Bangladesh

The history of Bangladesh has been one of extremes, of turmoil and peace, prosperity and destitution. It has thrived under the glow of cultural splendour and suffered under the ravages of war. The earliest mention of Bangladesh is found in the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata (the story of Great Battle, 9th century).

Evidence also suggests that there was a strong Mongoloid presence as well. Soon after, in the 5th and 6th centuries came the Aryans from Central Asia and the Dravidians from Western India. Then came the Guptas, Palas, Senas, who were Buddhist and Hindus.

From the 13th century, the flood of Muslim invaders and the tide of Islam swamped the Buddhist and Hindus untold 8th century. Sometimes there were independent rulers like the Hussain Shahi and Ilyas Shahi dynasties while at other times they ruled on behalf of the imperial seat of Delhi. From the 15th century the Europeans, namely Portuguese, Dutch, French and British traders exerted an economic influence over the region. British political rule over the region began in 1757 when the last Muslim ruler of Bengal was defeated at Palassey.

In 1947 British India was partitioned into India and Pakistan. Present Bangladesh became the Eastern Wing of Pakistan. The movement for autonomy for East Pakistan started within a couple of years because of language and cultural difference and economic disparity between the two wings. The seeds of independence were sown through the Language Movement of 1952 to recognize Bangla as a state language. Ultimately East Pakistan emerged as the sovereign and independent state of Bangladesh in 1971 after a nine month long war (starting on 26 March 1971).

Capital: Dhaka

Government: parliamentary republic

Area: 144.000 km²

Population: 150.448.340 (2007)

Currency: Taka (100 poisha)

Internet TLD: .bd

Dialling code: +880

Member of: United Nations and all specialized organizations

Links

Bangladesh in Wikipedia.

Flag of Bangladesh in Flags of the World.

The website of the Philatelic Service.

Country description from the BBC.

Country description from the CIA.

Official website of the government of Bangladesh.

Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations.

Stamp catalogue

Provisional overprints

date: 1971

designer: -

printer: -

perforated: -

remark: after the independence of Bangladesh (East Pakistan) local post office officials used hand stamp

overprints on stamps from Pakistan. These overprints consist of the country name Bangladesh in English

and/or Bengali. Collecting these overprints is a real speciality and complete catalogue lists are not

available. Overprints that are part of the UNOstamps collection can be found on a special page. To date

overprints are found on the issues Universal Declaration of Human Rights 10th anniversary (1958),

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 15th anniversary (1963), International Education Year (1970),

Universal Children's Day (1970), Universal Children's Day (1971), UNESCO 25th anniversary (1971) and

UNICEF 25th anniversary (1971).

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 25th anniversary

date: 10 December 1973

designer: K.G. Mustfa

printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., New Malden

perforated: 13½

1 10 P human rights 25th anniversary emblem, text

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 36/SG 36/Yvert 41)

2 T 1.25 human rights 25th anniversary emblem, text

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 37/SG 36/Yvert 42)

Membership of the United Nations

date: 25 September 1974

designer: Ahmed F. Karim

printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., New Malden

perforated: 13½

remark: value is indicated in Bengali writing

3 25 P UN Headquarters building, flag of Bangladesh, text "BANGLADESH IN UN" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 43/SG 43/Yvert 54)

4 T 1.00 UN Headquarters building, flag of Bangladesh, text "BANGLADESH IN UN" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 44/SG 44/Yvert 55)

UPU Centenary

date: 9 October 1974, souvenir sheet 31 December 1974

designer: K.G. Mustfa

printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., New Malden

perforated: 13¾, souvenir sheet imperforated

remark: value is indicated in Bengali writing

size souv.sheet: 120 x 107 mm

remark: stamp nr. 6 reproduced on a stamp for the 100th death anniversary of Sir Rowland Hill (see nr. 17)

5 25 P UPU emblem, flowers, text "UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE / 1874-1974"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 45/SG 45/Yvert 46)

6 T 1.25 postal runner, text "UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE / 1874-1974"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 46/SG 46/Yvert 47)

7 T 1.75 UPU emblem, flowers, text "UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE / 1874-1974"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 47/SG 47/Yvert 48)

8 T 5.00 postal runner, text "UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE / 1874-1974"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 48/SG 48/Yvert 49)

9 souvenir sheet with stamps 5-8, emblem of Bangladesh postal service

multicoloured

(cat. Michel block 1/SG -/Yvert -)

