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1971

• 2 March – First hoisting of the National flag of Bangladesh (initial version) at the Dhaka University by Vice President of Dhaka University Students' Union (DUCSU) leader A. S. M. Abdur Rab.
• 7 March – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman makes his historic freedom speech.
• 25 March – Pakistan Army launches Operation Searchlight at midnight on the 25th, marking the start of the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities. Sheikh Mujib is arrested. (to 26 March)
• 26 March – Sheikh Mujib declares the independence of Bangladesh before his arrest by Pakistani Army.
• 27 March – Major Ziaur Rahman broadcasts the declaration of independence on behalf of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman over the radio.
• 31 March – Kushtia resistance begins.
• 2 April – Jinjira genocide
• 10 April – Formation of a provisional Bangladesh government-in-exile.
• 12 April – M. A. G. Osmani takes command of the Bangladesh Armed Forces.
• 17 April – The government-in-exile takes oath at Mujibnagar.
• 18 April – Battle of Daruin, Comilla and Battle of Rangamati-Mahalchari waterway, Chittagong Hill Tracts.
• 5 May – Gopalpur massacre, workers slain by the Pakistani Army
• 20 May – Chuknagar massacre by the Pakistan Army.
• 24 May – Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra radio station established in Kolkata.
• 11 July – Sector Commanders Conference 1971. (to 17 July)
• 16 August – Operation Jackpot, Bangladesh naval commando operation.
• 20 August – Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman attempts to defect after hijacking a fighter plane.
• 5 September – Battle of Goahati, Jessore.
• 28 September – Bangladesh Air Force functional.
• 13 October – Dhaka guerrillas kill Abdul Monem Khan, governor of East Pakistan.
• 28 October – Battle of Dhalai Outpost, Srimongol.
• 9 November – Six small ships constitute the first fleet of Bangladesh Navy.
• 16 November – Battle of Ajmiriganj, an 18‑hour encounter between MB Freedom Fighters and the Pakistan army.
• 20 November – Battle of Garibpur between India and the Pakistan Army. (to 21 November)
• 21 November – Mitro Bahini, a joint force of Bangladesh and Indian troops formed.
• 22 November – Battle of Boyra, involving Pakistani and Indian air force.

Lieutenant-General A. A. K. Niazi, the commander of Pakistan Eastern Command, signing the instrument of surrender in Dhaka on 16 Dec 1971, in the presence of India's Lt. Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora.

• 3 December – Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 breaks out. Bangladesh Air Force destroys Pakistani oil depots.
• 4 December – India officially invades East Pakistan.
• 6 December – India becomes the first country to recognize Bangladesh. Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra radio station becomes Bangladesh Betar.
• 7 December – Liberation of Jessore, Sylhet and the Moulovi Bazar.
• 9 December – Chandpur and Daudkandi liberated.
• 10 December – Liberation of Laksham. Two Bangladeshi ships sunk mistakenly by Indian air attack.
• 11 December – Liberation of Hilli, Mymensingh, Kushtia and Noakhali.
• 14 December – Selective genocide of nationalist intellectuals, liberation of Bogra.
• 16 December – Surrender of the Pakistan army and liberation of Dhaka.
• 22 December – The provisional government of Bangladesh arrives in Dhaka from exile.

1972

• 8 January – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was released from the Mianwali jail and allowed to leave Pakistan after more than nine months' imprisonment. Two days later, after flying to London and Delhi, he returned to Dhaka to become the first President of Bangladesh.
• 10 January – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the "Bangabandhu" and "Father of Bangladesh", returned to Dhaka at 1:30 pm to a hero's welcome.
• 19 February – The 25-year Indo-Bangladeshi Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Peace is signed in Dhaka.
• 17 March – Indian army leaves Dhaka.
• 19 March – The prime ministers of Bangladesh and India sign the Joint Rivers Commission.
• 26 March – Regulations passed allowing large scale nationalization of various industries including banks, manufacturing and trading enterprises.
• 4 April – The United States of America officially recognized Bangladesh.
• Smallpox outbreak in Khulna Municipality leads to 1384 cases and 372 deaths between April 28 and June 22, 1972.
• 4 June – A crowded passenger train from Khulna crashes into a stationary freight train at Jessore when the stationmaster throws the wrong switch; 76 people are killed and about 500 injured.
• 25 August – The first veto by China in the Security Council barred Bangladesh from membership in the United Nations.
• 4 November – Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is adopted by the Assembly.
• 16 December – Constitution of Bangladesh comes into effect.

