1975 in Bangladesh

← 1974 1973 1972 1975 in Bangladesh → 1976 1977 1978
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1975 List of years in Bangladesh

Events from the year 1975 in Bangladesh.

Incumbents

• President:
  • until 25 January: Mohammad Mohammadullah
  • 25 January-15 August: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
  • starting 6 November: Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
• Prime Minister:
  • until 25 January: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
  • 25 January-15 August: Muhammad Mansur Ali
  • starting 15 August: Post abolished
• Chief Justice: Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (until November 5), Syed A. B. Mahmud Hossain (starting November 18)

Events

January

• 25 January: The fourth amendment of constitution abolishes parliamentary system and establishes presidential system.

February

• 25 February: Establishment of Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BAKSAL) led by Mujib as the single legitimate political party.

August

• 15 August - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is assassinated.^[1]

October

• 16 October - Rahima Banu's smallpox infection is reported. She is the last known person to have been infected with naturally occurring Variola major.^[2]

November

• 3 November: Jail Killing Day, assassination of four leaders of liberation war in prison.
• 7 November: Major Gen. Ziaur Rahman proclaims himself deputy martial law administrator with Chief Justice Sayem as Chief Martial Law Administrator.
• 24 November: Col. Abu Taher arrested.

Deaths

• 15 August: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family.
• 3 November: Tajuddin Ahmed, Syed Nazrul Islam, A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman and Muhammad Mansur Ali.
• 7 November: Brigadier General Khaled Mosharraf, Bir Protik.

See also

• Timeline of Bangladeshi history

References

1. International News
2. Image caption of U.S. Centers for Disease Control Public Health Image LibraryC image number 7762