1977 in Bangladesh
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The following lists events that happened during 1977 in the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
Incumbents
- President: Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (until 21 April), Ziaur Rahman (starting 21 April)
- Chief Justice: Syed A. B. Mahmud Hossain
Events
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.[1]
- 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. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Undated events
- Bangladesh became an Associate member of the International Cricket Council.[2]
References
- ^ "Title Unknown". Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
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