1973

• 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 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.
• 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: Second amendment of the constitution was passed allowing the suspension of some of the fundamental rights of the 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.

1974

Mujib as Prime Minister of Bangladesh with U.S. President Gerald Ford in 1974

• 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.
• 24 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.

1975

• 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.
• 16 October - Rahima Banu's smallpox infection is reported. She is the last known person to have been infected with naturally occurring Variola major.
• 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.

1976

Abu
Taher

Maulana
Bhasani

• 16 May - Farakka Long March was led by Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, demanded demolition of the Farakka Barrage constructed by India to divert flow of Ganges waters inside its territory, triggering the drying up of river Padma and desertification of Bangladesh.
• 21 July - Col. Abu Taher was tried by a military tribunal inside the Dhaka Central Jail and sentenced to death. The trial was later considered flawed.
• Five years after the secession of East Pakistan, Pakistan has Diplomatic Relations with Bangladesh.
• 19 November - General Zia took over the powers of Chief Martial Law Administrator, leaving President Sayem with only ceremonial function.

1977

JA8033, the aircraft involved in the hijacking in 1977

• 21 April: Zia replaces Sayem as the President.
• 30 May: Zia wins 98.9 percent of votes in referendum on his continuance as president.
• 3 June: Supreme Court justice Abdus Sattar becomes vice president.
• 1 September: Formation of Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP).
• 28 September: A Japan Airlines Flight 472 en route from Mumbai to Tokyo was hijacked by 5 Japanese Red Army terrorists shortly after takeoff, and forced the plane to land at then Zia International Airport. The terrorists' demand of $6 million and release of 6 JRA terrorists from Japanese prison was met by the Japanese Prime Minister. Bangladesh Air Force was deployed to control the situation in the ground and to facilitate negotiations.
• 30 September: A mutiny breaks out in Bogra.
• 2 October: The mutiny is quelled, but is followed by another failed attempt to overthrow Zia in Dhaka.
• A five-year treaty is signed with India on water sharing.
• Bangladesh became an Associate member of the International Cricket Council.

1978

• 18 February - Boxing legend Muhammad Ali arrives in Bangladesh for a 5-day visit.
• 3 June - Ziaur Rahman wins presidential election and secures his position for a five-year term.
• 28 June - The ashes of Atiśa Dipankara Shrijnana brought to Bangladesh from Tibet.
• Bangladesh is elected to a two-year term on the UN Security Council.
• 1978 AFC Youth Championship held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 5 October to 28 October 1978.
• As a result of Operation King Dragon by the Burmese junta, the first wave of Rohingya refugees entered Bangladesh in 1978. An estimated 200,000 Rohingyas took shelter in Cox's Bazaar. Diplomatic initiatives over 16 months resulted in a repatriation agreement, which allowed the return of most refugees under a process facilitated by UNHCR.

1979

President Ziaur Rahman with Queen Juliana and Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands in 1979

• 26 January – Near Chuadanga, a train derails and overturns, killing at least 70 and injuring at least 300.
• 18 February – Second National Parliamentary Elections were held. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which won 207 of the 300 seats.
• 6 April – The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Bangladesh was passed by the Jatiya Sangsad. This Act amended the Fourth Schedule to the constitution by adding a new paragraph 18 thereto, which provided that all amendments, additions, modifications, substitutions and omissions made in the constitution during the period between 15 August 1975 and 9 April 1979 (both days inclusive) by any Proclamation or Proclamation Order of the Martial Law Authorities had been validly made and would not be called in question in or before any court or tribunal or authority on any ground whatsoever.
• 7 April – Bangladesh started the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) to reduce child deaths from vaccine preventable diseases.

