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The history of Bangladesh (1971–present) refers to the period after the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan . 1972–80: Post-independence era. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman administration. Bangladesh's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, as prime minister, with US President Gerald Ford at the Oval Office in 1974.
The history of Bangladesh as a civilized nation goes back for more than four millennia to the Chalcolithic. The country's early recorded history is characterized by a succession of Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms and empires that fought for control of the Bengal region.
This is a timeline of Bangladeshi history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Bangladesh and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Bangladesh. See also the list of presidents of Bangladesh and list of prime ministers of Bangladesh, and the list of years in ...
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On 27 March, Major Ziaur Rahman, officer of the East Bengal Regiment, declared the Independence of Bangladesh from Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and called the actions of Pakistan Army a massacre while asking for intervention of the United Nations.
Events of 2019 in Bangladesh. The year 2019 is the 48th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It is also the first year of the fourth term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.
Despite the initial euphoria of independence, the country grappled with widespread poverty and political instability. The early post-independence years were marked by the Bangladesh famine of 1974, which had devastating effects on the population.
After independence, the new state faced numerous problems, including famine, natural disasters, widespread poverty, political unrest and military coups. After restoring democracy in 1991, relative peace was established in the country, and rapid economic progress began.
