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1971 United Nations established the United Nations East Pakistan Relief Operation (UNEPRO) to provide aid to Bangladeshi refugees of the war. Google | 1971 During the 26th session of the General Assembly of the United Nation, the Provisional Government of Bangladesh sent an envoy to United Nations. Bangladeshi representative spoke at the UN Plaza in October and declared the point of no return had been reached in the Bangladesh Liberation war against Humanity. Google | 1972 An Indian-Soviet resolution recommending the admission of Bangladesh to the United Nations was rejected by China's first Security Council veto. Google | 1973 The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kurt Waldheim, visited Bangladesh. Google | 1974 The United Nations General Assembly today unanimously admitted Bangladesh to the United Nations as its 136th member; the Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dr Kamal Hossain acknowledged the greetings of member nations on the historic occasion in a speech from the UN rostrum. Google | 1974 At the 29th General Assembly of the United Nations, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman addressed the world in Bangla, the first ever Bangla speech delivered at the UN. Google | 2005 At least 9 United Nations (UN) peacekeepers from Bangladesh have been killed after gunmen attacked 2 patrols in Congo. Google |