The year 1975 was the 4th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the last year of the first post-independence government in Bangladesh and a year marked with a coups and coup d'état.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

: ** until 25 January:

Mohammad Mohammadullah Mohammad Mohammadullah ( bn, মোহাম্মদ মুহম্মদুল্লাহ; 21 October 1921 – 12 November 1999) was the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Mohammadullah became the Acting President on 24 Decemb ...

** 25 January-15 August: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ** starting 6 November:

Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (29 March 1916 – 8 July 1997) was a Bangladeshi jurist and statesman. He was first Chief Justice of Bangladesh from 1972 to 1975. He became the President of Bangladesh in the aftermath of counter-coups in November 197 ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

: ** until 25 January: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ** 25 January-15 August: Muhammad Mansur Ali ** starting 15 August: Post abolished * Chief Justice:

(until November 5), Syed A. B. Mahmud Hossain (starting November 18)

Demography

Climate

Economy

Note: For the year 1975 average official exchange rate for BDT was 12.19 per US$.

Events

* 25 January: The fourth amendment of constitution abolishes parliamentary system and establishes presidential system. * 25 February: Establishment of Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League ( BAKSAL) led by Mujib as the single legitimate political party. * 15 August - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is

assassinated Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have a ...

. * 16 October - Rahima Banu's smallpox infection is reported. She is the last known person to have been infected with naturally occurring ''Variola major''.Image caption of U.S. Centers for Disease Controlbr>Public Health Image LibraryC image number 7762
/ref> * 3 November: Jail Killing Day, assassination of four leaders of liberation war in prison. * 7 November: After a successful

coup d'état A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, m ...

Major Gen.

Ziaur Rahman Lt. General Ziaur Rahman (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. He was assassinated on 30 May 1981 in Chittagong in an army coup d' ...

proclaims himself deputy martial law administrator with Chief Justice Sayem as Chief Martial Law Administrator. * 24 November: Col.

Abu Taher Abu Taher ( bn, আবু তাহের) (14 November 1938 – 21 July 1976) was a Bengali military serviceman, who served in the Pakistan Army, and later in BDF. He crossed into India around early August and reported to the Indian autho ...

arrested.

Sports

* Domestic

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

: Mohammedan SC won Dhaka League title, while Team JIC came out runners-up.

Births

Ziaur Rahman Zia Ziaur Rahman, ( bn, জিয়াউর রহমান''Jiẏā'ura Rahamāna''; 27 June 1975), known as ''Zia'', is a Bangladeshi rock musician, composer, bassist, songwriter, and architect popularly known as the founder and leader of the ...

, musician *

Shafiq Tuhin A K M Shafiqur Rahman (known as Shafiq Tuhin; born 27 September 1975) is a Bangladeshi lyricist, music director and singer. As of 2012, he wrote about 1,000 songs. He earned the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song ''Choto ...

, lyricist * Abdul Aziz, filmmaker *

Sabrina Sultana Sabrina Sultana (born March 1, 1975) is a Bangladeshi sport shooter. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the ...

, shooter * Nazma Akter, labour leader *

Tazin Ahmed Tazin Ahmed (30 July 1975 – 22 May 2018) was a Bangladeshi journalist, actress, playwright, director, and theater person. She won the 2003 Bachasas Award for the Best Actress in the drama category. Early life and education Ahmed was born on 30 ...

, actor

Deaths

2 January Events Pre-1600 * 69 – The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor. * 366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Empir ...

Siraj Sikder Siraj Sikder (27 October 1944 – 2 January 1975) was a Bangladeshi revolutionary politician. Early life Sikder was born on 27 October 1944 in Bhedarganj, Shariatpur District, East Bengal. His father was Abdur Razzaq Sikder, and belonged to a ...

, revolutionary politician (b. 1944) * 6 April - M A Rab, Chief of Staff of army (b. 1919) * 6 April - Nurunnessa Khatun Vidyavinodini, novelist (b. 1894) *

15 August Events Pre-1600 * 636 – Arab–Byzantine wars: The Battle of Yarmouk between the Byzantine Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate begins. * 717 – Arab–Byzantine wars: Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik begins the Second Arab Siege of Const ...

- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, politician (b. 1920) and

his family ''His Family'' is a novel by Ernest Poole published in 1917 about the life of a New York widower and his three daughters in the 1910s. It received the first Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1918. Plot introduction ''His Family'' tells the story of ...

18 August Events Pre-1600 * 684 – Battle of Marj Rahit: Umayyad partisans defeat the supporters of Ibn al-Zubayr and cement Umayyad control of Syria. * 707 – Princess Abe accedes to the imperial Japanese throne as Empress Genmei. * 1304 & ...

Shawkat Ali Shawkat Ali (April 20, 1918 – August 18, 1975) was a politician and a leader of the Bengali Language Movement. He was one of the founders of Awami Muslim League - which later became Awami League and is now the Bangladesh Awami League. He was ...

, politician (b. 1918) *

3 November Events Pre-1600 * 361 – Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia; on his deathbed he is Baptism, baptised and declares his cousin Julian the Apostate, Julian rightful successor. *1333 – The Arno, River Arno f ...

- Tajuddin Ahmed, Syed Nazrul Islam,

A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman (1926 – 3 November 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician, government minister and a leading member of the Awami League. A member of the Mujibnagar Government, Kamaruzzaman was murdered along with Syed Nazrul Islam ...

and Muhammad Mansur Ali *

7 November Events Pre-1600 * 335 – Athanasius is banished to Trier, on the charge that he prevented a grain fleet from sailing to Constantinople. * 680 – The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople. * 921 – Treaty of ...

Brigadier General Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...

Khaled Mosharraf, Bir Protik (b. 1937) *

- A T M Haider, Bir Uttom (b. 1942) *

26 November Events Pre-1600 * 783 – The Asturian queen Adosinda is held at a monastery to prevent her king from retaking the throne from Mauregatus. *1161 – Battle of Caishi: A Song dynasty fleet fights a naval engagement with Jin dynasty ...

Abul Hasan Abu Al-Hasan ( ar, أبو الحسن, Abū Al-Ḥasan, Father of Hasan), also transliterated Abu'l Hasan, is an Arabic ''kunya'' ('teknonym'). It may refer to: Notable people Politics and military * Ali ibn Abi Talib (600–661), the fourth ...

, poet (b. 1947)

References

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