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1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1976th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 976th year of the 2nd millennium, the 76th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1970s decade.

The year 1976 was the 5th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the year when Gen Ziaur Rahman consolidated his power and proceeded to become the President.

Incumbents

Demography

Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1976[1]
Population, total 71,652,386
Population density (per km2) 550.5
Population growth (annual %) 2.2%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 106.4
Urban population (% of total) 10.7%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 44.9
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 17.1
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 214
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 49.4
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 6.8

Climate

Climate data for Bangladesh in 1976
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.3
(64.9) 		21.2
(70.2) 		25.5
(77.9) 		27.8
(82.0) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.9
(82.2) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.9
(82.2) 		26.6
(79.9) 		24.3
(75.7) 		19.
(66) 		25.1
(77.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) .6
(0.02) 		17.2
(0.68) 		30.7
(1.21) 		90.6
(3.57) 		294.2
(11.58) 		624.
(24.6) 		488.8
(19.24) 		439.9
(17.32) 		227.9
(8.97) 		99.3
(3.91) 		45.1
(1.78) 		2.
(0.1) 		2,360.2
(92.92)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]

Economy

Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1976[1]
National Income
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
GDP $10.1 billion BDT150.2 billion
GDP growth (annual %) 5.7%
GDP per capita $141.2 BDT2,097
Agriculture, value added $5.3 billion BDT78.0 billion 51.9%
Industry, value added $1.5 billion BDT21.7 billion 14.4%
Services, etc., value added $3.4 billion BDT50.5 billion 33.6%
Balance of Payment
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
Current account balance -$276.3 million -2.7%
Imports of goods and services $947.9 million BDT26.5 billion 17.6%
Exports of goods and services $467.3 million BDT7.1 billion 4.7%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows $5.4 million 0.1%
Personal remittances, received $18.8 million 0.2%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end $288.9 million
Total reserves in months of imports 3.5

Note: For the year 1976 average official exchange rate for BDT was 15.40 per US$.

Events

Col. Abu Taher
Abu
Taher
Maulana Bhasani
Maulana
Bhasani

Awards and recognitions

In the year 1976, the first year of the award, 9 individuals were awarded Ekushey Padak in recognition of their contribution to different fields:

  1. Kazi Nazrul Islam (Literature)
  2. Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda (Education)
  3. Jasimuddin (literature)
  4. Sufia Kamal (literature)
  5. Abdul Quadir (literature)
  6. Muhammed Mansooruddin (education)
  7. Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah (journalism)
  8. Abul Kalam Shamsuddin (literature)
  9. Abdus Salam (Editor) (journalism)

Sports

Births

Deaths

Kazi Nazrul Islam

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "World Development Indicators". The World Bank. Retrieved 9 Dec 2021.
  2. ^ "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ^ Haq, Enamul. "Bhasani's Farakka Long March". Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011.
  4. ^ a b Manik, Julfikar Ali (25 August 2010). "5th amendment verdict paves way for justice". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  5. ^ Katsiaficas, George (2013). Asia's unknown uprisings. Oakland, Calif.: PM. p. 270. ISBN 978-1-60486-488-5.
  6. ^ Maniruzzaman, Talukder (1977). "Bangladesh in 1976: Struggle for Survival as an Independent State". Asian Survey. 17 (2): 191–200. doi:10.2307/2643476.
  7. ^ "List of Champions". Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2018-10-16.


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