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1977 (MCMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1977th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 977th year of the 2nd millennium, the 77th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1970s decade.
The year 1977 was the 6th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the first year of the Government of Ziaur Rahman. In this year while the new President had to deal with a number of mutiny and overthrow attempts, he also managed to consolidate his power through a referendum, and promoted a nineteen-point political and economic program focusing on population control, food security, education and rural development.[1]
Population, total | 73,463,593 |
Population density (per km2) | 564.4 |
Population growth (annual %) | 2.5% |
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) | 106.3 |
Urban population (% of total) | 11.6% |
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 44.4 |
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 16.3 |
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) | 211 |
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 50.5 |
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 6.7 |
Climate data for Bangladesh in 1977 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28. (82) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.1 (0.16) |
32. (1.3) |
42. (1.7) |
299.3 (11.78) |
328.1 (12.92) |
527.8 (20.78) |
493. (19.4) |
293.2 (11.54) |
178.1 (7.01) |
159.6 (6.28) |
34. (1.3) |
25. (1.0) |
2,416.1 (95.12) |
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[3] |
National Income | |||
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Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
GDP | $9.7 billion | BDT149.3 billion | |
GDP growth (annual %) | 2.7% | ||
GDP per capita | $131.4 | BDT2,032 | |
Agriculture, value added | $4.7 billion | BDT73.0 billion | 48.9% |
Industry, value added | $1.6 billion | BDT25.0 billion | 16.7% |
Services, etc., value added | $3.3 billion | BDT51.3 billion | 34.4% |
Balance of Payment | |||
Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
Current account balance | -$281.0 million | -2.9% | |
Imports of goods and services | $1,203.9 million | BDT18.5 billion | 12.4% |
Exports of goods and services | $540.6 million | BDT10.5 billion | 7.0% |
Foreign direct investment, net inflows | $7.0 million | 0.1% | |
Personal remittances, received | $78.9 million | 0.8% | |
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end | $241.5 million | ||
Total reserves in months of imports | 2.3 |
Note: For the year 1977 average official exchange rate for BDT was 15.38 per US$.
Recipients | Area | Note |
---|---|---|
Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani | social work | posthumous |
Kazi Nazrul Islam | literature | The national poet of Bangladesh |
Mokarram Hussain Khundker | science and technology | posthumous |
Zainul Abedin | arts | posthumous |
Mahbub Alam Chashi | rural development | |
Brig. Mahmudur Rahman Choudhury | medical science | |
Dr. Md. Zafrullah Chowdhury | population control | |
Runa Laila | music | |
Habildar Mostak Ahmad | sports | |
Enayet Karim | welfare | First Ambassador from Bangladesh to USA |
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