1973 in Bangladesh

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1973
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Bangladesh

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List of years 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

Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Mujibur
Rahman

Demography

Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1973[1]
Population, total 68,691,185
Population density (per sq. km) 527.7
Population growth (annual %) 1.6%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 104.7
Urban population (% of total) 8.6%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 46.7
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 19
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 220.6
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 47.3
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 6.9

Climate

Climate data for Bangladesh in 1973
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0)
21.9
(71.4)
24.1
(75.4)
28.7
(83.7)
27.1
(80.8)
27.8
(82.0)
28.2
(82.8)
28.
(82)
27.6
(81.7)
26.8
(80.2)
23.
(73)
19.
(66)
25.1
(77.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.9
(0.19)
36.6
(1.44)
50.8
(2.00)
107.7
(4.24)
463.8
(18.26)
514.2
(20.24)
432.6
(17.03)
292.2
(11.50)
406.2
(15.99)
164.
(6.5)
100.4
(3.95)
45.3
(1.78)
2,618.7
(103.10)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]

Economy

Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1973[1]
National Income
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
GDP $8.1 billion BDT62.9 billion
GDP growth (annual %) 3.3%
GDP per capita $117.7 BDT916
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.[3]
  • 17 July: The first amended was made to the Article 47 of the constitution. The amendment inserted an additional clause, Article 47(3) that allowed punishment and prosecution of war criminals under international law. A new Article 47A was also added, which specified that certain fundamental rights will be inapplicable in those cases.[4]
  • 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.[5][6]
  • 6 September: Bangladesh joins Non-Aligned Movement(NAM).
  • 22 September: Second amendment of the constitution was passed allowing the suspension of some of the fundamental rights of the citizens during a state of emergency.[7]
  • 12 November: Bangladesh joined FAO.[8]
  • 15 December: Gallantry awards of the war declared in Bangladesh Gazette.
  • Establishment of the National Library of Bangladesh.[9]
  • 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.[10]

Sports

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "World Development Indicators". The World Bank. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Saturia–Manikganj Sadar tornado". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  4. ^ Kirsten, Sellars (22 October 2015). Trials for International Crimes in Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 344. ISBN 1107104653.
  5. ^ http://archive.thedailystar.net/forum/2010/may/curious.htm
  6. ^ 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. JSTOR 2198806.
  7. ^ Riaz, Ali (21 August 2012). Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh: A Complex Web. Routledge. p. 10. ISBN 9781134057153. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  8. ^ "FAO in Bangladesh". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  9. ^ Ahmed, Sharif Uddin (2012). "National Library". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  10. ^ "Timeline Bangladesh". timelines.ws. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  11. ^ "List of Champions". Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2018-10-16.



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