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1980
(
MCMLXXX
) was a
leap year starting on Tuesday
of the
Gregorian calendar
, the 1980th year of the
Common Era
(CE) and
Anno Domini
(AD) designations, the 980th year of the
2nd millennium
, the 80th year of the
20th century
, and the 1st year of the
1980s
decade.
Calendar year
The year 1980 was the 9th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fourth year of the Government of
Ziaur Rahman
.
Incumbents
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Demography
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Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1980
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Population, total
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79,639,498
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Population density (per km
2
)
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611.8
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Population growth (annual %)
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2.7%
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Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)
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106.2
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Urban population (% of total)
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14.9%
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Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
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43.0
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Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
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14.4
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Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)
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199
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Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
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52.9
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Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
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6.4
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Climate
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Climate data for Bangladesh in 1980
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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18.3
(64.9)
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20.6
(69.1)
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25.1
(77.2)
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28.9
(84.0)
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27.2
(81.0)
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28.2
(82.8)
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28.1
(82.6)
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28.1
(82.6)
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28.4
(83.1)
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26.4
(79.5)
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23.4
(74.1)
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20.4
(68.7)
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25.3
(77.5)
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Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
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4.4
(0.17)
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34.1
(1.34)
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56.2
(2.21)
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74.5
(2.93)
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319.8
(12.59)
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354.4
(13.95)
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510.3
(20.09)
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393.8
(15.50)
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246.2
(9.69)
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173.1
(6.81)
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1.2
(0.05)
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.6
(0.02)
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2,168.6
(85.38)
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Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)
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Economy
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Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1980
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National Income
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Current US$
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Current BDT
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% of GDP
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GDP
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$18.1 billion
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BDT280.8 billion
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GDP growth (annual %)
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.8%
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GDP per capita
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$227.8
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BDT3,526
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Agriculture, value added
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$5.6 billion
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BDT86.4 billion
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31.6%
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Industry, value added
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$3.6 billion
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BDT56.5 billion
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20.6%
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Services, etc., value added
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$8.5 billion
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BDT130.9 billion
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47.8%
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Balance of Payment
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Current US$
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Current BDT
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% of GDP
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Current account balance
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-$702.1 million
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-3.9%
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Imports of goods and services
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$2,834.0 million
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BDT50.2 billion
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17.9%
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Exports of goods and services
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$1,004.7 million
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BDT15.4 billion
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5.5%
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows
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$8.5 million
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0.0%
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Personal remittances, received
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$338.7 million
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1.9%
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Total reserves (includes gold) at year end
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$331.2 million
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Total reserves in months of imports
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1.4
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Note: For the year 1980 average official exchange rate for
BDT
was 15.45 per US$.
Events
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- 25 March
? Bangladeshi armed forces allegedly attacked the village of Kawkhali and left about 300 dead.
[3]
- 1 April
- New regulation came into effect enabling the protection of foreign investments in Bangladesh from Government actions like
nationalization
and
expropriation
.
[4]
- May - The village level administrative bodies were formed for the first time under the title of "Swanirvar Gram Sarkar" (Self-sufficient village Government).
[5]
- May - President Rahman addressed letters to the Heads of Government of the countries of South Asia, presenting his vision for the future of the region and the compelling arguments for regional cooperation in the context of evolving international realities.
[6]
- 17 June
-
Coup d'etat attempt
against President Rahman fails
[7]
Sports
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Awards and recognitions
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International Recognition
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Independence Day Award
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Ekushey Padak
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- Abul Hussain
(literature)
- Bedaruddin Ahmad
(music)
- Mohammad Abdul Jabbar
(music)
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- Hamidur Rahman
(art)
- Murtaja Baseer
(art)
- Ronen Kushari
(drama)
- Mujibur Rahman Khan
(journalism)
- Mohammad Ferdous Khan
(education)
Births
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Deaths
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See also
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References
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"World Development Indicators"
. The World Bank
. Retrieved
9 December
2021
.
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"Climate Change Knowledge Portal"
. The World Bank Group. Archived from
the original
on 27 May 2018
. Retrieved
27 May
2018
.
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Roy, Rajkumari Chandra (2000).
Land Rights of the Indigenous Peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
(PDF)
. International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. p. 121.
ISBN
978-8790730291
.
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"The Foreign Private Investment (Promotion And Protection) Act, 1980"
. Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Bangladesh
. Retrieved
21 October
2018
.
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Nath, D.K. (24 April 2008).
"Gram sarkar and local government election"
.
The Daily Star
. Retrieved
21 October
2018
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"History and mission of SAARC"
.
Daily News (Sri Lanka)
. 1 August 2008
. Retrieved
21 October
2018
.
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Karim, Rezaul (14 August 2016).
"Rewards for slayers"
. Retrieved
27 April
2021
.
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"Bangladesh ? National Olympic Committee (NOC)"
.
International Olympic Committee
.
Archived
from the original on 8 August 2018
. Retrieved
20 October
2018
.
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"List of Champions"
. Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
. Retrieved
16 October
2018
.
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"Bangladesh - List of Cup Winners"
. Ian King, Hans Schoggl and Erlan Manaschev for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
. Retrieved
30 October
2018
.
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Hasan Babli. "Antorjartik Crickete Bangladesh".
Khelar Bhuban Prakashani
, November 1994.
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"Awardees who worked in Bangladesh"
. Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. Archived from
the original
on 1 July 2018
. Retrieved
4 November
2018
.
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"Abdul Jabbar reflects on patriotic songs"
.
New Age
. Dhaka. 14 December 2015.
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