Following the war for their liberation in 1971, Bangladesh was faced with a multitude of problems, both physical and economical. Their economy was seriously lacking and they had to deal with trying to fix all of the physical damage that was caused by the fighting. Later on in 1974, Bangladesh was hit by an intense monsoon that wiped out most of the crops for that year. The monsoon, paired with existing issues, like those caused by the war for liberation, created a massively devastating famine.