1990 in Bangladesh

The year 1990 was the 19th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the last year under administration of caretaker government of Hussain Muhammad Ershad.

Incumbents

President: Hussain Muhammad Ershad, Shahabuddin Ahmed
Prime Minister: Kazi Zafar Ahmed
[Vice President of Bangladesh|President of Bangladesh|Vice President]: Moudud Ahmed ; Shahabuddin Ahmed
Chief Justice: Badrul Haider Chowdhury, Shahabuddin Ahmed

Economy

Note: For the year 1990 average official exchange rate for BDT was 34.57 per US$.

Events

10 October – Naziruddin Jehad, an activist of the pro-democracy movement of Bangladesh, was killed due to the police excesses during the first nationwide strike of the full-fledged movement against Hussain Muhammad Ershad, in front of Dainik Bangla intersection of capital Dhaka.
30 October – A series of attacks against the Bengali Hindus in Bangladesh ensued following a rumour that the Babri mosque in Ayodhya in India had been demolished.
19 November – BNP led 7-party alliance, Awami League led 8-party alliance and Leftist five-party alliance drafted a "Joint Declaration of Three Alliance". This declaration provided a road-map outlining the process to hand over the Presidency of Ershad to a civil government. The declaration included the idea of a caretaker government that will take over after the fall of Ershad and will hold a free and fair election within 90 days of its arrival to the power.
27 November – Censorship is imposed on the newspapers enabling strict monitoring; newspaper owners and journalists decided not to publish newspapers from the very next day. Ershad declares state of emergency, curfew imposed.
4 December – The ongoing protests against the regime of H. M. Ershad turn into a mass uprising, when hundreds of thousands of people rallied in the streets of Dhaka practically bringing the capital of Bangladesh to a standstill.
6 December – President Hussain Muhammad Ershad is forced to resign; he is replaced by Shahabuddin Ahmed, who becomes interim president.
Bangladesh passes the Narcotics Control Act of 1990.

Awards and recognitions

Ekushey Padak

Sports

Asian Games:

* Bangladesh participated in the 1990 Asian Games held in Beijing, China from 22 September to 7 October. Bangladesh national kabaddi team won silver medal in kabaddi.Commonwealth Games:
* Bangladesh participated in the 1990 Commonwealth Games held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January to 13 February. Shooter Ateequr Rahman and Abdus Sattar won gold in men's 10m Air Pistol event and bronze in men's 50m Free Pistol event.Domestic football:
* Abahani KC won 1989–90 Dhaka First Division League title while Mohammedan SC became runner-up.Cricket:
* Bangladesh played 2 ODIs as part of Austral-Asia Cup at Sharjah, UAE, and 2 more as part of 1990–91 Asia Cup in India. Bangladesh lost all 4 of the matches, but Athar Ali Khan of Bangladesh was judged player of the match for his unbeaten 78 runs in their Asia cup match against Sri Lanka.

Births

1 January - Rubel Hossain, cricketer
10 April - Jamal Bhuyan, footballer
19 June - Sahara, actor
17 August - Nabib Newaj Jibon, footballer
1 October - Salma Khatun, cricketer

Deaths

15 January - Khoda Box, singer and composer
23 July - Md Korban Ali, politician
31 August - Mumtaz Ali Khan, musician
31 December - Comrade Moni Singh, politician