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The famine did not occur among all areas and populations but was concentrated in specific areas; particularly those hit by flooding. [4] In their studies of the 1974 famine, various scholars found that 1974 average foodgrain production was a 'local' peak.
Bangladesh became a member state of the United Nations on 17 September 1974, three years after its independence. Rahman decided that he would address the United Nations General Assembly in Bengali. Minister of State for Information Taheruddin Thakur wrote a draft of the speech and submitted it to him, but he rejected the draft.
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 ...
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 ...
The Bangladesh government deployed paramilitary Bangladesh Border Guards forces in 22 of the 64 administrative districts of Bangladesh to quell violence against the Hindu community. As of 22 October 2021, at least 11 people have been killed across the country, including 7 Hindus, in the "worst communal violence in years" as termed by The New ...
Bangladesh famine: 1974 CE: Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League: 1975 CE: Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: 1975 CE: Jail Killing Day: 1975 CE: Military rule: 1975 – 1990 CE: Military coups in Bangladesh: 1975 - 2011 CE: Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict: 1977 - 1997 CE: Mass Uprising: 1990 CE: Transition to democracy: 1991 – 2008 CE ...
The Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition was adopted on 16 November 1974, by governments who attended the 1974 World Food Conference that was convened under General Assembly resolution 3180 (XXVIII) of 17 December 1973. [1] It was later endorsed by General Assembly resolution 3348 (XXIX), of 17 December 1974. [2]
1974: Bangladesh famine of 1974 [161] Bangladesh: 27,000 – 1,500,000 [citation needed] 1975–1979: Khmer Rouge. A maximum estimate of 500,000 Cambodians lost their lives to famine: Cambodia: 500,000 [162] 1980–1981: Caused by drought and conflict [160] Uganda: 30,000 [160] 1980–1982 Fifth Kere: Madagascar: 1982–1983 Sixth Kere ...