1977 in Bangladesh

1977
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Bangladesh

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See also:Other events of 1977
List of years in Bangladesh

1977 (MCMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1977th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 977th year of the 2nd millennium, the 77th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1970s decade.

The year 1977 was the 6th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the first year of the Government of Ziaur Rahman. In this year while the new President had to deal with a number of mutiny and overthrow attempts, he also managed to consolidate his power through a referendum, and promoted a nineteen-point political and economic program focusing on population control, food security, education and rural development.[1]

  1. ^ "Bangladesh: A Country Study: The Zia Regime and Its Aftermath, 1977-82". Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. Retrieved 11 October 2018.