1977 in Bangladesh

← 1976 1975 1974 1977 in Bangladesh → 1978 1979 1980
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1977 List of years in Bangladesh

The following lists events that happened during 1977 in the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

Incumbents

• President: Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (until 21 April), Ziaur Rahman (starting 21 April)
• Chief Justice: Syed A. B. Mahmud Hossain

Events

April

• 21 April: Zia replaces Sayem as the President.

May

• 30 May: Zia wins 98.9 percent of votes in referendum on his continuance as president.^[1]
• 3 June: Supreme Court justice Abdus Sattar becomes vice president.

September

• 1 September: Formation of Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP).
• 28 September: Japanese Red Army, a terrorist group forces a hijacked Japan Airlines Flight to land in Dhaka.
• 30 September: A mutiny breaks out in Bogra.

October

• 2 October: The mutiny is quelled, but is followed by another failed attempt to overthrow Zia in Dhaka.

November

• A five-year treaty is signed with India on water sharing was signed.Haq, Enamul (2012). "Ganges Water Sharing". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. 

Undated events

• Bangladesh became an Associate member of the International Cricket Council.^[2]

See also

• List of Bangladeshi films of 1977

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