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[58] [59] The new country changed its name to Bangladesh on 11 January 1972 and became a parliamentary democracy under a constitution. Shortly thereafter on 19 March Bangladesh signed a friendship treaty with India. Bangladesh sought admission in the UN with most voting in its favour, but China vetoed this as Pakistan was its key ally. [60]
Bangladesh, [a] officially the ... The term Bangla is a major name for both the Bengal region and the Bengali language. ... the former residence of the Nawab of Dhaka
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Name (Birth–Death) Election Term of office Political party (Coalition) Ministry Took office Left office Time in office Provisional Government of Bangladesh (1971–1972) 1 Tajuddin Ahmad তাজউদ্দীন আহমদ (1925–1975) — 17 April 1971 12 January 1972 270 days AL: Mujib I: People's Republic of Bangladesh (1972–present) 2
The Bangladesh High Commission, Singapore, in 2018 lists him as the 22nd President. [8] Other reports about previous presidents, including some by Bangladesh's newspaper of record the Daily Star, do not correspond with either list. [9] [10]
Bangladesh is elected to a two-year term on the UN Security Council. 3 June: Zia-ur Rahman wins presidential election and secures his position for a five-year term. 1979: 18 February: The 1979 General Election takes place. Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by Zia scores a decisive victory. [38] 1981: 30 May: Assassination of Ziaur Rahman. 1982: ...
Bangladesh's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, as prime minister, with US President Gerald Ford at the Oval Office in 1974. Upon his release on 10 January 1972, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman briefly assumed the provisional presidency and later took office as the prime minister, heading all organs of government and decision-making. [1]
The name Bangladesh means "The land of Bengal" in the official Bengali language. Bangladesh became an independent sovereign nation in 1971 after a bloody struggle for liberation from Pakistan led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and General M. A. G. Osmani. Bangladesh is the eight-most populous country and the fifth-most populous democracy in the