World Population Year

date: 30 December 1974

designer: Ahmed F. Karim

printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., New Malden

perforated: 14

remark: value is indicated in Bengali writing

10 25 P family and house (silhouettes), text "FAMILY PLANNING FOR ALL" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 52/SG 55/Yvert 59)

11 70 P family in front of house, text "FAMILY PLANNING FOR ALL" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 53/SG 56/Yvert 60)

12 T 1.25 four heads of a family, text "FAMILY PLANNING / FOR ALL" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 54/SG 57/Yvert 61)

International Women's Year

date: 31 December 1975

designer: Ahmed F. Karim

printer: Asher & Co., Melbourne, Australia

perforated: 15

13 50 POISHA painting of a woman in waves, IWY emblem, text "International / Women's Year / 1975"

(also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 57/SG 60/Yvert 69)

14 T 2 painting of a woman in waves, IWY emblem, text "International / Women's Year / 1975"

(also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 58/SG 61/Yvert 70)

World Health Day 1976 - Foresight prevents blindness

date: 17 April 1976

designer: Ahmed F. Karim

printer: Asher & Co., Melbourne, Australia

perforated: 15

15 30 POISHA eye, nutritious foods, text "FORESIGHT PREVENTS BLINDNESS" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 72/SG 78/Yvert 78)

16 T 2.25 eye, nutritious foods, text "FORESIGHT PREVENTS BLINDNESS" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 73/SG 79/Yvert 79)

UPU Centenary - reprint

date: 26 November 1979

designer: Ahmed F. Karim

printer: Harrison & Sons, London

perforated: 14

size souv. sheet: 176 x 96 mm

remarks: part of a series of three stamps, issued to commemorate the death centenary of Sir Rowland Hill

(1795-1879)

17 T 10 stamp nr. 6, portrait of Rowland Hill, text "100th DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF SIR ROWLAND HILL /

1795-1879" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 125/SG 146/Yvert 133)

18 souvenir sheet, portrait of Rowland Hill

40 P portrait of Rowland Hill, text "1795-1879 / 100th DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF / SIR ROWLAND HILL"

(also in Bengali)

T 3.50 portrait of Rowland Hill, independence stamp of Bangladesh, text "100th DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF /

SIR ROWLAND HILL / 1795-1879" (also in Bengali)

T 10 stamp nr. 6, portrait of Rowland Hill, text "100th DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF SIR ROWLAND HILL /

1795-1879" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel block 5/SG MS 147/Yvert BF 4)

International Year of the Child

date: 17 December 1979

designer: Pranesh Kumar Mandal

printer: Harrison & Sons, London

perforated: 14:14¾, souvenir sheet 14¾

size souv. sheet: 169 x 120 mm

19 40 P. children playing with hoops, IYC emblem, text "International Year of the Child 1979" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 128/SG 148/Yvert 135)

20 T 3.50 children playing with kites, IYC emblem, text "International Year of the Child 1979" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 129/SG 149/Yvert 136)

21 T 5 children playing a jumping game, IYC emblem, text "International Year / of the Child 1979" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 130/SG 150/Yvert 137)

22 souvenir sheet with stamps 19-21, playing children, flowers, IYC emblem, text "INTERNATIONAL YEAR /

OF THE CHILD 1979" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel block 6/SG MS 151/Yvert BF 5)

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

date: 21 August 1980

designer: -

printer: Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, Moscow, USSR

perforated: 12¼:12

remark: this stamp was not issued because of spelling mistakes made in the Arab text, however a large number of

stamps was stolen and some stamps were sold at the post offices in Comilla and Kotbari

23 50 P Palestinian warrior, Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, barbed wire, text "WE SALUTE / THE VALIANT /

FREEDOM FIGHTERS / OF PALESTINE" (also in Arabic, with spelling errors)

brownish black

(cat. Michel I/SG -/Yvert -)

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

date: 21 August 1980

designer: Ahmed F. Karim

printer: Harrison & Sons, London

perforated: 14

24 50 P Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, text "TO THE WELFARE OF THE / FAMILIES OF MARTYRS AND /

COMBATANTS OF PALESTINE" (also in Arabic)

violet

(cat. Michel 137/SG 159/Yvert 146)

World Tourism Conference, Manila

date: 27 September 1980

designer: Ahmed F. Karim

printer: Brüder Rosenbaum, Vienna, Austria

perforated: 14

size souv. sheet: 140 x 88 mm

remark: stamps 20 and 21 were printed in pairs forming a composite design

25 5 T beach with tourists, conference emblem, text "WORLD TOURISM / CONFERENCE 1980"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 140/SG 162/Yvert 147)

