Back مجاعة بنغلاديش في عام 1974 Arabic চুয়াত্তরের দুর্ভিক্ষ Bengali/Bangla Hambruna de 1974 en Bangladés Spanish Bangladeshin nälänhätä 1974 Finnish Famine de 1974 au Bangladesh French बांग्लादेश का १९७४ का अकाल Hindi 1974-es bangladesi éhínség Hungarian Głód w Bangladeszu (1974) Polish 1974年孟加拉國饑荒 Chinese
| Bangladesh famine of 1974 চুয়াত্তরের দুর্ভিক্ষ | |
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 Red Cross aid in Bangladesh; after floods, August 29, 1974 | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Location | Rangpur district, Bangladesh |
| Period | March–December 1974 |
| Total deaths | 1.5 million (government estimate - 27,000) |
| Relief | Soup kitchens[1] |
| Effect on demographics | Population of Bangladesh declined |
| Preceded by | Bengal famine of 1943 |
The Bangladesh famine of 1974 (Bengali: চুয়াত্তরের দুর্ভিক্ষ, romanized: Chuattor-Ēr Durbhikkho) began in March 1974 and ended in about December of the same year. The famine is considered one of the worst in the 20th century; it was caused by government mismanagement, food grain smuggling to neighboring countries and flooding along the Brahmaputra River among other issues, resulting in high mortality. The government of Bangladesh estimated the number of deaths at 27,000 while according to experts, 1.5 million people must have died in total because of the famine.
- ^ Rangan, Kasturi (13 November 1974). "Bangladesh Fears Thousands May Be Dead as Famine Spreads". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 December 2021.