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
- Vice President: Mirza Nurul Huda ; Mohammad Mohammadullah
- Chief Justice: Kemaluddin Hossain, F.K.M. Munim
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
Ekushey Padak
- Syed Ali Ahsan
- Abul Hasan
- Talim Hossain
- Abdul Hakim
- Ful Mohammad
- SM Sultan
- G A Mannan
- Sanaullah Nuri
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
- 27 March – Fazlur Rahman Khan, structural engineer and architect
- 5 May – Phuljhuri Khan, instrumentalist