26 50 P. beach with tourists, sea, conference emblem, text "WORLD TOURISM / CONFERENCE 1980"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 139/SG 161/Yvert 148)

27 souvenir sheet with stamps 25-26, beach with tourists, water skier, fishing people, sail boats,

conference emblem, text "WORLD TOURISM / CONFERENCE 1980" and "BANGADESH POST OFFICE"

(also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel block 8/SG MS 163/Yvert BF 7)

United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries

date: 1 September 1981

designer: Ahmed F. Karim

printer: Brüder Rosenbaum, Vienna, Austria

perforated: 14

28 50 P houses, men harvesting rice, UN emblem, text "UN CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED /

COUNTRIES - PARIS - 1981"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 158/SG 177/Yvert 165)

International Year of Disabled Persons

date: 26 December 1981

designer: Ahmed F. Karim

printer: Ueberreuter, Vienna, Austria

perforated: 14

29 50 P man giving sign language education to a deaf, IYDP emblem, text "INTERNATIONAL YEAR / OF DISABLED

PERSON"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 161/SG 180/Yvert 168)

30 T 2 man writing without hands, IYDP emblem, text "INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSON"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 162/SG 181/Yvert 169)

World Food Day

date: 31 December 1981

designer: Ahmed F. Karim

printer: Ueberreuter, Vienna, Austria

perforated: 14

31 50 P people working in a rice field, wheat, WFD emblem, text "WORLD FOOD DAY / 16 OCTOBER 1981"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 163/SG 182/Yvert 170)

UNEP 10th anniversary

date: 22 May 1982

designer: Pranesh Kumar Mandal

printer: Ueberreuter, Vienna, Austria

perforated: 14

32 50 P landscape with mosque, houses and boats, UNEP emblem, text in Bengali

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 165/SG 183/Yvert 171)

World Communications Year

date: 21 December 1983

designer: -

printer: -

perforated: 13¾

remark: stamp nr. 34 reproduced on a stamp for the 150th anniversary of postage stamps on 6 May 1990 (see nr. 64)

33 50 p postal runner, letters, text "WORLD COMMUNICATIONS YEAR 1983" (also in Bengali)

brown, yellow

(cat. Michel 197/SG 217/Yvert 192)

34 50 p air plane, steam train, ship, text "WORLD COMMUNICATIONS YEAR 1983" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 198/SG 218/Yvert 193)

35 T 10 satellite dish, antenna, postal runner, text "WORLD COMMUNICATIONS YEAR 1983" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 199/SG 219/Yvert 194)

Child Survival and Development Revolution

date: 14 March 1985

designer: Mahbub Akand

printer: Harrison & Sons, London

perforated: 14

36 T 1 woman breast feeding, UNICEF emblem, text "CHILD SURVIVAL" and "MOTHER'S MILK IS BEST" (also in

Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 225/SG 246/Yvert 222)

37 T 10 health child, graphics, UNICEF emblem, text "CHILD SURVIVAL" and "CHILDREN'S HEALTH, TOMORROW'S

WEALTH" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 226/SG 247/Yvert 223)

United Nations Decade for Women 1976-1985

date: 18 July 1985

designer: Mahbub Akand

printer: Harrison & Sons, London

perforated: 14

38 T 1 women weaving and making pottery, UN Women's emblem, text "UN DECADE FOR WOMEN 1976-1985"

(also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 233/SG 254/Yvert 230)

39 T 10 women researching, typing and teaching, UN Women's emblem, text "UN DECADE FOR WOMEN 1976-1985"

(also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 234/SG 255/Yvert 231)

UNO 40th anniversary / Membership of the United Nations 11th anniversary

date: 14 September 1985

designer: Mahbub Akand

printer: Harrison & Sons, London

perforated: 14:13¾

40 T 1 UN Headquarters, flags, peace doves, UN jubilee emblem, text "11TH YEAR OF BANGLADESH / IN UNITED

NATIONS / 40TH ANNIVERSARY / OF UNITED NATIONS" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 235/SG 256/Yvert 231 A)

41 T 10 globe and "UN / 40", map and flag of Bangladesh and "11", UN jubilee emblem, text "11TH YEAR OF

BANGLADESH IN UNITED NATIONS / 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNITED NATIONS" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 236/SG 257/Yvert 231 B)

