1975 in Bangladesh
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See also: | Other events of 1975 List of years in Bangladesh |
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1975th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 975th year of the 2nd millennium, the 75th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1970s decade.
Calendar year
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
![Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman_in_1950.jpg/106px-Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman_in_1950.jpg)
Mujibur
Rahman
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
Population, total | 70,066,310 |
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
Climate data for Bangladesh in 1975 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) | 20.8 (69.4) | 25.5 (77.9) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.1 (80.8) | 28. (82) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.4 (81.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 25. (77) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.7 (0.11) | 10.7 (0.42) | 19.5 (0.77) | 130.2 (5.13) | 263.7 (10.38) | 379.4 (14.94) | 673. (26.5) | 306.4 (12.06) | 371.4 (14.62) | 197.5 (7.78) | 52.1 (2.05) | 2.3 (0.09) | 2,408.9 (94.84) |
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2] |
Economy
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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.[3]
- 16 October - Rahima Banu's smallpox infection is reported. She is the last known person to have been infected with naturally occurring Variola major.[4]
- 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 Dhaka League title, while Team JIC came out runners-up.[5]
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)
- 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
References
- ^ a b "World Development Indicators". The World Bank. Retrieved 9 Dec 2021.
- ^ "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Heitzman, James; Worden, Robert, eds. (1989). "Table A. Chronology of Important Events". Bangladesh: A Country Study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. p. xvii.
- ^ Image caption of U.S. Centers for Disease Control Public Health Image LibraryC image number 7762
- ^ "List of Champions". Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
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