1997 in Bangladesh
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Events from the year 1997 in Bangladesh.
Incumbents
- President: Shahabuddin Ahmed
- Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina
- Chief Justice: A.T.M Afzal
Events
- April - Bangladesh national cricket team wins 1997 ICC Trophy and qualifies for cricket world cup 1999.
- 2 December - The 'Chittagong Hill tracts Peace Accord' is signed between Bangladesh government and Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti.[1]
- 7 December - Over a hundred people are injured during a demonstrations against the signing of peace accord with rebels in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.[2]
Births
- 14 August – Mehedi Hasan, cricketer[3]
Deaths
- 8 July – Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem, first Chief Justice of Bangladesh, subsequently President of Bangladesh[4]
- 1 December – Khan Ataur Rahman, singer, actor, and film director[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Mohsin, Amena (2012). "Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, 1997". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ Many injured during strike over Bangladesh peace accord - BBC news
- ↑ "Bangladesh / Players / Mehedi Hasan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ Hoque, Kazi Ebadul (2012). "Sayem, Justice Abusadat Mohammad". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ Waheed, Karim (11 December 2007). "Khan Ataur Rahman: The eternal bohemian". The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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