1979 (MCMLXXIX ) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar , the 1979th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini 2nd millennium , the 79th year of the 20th century , and the 10th and last year of the 1970s decade.
Calendar year
The year 1979 was the 8th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the third year of the Government of Ziaur Rahman . This year martial law is lifted following elections, which Zia's Bangladesh National Party (BNP) wins.
Incumbents
Demography
Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1979[ 1]
Population, total
77,529,040
Population density (per km2 )
595.6
Population growth (annual %)
2.7%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)
106.2
Urban population (% of total)
13.7%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
43.5
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
14.9
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)
203
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
52.3
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
6.5
Climate
Climate data for Bangladesh in 1979
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Daily mean °C (°F)
19.2
20.1
25.
28.2
29.7
28.9
28.3
28.3
28.1
27.1
25.1
20.1
25.7
Average precipitation mm (inches)
9.7
14.2
16.9
94.
126.1
388.
516.9
551.
478.
109.5
26.
41.6
2,371.7
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[ 2]
Economy
Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1979[ 1]
National Income
Current US$
Current BDT
% of GDP
GDP
$15.6 billion
BDT236.9 billion
GDP growth (annual %)
4.8%
GDP per capita
$200.8
BDT3,056
Agriculture, value added
$8.2 billion
BDT124.3 billion
52.5%
Industry, value added
$2.4 billion
BDT37.2 billion
15.7%
Services, etc., value added
$5.0 billion
BDT75.5 billion
31.9%
Balance of Payment
Current US$
Current BDT
% of GDP
Current account balance
-$415.9 million
-2.7%
Imports of goods and services
$2,098.0 million
BDT37.4 billion
15.8%
Exports of goods and services
$788.2 million
BDT14.5 billion
6.1%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows
-$8.0 million
-0.1%
Personal remittances, received
$171.1 million
1.1%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end
$413.6 million
Note: For the year 1979 average official exchange rate for BDT was 15.55 per US$.
Events
President Ziaur Rahman with Queen Juliana and Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands in 1979 26 January – Near Chuadanga , a train derails and overturns, killing at least 70 and injuring at least 300.18 February – Second National Parliamentary Elections were held. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party , which won 207 of the 300 seats.6 April – The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Bangladesh was passed by the Jatiya Sangsad. This Act amended the Fourth Schedule to the constitution by adding a new paragraph 18 thereto, which provided that all amendments, additions, modifications, substitutions and omissions made in the constitution during the period between 15 August 1975 and 9 April 1979 (both days inclusive) by any Proclamation or Proclamation Order of the Martial Law Authorities had been validly made and would not be called in question in or before any court or tribunal or authority on any ground whatsoever.[ 3] 7 April – Bangladesh started the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) to reduce child deaths from vaccine preventable diseases.[ 4]
Awards and Recognitions
Independence Day Award
Ekushey Padak
Azizur Rahman (literature)Benajir Ahmed (literature)Abdul Latif (music)Sheikh Luthfur Rahman (music)Abdul Wahab (journalism)Mohammad Modabber (journalism)Muhammad Enamul Haque (education)
Sports
Births
Deaths
See also
References
