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

• List of Bangladeshi films of 1997
• Timeline of Bangladeshi history

References

1. 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.
2. Many injured during strike over Bangladesh peace accord - BBC news
3. "Bangladesh / Players / Mehedi Hasan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
4. 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.
5. Waheed, Karim (11 December 2007). "Khan Ataur Rahman: The eternal bohemian". The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 December 2015.