• Source: 1974 in Bangladesh

1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1974th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 974th year of the 2nd millennium, the 74th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1970s decade.
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



President: Mohammad Mohammadullah
Prime Minister: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Chief Justice: Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem




Demography






Climate






Economy



Note: For the year 1974 average official exchange rate for BDT was 8.23 per US$.




Events



22 February – Pakistan recognizes Bangladesh.
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.
9 April – A tripartite agreement is signed among Bangladesh, India and Pakistan regarding post-war humanitarian issues.
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.
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.
28 December – In the face of growing unrest, Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares a state of emergency.




= Sports

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Domestic football: Abahani KC won the Dhaka League title, while Dilkusha SC came out runners-up.




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

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• Islamic Foundation Bangladesh
• Hubungan Bangladesh dengan Oman
• Kekaisaran Mughal (1526–1857)
• Perbatasan Bangladesh–India
• Piala Asia U-20 AFC
• Bangladesh famine of 1974
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• Bangladesh
• Foreign relations of Bangladesh
• Vested Property Act (Bangladesh)
• Bangladeshi taka
• 1974 Ramna massacre
• Bangladesh–Pakistan relations
• Bangladesh–India border
• Hinduism in Bangladesh