1984 in Bangladesh explained

The year 1984 was the 13th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the third year of the Government of Hussain Muhammad Ershad.

Incumbents

Demography

Population, total
88,416,529
Population density (per km2)679.2
Population growth (annual %)2.6%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)106.7
Urban population (% of total)17.1%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)40.5
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)13.0
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)179
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)54.7
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)5.7

Climate

Economy

National Income
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
GDP $18.9 billion BDT473.0 billion
GDP growth (annual %) 4.8%
GDP per capita $214.0 BDT5,350
Agriculture, value added $6.6 billion BDT164.1 billion 34.7%
Industry, value added $4.1 billion BDT101.4 billion 21.4%
Services, etc., value added $7.9 billion BDT197.0 billion 41.6%
Balance of Payment
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
Current account balance style="text-align: right;" -$477.7 million style="text-align: right;" -2.5%
Imports of goods and services $2,818.0 million BDT63.5 billion 13.4%
Exports of goods and services $1,139.2 million BDT16.1 billion 3.4%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows style="text-align: right;" -$0.6 million 0.0%
Personal remittances, received $500.7 million 2.6%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end $408.1 million
Total reserves in months of imports 1.7
Note: For the year 1984 average official exchange rate for BDT was 25.35 per US$.

Events

Awards and Recognitions

International Recognition

Independence Day Award

RecipientsAreaNote
Dr. Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda[7]
journalism
literature
literature
music[8]
dance posthumous
rural development
social service organization

Ekushey Padak

  1. Anisuzzaman (education)
  2. Habibur Rahman (education)
  3. Syed Waliullah (literature)
  4. Hasan Hafizur Rahman (literature)
  5. Syed Shamsul Huq (literature)
  6. Rashid Karim (literature)
  7. Sikandar Abu Zafar (journalism)
  8. Mir Qasim Khan (music)
  9. Sabina Yasmin (music)
  10. Qayyum Chowdhury (fine arts)[9]

Sports

Births

Deaths

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bangladesh – Bangladesh – Floods May 1984 UNDRO Information Reports 1-2. UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs. 30 October 2018.
  2. News: Tribute paid to Comrade Tajul. The Daily Star. 2 March 2009. 19 May 2015.
  3. News: 49 Die in Bangladesh As Plane Plunges . Reuters . The New York Times . 4 August 1984. 23 January 2008.
  4. Web site: About DIS in Bangladesh. Bangladesh bank. 30 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Department / Organizations under Ministry of Social Welfare . 15 February 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080227054132/http://www.msw.gov.bd/department_organization_msw.asp . 27 February 2008 . dead.
  6. Web site: Awardees who worked in Bangladesh. Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. 4 November 2018.
  7. Book: Murshed, Md Mahbub. Qudrat-i-Khuda, Muhammad . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Banglapedia

    national encyclopedia of Bangladesh

    . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh . . 984-32-0576-6 . 2003 . 2008-01-17 . http://search.com.bd/banglapedia/HT/Q_0015.htm . 2003.
  8. Book: Khan, Mobarak Hossain. Khan, (Ustad) Ayet Ali . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Banglapedia

    national encyclopedia of Bangladesh

    . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh . . 984-32-0576-6 . 2003 . 2008-01-17 . http://search.com.bd/banglapedia/HT/K_0168.htm . 2003.
  9. Web site: Dhaka Art Center, Qayyum Chowdhury. dhakaartcenter.org. 2015-08-07.
  10. Web site: South Asian (Federation) Games. Athletics Weekly. 31 July 2010.
  11. Web site: List of Champions. Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 October 2018.
  12. Web site: Bangladesh – List of Cup Winners. Ian King, Hans Schöggl and Erlan Manaschev for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 30 October 2018.
  13. Hasan Babli. "Antorjartik Crickete Bangladesh". Khelar Bhuban Prakashani, November 1994.