1980

• 1 January - The Bangladesh Olympic Association was recognized by the International Olympic Committee.
• 25 March – Bangladeshi armed forces allegedly attacked the village of Kawkhali and left about 300 dead.
• 1 April - New regulation came into effect enabling the protection of foreign investments in Bangladesh from Government actions like nationalization and expropriation.
• May - The village level administrative bodies were formed for the first time under the title of "Swanirvar Gram Sarkar" (Self-sufficient village Government).
• May - President Rahman addressed letters to the Heads of Government of the countries of South Asia, presenting his vision for the future of the region and the compelling arguments for regional cooperation in the context of evolving international realities.
• Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of BRAC, was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award.

1981

• 17 May - Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returned from India after more than five years exile that began after his assassination. More than one million of her supporters turned out to welcome her return, and she urged the nation to work toward restoring democracy.

Chittagong Circuit House

• 30 May - Ziaur Rahman, President of Bangladesh, was assassinated as he spent the night in Chittagong. Taking place at 4:00 am local time, the attack was planned by Major General Muhammed Manzur. Lt. Col. Motiur Rahman shot and killed the pajama-clad President Ziaur.
• 15 November - Abdus Sattar was confirmed as President of Bangladesh in an election suspected of being rigged. Running on the Nationalist Party ticket as one of 23 candidates, Sattar, who had been the acting President since the May 30 assassination of Ziaur Rahman, officially received 14,217,601 votes, nearly two-thirds of those cast, while runner up Kamal Hossain of the Awami League got 5,694,884.

1982

• 24 March - Lt. Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad assumes power through a bloodless coup.
• 26 June - Bangladesh adopts standards of weights and measures based on metric system.
• 4 October - Bangladesh signs with India a memorandum of understanding on water sharing for two years.
• Bangladesh enacted the National Drug Policy which helped develop the drug manufacturing industry in Bangladesh.
• The Upazila Parishad law known as the Local Government (Thana Parishad and Thana Reorganization) Ordinance 1982 provided for a directly elected chairman based on one man one vote principle. The local level government functionaries were made non-voting members while the elected union parishad chairmen became members with voting rights.

1983

Ershad arrives for a state visit to USA (1983)

• 14 February - At least 10 people, mostly students, were killed when police opened fire on the procession against the education policy, popularly known at that time as “Majid Khan Education Policy.” The incident marked the beginning of the anti-autocracy movement against the military regime of H. M. Ershad.
• 18 February - Over 2,000 people, mostly Muslims of Bangladeshi origin, are massacred in Assam, India, during the Assam agitation.
• 20 September - The Bangladesh National Museum (Jatiya Jadughar) ordinance came into effect.
• 2 October - Grameen Bank was established as an independent bank through a Government ordinance.
• 11 December - Hussain Muhammad Ershad takes charge as the President of Bangladesh.

1984

Muhammad Yunus

• 29 February – Shaheed Tajul Islam, a shifting worker at the Adamjee Jute Mills who served as the leader of the leader of the Adamjee Majdur (worker) Trade Union, was fatally injured by the armed cadres loyal to the autocratic regime of Hussain Muhammad Ershad.
• 5 August – a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Chittagong crashed in the swamps near Zia International Airport. All 45 passengers and 4 crew of the Fokker F27 died, making it the worst aviation disaster of Bangladesh. The flight was piloted by Kaniz Fatema Roksana, the first woman commercial pilot of Bangladesh.
• Deposit Insurance was first introduced in August 1984 as a scheme in terms of The Bank Deposit Insurance Ordinance, 1984
• Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahiyan of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) visited Bangladesh and offered to help orphans.
• Muhammad Yunus, the founder of Grameen Bank, was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award.

1985

President H. M. Ershad's Reception of SAARC Heads of States in Dhaka.

