1972 in Bangladesh

← 1971 1970 1969 1972 in Bangladesh → 1973 1974 1975
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1972 List of years in Bangladesh

The following lists events that happened during 1972 in the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

Incumbents

• President: Syed Nazrul Islam (until 12 January), Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (starting 12 January)
• Prime Minister: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (starting 12 January)
• Chief Justice: Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem

Events

January

• 8 January - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was released from the Mianwali jail and allowed to leave Pakistan after more than nine months' imprisonment. Two days later, after flying to London and Delhi, he reurned to Dhaka to become the first President of Bangladesh.^[1]
• 10 January - Sheikh Rahman, the "Bangabandhu" and "Father of Bangladesh", returned to Dhaka at 1:30 pm to a hero's welcome.^[1]

February

• 19 February - The 25-year Indo-Bangladeshi Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Peace is signed in Dhaka.

March

• 17 March - Indian army leaves Dhaka.
• 19 March - The prime ministers of Bangladesh and India sign the Joint Rivers Commission.Faruque, HS Mozaddad (2012). "Joint Rivers Commission". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. 

November

• 4 November - Constitution of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh is adopted by the Assembly.

December

• 16 December - Constitution of Bangladesh comes into effect.

See also

• List of Bangladeshi films of 1972

References

Years in Bangladesh (1971-present)
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020