1980 in Bangladesh explained

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

• President: Ziaur Rahman
• Prime Minister: Shah Azizur Rahman
• Vice President: Abdus Sattar
• Chief Justice: Kemaluddin Hossain

Demography

Population, total

79,639,498
Population density (per km^2)	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

Economy

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	style="text-align: right;"	-$702.1 million		style="text-align: right;"	-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.^[1]
• 1 April - New regulation came into effect enabling the protection of foreign investments in Bangladesh from Government actions like nationalization and expropriation.^[2]
• May - The village level administrative bodies were formed for the first time under the title of "Swanirvar Gram Sarkar" (Self-sufficient village Government).^[3]
• 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.^[4]
• 17 June - Coup d'état attempt against President Rahman fails^[5]

Sports

• The Bangladesh Olympic Association was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1980.^[6]
• 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 Dhaka League title, while Team BJMC came out runners-up.^[7]
  • Mohammedan SC & Brothers Union jointly won the first title of Bangladesh Federation Cup.^[8]
• Cricket:
  • Pakistani cricket team visited Bangladesh but matches were abandoned due to unwarranted crowd interference during the first match.^[9]

Awards and recognitions

International Recognition

• Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of BRAC, was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award.^[10]

Independence Day Award

Recipients	Area	Note
	education	posthumous
	education
Alhaz Zahir Uddin	social work	posthumous
	literature	posthumous
	science and technology	posthumous
	music
	science and technology

Ekushey Padak

1. Abul Hussain (literature)
2. Bedaruddin Ahmad (music)
3. Mohammad Abdul Jabbar (music)^[11]
4. Hamidur Rahman (art)
5. Murtaja Baseer (art)
6. Ronen Kushari (drama)
7. Mujibur Rahman Khan (journalism)
8. 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

Notes and References

1. Book: Roy, Rajkumari Chandra . Land Rights of the Indigenous Peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh . 2000 . International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs . 978-8790730291 . 121.
2. Web site: 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.
3. News: Gram sarkar and local government election . Nath . D.K. . The Daily Star . 24 April 2008 . 21 October 2018.
4. News: History and mission of SAARC . Daily News (Sri Lanka) . 1 August 2008 . 21 October 2018.
5. News: Karim . Rezaul . 14 August 2016 . Rewards for slayers . 27 April 2021.
6. Web site: Bangladesh – National Olympic Committee (NOC) . . 20 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180808234126/https://www.olympic.org/bangladesh . 8 August 2018 . live .
7. Web site: List of Champions. Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 October 2018.
8. Web site: Bangladesh - List of Cup Winners. Ian King, Hans Schöggl and Erlan Manaschev for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 30 October 2018.
9. Hasan Babli. "Antorjartik Crickete Bangladesh". Khelar Bhuban Prakashani, November 1994.
10. Web site: 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.
11. News: Abdul Jabbar reflects on patriotic songs . New Age . Dhaka . 14 December 2015.