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1977 in Bangladesh

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Centuries:
  
20th 21st

Decades:
  
1970s 1980s 1990s

The following lists events that happened during 1977 in the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President: Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (until 21 April), Ziaur Rahman (starting 21 April)
  • Chief Justice: Syed A. B. Mahmud Hossain

    • April

  • 21 April: Zia replaces Sayem as the President.

    • May

  • 30 May: Zia wins 98.9 percent of votes in referendum on his continuance as president.
  • 3 June: Supreme Court justice Abdus Sattar becomes vice president.

    • September

  • 1 September: Formation of Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP).
  • 28 September: Japanese Red Army, a terrorist group forces a hijacked Japan Airlines Flight to land in Dhaka.
  • 30 September: A mutiny breaks out in Bogra.

    • October

  • 2 October: The mutiny is quelled, but is followed by another failed attempt to overthrow Zia in Dhaka.

    • November

  • A five-year treaty is signed with India on water sharing was signed.Haq, Enamul (2012). "Ganges Water Sharing". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. 

    • Undated events

  • Bangladesh became an Associate member of the International Cricket Council.

    • References

    1977 in Bangladesh Wikipedia
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