1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1971st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 971st year of the 2nd millennium, the 71st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1970s decade.
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See also: | 1971 in Pakistan 1971 in East Pakistan Other events in 1971 List of years in Bangladesh |
The year 1971 was the year when Bangladesh achieved independence and emerged as a sovereign country.
The Shadhin Bangla Football Team was formed by Bangladesh Krira Samity of the Bangladeshi government in exile shortly after the start of liberation war in 1971. This is the first instance of a Bangladesh national football team in any form. The team toured throughout India playing a total of 16 friendly matches to raise international awareness and economic support for the liberation war.
The Shadhin Bangla football team captain Zakaria Pintoo, was the first person to hoist the Bangladesh flag outside the territorial Bangladesh.[2] By the end of the 16th match the team had contributed Tk 5 lac to Muktijuddho Fund in 1971.[3]
Climate data for Bangladesh in 1971 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.5 (0.49) |
7.3 (0.29) |
10.6 (0.42) |
47.3 (1.86) |
141.8 (5.58) |
335.7 (13.22) |
486.4 (19.15) |
469. (18.5) |
283. (11.1) |
162.1 (6.38) |
72. (2.8) |
.2 (0.01) |
2,028 (79.8) |
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[4] |
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