• Source: 1973 in Bangladesh

1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1973rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 973rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 73rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1970s decade.
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



President: Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (until 24 December), Mohammad Mohammadullah (starting 24 December)
Prime Minister: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Chief Justice: Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem




Demography






Climate






Economy



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.
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.
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.
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.
12 November: Bangladesh joined FAO.
15 December: Gallantry awards of the war declared in Bangladesh Gazette.
Establishment of the National Library 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.




= Awards and recognitions

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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

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International football:
On 26 July, Bangladesh national football team made their international debut, in a 2–2 draw against Thailand at the Merdeka Cup tournament held in Malaysia. Enayetur Rahman Khan scored the country's first ever international goal.
On 13 August, Bangladesh national football team got their first ever victory by defeating Singapore 1–0, thanks to a goal from AKM Nowsheruzzaman.
Domestic football:
Team JIC, also known as BIDC, won the Dhaka League title, while Abahani KC, Mohammedan SC and Dhaka Wanderers came out joint Runners-up.




Births


Saidus Salehin Khaled (Sumon), 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

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