1979 in Bangladesh explained
The year 1979 was the 8th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the third year of the Government of Ziaur Rahman. This year martial law is lifted following elections, which Zia's Bangladesh National Party (BNP) wins.
Incumbents
Demography
Population, total| 77,529,040 |
| Population density (per km2) | 595.6 |
| Population growth (annual %) | 2.7% |
| Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) | 106.2 |
| Urban population (% of total) | 13.7% |
| Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 43.5 |
| Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 14.9 |
| Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) | 203 |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 52.3 |
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 6.5 | |
Economy
National Income | Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP |
|---|
| GDP | $15.6 billion | BDT236.9 billion | |
| GDP growth (annual %) | 4.8% |
| GDP per capita | $200.8 | BDT3,056 | |
| Agriculture, value added | $8.2 billion | BDT124.3 billion | 52.5% |
| Industry, value added | $2.4 billion | BDT37.2 billion | 15.7% |
| Services, etc., value added | $5.0 billion | BDT75.5 billion | 31.9% |
| Balance of Payment |
|---|
| Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP |
|---|
| Current account balance | style="text-align: right;" | -$415.9 million | | style="text-align: right;" | -2.7% |
| Imports of goods and services | $2,098.0 million | BDT37.4 billion | 15.8% |
| Exports of goods and services | $788.2 million | BDT14.5 billion | 6.1% |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows | style="text-align: right;" | -$8.0 million | | style="text-align: right;" | -0.1% |
| Personal remittances, received | $171.1 million | | 1.1% |
| Total reserves (includes gold) at year end | $413.6 million | | |
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Note: For the year 1979 average official exchange rate for
BDT was 15.55 per US$.
Events
- 26 January – Near Chuadanga, a train derails and overturns, killing at least 70 and injuring at least 300.
- 18 February – Second National Parliamentary Elections were held. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which won 207 of the 300 seats.
- 6 April – The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Bangladesh was passed by the Jatiya Sangsad. This Act amended the Fourth Schedule to the constitution by adding a new paragraph 18 thereto, which provided that all amendments, additions, modifications, substitutions and omissions made in the constitution during the period between 15 August 1975 and 9 April 1979 (both days inclusive) by any Proclamation or Proclamation Order of the Martial Law Authorities had been validly made and would not be called in question in or before any court or tribunal or authority on any ground whatsoever.[1]
- 7 April – Bangladesh started the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) to reduce child deaths from vaccine preventable diseases.[2]
Awards and Recognitions
Independence Day Award
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|
| literature | posthumous |
| science and technology | |
| education | posthumous |
| music | |
| music | |
| music | |
| arts | Designed the Flag of Bangladesh |
| social welfare | |
| population control | | |
Ekushey Padak
- Azizur Rahman (literature)
- Benajir Ahmed (literature)
- Abdul Latif (music)
- Sheikh Luthfur Rahman (music)
- Abdul Wahab (journalism)
- Mohammad Modabber (journalism)
- Muhammad Enamul Haque (education)
Sports
Births
Deaths
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Ahamed, Emajuddin . 2012 . Constitutional Amendments . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Constitutional_Amendments . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Sarkar . P. K. . Sarkar . N. K. . Doulah . S. . Bari. T. I. A. . 2015 . Expanded Programme on Immunization in Bangladesh: A Success Story . Bangladesh Journal of Child Health . 39 . 2 . 93–98 . 11 October 2018.
- Web site: List of Champions. Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 October 2018.
