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1980s in Bangladesh

Decades in
Bangladesh
1980s
SAARCShahjalal International AirportNoor HossainHussain Muhammad Ershad1988 Bangladesh cyclone
A montage of notable people of and events of Bangladesh in the 1980s including (clockwise from top left): Image of Shahjalal International Airport, originally known as Zia International Airport; HM Ershad's reception for SAARC Head of States in Dhaka 1986; Noor Hossain protesting shortly before he was shot to death by police on 10 November 1987; The 1988 Bangladesh cyclone was one of the worst tropical cyclones in Bangladeshi history and portrait of Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who ruled Bangladesh for most of 1980s.

The 1980s (pronounced "nineteen-eighties", commonly shortened as the "'80s", pronounced "eighties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1980, and ended on December 31, 1989. For Bangladesh this decade was characterized by economic hardship, natural disasters and military dictatorship. Hussain Muhammad Ershad ruled Bangladesh almost throughout the decade. Infrastructure development was slow but there was notable progress in local government administration, population control and NGO led microfinance activities which boosted the rural economy. The urge of freedom of speech and return to democracy influenced the cultural activities in the decade.

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