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In their studies of the 1974 famine, various scholars found that 1974 average foodgrain production was a 'local' peak. [3] [4] For this reason, scholars argue that, "food availability approach offers very little in the way of explanation of the Bangladesh famine of 1974". [4]
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 ...
In 1974, Bangladesh experienced the deadliest famine ever, which killed around 1.5 million Bangladeshi people from hunger. The Bangladesh famine of 1974 is a major source of discontent against Mujib's government. Bangladeshi people feel ashamed, insulted and demoralised as a nation for this famine that was not due to a food crisis.
According to Abdur Razzaq, the 1974 famine profoundly affected Mujib's views on governance, [14] while political unrest gave rise to increasing violence. During the famine, 70,000 people were reported as dead (Note: Reports vary). In response, he began increasing his powers.
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...