1973 in Bangladesh

none December 2019 1973 1973 The year 1973 was the second year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the second year of the first post-independence government in Bangladesh. Incumbents center center Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1950.jpg Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman MujiburRahman 106 President: Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (until 24 December), Mohammad Mohammadullah (starting 24 December) Prime Minister: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Chief Justice: Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem Demography + Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1973https://data.worldbank.org/country/bangladesh World Development Indicators The World Bank 9 Dec 2021 Population, total67,637,541 Population density (per km2)519.6 Population growth (annual %)1.5% Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)106.7 Urban population (% of total)8.6% Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)46.1 Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)19.1 Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)220 Life expectancy at birth, total (years)46.8 Fertility rate, total (births per woman)6.9 Climate Bangladesh in 1973 Yes Yes 18.9 21.9 24.1 28.7 27.1 27.8 28.2 28. 27.6 26.8 23. 19. 25.1 green 4.9 36.6 50.8 107.7 463.8 514.2 432.6 292.2 406.2 164. 100.4 45.3 2618.7 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 1973 National Income Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP GDP $8.1 billion BDT62.9 billion GDP growth (annual %) 3.3% GDP per capita $119.6 BDT930 Agriculture, value added $4.6 billion BDT35.6 billion 56.6% Industry, value added $1.0 billion BDT7.6 billion 12.1% Services, etc., value added $2.5 billion BDT19.7 billion 31.3% Note: For the year 1973 average official exchange rate for BDT was 7.85 per US$. Events 7 March: First general election of Bangladesh is held, Bangladesh Awami League secures majority. 17 April: a tornado in the Manikganj region had killed at least 681 people.https://www.britannica.com/event/Saturia-Manikganj-Sadar-tornado Saturia–Manikganj Sadar tornado Encyclopædia Britannica 10 October 2018 17 July: The first amendment was made to the constitution. The amendment inserted an additional clause, Article 47(3), that states that any law regarding prosecution or punishment of war crimes cannot be declared void or unlawful on grounds of unconstitutionality. A new Article 47A was also added, which specifies that certain fundamental rights will be inapplicable in those cases.Razzaq Abdur Sellars Kirsten 2015 The tribunals in Bangladesh: Falling short of international standards Trials for International Crimes in Asia Cambridge University Press 344 978-1-107-10465-5 28 August: India, Pakistan and Bangladesh signed a trilateral agreement, termed the Delhi Agreement, allowing the repatriation of prisoners of war and interned officials held in the three countries after the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.Ahamed Syeed May 2010 The Curious Case of the 195 War Criminals http://archive.thedailystar.net/forum/2010/may/curious.htm Forum 3 December 2015 10 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20151203184421/http://archive.thedailystar.net/forum/2010/may/curious.htm dead Levie Howard S. January 1974 The Indo-Pakistani Agreement of August 28, 1973 American Journal of International Law American Society of International Law 68 1 95–97 10.2307/2198806 2198806 6 September: Bangladesh joins Non-Aligned Movement(NAM). 22 September: The second amendment of the constitution was passed, allowing the suspension of some fundamental rights of citizens during a state of emergency.Islam S. Nazrul 2016 Governance for Development: Political and Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Palgrave Macmillan 71 978-1-137-54253-3 12 November: Bangladesh joined FAO.http://www.fao.org/bangladesh/fao-in-bangladesh/en/ FAO in Bangladesh Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 10 October 2018 15 December: Gallantry awards of the war declared in Bangladesh Gazette. Establishment of the National Library of Bangladesh.Ahmed Sharif Uddin 2012 National Library http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=National_Library Islam Sirajul Sirajul Islam Jamal Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Second Asiatic Society of Bangladesh The Shanti Bahini (Peace Force) guerrillas, mostly members of the Chakma tribe, took up arms after Bangladesh rejected their demands for autonomy over 5,500 sq.-mile region bordering India and Burma. They also demanded the removal of more than 300,000 settlers from their tribal homeland.https://www.timelines.ws/countries/BANGLADESH.HTML Timeline Bangladesh timelines.ws 9 October 2018 Awards and recognitions Seven freedom fighters killed in action during the Liberation War of 1971 were awarded Bir Sreshtho title on 15 December 1973: Engineroom Artificer Ruhul Amin Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Sepoy Hamidur Rahman Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Lance Naik Munshi Abdur Rouf Lance Naik Nur Mohammad Sheikh Sports International football: On 27 July, Bangladesh national football team made their international debut, in a 2–2 draw against Thailand at the 1973 Merdeka Tournament held in Malaysia. Enayetur Rahman Khan scored the country's first ever international goal.https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/sports/2020/07/26/939253 bn:সেদিন লাল-সবুজ পতাকা উড়িয়েছিল ফুটবল 25 July 2020 Kaler Kantho bn 30 August 2022 30 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220830102857/https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/sports/2020/07/26/939253 live On 13 August, Bangladesh national football team got their first ever victory by defeating Singapore 1–0, thanks to a goal from AKM Nowsheruzzaman.https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6 bn:নওশেরকে ভুলবে না বাংলাদেশের ফুটবল Masud Alam Prothom Alo bn 2022-12-16 2022-12-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20221216065717/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6 live Domestic football: BIDC won the Dhaka First Division Football League title, while Abahani Krira Chakra, Mohammedan SC and Dhaka Wanderers came out joint runners-up.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bangchamp.html List of Champions Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 16 October 2018 BRTC Sports Club won the Dhaka Second Division Football League title, earning promotion to the First Division.https://protidinerbangladesh.com/sports/122478/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF bn 20 December 2024 2 March 2025 bn:ফুটবলে সগৌরবে আসছে বিআরটিসি Protidiner Bangladesh 2 March 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250302164517/https://protidinerbangladesh.com/sports/122478/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF live Brothers Union won the Dhaka Third Division Football League, earning promotion to the Second Division.https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A7%AA%E0%A7%AC-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8 bn:'ব্রাদার্সের সব অহংকার শেষ হয়ে গেল' bn 18 August 2021 11 March 2024 Prothom Alo 11 March 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240311212112/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A7%AA%E0%A7%AC-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8 live In November, Dinamo Minsk from Soviet Union toured Dhaka, Jessore and Comilla, and played four exhibition matches between 5 and 14 November.https://www.banglatribune.com/national/711223/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0 bn:একাত্তরে আটকে পড়া পাকিস্তানিদের তিয়াত্তরে ফেরার আকুতি Odisha Islam Bangla Tribune bn 6 November 2021 26 January 2025 26 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250126160418/https://www.banglatribune.com/national/711223/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0 liveRussians 7–0 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/newnation19731107-1.1.13 New Nation 7 November 1973 13 Births S M Jahangir Hossain, politician Saidus Salehin Khaled, musician Arifa Parvin Moushumi, actor Tipu Sultan, journalist Alfaz Ahmed, soccer player Shakil Khan, actor Deaths 17 July - Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry, politician (b. 1919) 29 August - Syed Hedayetullah, academic and researcher (b. 1904) 22 December - Abdul Karim, soil scientist (b. 1922) See also 1970s in Bangladesh List of Bangladeshi films of 1973 Timeline of Bangladeshi history References 1973 Category:Long stubs with short prose