1982 in Bangladesh

The year 1982 was the 11th year after the Independence of Bangladesh. It was also the first year of the Government of Hussain Muhammad Ershad.

Incumbents

• President:
• until 24 March: Abdus Sattar
• 24 – 27 March: Hussain Muhammad Ershad
• starting 27 March: A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
• Prime Minister: Shah Azizur Rahman (until 24 March)
• Vice President: Mirza Nurul Huda (until 23 March); Mohammad Mohammadullah (starting and ending in 1982)
• Chief Justice: Kemaluddin Hossain (until 12 April), F.K.M. Munim (starting 12 April)

Events

• 7 December - 4 are fatalities were reported after colliding between a Bus and Train in Habiganj.

Demography

Climate

Economy

Note: For the year 1982, average official exchange rate for BDT was 22.12 per US$.

Events

• 24 March - Lt. Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad assumes power through a bloodless coup overthrowing Abdus Sattar's government.
• 26 June - Bangladesh adopts standards of weights and measures based on metric system.
• 4 October - Bangladesh signs with India a memorandum of understanding on water sharing for two years.
• Bangladesh enacted the National Drug Policy which helped develop the drug manufacturing industry in Bangladesh.

Awards and recognitions

Independence Day Award

Ekushey Padak

1. Syed Ali Ahsan (literature)
2. Abul Hasan (literature)
3. Talim Hossain (literature)
4. Abdul Hakim (education)
5. Ful Mohammad (music)
6. SM Sultan (fine arts)
7. G A Mannan (literature)
8. Sanaullah Nuri (journalism)

Sports

• Domestic football:
• Mohammedan SC won 1982 Dhaka First Division League title while Abahani KC became runner-up.
• Mohammedan SC and Abahani KC jointly won the title of Bangladesh Federation Cup.

Births

• 2 June – Topu, singer
• 15 June – Abdur Razzak, cricketer
• 27 October – Wasfia Nazreen, mountaineer and activist
• 25 December – Tapash Baisya, cricketer

Deaths

• 16 February – Enamul Haque, writer (b. 1902)
• 27 March – Fazlur Rahman Khan, structural engineer and architect (b. 1929)
• 5 May – Phuljhuri Khan, instrumentalist (b. 1920)

See also

• 1980s in Bangladesh
• Timeline of Bangladeshi history
• History of Bangladesh

References