• 13 February – Raufun Basunia, Joint Secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League, and the General Secretary of its University of Dhaka branch was shot dead during a clash between Chhatra Sangram Parishad and Chhatra Samaj, the ruling Jatiyo Party backed student wing in front of Mohsin Hall at University of Dhaka.
• 21 March – A referendum on military rule was held in order to confirm the military rule of Hussain Mohammed Ershad. The referendum asked voters "Do you support the policies of President Ershad, and do you want him to continue to run this administration until a civilian government is formed through elections?" The result saw 94.5% vote in favour, with a turnout of 72.2%. The opposition organised a general strike on the day of the referendum, and alleged that the results were fraudulent.
• Heavy mortars were used in an exchange of fire between Bangladeshi and Indian forces on a disputed section of the border between the two nations.
• 22 November – The MOU between Bangladesh and India regarding Ganges water sharing was extended for three years.
• 8 December – The first SAARC summit was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 6–8 December 1985 and was attended by the Government representative and president of Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the kings of Bhutan and Nepal, and the prime minister of India. They signed the SAARC Charter on 8 December 1985, thereby establishing the regional association, and established study groups on the problems of terrorism and drug trafficking, as well as planning a ministerial-level meeting about GATT, and a ministerial-level conference on increasing the participation of women at the regional level. The summit also agreed to establish a SAARC secretariat and adopted an official SAARC emblem.
• Zafrullah Chowdhury, the founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra, was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award.

1986

• 1 January – President H. M. Ershad founded his own political party named Jatiya Party.
• 14 April – Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan was inaugurated.
• 14 April – Hailstones weighing 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) fall on Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, killing 92.
• 7 May – The Third National Parliamentary Elections were held. The result was a victory for the Jatiya Party, which won 153 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 61.1%. Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the winner of the previous elections, boycotted the election.
• 25 May – Double decked ferry Shamia capsizes in the Meghna River, southern Barisal, Bangladesh, killing at least 600.
• 25 August – Shahjalal University of Science and Technology was established.
• 15 October – Presidential elections were held. The result was a victory for Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who won 84.1% of the vote. Turnout was 54.9%.

1987

Activist Noor Hossain was killed by the police on 10 November 1987.

• 21 October – The Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy was established.
• 10 November – Bangladeshi activist Noor Hossain was killed by the Bangladesh Police while protesting against the rule of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad near zero point in Dhaka.
• 28 November – Hussain Muhammad Ershad declares state of emergency and bans strikes. All educational institutes are declared closed until 4 December.
• 7 December – Hussain Muhammad Ershad dissolves parliament under the pressure of opposition.

1988

• 24 January – Activists of Awami League, rallying in the streets of Chittagong were attacked by the police. Chittagong Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mirza Rakibul Huda ordered the police to open fire on the rally which left at least 24 people dead.
• 3 March – General election is held, Jatiya Party gets overwhelming majority with 68.44% of the votes.
• 2 December – The worst cyclone for 20 years strikes Bangladesh. The cyclone eventually leaves 5 million homeless and thousands dead.

1989

• 25 January – At Pubail, Gazipur District, a northbound mail train collides head-on with an express going to Chittagong and several cars roll off an embankment into a rice paddy. At least 110 are killed and thousands injured.
• 9 April - Munir Hussain, a wealthy industrialist, kills his wife Sharmin Rima after only four months of marriage. The murder and subsequent trial generates widespread public comment.
• 26 April - A tornado struck Manikganj District destroying around 90 percent of homes in 153 villages. The death-count was almost 600.
• 6 September - Gruesome murder of Birajabala Debnath and her children was committed by a mob at the village of Nidarabad under Harashpur Union of Nasirnagar Upazila in Brahmanbaria District.
• 30 October - Apparently as a reaction to the laying of the foundation of Ram temple adjacent to the disputed structure in Ayodhya in India, Hindu shops were looted and set on fire in Chittagong, in spite of a curfew. Hindu men and women were attacked and molested.
• 11 November - An Islamist mob attacked Hindu shops and temples in Narsingdi. More than 25 Hindu-owned shops were set on fire and images in three temples were smashed.

1990

• 10 October – Naziruddin Jehad, an activist of the pro-democracy movement of Bangladesh, was killed due to the police excesses during the first nationwide strike of the full-fledged movement against Hussain Muhammad Ershad, in front of Dainik Bangla intersection of capital Dhaka.
• 30 October – A series of attacks against the Bengali Hindus in Bangladesh ensued following a rumour that the Babri mosque in Ayodhya in India had been demolished.
• 19 November – BNP led 7-party alliance, Awami League led 8-party alliance and Leftist five-party alliance drafted a "Joint Declaration of Three Alliance". This declaration provided a road-map outlining the process to hand over the Presidency of Ershad to a civil government. The declaration included the idea of a caretaker government that will take over after the fall of Ershad and will hold a free and fair election within 90 days of its arrival to the power.
• 27 November – Censorship is imposed on the newspapers enabling strict monitoring; newspaper owners and journalists decided not to publish newspapers from the very next day. Ershad declares state of emergency, curfew imposed.
• 4 December – The ongoing protests against the regime of H. M. Ershad turn into a mass uprising, when hundreds of thousands of people rallied in the streets of Dhaka practically bringing the capital of Bangladesh to a standstill.
• 6 December – President Hussain Muhammad Ershad is forced to resign; he is replaced by Shahabuddin Ahmed, who becomes interim president.
• Bangladesh passes the Narcotics Control Act of 1990.

