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 Zia had to deal with mutinies and coup attempts, Zia 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.
Incumbents
President: Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (until 21 April), Ziaur Rahman (starting 21 April) Vice President: Abdus Sattar (starting June) Chief Justice: Syed A. B. Mahmud Hossain
Demography + Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1977 Population, total73,463,593 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
Economy + Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1977 National Income 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 $241.5 million Total reserves in months of imports 2.3 Note: For the year 1977, the average official exchange rate for BDT was 15.38 per US$.
Events
21 April: Zia replaces Sayem as the President of Bangladesh 30 May: Zia wins 98.9 percent of votes in referendum on his continuance as president 3 June: Supreme Court Justice Abdus Sattar becomes vice president 28 September: A Japan Airlines Flight 472 en route from Mumbai to Tokyo was hijacked by 5 Japanese Red Army terrorists shortly after takeoff, and forced the plane to land at then Zia International Airport. The terrorists' demand of $6 million and release of 6 JRA terrorists from Japanese prison was met by the Japanese Prime Minister. Bangladesh Air Force was deployed to control the situation in the ground and to facilitate negotiations 30 September: A mutiny breaks out in Bogra 2 October: The mutiners are defeated by government forces, but is followed by another failed attempt to overthrow Zia in Dhaka A five-year treaty is signed with India on water sharing Bangladesh became an Associate member of the International Cricket CouncilCricket in Bangladesh. Retrieved 5 October 2024 Government of Bangladesh launches Operation Dabanal in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Awards and Recognitions
Independence Day Award Recipients Area NoteMaulana 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
Ekushey Padak Mohammad Nasiruddin (literature) Ustad Gul Mohammad Khan (music) Ibrahim Khan (education) Mahmuda Khatun Siddiqua (literature) Khondakar Abdul Hamid (journalism) Ayub Ali (education) Shamsur Rahman (literature) Zahir Raihan (drama) Rashid Choudhury (fine arts) Abdul Alim (music) Altaf Mahmud (music) Ferdausi Rahman (music) Farrukh Ahmad (literature)
Sports Domestic football: Abahani KC won 1977 Dhaka First Division League title, while Rahmatganj MFS came out runners-up.
Births GMB Akash, photographer Mohammad Rakibul Hasan, photographer Amin Khan, actor Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu, footballer Zulfiqer Russell, lyricist
Deaths 13 February: Abdus Salam, editor. (b. 1910) 22 February: Sultan Ahmed, politician. (b. 1912) 2 May: Mahmuda Khatun Siddiqua, writer. (b. 1906) 2 September: Theotonius Amal Ganguly, Archbishop. (b. 1920) 24 October: Hatem Ali Khan, politician. (b. 1904) 3 November: Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda, scientist. (b. 1900) 11 November: ARM Inamul Haque, social worker. (b. 1921)
See also 1970s in Bangladesh List of Bangladeshi films of 1977
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