1974 in Bangladesh

none December 2019 1974 1974 The year 1974 was the third year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the third year of the first post-independence government in Bangladesh. The year saw a period of mass starvation beginning in March 1974 and ending in about December of the same year. The famine, allegedly causing death of a million people, is considered the worst in recent decades. Incumbents center center Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1950.jpg Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman MujiburRahman 106 President: Mohammad Mohammadullah Prime Minister: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Chief Justice: Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem Demography + Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1974https://data.worldbank.org/country/bangladesh World Development Indicators The World Bank 9 Dec 2021 Population, total68,742,222 Population density (per km2)528.1 Population growth (annual %)1.6% Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)106.6 Urban population (% of total)9.0% Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)45.7 Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)18.7 Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)219 Life expectancy at birth, total (years)47.4 Fertility rate, total (births per woman)6.9 Climate Bangladesh in 1974 Yes Yes 17.7 20.2 24.4 27.1 27.6 27.9 27.1 27.9 27.5 27.6 24.1 18.3 24.8 green 5.7 . 122.8 154.5 326.4 423.5 728. 375. 340.9 238.6 19.3 1.5 2736.1 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 1974 National Income Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP GDP $12.5 billion BDT99.7 billion GDP growth (annual %) 9.6% GDP per capita $182.0 BDT1,450 Agriculture, value added $7.1 billion BDT56.5 billion 56.6% Industry, value added $1.7 billion BDT13.3 billion 13.4% Services, etc., value added $3.8 billion BDT29.9 billion 30.0% Note: For the year 1974 average official exchange rate for BDT was 8.23 per US$. Events thumb|250px|Mujib as Prime Minister of Bangladesh with U.S. President Gerald Ford in 1974 22 February – Pakistan recognizes Bangladesh.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 17 March – Members of Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini fired upon demonstrators from the Jatiyo Samajtantarik Dal, who were blockading the residence of the home minister, Mansur Ali, located in the Ramna area of Dhaka. The incident reportedly claimed at least fifty lives.Ahmad, Mahiuddin, জাসদের উত্থান ও পতনঃ অস্থির সময়ের রাজনীতি, First published 2015, p. 111, Prothoma Prakashani, Dhaka. 9 April – A tripartite agreement is signed among Bangladesh, India and Pakistan regarding post-war humanitarian issues.Bangladesh Genocide Archive » Complete Time Line http://www.genocidebangladesh.org/?page_id=4 https://web.archive.org/web/20100122172711/http://www.genocidebangladesh.org/?page_id=4 22 January 2010 dead 27 August 2009 16 May – A land boundary agreement was signed between Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman which provided for the exchange of enclaves and the surrender of adverse possessions.2 9 October 2007 http://archive.thedailystar.net/forum/2007/october/tin.htm The Tin Bigha corridor 15 years on Jason Cons Forum 5 June 2017 India will retain the southern half of South Berubari Union No.12 ... in exchange Bangladesh will retain the Dahagram and Angarpota enclaves. India will lease in perpetuity to Bangladesh an area ... to connect Dahagram with ... Bangladesh. 10 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210410220543/http://archive.thedailystar.net/forum/2007/october/tin.htm dead 17 September – Bangladesh joins the United Nations. 25 September – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman addresses the UN General Assembly in Bengali. 28 November – Third Amendment to the Constitution of Bangladesh was passed bringing changes in Article 2 of the constitution. An agreement was made between Bangladesh and India in respect of exchange of certain enclaves and fixation of boundary lines between the countries.http://www.clcbd.org/document/download/764.html The Constitution (Third Amendment) Act 1974 28 December – In the face of growing unrest, Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares a state of emergency.29 December 1974 State of emergency announced in Dacca https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19741229&id=BXg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ep0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5657,6676905&hl=en The Tuscaloosa News Associated Press 6A Sports Domestic football: Abahani Krira Chakra won the Dhaka First Division Football League title, while Dilkusha SC came out runners-up.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bangchamp.html List of Champions Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 16 October 2018 Brothers Union won the Dhaka Second Division Football League title, earning promotion to the First Division.https://www.weeklyblitz.net/leisure/bangladesh-football-the-glorious-days-of-brothers-union/ Bangladesh football, the glorious days of Brothers Union 21 August 2021 Weekly Blitz 1 March 2024 Shantinagar Club won the Dhaka Third Division Football League, earning promotion to the Second Division. Rahmatganj MFS participated in the Bordoloi Trophy.Iqbal Kabir https://ctgsangbad24.com/sports/1609/ bn bn:বাংলাদেশের ফুটবলে ভুলে যাওয়া নাম সত্তুর দশকের শার্প শ্যুটার সুলতান 10 August 2024 3 July 2022 Ctgsangbad 9 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240809190752/https://ctgsangbad24.com/sports/1609/ live Abahani Krira Chakra became the first club after the independence of Bangladesh to participate in the IFA Shield.https://thikana.us/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA/ bn:আবাহনী ও শেখ কামালের গল্প - 9 August 2019 Thikana News 7 June 2023 14 May 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230514102914/https://thikana.us/%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b9%e0%a6%a8%e0%a7%80-%e0%a6%93-%e0%a6%b6%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%96-%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%97%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%aa/ live Births Ziaur Rahman, chess player Reefat Bin-Sattar, chess player Chanchal Chowdhury, actor Rajeeb Samdani, industrialist Tanzir Tuhin, musician Bobby Hajjaj, politician Bimal Tarafdar, sprinter Deaths 11 February – Syed Mujtaba Ali, writer (b. 1904) 13 May – Khuda Buksh, humanitarian (b. 1912) 12 June – M. A. Hannan, politician (b. 1930) 5 October – Abul Hashim, politician (b. 1905) 2 November – Mohammad Barkatullah, writer (b. 1898) 5 November – Barada Bhushan Chakraborty, revolutionary peasant leader (b. 1901) See also 1970s in Bangladesh List of Bangladeshi films of 1974 Timeline of Bangladeshi history References 1974