1978 in Bangladesh

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See also:| Other events of 1978
List of years in Bangladesh

1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1978th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 978th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1970s decade.

Calendar year

The year 1978 was the 7th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the second year of the Government of Ziaur Rahman.

## Incumbents

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Ziaur
Rahman

* President: Ziaur Rahman
* Prime Minister: Mashiur Rahman (starting 29 June)
* Vice President: Abdus Sattar
* Chief Justice: Syed A. B. Mahmud Hossain (until 31 January), Kemaluddin Hossain (starting 1 February)

## Demography

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Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1978[1] Population, total  | 75,450,033

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Population density (per km2)  | 579.6
Population growth (annual %)  | 2.7%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)  | 106.2
Urban population (% of total)  | 12.6%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)  | 44.0
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)  | 15.6
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)  | 207
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)  | 51.5
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)  | 6.6

## Climate

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Climate data for Bangladesh in 1978

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 16.9
(62.4)  | 20.1
(68.2)  | 23.9
(75.0)  | 26.9
(80.4)  | 27.3
(81.1)  | 27.5
(81.5)  | 27.9
(82.2)  | 28.6
(83.5)  | 27.7
(81.9)  | 27.5
(81.5)  | 24.2
(75.6)  | 19.7
(67.5)  | 24.9
(76.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | .7
(0.03)  | 8.3
(0.33)  | 26.2
(1.03)  | 152.7
(6.01)  | 379.4
(14.94)  | 493.8
(19.44)  | 400.
(15.7)  | 366.
(14.4)  | 372.3
(14.66)  | 105.8
(4.17)  | 9.9
(0.39)  | 1.1
(0.04)  | 2,316.1
(91.19)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]

## Economy

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Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1978[1] National Income

| Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP
GDP | $13.3 billion | BDT200.8 billion |
GDP growth (annual %) | 7.1%
GDP per capita | $176.0 | BDT2,662 |
Agriculture, value added | $7.2 billion | BDT108.9 billion | 54.3%
Industry, value added | $1.9 billion | BDT28.7 billion | 14.3%
Services, etc., value added | $4.2 billion | BDT63.1 billion | 31.4%
Balance of Payment
| Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP
Current account balance | -$383.9 million |  | -2.9%
Imports of goods and services | $1,592.7 million | BDT31.1 billion | 15.5%
Exports of goods and services | $650.3 million | BDT11.2 billion | 5.6%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows | $7.7 million |  | 0.1%
Personal remittances, received | $115.4 million |  | 0.9%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end | $321.3 million |  |
Total reserves in months of imports | 2.3

Note: For the year 1978 average official exchange rate for BDT was 15.02 per US$.

## Events

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* 18 February \- Boxing legend, Muhammad Ali arrives in Bangladesh for a 5-day visit.[3]
* 3 June \- Ziaur Rahman wins the presidential election and secures his position for a five-year term.
* 28 June \- The ashes of Atiśa Dipankara Shrijnana are brought to Bangladesh from Tibet.
* Bangladesh is elected to a two-year term on the UN Security Council.[4]
* As a result of Operation King Dragon by the Burmese junta, the first wave of Rohingya refugees entered Bangladesh in 1978. An estimated 200,000 Rohingyas took shelter in Cox's Bazar. Diplomatic initiatives over 16 months resulted in a repatriation agreement, which allowed the return of most refugees under a process facilitated by UNHCR.[5]

### Awards and recognitions

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#### International Recognition

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* Tahrunessa Abdullah, A social worker who championed the role of women in improving their families' livelihoods, was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award.[6]

#### Independence Day Award

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Recipients  | Area  | Note

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Jasimuddin | literature | posthumous
Dr. Mazharul Haque | education | posthumous
Ranada Prasad Saha | social welfare | posthumous
Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim | social welfare |
Shah Muhammad Hasanuzzaman | science and technology |
Abdul Ahad | music |
Mahfuzul Haque | rural development |
Alamgir M. A. Kabir | population control |

#### Ekushey Padak

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1. Khan Mohammad Moinuddin (literature)
2. Ahsan Habib (literature)
3. Zulfikar Haidar (literature)
4. Mahbubul Alam (literature)
5. Natyaguru Nurul Momen (literature)
6. Ava Alam (music)
7. Safiuddin Ahmed (art)
8. Serajuddin Hossain (journalism)
9. Sayed Moazzem Hossain (art)

### Sports

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* International football: 1978 AFC Youth Championship are held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 5 October to 28 October 1978.
* Domestic football: Mohammedan SC won the Dhaka League title, while Brothers Union came out runners-up.[7]

## Births

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* Ananta Jalil, actor, director, businessman
* Nafees Bin Zafar, software engineer

## Deaths

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* 17 January: Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury, academician (b. 1922)
* 4 March: Abul Kalam Shamsuddin, author (b. 1897)
* 29 March: Ibrahim Khan, writer (b. 1894)
* 18 June: Zahidur Rahim, music exponent (b. 1935)
* 13 August: Muhammad Siddiq Khan, librarian (b. 1910)

## See also

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* 1970s in Bangladesh
* List of Bangladeshi films of 1978
* Timeline of Bangladeshi history

## References

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1. ^ a b "World Development Indicators". The World Bank. Retrieved 9 Dec 2021.
2. ^ "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
3. ^ Massey, Reginald (4 June 2016). "Bangladesh I Love You". The Daily Star.
4. ^ Bangladesh International Organizations
5. ^ "Repatriation of Rohingya Refugees".
6. ^ "Awardees who worked in Bangladesh". Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
7. ^ "List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

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*   * Vietnam
*   *   *   * North Yemen
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*   * Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
* Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
* Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
* Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
*   *   *   * Palestine
*   * Taiwan
* Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
*   * Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
* Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic

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and other territories

*   *   * British Indian Ocean Territory
*   * Brunei
* Christmas Island
* Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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