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After independence in 1971, Bangladesh's economy faced a crisis. According to Time magazine: [2]. In the aftermath of the Pakistani army's rampage last March, a special team of inspectors from the World Bank observed that some cities looked "like the morning after a nuclear attack."
Deaths Date Notes Ref. Bangladesh famine of 1974: Famine: 1970 Bhola cyclone: Cyclone: Bhola: 500,000+ 12 November 1970: Entire coast of Bangladesh (then called East Pakistan) Cyclone: Bengal 200,000+ 1897 A cyclone with a storm-surge of 12.2 metres (40 ft) hit Meghna River estuary near Chittagong, Barisal, and Noakhali. Casualty is about 200,000.
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 ...
The Soviet Union supported Bangladesh and Indian armies, as well as the Mukti Bahini during the war, recognising that the independence of Bangladesh would weaken the position of its rivals—the United States and the People's Republic of China. It gave assurances to India that if a confrontation with the U.S. or China developed, the USSR would ...
Ever since independence, the possibility of famine started appearing in Bangladesh. Corrupt administration, worsening flood situation, failure to deal with food crisis led to famine in North Bengal in 1974. The death toll from the famine is claimed to be between 27,000 and 15 lakh or approximately 300,000 to 4,500,000 (or 1 to 1.5 million). [38 ...
Gallantry awards for wartime service published in the Bangladesh Gazette. 1974: Bangladesh famine of 1974 cause the deaths of over one million people. 22 February: Pakistan recognizes Bangladesh. [10] 9 April: A tripartite agreement is signed between Bangladesh, India and Pakistan regarding post-war humanitarian issues. [19] 17 September
Date Location Deaths Notes 1971 Bangladesh genocide: starting 25 March 1971 – 16 December 1971 Various places in Bangladesh 200,000–3,000,000 1971 Dhaka University massacre: 25 March 1971 University of Dhaka: 310+ 1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals: 25 March-14 December 1971 1,111 [1] Shankharipara massacre: 26 March 1971 Shankaripara, Dhaka
Tensions was also risen as a result of the country's war crimes tribunal, which convicted several members of the opposition Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party for crimes committed during Bangladesh's bloody war of independence in 1971. Secularists have been calling for harsher penalties for the convicted, with some calling for the Jamaat-e-Islami ...