Bangladesh sent medical teams and supplies to Egypt for the Yom Kippur War. In 1974 Egypt led by President Anwar Sadat donated 44 tanks to Bangladesh which was led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. These were the first tanks received by the Bangladesh Army after Bangladesh became an independent country in 1971. These same tanks were used in the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Bangladesh and Egypt are both members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Islamic Military Coalition.