1986 in Bangladesh explained

The year 1986 was the 15th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fifth year of the Government of Hussain Muhammad Ershad.

Incumbents

• President: Hussain Muhammad Ershad
• Prime Minister: Ataur Rahman Khan (until 9 July), Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury (starting 9 July)
• Vice President: A. K. M. Nurul Islam (starting 30 November)
• Chief Justice: F.K.M. Munim

Demography

Population, total

93,187,593
Population density (per km^2)	715.9
Population growth (annual %)	2.6%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)	106.8
Urban population (% of total)	17.9%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)	38.8
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)	12.1
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)	168
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)	55.8
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	5.3

Economy

National Income

	Current US$	Current BDT	% of GDP
GDP	$21.8 billion	BDT653.2 billion
GDP growth (annual %)	4.2%
GDP per capita	$233.7	BDT7,010
Agriculture, value added	$7.0 billion	BDT211.4 billion	32.4%
Industry, value added	$4.4 billion	BDT133.1 billion	20.4%
Services, etc., value added	$9.8 billion	BDT294.5 billion	45.1%
Balance of Payment
	Current US$	Current BDT	% of GDP
Current account balance	style="text-align: right;"	-$625.2 million		style="text-align: right;"	-2.9%
Imports of goods and services	$2,803.7 million	BDT77.3 billion	11.8%
Exports of goods and services	$1,095.0 million	BDT33.9 billion	5.2%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows	$2.4 million		0.0%
Personal remittances, received	$576.3 million		2.6%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end	$434.9 million
Total reserves in months of imports	1.8

Note: For the year 1986 average official exchange rate for BDT was 30.41 per US$.

Events

• 1 January – President H. M. Ershad founded his own political party named Jatiya Party.
• 14 April – Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan was inaugurated.^[1]
• 14 April – Hailstones weighing 1kg (02lb) fall on Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, killing 92.
• 7 May – The Third National Parliamentary Elections were held. The result was a victory for the Jatiya Party, which won 153 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 61.1%.^[2] Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the winner of the previous elections, boycotted the election.
• 25 May – 1986 Bangladesh maritime disaster, double-decked ferry Shamia capsizes in the Meghna River, southern Barisal, Bangladesh, killing at least 600.
• 25 August – Shahjalal University of Science and Technology was established.
• 15 October – Presidential elections were held. The result was a victory for Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who won 84.1% of the vote. Turnout was 54.9%.^[3]

Awards and Recognitions

International Recognition

• Bangladeshi diplomat Humayun Rashid Choudhury was elected president of the 41st session of the UN General Assembly in 1986.^[4]

Independence Day Award

Recipients	Area	Note
	rural development	organization
	science and technology
	sports

Ekushey Padak

1. Alauddin Al Azad (literature)
2. Al Mahmud (literature)
3. Satyen Sen
4. Askar Ibne Shaikh (literature)
5. Munshi Raisuddin (music)
6. Mobarak Hossain Khan (music)
7. Dhir Ali Miah (music)^[5]

Sports

• Asian Games:
  • Bangladesh participated in the 1986 Asian Games held in Seoul, South Korea from 20 September to 5 October 1986. Mosharraf Hossain won bronze medal in boxing Light heavyweight (81 kg) event.^[6]
• Domestic football:
  • Mohammedan SC won Dhaka League title while Abahani KC became runner-up.^[7]
  • Abahani KC also won Bangladesh Federation Cup title.^[8]
• Cricket:
  • Bangladesh participated in 1986 Asia Cup Held in Sri Lanka in March–April. On 31 March 1986, Bangladesh played their first One Day International against a full member of the ICC; Captained by Gazi Ashraf, Bangladesh were dismissed for 94 and Pakistan reached their target for victory with seven wickets in hand. They lost their second ODI, which was against Sri Lanka, finishing last in the three-team tournament.

Births

• 15 January – Doli Akhter, swimmer
• 4 February – Mahmudullah, cricketer
• 20 May – Amaan Reza, actor
• 27 June – Ziaul Faruq Apurba, actor
• 20 October – Robiul Islam, cricketer
• 5 December – Enamul Haque Jr, cricketer

Deaths

• 28 June – Haji Mohammad Danesh, politician (b. 1900)
• 22 December – Sarder Jayenuddin, author (b. 1918)

See also

• 1980s in Bangladesh
• Timeline of Bangladeshi history

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.bksp.gov.bd/site/page/40057d63-7afe-49bf-9a64-e3f384136fe9/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4 . bn:বিকেএসপি-সম্পর্কিত. Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan. bn. 31 October 2018.
2. Book: Dieter Nohlen . Dieter Nohlen . Florian Grotz . Christof Hartmann . 2001 . Elections in Asia: A data handbook . I . 536 . 0-19-924958-X.
3. Book: Dieter Nohlen . Dieter Nohlen . Florian Grotz . Christof Hartmann . 2001 . Elections in Asia: A data handbook . I . 525 . 0-19-924958-X.
4. News: Man in the News; U.N. Enthusiast at Assembly Helm: Humayan Rasheed Choudhury. 1986-09-23. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 2016-04-12.
5. Web site: Bengal Foundation - Projecting a culturally rich Bangladesh to a global audience. bengalfoundation.org. 2015-08-07.
6. News: UK boxer in line for Asian Games berth . . Dhaka . 8 August 2014 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160218120821/http://newagebd.net/38198/uk-boxer-in-line-for-asian-games-berth/ . 18 February 2016 . 18 February 2016 . Boxing is the only event that gave Bangladesh an individual medal at the Asian Games when Mosharraf Hossain won a bronze in 1986 Seoul meet. .
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.