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1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1985th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 985th year of the 2nd millennium, the 85th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1980s decade.

The year 1985 was the 14th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fourth year of the Government of Hussain Muhammad Ershad.

Incumbents

President Hussain Muhammad Ershad
H. M.
Ershad

Demography

Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1985[1]
Population, total 90,764,180
Population density (per km2) 697.3
Population growth (annual %) 2.6%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 106.8
Urban population (% of total) 17.5%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 39.7
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 12.5
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 174
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 55.2
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 5.5

Climate

Climate data for Bangladesh in 1985
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0) 		20.6
(69.1) 		26.3
(79.3) 		28.3
(82.9) 		27.6
(81.7) 		28.2
(82.8) 		27.3
(81.1) 		28.4
(83.1) 		27.8
(82.0) 		27.
(81) 		23.1
(73.6) 		20.4
(68.7) 		25.4
(77.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.6
(0.30) 		12.3
(0.48) 		91.5
(3.60) 		113.8
(4.48) 		310.4
(12.22) 		504.2
(19.85) 		429.
(16.9) 		327.9
(12.91) 		311.3
(12.26) 		102.1
(4.02) 		34.4
(1.35) 		5.8
(0.23) 		2,250.3
(88.59)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]

Economy

Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1985[1]
National Income
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
GDP $22.3 billion BDT579.2 billion
GDP growth (annual %) 3.3%
GDP per capita $245.5 BDT6,382
Agriculture, value added $7.4 billion BDT191.2 billion 33.0%
Industry, value added $4.5 billion BDT117.7 billion 20.3%
Services, etc., value added $9.9 billion BDT257.3 billion 44.4%
Balance of Payment
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
Current account balance -$455.2 million -2.0%
Imports of goods and services $2,764.4 million BDT74.4 billion 12.8%
Exports of goods and services $1,237.3 million BDT31.2 billion 5.4%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows -$6.7 million 0.0%
Personal remittances, received $502.5 million 2.3%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end $356.2 million
Total reserves in months of imports 1.5

Note: For the year 1985 average official exchange rate for BDT was 27.99 per US$.

Events

President H. M. Ershad's Reception of SAARC Heads of States in Dhaka.
  • 13 February – Raufun Basunia, Joint Secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League, and the General Secretary of its University of Dhaka branch was shot dead during a clash between Chhatra Sangram Parishad and Chhatra Samaj, the ruling Jatiyo Party backed student wing in front of Mohsin Hall at University of Dhaka.[3][4]
  • 21 March – A referendum on military rule was held in order to confirm the military rule of Hussain Mohammed Ershad. The referendum asked voters "Do you support the policies of President Ershad, and do you want him to continue to run this administration until a civilian government is formed through elections?" The result saw 94.5% vote in favour, with a turnout of 72.2%.[5] The opposition organised a general strike on the day of the referendum, and alleged that the results were fraudulent.
  • 16 May – Voters turn out for the first of two phases of local government elections, the inaugural elections at the new upazila (sub-district) level.[6]
  • 20 May – The second phase of local government elections finishes filling 458 upazila council chairmanships from a field of 2,300 candidates.[6]
  • Heavy mortars were used in an exchange of fire between Bangladeshi and Indian forces on a disputed section of the border between the two nations.[7]
  • 22 November – The MOU between Bangladesh and India regarding Ganges water sharing was extended for three years.[8]
  • 8 December – The first SAARC summit was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 6–8 December 1985 and was attended by the government representative and president of Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the kings of Bhutan and Nepal, and the prime minister of India.[9] They signed the SAARC Charter on 8 December 1985, thereby establishing the regional association, and established study groups on the problems of terrorism and drug trafficking, as well as planning a ministerial-level meeting about GATT, and a ministerial-level conference on increasing the participation of women at the regional level.[9] The summit also agreed to establish a SAARC secretariat and adopted an official SAARC emblem.[9]

Awards and recognitions

International Recognition

Independence Day Award

Ekushey Padak

  1. Abu Zafar Obaidullah (literature)
  2. Gazi Shamsur Rahman (literature)
  3. Abdullah Al-Muti (science)
  4. Govinda Chandra Dev (education)
  5. Mohammad Abdul Jabbar (education)
  6. Kalim Sharafi (music)
  7. Abed Hossain Khan (music)
  8. Syed Jahangir (fine arts)

Sports

Births

Deaths

See also

References

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  4. ^ "75 DU deaths since '71, none prosecuted". bdnews24.com. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. ^ Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann (2001). Elections in Asia: A data handbook. Vol. I. p. 534. ISBN 0-19-924958-X.
  6. ^ a b Bertocci, Peter J. (February 1986). "Bangladesh in 1985: Resolute against the Storms". Asian Survey. 26 (2): 229–230. doi:10.2307/2644458. JSTOR 2644458.
  7. ^ "World: South Asia Third day of India Bangladesh clashes". BBC News. 23 August 1999.
  8. ^ Haq, Enamul (2012). "Ganges Water Sharing". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  9. ^ a b c "Dhaka Declaration" (PDF). SAARC Secretariat. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
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  12. ^ "List of Champions". Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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