1982 in Bangladesh

← 1981 1980 1979 1982 in Bangladesh → 1983 1984 1985
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	Other events of 1982 List of years in Bangladesh

Events from the year 1982 in Bangladesh.

Incumbents

• President:
  • until 24 March: Abdus Sattar
  • 24 March-27 March: Hussain Muhammad Ershad
  • starting 27 March: A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
• Prime Minister: Shah Azizur Rahman (until 24 March)
• Chief Justice: Kemaluddin Hossain (until 12 April), F.K.M. Munim (starting 12 April)

Events

March

• 24 March: Lt. Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad assumes power through a bloodless coup.^[1]

October

• 4 October: Bangladesh signs with India a memorandum of understanding on water sharing for two years.^[2]

Undated events

• Bangladesh enacted the National Drug Policy which helped develop the drug manufacturing industry in Bangladesh.^[3]

Births

• 2 June – Topu, singer^[4]

Deaths

• 5 May – Phuljhuri Khan, instrumentalist^[5]

See also

• Timeline of Bangladeshi history

References

1. Country profile: Bangladesh - BBC News
2. Haq, Enamul (2012). "Ganges Water Sharing". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
3. Health, Nutrition & Population Programme Proposal (HNPPP)
4. "Topu says". bdnewslive.com. 8 January 2012. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
5. Khan, Mobarak Hossain (2012). "Khan, Ustad Phuljhuri". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.