Bangladesh History Timeline
2700BC - 700BC
- (2700BC - 700BC) Harrappan civilization lived in Ingus and Ganges Valleys
- (600 - 625) King Shashanka ruled Bengal
- (750) Gopala, founder of Pala Dynasty came into power by election
- (900 - 1000) Chandra dynasty ruled in the Harikela region (southeast Bangladesh)
- (1095) Hemanta Sen declared himself king, founded Sena dynasty
- (1204) Muslim rule began under Ikhtiyar Uddin Muhammad Bin Bakhtiyar Khalji
- (1204 - 1226) Khilji Maliks ruled
- (1226) Iltutmish, Sultan of Delhi, invaded Bengal, killed Ghiyasuddin Iwaj Shah, the last Khilji ruler
- (1281 - 1324) Mahmud Shahi dynasty ruled
- (1328) Army of Delhi Sultanate defeated and killed Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah I, last ruler of the dynasty
- (1436 - 1486) Shahi dynasty ruled
- (1487) Jalaluddin Fateh Shah assassinated by Habshi slaves
- (1494 - 1538) Rule of Hussain Shahi dynasty
- (1534) Portuguese arrived at Chittagong, received trade permits
- (1575) Battle of Tukaroi fought between Sultanate of Bangala and Mughal Empire
- (1584) Mughal Subahdar Shahbaz Khan captured Sonargaon, defeated Mughal army and reclaimed lands
- (1608) Subahdar Islam Khan led expedition into Bengal, subjugated local rules, moved provincial capital to Dhaka
- (1757) At the Battle of Paulashy, British East India Company defeated Nawab of Bengal, established company rule in India
- (1770) Bengal famine caused deaths of over 15 million
- (1793) Permanent Settlement Act imposed
- (1857) Indian Rebellion broke out
- (1858) East Indian Company dissolved, British Raj rule began
- (1905) Decision to partition Bengal announced
- (1930) Revolutionary Surya Sen led Chittagong raid
- (1934) Surya Sen hung by British rulers
- (1947) British colonial rule over India ended, Bangladesh, as part of Pakistan, gained independence
- (1947) Muslim state comprising East and West Pakistan established on either side of India, separated by more than 1,500 km of Indian territory
- (1948) Students went on strike in protest of omission of Bangla from official use
- (1949) Awami League established to campaign for autonomy for East Pakistan from West Pakistan
- (1952) Police opened fire on students protesting the Bangali Language Movement
- (1958) Constitution abrogated, martial law declared in Pakistan
- (1960) Cyclone and tidal wave hit Bay of Bengal, over 6,000 killed in East Pakistan
- (1969) Mass uprising in East Pakistan
- (1970) Awami League won election victory in East Pakistan, West Pakistan refused to recognize results, riots began
- (1970) Cyclone struck East Pakistan, 500,000 killed
- (1971) Awami League leaders proclaimed independence of province of East Pakistan, the new country was named Bangladesh
- (1971) Nearly 10 million Bangladeshis fled to India as troops from West Pakistan were defeated by Indian forces
- (1971) Operation Searchlight and Bangladesh Liberation War caused human rights abuses by Pakistan Army, many thousands killed, eight to ten million fled the country
- (1971) Pakistan Army committed massacre at Chuknagar, killed thousands
- (1971) India became first country to recognize Bangladesh
- (1972) Sheikh Mujib became prime minister, began program to improve living standards
- (1974) Floods devastated most of grain crop; 28,000 died
- (1974) Bangladesh famine caused deaths of over one million people
- (1974) Pakistan recognized Bangladesh
- (1974) Bangladesh joined United Nations
Bangladesh's Information

Land Area | 130,170 km2 |
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Water Area | 18,290 km2 |
Total Area | 148,460km2 (#92) |
Population | 156,186,882 (#8) |
Population Density | 1,199.87/km2 |
Government Type | Parliamentary Republic |
GDP (PPP) | $628.00 Billion |
GDP Per Capita | $3,900 |
Currency | Taka (BDT) |
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