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1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1972nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 972nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 72nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1970s decade.

The year 1972 was the first year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the first year of the first post-independence government in Bangladesh.

Incumbents

Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Mujibur
Rahman

Demography

Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1972[1]
Population, total 66,625,706
Population density (per km2) 511.8
Population growth (annual %) 1.7%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 106.9
Urban population (% of total) 8.2%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 46.5
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 19.3
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 221
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 46.5
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 6.9

Climate

Climate data for Bangladesh in 1972
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7) 		18.7
(65.7) 		25.1
(77.2) 		27.4
(81.3) 		29.3
(84.7) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.3
(82.9) 		27.5
(81.5) 		28.1
(82.6) 		26.7
(80.1) 		23.2
(73.8) 		19.5
(67.1) 		25.1
(77.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.6
(0.06) 		25.2
(0.99) 		25.2
(0.99) 		105.4
(4.15) 		144.1
(5.67) 		289.1
(11.38) 		368.
(14.5) 		420.5
(16.56) 		205.
(8.1) 		98.4
(3.87) 		3.7
(0.15) 		.4
(0.02) 		1,686.7
(66.41)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]

Economy

Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1972[1]
National Income
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
GDP $6.3 billion BDT37.7 billion
GDP growth (annual %) -14.0%
GDP per capita $94.4 BDT566
Agriculture, value added $3.7 billion BDT22.5 billion 59.6%
Industry, value added $.4 billion BDT2.3 billion 6.1%
Services, etc., value added $2.2 billion BDT13.0 billion 34.3%

Note: For the year 1972 average official exchange rate for BDT was 7.70 per US$.

Events

Sports

Births

Deaths

Zahir Raihan

See also

References

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  6. ^ "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–7, Documents on South Asia, 1969–1972". Office of the Historian, United States Department of State. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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  10. ^ "BFF info". bangladeshdir.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  11. ^ আলম, মাসুদ (13 February 2022). "বঙ্গবন্ধু বলেছিলেন, 'তোরা ভালো খেল'" [Bangabandhu said, 'You all played well'.]. Prothomalo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  12. ^ "৪৪ বছর আগে প্রথম স্বাধীনতা কাপে মোহামেডানের চ্যাম্পিয়নের নায়ক সালাউদ্দিন" [Saladin was the hero of the Mohammedan champions in the first Independence Cup 44 years ago]. Kiron's Sports Desk (in Bengali). 7 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023.
  13. ^ Alam, Masud (19 April 2022). "৭ কোটি মানুষের জন্য ভালোবাসা নিয়ে ঢাকায় এসেছিল মোহনবাগান" [Mohun Bagan came to Dhaka with love for 7 crore people]. www.prothomalo.com (in Bengali). Dhaka, Bangladesh: The Daily Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  14. ^ "ফুটবল ইতিহাসে সালাউদ্দিন নামটি বড় করে লেখা থাকবে" [Salahuddin name will be written big in football history]. Kiron's Sports Desk (in Bengali). 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023.


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