International Youth Year

date: 2 November 1985

designer: Manzare Shamim

printer: Harrison & Sons, London

perforated: 14

42 T 1 face, flowers and scissors, IYY emblem, text "PARTICIPATION DEVELOPMENT PEACE / INTERNATIONAL

YOUTH YEAR 1985" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 237/SG 258/Yvert 231 C)

43 T 5 face, flowers and tools, IYY emblem, text "PARTICIPATION DEVELOPMENT PEACE / INTERNATIONAL

YOUTH YEAR 1985" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 238/SG 259/Yvert 231 D)

International Year of Peace

date: 29 December 1986

designer: Manzare Shamim

printer: Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, Moscow, USSR

perforated: 12:12½

size souv. sheet: 112 x 80 mm

44 T 1 mushroom cloud of an atomic bomb, butterflies, IYP emblem, text "INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PEACE

1986" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 252/SG 272/Yvert 242)

45 T 10 ruins of a city, flowers, IYP emblem, text "INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PEACE 1986" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 253/SG 273/Yvert 243)

46 T 20 souvenir sheet, peace dove destroying a painting of soldiers revealing flowers, IYP emblem, text

"INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PEACE 1986" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel block 14/SG MS 274/Yvert BF 13)

World Health Day

date: 7 April 1987

designer: -

printer: -

perforated: 11¼:12

47 T 1 nurse injecting a boy, text "IMMUNIZATION" (also in Bengali)

black, blue

(cat. Michel 259/SG 279/Yvert 248)

Transport and Communications Decade for Asia and the Pacific

date: 24 October 1987

designer: Mahbub Akand, Pranesh Kumar Madal, K.G. Musta

printer: Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, Moscow, USSR

perforated: 12½:12

48 T 2 litter, text "PALANQUIN" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 266/SG 286/Yvert 255)

49 T 3 bicycle rickshaw, text "RICKSHAW" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 267/SG 287/Yvert 256)

50 T 5 river steamer, text "PADDLE STEAMER" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 268/SG 288/Yvert 257)

51 T 7 express diesel train

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 269/SG 289/Yvert 258)

52 T 10 bullock cart, text "BULLOCK CART" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 270/SG 290/Yvert 259)

International Year of Shelter for the Homeless

date: 15 December 1987

designer: Mahbub Akand

printer: Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, Moscow, USSR

perforated: 12½:12

remark: printed in pairs of two stamps forming a composite design

53 T 5 people fleeing from a storm, IYSH emblem, text in Bengali

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 272/SG 292/Yvert 261)

54 T 5 villagers and modern houses, IYSH emblem, text "INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF SHELTER / FOR

THE HOMELESS 1987"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 273/SG 293/Yvert 262)

Child Survival and Development Revolution

date: 19 January 1988

designer: -

printer: -

perforated: 11½:12

55 P 25 woman letting baby drink, text "ORAL REHYDRATION" (also in Bengali)

brown

(cat. Michel 275/SG 295/Yvert 266)

IFAD Seminar on Agricultural Loans for Rural Women

date: 26 January 1988

designer: K.G. Mustafa

printer: Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, Moscow, USSR

perforated: 12½:12

56 T 3 woman planting seedlings, text "IFAD Seminar on / "Agricultural Loans for Rural Women""

(also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 276/SG 296/Yvert 264)

57 T 5 woman milking a cow, text "IFAD Seminar on / "Agricultural Loans for Rural Women""

(also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 277/SG 297/Yvert 265)

CIRDAP 10th anniversary

date: 10 August 1989

designer: -

printer: -

perforated: 12½:12¾

remark: printed in pairs of two stamps forming a composite design

58 T 5 agricultural workers, village, cow, crop, graphics, CIRDAP emblem, text in Bengali

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 311/SG 329/Yvert 292)

59 T 10 agricultural workers, village, fish, bird, graphics, CIRDAP emblem, text "RURAL

DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA-PACIFIC · CIRDAP 1979-89"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 311/SG 329/Yvert 293)

Bangladesh UN Peacekeeping Forces 1st anniversary

date: 12 September 1989

designer: Mahbub Akand, B. Sarder

printer: Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, Moscow, USSR

perforated: 12:12¼

60 T 4 soldier looking through binoculars, tent with UN flag (observer post), text "ONE YEAR OF /

BANGLADESH ARMY / IN UN PEACE / KEEPING / OPERATIONS" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 315/SG 333/Yvert 294)

