Bangladesh a Brief History.

00:00 ???? Hello! Today I will tell a brief history of Bangladesh for 5 minutes.
☑️ 0:04 Bangladesh is one of the world's most densely-populated countries, the country is situated in southern Asia in the Ganges River (Padma) delta on the Bay of Bengal.
☑️ 0:50 Floods in Bangladesh

01:05 ???? Some key dates in the history of Bangladesh:

☑️ 1:08 1947 - Bangladesh as part of Pakistan gained independence from Britain. The two provinces are separated from each other by more than 1,500 km of Indian territory.
☑️ 1:22 1971 - Mar 21, Sheik Mujibur Rahman (Mujeeb-ur Rehman) declared East Pakistan (later Bangladesh) independent of Pakistan. Pakistani Pres. Yahya Khan ordered the army in; several million East Bengali refugees fled to India.
☑️ 1:30 Refugees seeking shelter in 1971
☑️ 1:40 Mar 26, 1971 - East Pakistan proclaimed its independence, taking the name Bangladesh. This is considered the official Independence day of Bangladesh
☑️ 1:51 Dec 3, 1971 - Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
☑️ 2:00 Dec 6, 1971 - Bangladesh became independent from Pakistan following a 9-month war in a struggle led by Sheik Mujibar Rahman.
☑️ 2:16 1971 Bangladesh genocide
☑️ 2:27 Dec 16, 1971 - Pakistani Instrument of Surrender
☑️ 2:37 Mar 7, 1973 - Bangladeshi general election
☑️ 2:55 15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état
☑️ 3:07 1979 Bangladeshi general election
☑️ 3:15 May 30, 1981 - In Bangladesh General Ziaur Rahman was assassinated during abortive military coup.
☑️ 3:24 1982 Bangladesh coup d'état
☑️ 3:38 1991 Bangladeshi general election
☑️ 3:52 2006-2008 - Political crisis sees leaders of both major parties briefly detained.
☑️ 3:59 2014-17 Attacks by Islamic extremists in Bangladesh
☑️ 4:08 Mar 8, 2020 - Bangladesh reported its first case of coronavirus.
☑️ 4:15 2050 - It was estimated in 2007 that Bangladesh would have 250 million people by this time.

☑️ 4:24 ???? Key facts. Facts About Bangladesh:

- Official Name: Gano Projatontri Bangladesh
short form: Bangladesh
int'l long form: The People's Republic of Bangladesh
former: East Pakistan
- Capital City: Dhaka
- Population: 161.4 million (2018)
- Area: 148,460 km²
- Regional languages: Chittagonian; Sylheti; Rangpuri
- Currency: Bangladeshi taka (BDT, Tk)
- ISO Country Code: BGD, BD
- Local Time = UTC+6
- Country Calling Code: +880

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