1982 in Bangladesh

1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1982nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 982nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 82nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1980s decade.

1982
in
Bangladesh

Centuries:
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
See also:Other events of 1982
List of years in Bangladesh

The year 1982 was the 11th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the first year of the Government of Hussain Muhammad Ershad.

Incumbents

President Hussain Muhammad Ershad
H. M.
Ershad

Demography

Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1982[1]
Population, total 83,932,132
Population density (per km2) 644.8
Population growth (annual %) 2.6%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 106.5
Urban population (% of total) 16.2%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 41.9
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 13.7
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 189
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 53.8
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 6.1

Climate

Climate data for Bangladesh in 1982
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.
(66)
20.4
(68.7)
23.7
(74.7)
26.8
(80.2)
29.1
(84.4)
28.
(82)
28.6
(83.5)
27.9
(82.2)
28.3
(82.9)
27.
(81)
22.7
(72.9)
18.9
(66.0)
25.
(77)
Average precipitation mm (inches) .4
(0.02)
16.7
(0.66)
42.5
(1.67)
165.8
(6.53)
177.9
(7.00)
392.
(15.4)
386.
(15.2)
581.
(22.9)
269.5
(10.61)
41.2
(1.62)
37.6
(1.48)
3.6
(0.14)
2,114.2
(83.24)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]

Economy

Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1982[1]
National Income
Current US$Current BDT% of GDP
GDP$18.5 billionBDT371.2 billion
GDP growth (annual %)2.1%
GDP per capita$220.7BDT4,423
Agriculture, value added$5.8 billionBDT116.7 billion31.4%
Industry, value added$3.7 billionBDT74.4 billion20.0%
Services, etc., value added$8.5 billionBDT171.3 billion46.1%
Balance of Payment
Current US$Current BDT% of GDP
Current account balance-$500.7 million-2.7%
Imports of goods and services$2,660.8 millionBDT57.7 billion15.5%
Exports of goods and services$986.6 millionBDT18.8 billion5.1%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows$7.0 million0.0%
Personal remittances, received$526.5 million2.8%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end$208.5 million
Total reserves in months of imports0.9

Note: For the year 1982 average official exchange rate for BDT was 22.12 per US$.

Events

  • 24 March - Lt. Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad assumes power through a bloodless coup.[3]
  • 26 June - Bangladesh adopts standards of weights and measures based on metric system.[4]
  • 4 October - Bangladesh signs with India a memorandum of understanding on water sharing for two years.[5]
  • Bangladesh enacted the National Drug Policy which helped develop the drug manufacturing industry in Bangladesh.[6]
  • The Upazila Parishad law known as the Local Government (Thana Parishad and Thana Reorganization) Ordinance 1982 provided for a directly elected chairman based on one man one vote principle. The local level government functionaries were made non-voting members while the elected union parishad chairmen became members with voting rights.

Independence Day Award

Recipients Area Note
M. A. Rashideducationposthumous
Kazi Mohammad Mosharraf Hossainsocial workposthumous
Syed Murtaza Aliliteratureposthumous
Anwarul Haquefine artsposthumous
Begum Feroza Barisocial service

Ekushey Padak

  1. Syed Ali Ahsan (literature)
  2. Abul Hasan (literature)
  3. Talim Hossain (literature)
  4. Abdul Hakim (education)
  5. Ful Mohammad (music)
  6. SM Sultan (fine arts)
  7. G A Mannan (literature)
  8. Sanaullah Nuri (journalism)

Sports

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. "World Development Indicators". The World Bank. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. "Country profile: Bangladesh". BBC News.
  4. "The Standards of Weights and Measures Ordinance, 1982" (PDF). Ministry of Law and Land Reforms, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
  5. Haq, Enamul (2012). "Ganges Water Sharing". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  6. "Health, Nutrition & Population Programme Proposal (HNPPP)". Archived from the original on 8 February 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  7. "List of Champions". Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  8. "Bangladesh - List of Cup Winners". Ian King, Hans Schöggl and Erlan Manaschev for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  9. "Topu says". bdnewslive.com. 8 January 2012. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  10. Khan, Mobarak Hossain (2012). "Khan, Ustad Phuljhuri". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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