61 T 10 soldiers in front of tent with UN flag (observer post), text "ONE YEAR OF / BANGLADESH ARMY /

IN UN PEACE / KEEPING OPERATIONS" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 315/SG 333/Yvert 295)

International Literacy Year

date: 10 April 1990

designer: K.G. Mustafa

printer: Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, Moscow, USSR

perforated: 12:12½

62 T 6 boy writing, ILY emblem, text "International / Literacy Year - 1990" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 328/SG 346/Yvert 305)

63 T 10 boy teaching a girl to write, ILY emblem, text "International Literacy Year - 1990" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 328/SG 346/Yvert 306)

World Communications Year - reprint

date: 6 May 1990

designer: K.G. Mustafa

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14

remark: part of a series of two stamps

64 T 10 postal runner, Penny Black, Bangladesh stamp nr. 34, text "150th Anniversary / of Postage Stamp"

(also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 331/SG 349/Yvert 308)

United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries

date: 3 September 1990

designer: Mahbub Akand

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾

65 T 10 rice farmers, house, factory, UN emblem, text "UN CONFERENCE ON THE / LEAST DEVELOPED

COUNTRIES / PARIS 1990"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 340/SG 359/Yvert 319)

UNDP 40th anniversary

date: 24 October 1990

designer: Mahbub Akand

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¼

66 T 6 UNDP jubilee emblem, text "Forty years of World Development / Helping people to help themselves"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 348/SG 367/Yvert 321)

United Nations Decade against Drug Abuse

date: 1 January 1991

designer: Mahbub Akand, Ahmed F. Karim

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14

67 T 2 rainbow shielding Bangladesh from drugs, text "1991-2000 UN DECADE AGAINST DRUGS" (also in

Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 354/SG 374/Yvert 331)

68 T 4 drugs snake holding the world, text "1991-2000 UN Decade against Drugs." (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 355/SG 375/Yvert 332)

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development / UNEP 20th anniversary

date: 5 June 1992

designer: Ahmed F. Karim, K.G. Mustafa

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾

69 T 4 earth divided in sections for agriculture, industry, cities, population, seas, nature, text "ONLY

ONE EARTH / CARE AND SHARE" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 415/SG 440/Yvert 391)

70 T 104 earth, UN and UNEP emblems, text "UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME / 1972-1992 /

ONLY ONE EARTH / CARE AND SHARE" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 416/SG 441/Yvert 392)

International Conference on Nutrition, Rome

date: 5 June 1992

designer: Md. Muniruzaman

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14¼:13¾

71 T 4 baby surrounded by different foods, text "INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUTRITION, ROME

1992" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 435/SG 461/Yvert 414)

World Health Day

date: 7 April 1993

designer: Nurul Islam, Anowar Hossain

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14¼:13¾ (70), 13¾:14¼ (71)

72 T 6 child, several dangers (sinking boat, traffic accidents, fire), protecting hand, WHO emblem,

text "WORLD HEALTH DAY '93" and "Prevent Accident" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 442/SG 468/Yvert 417)

73 T 10 earth protected by people, knife, pistol, syringe, cigarette, hand grenade, WHO emblem, text

"WORLD HEALTH DAY 1993" and "PREVENT VIOLENCE" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 443/SG 469/Yvert 418)

ILO 75th anniversary

date: 11 April 1994

designer: Mozammel Haq, Rafika Hossain

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14¼:13¾ (72), 13¾:14¼ (73)

74 T 4 agricultural workers, different stages of producing rice, ILO emblem, number '75', text "75th

Anniversary of International Labour Organization" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 474/SG 501/Yvert 449)

75 T 10 industrial worker, ILO emblem, number '75', text "75th Anniversary of International Labour

Organization" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 475/SG 502/Yvert 450)

International Year of the Family

date: 15 May 1994

designer: Mozammel Haq

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

76 T 10 family of three generations, globe, IYF emblem, text "INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE FAMILY 1994"

(also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 479/SG 506/Yvert 451 A)

WTO (Tourism) 20th anniversary

date: 2 January 1995

designer: Anowar Hossain

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14½

77 T 10 15th Century monuments in Sonargaon, WTO emblem, text "20TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD

TOURISM ORGANIZATION" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 519/SG 547/Yvert 467)

World Health Day

date: 7 April 1995

designer: Md. Motior Rahman

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

78 T 2 crab, medicine, medical objects, text "CANCER CONTROL / FIGHT AGAINST CANCER"

(also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 525/SG 552/Yvert 496)

