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1973 in Bangladesh

Summary

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.

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Centuries:
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
See also:Other events of 1973
List of years in Bangladesh

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 edit

 
Mujibur
Rahman

Demography edit

Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1973[1]
Population, total 67,637,541
Population density (per km2) 519.6
Population growth (annual %) 1.5%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 106.7
Urban population (% of total) 8.6%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 46.1
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 19.1
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 220
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 46.8
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 6.9

Climate edit

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 edit

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 $119.6 BDT930
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 edit

  • 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 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.[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: The second amendment of the constitution was passed, allowing the suspension of some fundamental rights of 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]

Awards and recognitions edit

Seven freedom fighters killed in action during the Liberation War of 1971 were awarded Bir Sreshtho title on 15 December 1973:

Sports edit

Births edit

Deaths edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "World Development Indicators". The World Bank. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Saturia–Manikganj Sadar tornado". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ Razzaq, Abdur (2015). "The tribunals in Bangladesh: Falling short of international standards". In Sellars, Kirsten (ed.). Trials for International Crimes in Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-107-10465-5.
  5. ^ Ahamed, Syeed (May 2010). "The Curious Case of the 195 War Criminals". Forum. The Daily Star.
  6. ^ Levie, Howard S. (January 1974). "The Indo-Pakistani Agreement of August 28, 1973". American Journal of International Law. 68 (1). American Society of International Law: 95–97. doi:10.2307/2198806. JSTOR 2198806.
  7. ^ Islam, S. Nazrul (2016). Governance for Development: Political and Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-137-54253-3.
  8. ^ "FAO in Bangladesh". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  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 9 October 2018.
  11. ^ সেদিন লাল-সবুজ পতাকা উড়িয়েছিল ফুটবল | কালের কণ্ঠ. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 25 July 2020.
  12. ^ আলম, মাসুদ. "নওশেরকে ভুলবে না বাংলাদেশের ফুটবল". Prothomalo.
  13. ^ "List of Champions". Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2018.