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 (until 24 March)
 * Vice President: Mirza Nurul Huda (until 23 March); Mohammad Mohammadullah (starting and ending in 1982)
 * Chief Justice: Kemaluddin Hossain (until 12 April), F.K.M. Munim (starting 12 April)

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.
 * 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.

Ekushey Padak

 * 1) Syed Ali Ahsan (literature)
 * 2) Abul Hasan (literature)
 * 3) Talim Hossain (literature)
 * 4) Abdul Hakim (education)
 * 5) Ful Mohammad (music)
 * 6) SM Sultan (fine arts)
 * 7) G A Mannan (literature)
 * 8) Sanaullah Nuri (journalism)

Sports

 * Domestic football:
 * Mohammedan SC won Dhaka 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 (b. 1902)
 * 27 March – Fazlur Rahman Khan, structural engineer and architect (b. 1929)
 * 5 May – Phuljhuri Khan, instrumentalist (b. 1920)