FAO 50th anniversary

date: 16 October 1995

designer: Anowar Hossain

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

79 T 10 crop, water pump, forestry, agriculture, irrigation, fishing, chickens, cow, FAO jubilee

emblem, text "FAO 50TH / ANNIVERSARY / 1945-1995" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 535/SG 562/Yvert 504)

UNO 50th anniversary

date: 24 October 1995

designer: Anowar Hossain

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14½:13¾

80 T 2 peace dove, rainbows, UN Headquarters, UNO jubilee emblem, text "FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF

THE / UNITED NATIONS / (1945-1995)" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 536/SG 563/Yvert 505)

81 T 10 UN Headquarters on UN emblem, hands of different races joining, UNO jubilee emblem, text

"FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE / UNITED NATIONS (1945-1995)" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 537/SG 564/Yvert 506)

82 T 10 globe, peace doves, numbers '1945' and '1995', UNO jubilee emblem, text "FIFTIETH

ANNIVERSARY / OF THE UNITED NATIONS (1945-1995)" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 537/SG 564/Yvert 507)

UNICEF 50th anniversary

date: 11 December 1996

designer: Anowar Hossain, Md. Shamsuzzoha

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

83 T 4 children of the world getting education and medical care, caring hands, UNICEF jubilee

emblem, text "50TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNICEF" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 589/SG 618/Yvert 555 A)

84 T 10 mother and child, UNICEF jubilee emblem, text "50TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNICEF" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 590/SG 619/Yvert 555 B)

Heinrich von Stephan death centenary

date: 8 April 1997

designer: Anowar Hossain

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

85 T 4 portrait, UPU emblem, text "HEINRICH VON STEPHAN / (1831-1897)" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 613/SG 642/Yvert 557)

World Solar Programme

date: 16 September 1998

designer: Anowar Hossain

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

remark: the stamp was sold in a number of post offices from 16 September 1998, sales were stopped

shortly after and resumed on 24 September 1998

86 T 10 different solar panels, emblem, globe, sun rays, text "WORLD SOLAR PROGRAM / (1996-2005)"

(also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 656/SG 684/Yvert 601)

World Habitat Day

date: 5 October 1998

designer: Anowar Hossain

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

87 T 10 view of a city, circle of people, houses, Habitat emblem, text "WORLD HABITAT DAY '98 /

SAFER CITIES" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 657/SG 685/Yvert 602)

IFAD 20th anniversary

date: 17 October 1998

designer: Anowar Hossain

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

remark: stamp nr. 87 was overprinted in 2003 for the 25th anniversary of IFAD (see nr. 119)

88 T 6 number '20', agricultural workers, sunflower, IFAD jubilee emblem, text "20TH ANNIVERSARY

OF THE INTERNATIONAL FUND / FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD)· 1998" (also in

Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 658/SG 686/Yvert 603)

89 T 10 woman with baskets, corn, sunflower, IFAD jubilee emblem, text "20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE

INTERNATIONAL FUND / FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD)· 1998" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 659/SG 687/Yvert 604)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 50th anniversary

date: 10 December 1998

designer: Md. Motior Rahman

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

90 T 10 HR jubilee emblem, clouds, text "50TH ANNIVERSARY / OF THE UNIVERSAL / DECLARATION

OF / HUMAN RIGHTS" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 662/SG 690/Yvert 623)

UN Peacekeeping forces 50th anniversary

date: 30 December 1998

designer: Anowar Hossain

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

91 T 10 globe, peacekeeping symbols, UN emblem, peace dove, text "50 YEARS OF UN PEACEKEEPING"

(also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 679/SG 707/Yvert 624)

Mother Teresa

date: 5 September 1999

designer: Anowar Hossain

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

92 T 8 portrait, text "MOTHER TERESA (1910-1997)" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 688/SG 720/Yvert 627)

Membership of the United Nations 25th anniversary

date: 13 September 1999

designer: Anowar Hossain

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

93 T 6 portrait of Mujibur Rahman, view of New York, national monument in Dacca, peace dove,

red sun, Bangladesh flag, jubilee emblem, text "25 YEARS OF BANGLADESH IN THE UN /

1974-1999" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 689/SG 721/Yvert 628)

International Year of Older Persons

date: 1 October 1999

designer: Anowar Hossain

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

94 T 6 hands holding a tree, child surrounded by older persons, IYOP emblem, text "INTERNATIONAL

YEAR OF OLDER PERSONS '99" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 691/SG 723/Yvert 631)

