1990 in Bangladesh explained

The year 1990 was the 19th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the last year under administration of caretaker government of Hussain Muhammad Ershad.

Incumbents

• President: Hussain Muhammad Ershad (until 6 December), Shahabuddin Ahmed (starting 6 December)
• Prime Minister: Kazi Zafar Ahmed (until 6 December)
• Vice President: Moudud Ahmed (until December); Shahabuddin Ahmed (starting December)
• Chief Justice: Badrul Haider Chowdhury (until 1 January), Shahabuddin Ahmed (starting 14 January)

Demography

Population, total

103,171,957
Population density (per km^2)	792.6
Population growth (annual %)	2.4%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)	106.5
Urban population (% of total)	19.8%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)	35.1
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)	10.4
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)	144
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)	58.2
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	4.5

Economy

National Income

	Current US$	Current BDT	% of GDP
GDP	$31.6 billion	BDT1,039.6 billion
GDP growth (annual %)	5.6%
GDP per capita	$306.3	BDT10,076
Agriculture, value added	$9.6 billion	BDT317.0 billion	30.5%
Industry, value added	$6.4 billion	BDT209.4 billion	20.1%
Services, etc., value added	$14.8 billion	BDT485.5 billion	46.7%
Balance of Payment
	Current US$	Current BDT	% of GDP
Current account balance	style="text-align: right;"	-$397.9 million		style="text-align: right;"	-1.3%
Imports of goods and services	$3,959.8 million	BDT135.8 billion	13.1%
Exports of goods and services	$2,064.0 million	BDT61.4 billion	5.9%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows	$3.2 million		0.0%
Personal remittances, received	$778.9 million		2.5%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end	$659.6 million
Total reserves in months of imports	1.9

Note: For the year 1990 average official exchange rate for BDT was 34.57 per US$.

Events

• 10 October – Naziruddin Jehad, an activist of the pro-democracy movement of Bangladesh, was killed due to the police excesses during the first nationwide strike of the full-fledged movement against Hussain Muhammad Ershad, in front of Dainik Bangla intersection of capital Dhaka.^[1]
• 30 October – A series of attacks against the Bengali Hindus in Bangladesh ensued following a rumour that the Babri mosque in Ayodhya in India had been demolished.
• 19 November – BNP led 7-party alliance, Awami League led 8-party alliance and Leftist five-party alliance drafted a "Joint Declaration of Three Alliance".^[2] This declaration provided a road-map outlining the process to hand over the Presidency of Ershad to a civil government. The declaration included the idea of a caretaker government that will take over after the fall of Ershad and will hold a free and fair election within 90 days of its arrival to the power.
• 27 November – Censorship is imposed on the newspapers enabling strict monitoring; newspaper owners and journalists decided not to publish newspapers from the very next day. Ershad declares state of emergency, curfew imposed.
• 4 December – The ongoing protests against the regime of H. M. Ershad turn into a mass uprising, when hundreds of thousands of people rallied in the streets of Dhaka practically bringing the capital of Bangladesh to a standstill.
• 6 December – President Hussain Muhammad Ershad is forced to resign; he is replaced by Shahabuddin Ahmed, who becomes interim president.
• Bangladesh passes the Narcotics Control Act of 1990.^[3]

Awards and recognitions

Independence Day Award

Recipients	Area	Note
	science and technology
	rural development

Ekushey Padak

1. Shawkat Ali (literature)
2. Abdul Ghani Hazari (journalism)
3. Lutful Haider Chowdhury (education)
4. Devdas Chakraborty (fine arts)
5. Rahija Khanam Jhunu (dance)
6. Khoda Box Shai (vocal music)

Sports

• Asian Games:
  • Bangladesh participated in the 1990 Asian Games held in Beijing, China from 22 September to 7 October. Bangladesh national kabaddi team won silver medal in kabaddi.^[4]
• Commonwealth Games:
  • Bangladesh participated in the 1990 Commonwealth Games held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January to 13 February. Shooter Ateequr Rahman and Abdus Sattar won gold in men's 10m Air Pistol (Pair) event^[5] and bronze in men's 50m Free Pistol (Pair) event.^[6]
• Domestic football:
  • Abahani KC won Dhaka League title while Mohammedan SC became runner-up.^[7]
• Cricket:
  • Bangladesh played 2 ODIs as part of Austral-Asia Cup at Sharjah, UAE, and 2 more as part of 1990–91 Asia Cup in India. Bangladesh lost all 4 of the matches, but Athar Ali Khan of Bangladesh was judged player of the match for his unbeaten 78 runs in their Asia cup match against Sri Lanka.

Births

• 1 January  - Rubel Hossain, cricketer
• 10 April  - Jamal Bhuyan, footballer
• 19 June  - Sahara, actor
• 17 August  - Nabib Newaj Jibon, footballer
• 1 October  - Salma Khatun, cricketer

Deaths

• 15 January  - Khoda Box, singer and composer (b. 1928)
• 23 July  - Md Korban Ali, politician (b. 1924)
• 31 August  - Mumtaz Ali Khan, musician (b. 1920)
• 31 December  - Comrade Moni Singh, politician (b. 1901)

See also

• 1990s in Bangladesh
• List of Bangladeshi films of 1990
• Timeline of Bangladeshi history

Notes and References

1. News: Jehad's family to file murder case after 20 years . The Daily Star . 10 October 2010.
2. Book: Rono, Haider Akbar Khan . bn:শতাব্দী পেরিয়ে . Śatābdī pēriẏē . bn . 2010 . Taraphadara prakashani . 429 . 984-779-027-2.
3. Web site: Drugs & Law in Bangladesh . 2008-02-15 . https://archive.today/20070521075554/http://www.wesouthasians.org/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=home&file=dlbangladesh . 2007-05-21 . dead.
4. [New Straits Times]
5. Web site: Shooting 10m Air Pistol (Pair) - Men Auckland 1990 . Commonwealth Games Foundation . 2018-11-07. n
6. Web site: Shooting 50m Free Pistol (Pair) - Men Auckland 1990 . Commonwealth Games Foundation . 2018-11-07. n
7. Web site: List of Champions. Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2018-10-16.