1975 in Bangladesh explained

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

• 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 km^2)	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

Economy

National Income

	Current US$	Current BDT	% of GDP
GDP	$19.4 billion	BDT172.6 billion
GDP growth (annual %)	colspan="3" style="text-align: right;"	-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.^[1]
• 16 October - Rahima Banu's smallpox infection is reported. She is the last known person to have been infected with naturally occurring Variola major.^[2]
• 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.^[3]

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

• 1970s in Bangladesh
• List of Bangladeshi films of 1975
• Timeline of Bangladeshi history

Notes and References

1. Book: 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.
2. Image caption of U.S. Centers for Disease Control Public Health Image LibraryC image number 7762
3. Web site: List of Champions. Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2018-10-16.