World Habitat Day

date: 4 October 1999

designer: Anowar Hossain

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14½:13¾

95 T 4 hands protecting cities and villages, slums and poor. Habitat emblem, text "WORLD

HABITAT DAY '99 " (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 692/SG 724/Yvert 633)

UPU 125th anniversary

date: 9 October 1999

designer: Anowar Hossain, Md. Motior Rahman, Md. Sha

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14½:13¾, souvenir sheet 14½

size souv. sheet: 140 x 90 mm

96 T 4 mobile post office, UPU emblem, text "MOBILE POST OFFICE / 125TH ANNIVERSARY

OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION 1874-1999" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 693 A/SG 725/Yvert 635)

97 T 4 postman on motor cycle, UPU emblem, text "G.E.P./E.M.S. DELIVERY / 125TH

ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION 1874-1999" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 694 A/SG 726/Yvert 636)

98 T 6 postal boat, UPU emblem, text "MAIL CONVEYANCE / 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF

THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION 1874-1999" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 695 A/SG 727/Yvert 637)

99 T 6 two airplanes from Bangladesh Airlines, UPU emblem, text "MAIL CONVEYANCE / 125TH

ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION 1874-1999" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 696 A/SG 728/Yvert 638)

100 T 25 souvenir sheet with stamps 96-99, Bangladesh Post and UPU emblems, dove, horse, boat,

train, computer, text "125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION 1874-1999"

(also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel block 24/SG MS 729/Yvert BF 23)

International Mother Language Day

date: 21 February 2000

designer: Anowar Hossain, Md. Motior Rahman, Mr. Muslim

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

remark: stamps depict people that died in the demonstrations for the use of Bengali as official language

in East Pakistan 21 February 1952

101 T 4 portrait of Abul Barkat, text ""21ST FEBRUARY, THE INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY" /

ABUL BARKAT (1927-1952)" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 719/SG 752/Yvert 646)

102 T 4 portrait of Rafiq Uddin Ahmad, text ""21ST FEBRUARY, THE INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE

DAY" / RAFIQ UDDIN AHMAD (1926-1952)" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 720/SG 753/Yvert 647)

103 T 4 portrait of Shafiur Rahman, text ""21ST FEBRUARY, THE INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY"

/ SHAFIUR RAHMAN (1918-1952)" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 721/SG 754/Yvert 648)

104 T 4 portrait of Abdul Jabbar, text ""21ST FEBRUARY, THE INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY"/

ABDUL JABBAR (1919-1952)" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 722/SG 755/Yvert 649)

WMO 50th anniversary

date: 23 March 2000

designer: Md. Shamsuzzoha

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

105 T 10 antennas of weather stations, weather map, WMO jubilee emblem, text "50TH ANNIVERSARY

OF THE WORLD / METEOROLOGICAL ORANIZATION" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 723/SG 756/Yvert 650)

International Year of Volunteers

date: 5 December 2000

designer: Motior Rahman

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

106 T 6 IYV emblem, text "INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF VOLUNTEERS 2001" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 743/SG 776/Yvert 667)

UNHCR 50th anniversary

date: 14 December 2000

designer: Anowar Hossain

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

107 T 10 protecting hands, refugees walking into a bright future, UNHCR jubilee emblem, text "50TH

ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS / HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 745/SG 778/Yvert 663)

World No-Tobacco Day

date: 31 May 2001

designer: Anowar Hossain

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

108 T 10 globe, chain of people, cigarettes, pipes, tobacco plants, text "WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 769/SG 802/Yvert 683)

United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations

date: 24 October 2001

designer: Urška Golob, Slovenia (stamp)

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14½

size souv. sheet: 96 x 64 mm

109 T 10 general stamp design: children, globe, means of communication, text "2001-United Nations

Year of / Dialogue Among Civilizations"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 781/SG 814/Yvert 687)

110 T 30 souvenir sheet with stamp nr. 109, globe, text "2001 - United Nations Year of / Dialogue

Among Civilizations"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel block 25/SG MS 815/Yvert BF 25)

World AIDS Day

date: 1 December 2001

designer: Anowar Hossain

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

111 T 10 blood drop with 'AIDS', hands and family, red ribbon, symbols of possible infection, text

"I care… / Do you?" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 783/SG 817/Yvert 693)

International Mother Language Day

date: 21 February 2002

designer: -

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14½:13¾, 14½ (souvenir sheet)

size souv. sheet: 96 x 65 mm

remark: printed in strips of three stamps

112 T 10 Bengali alphabet, text "INTERNATIONAL / MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 2002" and "50TH

ANNIVERSARY OF THE / GREAT LANGUAGE MOVEMENT / 1952-2002" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 789/SG 823/Yvert 707)

