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1983 in Bangladesh

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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.

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

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President Hussain Muhammad Ershad
H. M.
Ershad

Demography

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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

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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

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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 $204.4 BDT4,857
Agriculture, value added $5.5 billion BDT129.9 billion 31.0%
Industry, value added $3.7 billion BDT87.3 billion 20.9%
Services, etc., value added $8.1 billion BDT191.6 billion 45.8%
Balance of Payment
Current US$ 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 $0.4 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

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Ershad arrives for a state visit to USA (1983)

Awards and recognitions

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Independence Day Award

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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

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  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

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "World Development Indicators". The World Bank. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. 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.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh National Museum". Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  6. ^ Rahman, Aminur (2001) [First published 1999]. Women and Microcredit in Rural Bangladesh: Anthropological Study of the Rhetoric and Realities of Grameen Bank Lending. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press. pp. 4–5. ISBN 0-8133-3930-8.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Leader in Military Regime Assumes Presidency". The New York Times. 12 December 1983.
  8. ^ "Kalinga 1983 - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  9. ^ "List of Champions". Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh - List of Cup Winners". Ian King, Hans Schöggl and Erlan Manaschev for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 October 2018.