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1980
1980
The year 1980 was the 9th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fourth year of the Government of Ziaur Rahman.
Incumbents
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President: Ziaur Rahman
Prime Minister: Shah Azizur Rahman
Vice President: Abdus Sattar
Chief Justice: Kemaluddin Hossain
Demography
+ Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1980 https://data.worldbank.org/country/bangladesh World Development Indicators The World Bank 9 Dec 2021 Population, total79,639,498 Population density (per km2)611.8 Population growth (annual %)2.7% Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)106.2 Urban population (% of total)14.9% Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)43.0 Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)14.4 Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)199 Life expectancy at birth, total (years)52.9 Fertility rate, total (births per woman)6.4
Climate
Bangladesh in 1980 Yes Yes 18.3 20.6 25.1 28.9 27.2 28.2 28.1 28.1 28.4 26.4 23.4 20.4 25.3 green 4.4 34.1 56.2 74.5 319.8 354.4 510.3 393.8 246.2 173.1 1.2 .6 2168.6 Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA) http://sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportal/index.cfm?page=country_historical_climate&ThisRegion=Asia&ThisCCode=BGD Climate Change Knowledge Portal The World Bank Group 27 May 2018 27 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180527201746/http://sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportal/index.cfm?page=country_historical_climate&ThisRegion=Asia&ThisCCode=BGD dead
Economy
+ Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1980 National Income Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP GDP $18.1 billion BDT280.8 billion GDP growth (annual %) .8% GDP per capita $227.8 BDT3,526 Agriculture, value added $5.6 billion BDT86.4 billion 31.6% Industry, value added $3.6 billion BDT56.5 billion 20.6% Services, etc., value added $8.5 billion BDT130.9 billion 47.8% Balance of Payment Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP Current account balance -$702.1 million -3.9% Imports of goods and services $2,834.0 million BDT50.2 billion 17.9% Exports of goods and services $1,004.7 million BDT15.4 billion 5.5% Foreign direct investment, net inflows $8.5 million 0.0% Personal remittances, received $338.7 million 1.9% Total reserves (includes gold) at year end $331.2 million Total reserves in months of imports 1.4
Note: For the year 1980 average official exchange rate for BDT was 15.45 per US$.
Events
25 March – Bangladeshi armed forces allegedly attacked the village of Kawkhali and left about 300 dead.Roy Rajkumari Chandra https://www.iwgia.org/images/publications//0128_Chittagong_hill_tracts.pdf Land Rights of the Indigenous Peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh 2000 International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs 978-8790730291 121
1 April - New regulation came into effect enabling the protection of foreign investments in Bangladesh from Government actions like nationalization and expropriation.http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/pdf_part.php?id=597 The Foreign Private Investment (Promotion And Protection) Act, 1980 Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Bangladesh 21 October 2018
May - The village level administrative bodies were formed for the first time under the title of "Swanirvar Gram Sarkar" (Self-sufficient village Government).https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-33464 Nath D.K. Gram sarkar and local government election The Daily Star 24 April 2008 21 October 2018
May - President Rahman addressed letters to the Heads of Government of the countries of South Asia, presenting his vision for the future of the region and the compelling arguments for regional cooperation in the context of evolving international realities.http://archives.dailynews.lk/2008/08/01/saarc02.asp History and mission of SAARC Daily News (Sri Lanka) 1 August 2008 21 October 2018
17 June - Coup d'état attempt against President Rahman failsKarim Rezaul 14 August 2016 Rewards for slayers https://www.thedailystar.net/august-15-special-coverage/rewards-slayers-1269622 27 April 2021
Sports
The Bangladesh Olympic Association was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1980.https://www.olympic.org/bangladesh Bangladesh – National Olympic Committee (NOC) International Olympic Committee 20 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180808234126/https://www.olympic.org/bangladesh 8 August 2018 live
International football:
Bangladesh participated in 1980 AFC Asian Cup, where they lost all 4 of their group matches and ended the tournament at the bottom of the points table.
Domestic football:
Mohammedan SC won 1980 Dhaka First Division League title, while Team BJMC came out runners-up. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bangchamp.html List of Champions Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 16 October 2018
Mohammedan SC & Brothers Union jointly won the first title of Bangladesh Federation Cup. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bangcuphist.html Bangladesh - List of Cup Winners Ian King, Hans Schöggl and Erlan Manaschev for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 30 October 2018
Cricket:
Pakistani cricket team visited Bangladesh but matches were abandoned due to unwarranted crowd interference during the first match.Hasan Babli. "Antorjartik Crickete Bangladesh". Khelar Bhuban Prakashani, November 1994.
Awards and recognitions
International Recognition
Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of BRAC, was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award.http://rmaward.asia/awardees/country/bangladesh/ Awardees who worked in Bangladesh Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation 4 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180701004536/http://rmaward.asia/awardees/country/bangladesh/ 1 July 2018 dead
Independence Day Award
Recipients Area Note Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah education posthumous Mawlana Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh education Alhaz Zahir Uddin social work posthumous Farrukh Ahmed literature posthumous Munier Chowdhury science and technology posthumous Sohrab Hossain music Dr. Khondokar Ameer Hasan science and technology
Ekushey Padak
Abul Hussain (literature)
Bedaruddin Ahmad (music)
Mohammad Abdul Jabbar (music)Abdul Jabbar reflects on patriotic songs http://newagebd.net/184200/abdul-jabbar-reflects-on-patriotic-songs/ New Age Dhaka 14 December 2015 10 September 2016 2 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20160910011441/http://newagebd.net/184200/abdul-jabbar-reflects-on-patriotic-songs/ dead
Hamidur Rahman (art)
Murtaja Baseer (art)
Ronen Kushari (drama)
Mujibur Rahman Khan (journalism)
Mohammad Ferdous Khan (education)
Births
Zunaid Ahmed Palak, politician
Abdullah Al Rakib, chess grandmaster
Deaths
20 April – Begum Badrunnessa Ahmed, social worker (b. 1903)
30 June – Bhupati Bhushan Chowdhury, politician (b. 1930)
See also
1980s in Bangladesh
List of Bangladeshi films of 1980
Timeline of Bangladeshi history
References
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