113 T 10 Shaheed Minar monument, Dhaka, text "INTERNATIONAL / MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 2002" and

"50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE / GREAT LANGUAGE MOVEMENT / 1952-2002" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 790/SG 824/Yvert 708)

114 T 10 letters from different languages. text "INTERNATIONAL / MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 2002" and

"50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE / GREAT LANGUAGE MOVEMENT / 1952-2002" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 791/SG 825/Yvert 709)

115 souvenir sheet, letters from different languages

T 30 number '50' in Bengali writing, text "21 FEBRUARY INTERNATIONAL MOTHER / LANGUAGE DAY"

and "FIFTY YEARS OF / AMAR EKUSHEY / 1952-2002" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel block 26/SG MS 826/Yvert -)

Special Session on Children

date: 28 April 2002

designer: -

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

116 T 10 children, text "Say / YES / for children", "Put Children First" and "Global Movement for Children" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 795/SG 829/Yvert 700)

World Population Day

date: 11 July 2002

designer: -

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

117 T 6 family in front of their house, woman at the doctor's, cattle, emblem, text in Bengali

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 804/SG 838/Yvert 703)

World Habitat Day

date: 7 October 2002

designer: Kazi Shariful Alam

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14:14½

118 T 4 view of Dhaka, Habitat emblem, text "World Habitat Day 2002" and "City to City Cooperation"

(also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 808/SG 842/Yvert 704)

IFAD 25th anniversary

date: 19 February 2003

designer: Anowar Hossain (original stamp)

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 13¾:14½

119 T 10 stamp nr. 89 with overprint "25 Years of IFAD" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured, overprint in black

(cat. Michel 814/SG 848/Yvert 714)

ICDDR,B 25th anniversary

date: 7 December 2003

designer: ICDDR,B, Dhaka, Bangladesh

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14:14½

120 T 10 ICDDR,B jubilee emblem, text "ICDDR,B: 25 Year as an International Centre" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 825/SG 858/Yvert 730)

World Health Day

date: 7 April 2004

designer: Mrinal Chakraborty

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14½:14

121 T 6 people in a tyre, road, WHO emblem, text "ROAD SAFETY / IS NO ACCIDENT" and "World

Health Day 2004" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 832/SG 865/Yvert 737)

International Year of Rice

date: 21 June 2004

designer: Mrinal Chakraborty

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14½:14

122 T 5 people carrying harvested rice, text "Rice is Life / International Year of Rice-2004" (also in

Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 839/SG 872/Yvert 744)

World Population Day

date: 11 July 2004

designer: Anowar Hossain

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14:14½

123 T 6 man feeding child, woman, school girl, emblem, text "WORLD POPULATION / DAY 2004" (also

in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 840/SG 873/Yvert 745)

Membership of the United Nations 30th anniversary

date: 16 September 2004

designer: Mrinal Chakraborty

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14½:14

124 T 4 United Nations Headquarters, New York, map of Bangladesh, jubilee emblem, text "Bangladesh

and the United Nations / Thirty Years of Partnership / 1974-2004" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 841/SG 874/Yvert 746)

International Year of Microcredit

date: 15 January 2005

designer: Mrinal Chakraborty

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14½:14

remark: printed in pairs of two stamps

125 T 4 woman making pottery, Bangladesh coins as cart wheels, globe, text "UN INTERNATIONAL

YEAR OF MICROCREDIT" (also in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 854/SG 887/Yvert 759)

126 T 10 woman making the globe turn through a Bangladesh coin, text "UN INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF

MICROCREDIT / BANGLADESH: PIONEER OF MICROCREDIT"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 854/SG 887/Yvert 760)

World Summit on the Information Society, Tunis

date: 22 January 2006

designer: -

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14¼:13¾

127 T 10 people with letter and satellite dish, letters and computer screen, globe, conference emblem,

text "WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY / (WSIS-TUNIS-2005)"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 868/SG 901/Yvert 773)

World Health Day

date: 19 July 2006

designer: -

printer: The Security Printing Corporation (BD), Gazipur

perforated: 14:14½

128 T 6 woman and children, globe, UN and campaign emblems, text "WORLD HEALTH DAY 2005" (also

in Bengali)

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 877/SG 910/Yvert 779)

World AIDS Day