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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.
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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 ...
The independence of Bangladesh in December 1971 regarded the national identity as a regional one, rather than a religious one like Pakistan’s foundation. The new Bengali elite envisioned the society that was taking place in the delta as distinctly Bengali, where Bangladesh stood as a nation-state, a homeland to the Bengali community that had ...
The Bangladesh Liberation War (Bengali: মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, pronounced [mukt̪iɟud̪d̪ʱo]), also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh, was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which ...
- 26 March – 16 December 1971, (8 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
- Indian–Bangladeshi victory, Surrender of Pakistani forces
After gaining independence from Pakistan in 1971, Bangladesh faced numerous challenges under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Despite the initial euphoria of independence, the country grappled with widespread poverty and political instability.
After its independence from Pakistan, Bangladesh initially followed a socialist economy for five years, which proved to be a blunder by the Awami League government. The state nationalized all banks, insurance companies, and 580 industrial plants. [98]
