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The 1990 Mass Uprising, [a] popularly known as '90's Anti-Authoritarian Movement, [b] was a democratic movement that took place on 4 December and led to the fall of General Hussain Muhammad Ershad in Bangladesh. The uprising was the result of a series of popular protests that started from 10 October 1990 to topple General Ershad who came to ...
A montage of notable people of and events of Bangladesh in the 1990s including (clockwise from top left): Khaleda Zia in 1991; Bangladeshi civilians and US military personnel unloading aid in the wake of the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone; With the 12 amendment of the constitution Bangladesh moved to parliamentary system of democracy in 1991; Sheikh Hasina dominated the political scene of Bangladesh ...
The Soviet Union supported Bangladesh and Indian armies, as well as the Mukti Bahini during the war, recognising that the independence of Bangladesh would weaken the position of its rivals—the United States and the People's Republic of China. It gave assurances to India that if a confrontation with the U.S. or China developed, the USSR would ...
Though democracy was restored slowly by 1990, the country of nearly 170 million people has been ... in Bangladesh against quotas in government jobs has brought focus to a history of violence in a ...
The Bangladesh government deployed paramilitary Bangladesh Border Guards forces in 22 of the 64 administrative districts of Bangladesh to quell violence against the Hindu community. As of 22 October 2021, at least 11 people have been killed across the country, including 7 Hindus, in the "worst communal violence in years" as termed by The New ...
The Chakmas being the majority represented all the people of Chittagong Hill Tracts, so naturally Chakmas dominated the Shanti Bahini. [27] G. M. Mushfiqur Rahman, a lieutenant in the Bangladesh Army posted in 1 Field Artillery Regiment of Bangladesh Army in Chittagong Hill Tracts. On 8 September 1989, he led a 17-member team of Bangladesh Army ...
The year 1990 was the 19th year after the independence of Bangladesh. ... Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 35.1 ... Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1990 [1]
The 2011 Bangladesh coup attempt was a coup planned for 11–12 January 2012 that was stopped by the Bangladesh Army in December 2011. This was announced at a press conference on 19 January 2012. The purpose of the coup was to establish Islamic law in Bangladesh. [14] [15] A number of officers including retired ones were arrested. [16]