dec 2021 Population, total70,066,310 Population density (per km2)538.3 Population growth (annual %)1.9% Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)106.5 Urban population (% of total)9.8% Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)45.3 Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)18.0 Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)217 Life expectancy at birth, total (years)48.3 Fertility rate, total (births per woman)6.8
Climate
Bangladesh in 1975 Yes Yes 18.1 20.8 25.5 28.2 28.1 28.4 27.1 28. 27.5 27.4 22.5 18.3 25. green 2.7 10.7 19.5 130.2 263.7 379.4 673. 306.4 371.4 197.5 52.1 2.3 2408.9 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
Economy
+ Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1975 National Income Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP GDP $19.4 billion BDT172.6 billion GDP growth (annual %) -4.1% GDP per capita $277.6 BDT2,464 Agriculture, value added $12.0 billion BDT106.9 billion 62.0% Industry, value added $2.3 billion BDT20.0 billion 11.6% Services, etc., value added $5.1 billion BDT45.6 billion 26.4%
Note: For the year 1975 average official exchange rate for BDT was 12.19 per US$.
Events
25 January: The fourth amendment of constitution abolishes parliamentary system and establishes presidential system.
25 February: Establishment of Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BAKSAL) led by Mujib as the single legitimate political party.
15 August - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is assassinated.1989 Heitzman James Worden Robert Table A. Chronology of Important Events https://www.loc.gov/resource/frdcstdy.bangladeshcountr00heit/?sp=21 Bangladesh: A Country Study Washington, D.C. Federal Research Division, Library of Congress xvii
16 October - Rahima Banu's smallpox infection is reported. She is the last known person to have been infected with naturally occurring Variola major.Image caption of U.S. Centers for Disease Control Public Health Image LibraryC image number 7762
3 November: Jail Killing Day, assassination of four leaders of liberation war in prison.
7 November: After a successful coup d'état Major Gen. Ziaur Rahman proclaims himself deputy martial law administrator with Chief Justice Sayem as Chief Martial Law Administrator.
24 November: Col. Abu Taher arrested.
Sports
Domestic football: Mohammedan SC won 1975 Dhaka First Division League title, while Team JIC came out runners-up. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bangchamp.html List of Champions Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2018-10-16
Births
Ziaur Rahman Zia, musician
Shafiq Tuhin, lyricist
Abdul Aziz, filmmaker
Sabrina Sultana, shooter
Nazma Akter, labour leader
Tazin Ahmed, actor
Deaths
2 January - Siraj Sikder, revolutionary politician (b. 1944)
5 April - Bashiruddin Ahmad Majmadar, politician (b. 1898)
6 April - M A Rab, Chief of Staff of army (b. 1919)
6 April - Nurunnessa Khatun Vidyavinodini, novelist (b. 1894)
18 August - Shawkat Ali, politician (b. 1918)
3 November - Tajuddin Ahmed, Syed Nazrul Islam, A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman and Muhammad Mansur Ali
7 November - Brigadier General Khaled Mosharraf, Bir Protik (b. 1937)
7 November - A T M Haider, Bir Uttom (b. 1942)
26 November - Abul Hasan, poet (b. 1947)
See also
1970s in Bangladesh
List of Bangladeshi films of 1975
Timeline of Bangladeshi history
References
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