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2001 in Bangladesh

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2001
in
Bangladesh

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List of years in Bangladesh

2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2001st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1st year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2000s decade.

The year 2001 was the 30th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fifth and final year of the first term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina and the first year of the third term of the Government of Khaleda Zia.

Incumbents

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Sheikh
Hasina
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia
Khaleda
Zia

Demography

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Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2001[1]
Population, total 130,088,709
Population density (per km2) 999.4
Population growth (annual %) 1.9%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 105.6
Urban population (% of total) 24.1%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 26.8
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 6.7
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 82
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 66.0
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 3.1


Climate

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Climate data for Bangladesh in 2001
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.4
(65.1)
21.9
(71.4)
25.3
(77.5)
27.9
(82.2)
28.2
(82.8)
27.8
(82.0)
28.0
(82.4)
28.5
(83.3)
28.8
(83.8)
27.5
(81.5)
24.4
(75.9)
20.1
(68.2)
25.6
(78.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.1
(0.04)
8.7
(0.34)
29.4
(1.16)
73.7
(2.90)
331.3
(13.04)
361.6
(14.24)
302.5
(11.91)
353.3
(13.91)
192.7
(7.59)
202.7
(7.98)
21.1
(0.83)
0.1
(0.00)
1,878.2
(73.94)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]

Economy

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Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2001[1]
National Income
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
GDP $54.0 billion BDT2,913.4 billion
GDP growth (annual %) 5.1%
GDP per capita $415.0 BDT22,395
Agriculture, value added $11.8 billion BDT636.5 billion 21.8%
Industry, value added $12.2 billion BDT658.0 billion 22.6%
Services, etc., value added $27.3 billion BDT1,473.6 billion 50.6%
Balance of Payment
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
Current account balance -$0.5 billion -1.0%
Imports of goods and services $9.7 billion BDT545.1 billion 18.7%
Exports of goods and services $6,836.9 million BDT390.0 billion 13.4%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows $78.5 million 0.1%
Personal remittances, received $2,104.6 million 3.9%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end $1,305.6 million
Total reserves in months of imports 1.6

Note: For the year 2001 average official exchange rate for BDT was 55.81 per US$.

Events

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Awards and recognitions

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Independence Day Award

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Recipients Area Note
Sayeda Motahera Banu literature
Shaheed Mashiur Rahman liberation war
Alhaz Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury liberation war
M. A. Aziz liberation war
Muhammad Mayezuddin liberation war
Late Ruhul Quddus liberation war
Aminuddin liberation war
Dr. Zikrul Haque liberation war
Ashfaqur Rahman Khan liberation war
M. R. Akhtar Mukul journalism
Bangladesh Cricket Board sports organization

Ekushey Padak

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  1. The Mother Language Lovers Of The World, for its contribution to the declaration of 21 February as International Mother Language Day
  2. Foni Borua, music
  3. Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury, education
  4. Nirmalendu Goon, literature
  5. Zia Haider, literature
  6. Rafiqul Islam, education
  7. Binoy Bashi Joldas, instrumental music
  8. Shah Abdul Karim, folk song
  9. Abdul Matin, Language Movement
  10. Golam Mustafa, film
  11. Ataur Rahman, drama
  12. Mahadev Saha, literature

Sports

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Births

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Deaths

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Humayun Rashid Choudhury

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh courts bans religious edicts". UPI. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 1 January 2001. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Amanullah, Quazi (27 August 2003). "25 political murders in Khulna in last 10yrs". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  5. ^ Ahmed, Inam (14 April 2001). "Blast kills eight in Bangladesh". UPI. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. ^ "16 Indian guards killed in Bangladesh clash". UPI. New Delhi, India. 18 April 2001. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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  8. ^ "Bangladesh Muslims, Hindus and Catholics remember Baniarchar church victims". AsiaNews.it. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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  10. ^ "Flash floods hit 50,000 people in Bangladesh". CNN. Archived from the original on 13 March 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  11. ^ "Charges pressed against 4 over bomb attack on Helal's rally". Prothom Alo. UNB. 20 October 2014.
  12. ^ "New Bangladesh leader sworn in". BBC News.
  13. ^ "List of Champions". Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Bangladesh – List of Cup Winners". Ian King, Hans Schöggl and Erlan Manaschev for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Asian Test Championship, 2001-02". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2015.