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.

1983
in
Bangladesh

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

Demography

Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1983[1]
Population, total 88,338,242
Population density (per km2) 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 billionBDT418.4 billion
GDP growth (annual %)3.9%
GDP per capita$199.3BDT4,736
Agriculture, value added$5.6 billionBDT132.4 billion32.4%
Industry, value added$3.7 billionBDT87.3 billion21.4%
Services, etc., value added$8.0 billionBDT189.0 billion46.2%
Balance of Payment
Current US$Current BDT% of GDP
Current account balance-$45.8 million-.3%
Imports of goods and services$2,335.8 millionBDT61.6 billion14.7%
Exports of goods and services$939.9 millionBDT23.4 billion5.6%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows$.4 million0.0%
Personal remittances, received$642.4 million3.6%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end$545.9 million
Total reserves in months of imports2.7

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)

Independence Day Award

Recipients Area Note
Abdul Kadirliterature
Muhammad Enamul Haqueeducationposthumous
Serajul Huqeducation
Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM)medical scienceorganization

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

Births

Deaths

See also

References

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  2. "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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  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.


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