2000 in Bangladesh – Wikipedia
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2000 (MM) was a century leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2000th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1000th and last year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 2000s decade.
Calendar year
The year 2000 was the 29th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fifth year of the first term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.
Incumbents[edit]
Sheikh
Hasina
Demography[edit]
Population, total | 127,657,862 |
Population density (per km2) | 980.7 |
Population growth (annual %) | 2.0% |
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) | 105.7 |
Urban population (% of total) | 23.6% |
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 27.5 |
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 6.9 |
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) | 87 |
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 65.4 |
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 3.2 |
Climate[edit]
Climate data for Bangladesh in 2000 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.6 (0.69) |
25.9 (1.02) |
85.3 (3.36) |
207.1 (8.15) |
389.3 (15.33) |
391.7 (15.42) |
342.5 (13.48) |
462.6 (18.21) |
328.3 (12.93) |
177.8 (7.00) |
5.2 (0.20) |
0.4 (0.02) |
2,433.7 (95.81) |
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2] |
Flood[edit]
In September 2000, at least 50,000 people are marooned in Bangladesh after flood water gushed into 30 villages when India opened sluice gates of several rivers.[3]
Economy[edit]
National Income | |||
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Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
GDP | $53.4 billion | BDT2,685.0 billion | |
GDP growth (annual %) | 5.3% | ||
GDP per capita | $418.1 | BDT21,033 | |
Agriculture, value added | $12.1 billion | BDT610.0 billion | 22.7% |
Industry, value added | $11.9 billion | BDT598.2 billion | 22.3% |
Services, etc., value added | $27.0 billion | BDT1,357.7 billion | 50.6% |
Balance of Payment | |||
Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
Current account balance | -$0.3 billion | -.6% | |
Imports of goods and services | $9.7 billion | BDT455.9 billion | 17.0% |
Exports of goods and services | $7,214.3 million | BDT331.4 billion | 12.3% |
Foreign direct investment, net inflows | $280.4 million | 0.5% | |
Personal remittances, received | $1,967.5 million | 3.7% | |
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end | $1,515.8 million | ||
Total reserves in months of imports | 1.8 |
Note: For the year 2000 average official exchange rate for BDT was 52.14 per US$.
Awards and recognitions[edit]
Independence Day Award[edit]
Ekushey Padak[edit]
- Ekhlas Uddin Ahmed, literature
- Mohiuddin Ahmed, politics (posthumous)
- Rafiq Uddin Ahmed, language martyr
- Abul Barkat, language martyr
- Syed Abdul Hadi, music
- Gaziul Haque, Language Movement
- Khalid Hossain, music
- Nilima Ibrahim, education
- Jamal Nazrul Islam, science and technology
- Abdul Jabbar, language martyr
- Abdullah Al Mamun, drama
- Zahidur Rahim, music (posthumous)
- Sofiur Rahman, language martyr
- Abdus Salam, language martyr
- Shamim Sikder, sculpture
Sports[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b “World Development Indicators”. The World Bank. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ “Climate Change Knowledge Portal”. The World Bank Group. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Ahmed, Inam (25 September 2000). “At least 50,000 people are marooned in Bangladesh after flood water gushed into 30 villages when India opened sluice gates of several rivers”. UPI. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ “President Clinton arrives in Bangladesh for historic visit”. CNN. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ ২২ বছরে একুশে টেলিভিশন. Samakal (in Bengali). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Ahmed, Inam (12 July 2000). “Bangladesh, India exchange fire over civilians’ deaths”. UPI. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ “Bangladesh closes schools amid Dengu epidemic”. UPI. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 26 July 2000. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ “Bangladesh pass Test”. BBC Sport.
- ^ Ahmed, Inam (3 September 2000). “Bangladesh returns Hindi land”. UPI. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ “On this Day – 10 November”. BBC News.
- ^ Ahmed, Inam (25 November 2000). “40 people die, 100 injured in Bangladesh factory fir”. UPI. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ Ahmed, Inam (15 December 2000). “Pakistani diplomat expelled from Bangladesh”. UPI. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ Ahmed, Inam (2 January 2001). “Bangladesh ferry death toll reaches 144”. UPI. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ “List of Champions”. Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ “Bangladesh – List of Cup Winners”. Ian King, Hans Schöggl and Erlan Manaschev for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ Ganesh, AC (3 May 2000). “Asia Cup: No problem in selecting the probables”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ “Hadlee’s slow start”. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ Rajneesh Gupta. “One-off Test, India v Bangladesh, Statistical Highlights”. India Today. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ “The untold story of Pt. Barin Mazumder and Govt. Music College”. The Daily Star. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ Jamil Mahmud (3 April 2009). “Abdur Rouf, founder-curator of Bangladesh Film Archive, remembered”. The Daily Star.
- ^ Islam, Sirajul (2012). “Dhar, Manoranjan”. In Islam, Sirajul; Akbar, Md. Ali (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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