1991

Visible satellite image of the intensifying cyclone on 29 April 1991, southwest of Bangladesh

• 27 February – 1991 Bangladeshi general election, Bangladesh Nationalist Party emerges victorious.
• 29 April – 1991 Bangladesh cyclone kills more than 138,000.
• 10 May – President Bush directed the US military to provide humanitarian assistance to Bangladesh under the umbrella of Operation Sea Angel. A Contingency Joint Task Force under the command of Lieutenant General Henry C. Stackpole, consisting of over 400 Marines and 3,000 sailors, was subsequently sent to Bangladesh to provide food, water, and medical care to nearly two million people.
• 17 July – Government raised the maximum age limit for entering government job from 27 years to 30 years.
• 15 September – A constitutional referendum was held where voters were asked "Should or not the President assent to the Constitution (Twelfth Amendment) Bill, 1991 of the People's Republic of Bangladesh?" The amendments would lead to the reintroduction of parliamentary government, with the President becoming the constitutional head of state, but the Prime Minister the executive head. The result saw 83.6% vote in favour, with a turnout of 35.2%.

1992

Jahanara Imam

• 26 March – The Ghatak-Dalal Nirmul Committee set up mock trials known as Gono Adalat (People's Court) led by Jahanara Imam in Dhaka and 'sentenced' persons they accused of being war criminals.
• 10 April – The Logang massacre took place in Logang village in the Khagrachari District along the border with India. The massacre allegedly involved Bengali civilians, border guards, and the army who attacked the Jumma people with axes, hatchets, and guns, burning down all the houses. The government investigation committee announced that only 12 people have died, while the unofficial estimate puts the death-toll to around 400.
• 21 October – The Bangladesh Open University was established with its main campus in Board Bazar, Gazipur District, Dhaka Division.
• 7 December – There were a series of violence against the Bengali Hindus in protest against the demolition of Babri Masjid and violence against Muslims in India. the Dhakeshwari temple was attacked. The Bholanath Giri Ashram in Dhaka was attacked and looted. Hindu owned jewellery shops were looted in old Dhaka. Hindu houses in Rayerbazar were set on fire.
• 8 December – Hindus were attacked in Kutubdia Upazila in Cox's Bazar District. Muslims attacked 14 Hindu temples, eight of them were burnt and six damaged. 51 Hindu houses in Ali Akbar Dale and another 30 in Choufaldandi.
• A third of the 250,000 Rohingyas of Burma flee into Bangladesh.

1993

• 12 May – Bangladesh and Myanmar sign an MOU with UNHCR to facilitate repatriation of Rohingya refugees.
• 22 May – India and Bangladesh signed an accord to facilitate repatriation of 50,000 Chakma refugees from India to Bangladesh.
• 8 June – Securities and Exchange Commission (Bangladesh), the regulator of the capital market of Bangladesh, was established under the Securities and Exchange Commission Act, 1993.

1994

• 20 March – BNP won the by-polls to Magura-2 parliamentary constituency, which had fallen vacant following the Awami League MP's death; but the victory was tainted with allegation of widespread rigging – which eventually strengthened the oppositions claim for a Caretaker Government to oversee future elections.
• 6 September – The Dhanmondi residence of the founding father and President of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was handed over to Bangabandhu Memorial Trust to turn it into a museum.

1995

• 16 February – The Government of Bangladesh enacted the Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act. [1]
• 24 August – Rape and murder of 14-year-old Yasmin Akhter by members of Bangladesh Police resulted in mass protests in Dinajpur.
• 16 September – Nationwide strikes take place across Bangladesh in protest against the government of Khaleda Zia.