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See also:| Other events of 1983
List of years in Bangladesh

1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1983rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 983rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 83rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1980s decade.

Calendar year

The year 1983 was the 12th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the second year of the Government of Hussain Muhammad Ershad.

## Incumbents

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H. M.
Ershad

* President: A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury (until 10 December), Hussain Muhammad Ershad (starting 11 December)
* Chief Justice: F.K.M. Munim

## Demography

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Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1983[1] Population, total  | 88,338,242

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Population density (per km2)  | 678.6
Population growth (annual %)  | 2.7%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)  | 104.4
Urban population (% of total)  | 16.6%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)  | 41.8
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)  | 13.2
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)  | 184.3
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)  | 54.7
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)  | 5.9

## Climate

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Climate data for Bangladesh in 1983

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 18.
(64)  | 19.7
(67.5)  | 24.7
(76.5)  | 26.9
(80.4)  | 27.5
(81.5)  | 28.9
(84.0)  | 28.7
(83.7)  | 28.2
(82.8)  | 28.2
(82.8)  | 27.
(81)  | 23.9
(75.0)  | 18.9
(66.0)  | 25.1
(77.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 10.
(0.4)  | 36.4
(1.43)  | 100.9
(3.97)  | 169.7
(6.68)  | 351.
(13.8)  | 428.4
(16.87)  | 372.9
(14.68)  | 458.4
(18.05)  | 300.8
(11.84)  | 276.4
(10.88)  | 26.
(1.0)  | 35.8
(1.41)  | 2,566.7
(101.05)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]

## Economy

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Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1983[1] National Income

| Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP
GDP | $17.6 billion | BDT418.4 billion |
GDP growth (annual %) | 3.9%
GDP per capita | $204.4 | BDT4,857 |
Agriculture, value added | $5.5 billion | BDT129.9 billion | 31.0%
Industry, value added | $3.7 billion | BDT87.3 billion | 20.9%
Services, etc., value added | $8.1 billion | BDT191.6 billion | 45.8%
Balance of Payment
| Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP
Current account balance | -$45.8 million |  | -.3%
Imports of goods and services | $2,335.8 million | BDT61.6 billion | 14.7%
Exports of goods and services | $939.9 million | BDT23.4 billion | 5.6%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows | $0.4 million |  | 0.0%
Personal remittances, received | $642.4 million |  | 3.6%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end | $545.9 million |  |
Total reserves in months of imports | 2.7

Note: For the year 1983 average official exchange rate for BDT was 24.62 per US$.

## Events

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Ershad arrives for a state visit to USA (1983)

* 14 February \- At least 10 people, mostly students, were killed when police opened fire on the procession against the education policy, popularly known at that time as “Majid Khan Education Policy.” The incident marked the beginning of the anti-autocracy movement against the military regime of H. M. Ershad.[3]
* 18 February \- Over 2,000 people, mostly Muslims of Bangladeshi origin, are massacred in Assam, India, during the Assam agitation.[4]
* 20 September \- The Bangladesh National Museum (Jatiya Jadughar) ordinance came into effect.[5]
* 2 October \- Grameen Bank was established through a government ordinance.[6]
* 11 December \- Hussain Muhammad Ershad takes charge as the President of Bangladesh.[7]

### Awards and recognitions

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* Bangladeshi author Abdullah-Al-Muti won the UNESCO Kalinga Prize.[8]

#### Independence Day Award

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Recipients  | Area  | Note

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Abdul Kadir | literature |
Muhammad Enamul Haque | education | posthumous
Serajul Huq | education |
Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM) | medical science | organization

#### Ekushey Padak

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1. Shawkat Osman (literature)
2. Sanaul Huq (literature)
3. Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury (literature)
4. M A Kuddus (education)
5. Shahidullah Kaisar (journalism)
6. Syed Nur Uddin (journalism)
7. Abu Jafar Shamsuddin (literature)
8. Mohammad Kibria (painting)
9. Barin Mazumder (music)
10. Muhammad Mansuruddin

### Sports

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* Domestic football:
* Abahani KC won Dhaka League title while Mohammedan SC became runner-up.[9]
* Mohammedan SC won the title of Bangladesh Federation Cup.[10]

## Births

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* 11 April – Munem Wasif, photographer
* 28 May – Mamnun Hasan Emon, actor

## Deaths

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* 26 January – Selina Banu, freedom fighter and social activist (b. 1926)
* 12 February – Benajir Ahmed, author (b. 1903)
* 4 May – Abul Fazal, author (b. 1903)
* 28 August – MA Wadud, language activist (b. 1925)
* 22 October – Khondakar Abdul Hamid, journalist (b. 1918)
* 10 November – Manabendra Narayan Larma, human rights activist (b. 1939)
* 28 August – MA Wadud, language activist (b. 1925)
* 31 December – Mohammad Sultan, language activist (b. 1926)

## See also

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* 1980s in Bangladesh
* Timeline of Bangladeshi history

## References

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1. ^ a b "World Development Indicators". The World Bank. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
2. ^ "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
3. ^ "Anti-autocracy day". bdnews24.com. 14 February 2013.
4. ^ Kokrajhar; Dhubri (24 August 2012). "Killing for a homeland". The Economist Banyan blog. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012.
5. ^ "Bangladesh National Museum". Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
6. ^ Rahman, Aminur (2001) [First published 1999]. Women and Microcredit in Rural Bangladesh: Anthropological Study of the Rhetoric and Realities of Grameen Bank Lending. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press. pp. 4–5\. ISBN 0-8133-3930-8.
7. ^ "Bangladesh Leader in Military Regime Assumes Presidency". The New York Times. 12 December 1983.
8. ^ "Kalinga 1983 - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
9. ^ "List of Champions". Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
10. ^ "Bangladesh - List of Cup Winners". Ian King, Hans Schöggl and Erlan Manaschev for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 October 2018.

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*   * China
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*   * Thailand
*   *   * Turkey
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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
*   *   * Northern Cyprus
* Palestine
*   * Taiwan
* Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
*   * Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
* Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic

Dependencies, colonies
and other territories

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