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1974 in Bangladesh

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List of years 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

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Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Mujibur
Rahman

Demography

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Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1974[1]
Population, total 68,742,222
Population density (per km2) 528.1
Population growth (annual %) 1.6%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 106.6
Urban population (% of total) 9.0%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 45.7
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 18.7
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 219
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 47.4
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 6.9

Climate

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Climate data for Bangladesh in 1974
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.7
(63.9)
20.2
(68.4)
24.4
(75.9)
27.1
(80.8)
27.6
(81.7)
27.9
(82.2)
27.1
(80.8)
27.9
(82.2)
27.5
(81.5)
27.6
(81.7)
24.1
(75.4)
18.3
(64.9)
24.8
(76.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.7
(0.22)
0
(0)
122.8
(4.83)
154.5
(6.08)
326.4
(12.85)
423.5
(16.67)
728.
(28.7)
375.
(14.8)
340.9
(13.42)
238.6
(9.39)
19.3
(0.76)
1.5
(0.06)
2,736.1
(107.72)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]

Economy

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Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1974[1]
National Income
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
GDP $12.5 billion BDT99.7 billion
GDP growth (annual %) 9.6%
GDP per capita $182.0 BDT1,450
Agriculture, value added $7.1 billion BDT56.5 billion 56.6%
Industry, value added $1.7 billion BDT13.3 billion 13.4%
Services, etc., value added $3.8 billion BDT29.9 billion 30.0%

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

Events

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

Sports

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  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. ^ Heitzman, James; Worden, Robert, eds. (1989). "Table A. Chronology of Important Events". Bangladesh: A Country Study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. p. xvii.
  4. ^ Ahmad, Mahiuddin, জাসদের উত্থান ও পতনঃ অস্থির সময়ের রাজনীতি, First published 2015, p. 111, Prothoma Prakashani, Dhaka.
  5. ^ a b "Bangladesh Genocide Archive » Complete Time Line". Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  6. ^ Cons, Jason (October 2007). "The Tin Bigha corridor 15 years on". Forum. 2 (9). The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 June 2017. India will retain the southern half of South Berubari Union No.12 ... in exchange Bangladesh will retain the Dahagram and Angarpota enclaves. India will lease in perpetuity to Bangladesh an area ... to connect Dahagram with ... Bangladesh.
  7. ^ "The Constitution (Third Amendment) Act". 1974.
  8. ^ "State of emergency announced in Dacca". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. 29 December 1974. p. 6A.
  9. ^ "List of Champions". Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2018.