1983 in Bangladesh

1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1983rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 983rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 83rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1980s decade.

← 1982 1981 1980 1983 in Bangladesh → 1984 1985 1986
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	Other events of 1983 List of years in Bangladesh

The year 1983 was the 12th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the second year of the Government of Hussain Muhammad Ershad.

Incumbents

H. M.
Ershad

• President: A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury (until 10 December), Hussain Muhammad Ershad (starting 11 December)
• Chief Justice: F.K.M. Munim

Demography

Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1983[1]

Population, total	88,338,242
Population density (per km^2)	678.6
Population growth (annual %)	2.7%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)	104.4
Urban population (% of total)	16.6%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)	41.8
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)	13.2
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)	184.3
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)	54.7
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	5.9

Climate

Climate data for Bangladesh in 1983
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	18. (64)	19.7 (67.5)	24.7 (76.5)	26.9 (80.4)	27.5 (81.5)	28.9 (84.0)	28.7 (83.7)	28.2 (82.8)	28.2 (82.8)	27. (81)	23.9 (75.0)	18.9 (66.0)	25.1 (77.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	10. (0.4)	36.4 (1.43)	100.9 (3.97)	169.7 (6.68)	351. (13.8)	428.4 (16.87)	372.9 (14.68)	458.4 (18.05)	300.8 (11.84)	276.4 (10.88)	26. (1.0)	35.8 (1.41)	2,566.7 (101.05)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]

Economy

Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1983[1]

National Income
	Current US$	Current BDT	% of GDP
GDP	$17.6 billion	BDT418.4 billion
GDP growth (annual %)	3.9%
GDP per capita	$199.3	BDT4,736
Agriculture, value added	$5.6 billion	BDT132.4 billion	32.4%
Industry, value added	$3.7 billion	BDT87.3 billion	21.4%
Services, etc., value added	$8.0 billion	BDT189.0 billion	46.2%
Balance of Payment
	Current US$	Current BDT	% of GDP
Current account balance	-$45.8 million		-.3%
Imports of goods and services	$2,335.8 million	BDT61.6 billion	14.7%
Exports of goods and services	$939.9 million	BDT23.4 billion	5.6%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows	$.4 million		0.0%
Personal remittances, received	$642.4 million		3.6%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end	$545.9 million
Total reserves in months of imports	2.7

Note: For the year 1983 average official exchange rate for BDT was 24.62 per US$.

Events

Ershad arrives for a state visit to USA (1983)

• 14 February - At least 10 people, mostly students, were killed when police opened fire on the procession against the education policy, popularly known at that time as “Majid Khan Education Policy.” The incident marked the beginning of the anti-autocracy movement against the military regime of H. M. Ershad.[3]
• 18 February - Over 2,000 people, mostly Muslims of Bangladeshi origin, are massacred in Assam, India, during the Assam agitation.[4]
• 20 September - The Bangladesh National Museum (Jatiya Jadughar) ordinance came into effect.[5]
• 2 October - Grameen Bank was established as an independent bank through a Government ordinance.[6]
• 11 December - Hussain Muhammad Ershad takes charge as the President of Bangladesh.[7]

Independence Day Award

Recipients	Area	Note
Abdul Kadir	literature
Muhammad Enamul Haque	education	posthumous
Serajul Huq	education
Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM)	medical science	organization

Ekushey Padak

1. Shawkat Osman (literature)
2. Sanaul Huq (literature)
3. Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury (literature)
4. M A Kuddus (education)
5. Shahidullah Kaisar (journalism)
6. Syed Nur Uddin (journalism)
7. Abu Jafar Shamsuddin (literature)
8. Mohammad Kibria (painting)
9. Barin Mazumder (music)
10. Muhammad Mansuruddin

Sports

• Domestic football:
  • Abahani KC won Dhaka League title while Mohammedan SC became runner-up.[8]
  • Mohammedan SC won the title of Bangladesh Federation Cup.[9]

Births

• 11 April – Munem Wasif, photographer
• 28 May – Mamnun Hasan Emon, actor

Deaths

• 26 January – Selina Banu, freedom fighter and social activist (b. 1926)
• 12 February – Benajir Ahmed, author (b. 1903)
• 4 May – Abul Fazal, author (b. 1903)
• 28 August – MA Wadud, language activist (b. 1925)
• 22 October – Khondakar Abdul Hamid, journalist (b. 1918)
• 10 November – Manabendra Narayan Larma, human rights activist (b. 1939)
• 28 August – MA Wadud, language activist (b. 1925)
• 31 December – Mohammad Sultan, language activist (b. 1926)

See also

• 1980s in Bangladesh
• Timeline of Bangladeshi history

References

1. "World Development Indicators". The World Bank. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
2. "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
3. "Anti-autocracy day". bdnews24.com. 14 February 2013.
4. Kokrajhar; Dhubri (24 August 2012). "Killing for a homeland". The Economist Banyan blog. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
5. "Bangladesh National Museum". Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
6. Rahman, Aminur (2001). Women and Microcredit in Rural Bangladesh: Anthropological Study of Grameen Bank Lending. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press. p. 4. ISBN 0-8133-3930-8.
7. "Bangladesh Leader in Military Regime Assumes Presidency". The New York Times. 12 December 1983.
8. "List of Champions". Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
9. "Bangladesh - List of Cup Winners". Ian King, Hans Schöggl and Erlan Manaschev for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 October 2018.