The year 1991 was the 20th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was the first year of the first term of the government of Khaleda Zia.
| 105,599,125 | ||
| Population density (per km2) | 811.2 | |
| Population growth (annual %) | 2.3% | |
| Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) | 106.4 | |
| Urban population (% of total) | 20.3% | |
| Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 34.2 | |
| Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 9.9 | |
| Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) | 138 | |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 58.9 | |
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 4.3 |
See main article: 1991 Bangladesh cyclone.
The 1991 Bangladesh cyclone (IMD designation: BOB 01, JTWC designation: 02B) was among the deadliest tropical cyclones on record. On the night of 29 April 1991, it struck the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 250 km/h (155 mph). The storm forced a 6-metre (20 ft) storm surge inland over a wide area, killing at least 138,866 people and leaving as many as 10 million homeless.[1]
During 22 April 1991, a circulation formed in the southern Bay of Bengal from a persistent area of convection, or thunderstorms, near the equator in the eastern Indian Ocean. Within two days, the cloud mass encompassed most of the Bay of Bengal, focused on an area west of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[2] [3] On 24 April, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) designated the system as a depression, and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) labeled the system as Tropical Cyclone 02B. Ships in the region reported winds of around 55 km/h (35 mph) around this time.[4]
From its genesis, the storm moved northwestward, being gradually strengthened, amplified by a wind surge from the south. By 26 April, wind shear had decreased to near zero as an anticyclone developed aloft the hurricane. Around this time, the cyclone rounded the western periphery of a large subtropical ridge over Thailand, and the storm turned northward between the ridge to the northeast and northwest. On 28 April, the flow of the southwesterlies caused the cyclone to accelerate to the north-northeast. This flow also amplified the storm's outflow, and the cyclone intensified further. By 12:00 UTC on 28 April, or about 31 hours before landfall, the JTWC was correctly forecasting a landfall in southeastern Bangladesh.[2] Early on 29 April, the IMD upgraded the system to a super cyclonic storm – the highest category – and estimated peak winds of 240 km/h (150 mph). The JTWC estimated peak winds of 160 mph (260 km/h), the equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale or a super typhoon. The cyclone's high winds and low pressure, a rarity for the Bay of Bengal, ranked it among the most intense cyclones in the basin. At 19:00 UTC on 29 April, the cyclone made landfall about 55 km (35 mi) south of Chittagong in southeastern Bangladesh while slightly below its peak strength. Moving through the mountainous terrain of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the cyclone quickly weakened and crossed into northeast India, where it degenerated into a remnant low-pressure area.[5] [4] [2]
| Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | ||
| GDP | $31.0 billion | BDT1,105.2 billion | ||
| GDP growth (annual %) | 3.5% | |||
| GDP per capita | $293.2 | BDT10,466 | ||
| Agriculture, value added | $9.8 billion | BDT350.1 billion | 31.7% | |
| Industry, value added | $6.5 billion | BDT233.4 billion | 21.1% | |
| Services, etc., value added | $13.7 billion | BDT490.2 billion | 44.4% | |
| Balance of Payment | ||||
| Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | ||
| Current account balance | $64.6 million | .2% | ||
| Imports of goods and services | $3,769.7 million | BDT135.1 billion | 12.2% | |
| Exports of goods and services | $2,119.7 million | BDT73.6 billion | 6.7% | |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows | $1.4 million | 0.0% | ||
| Personal remittances, received | $769.4 million | 2.5% | ||
| Total reserves (includes gold) at year end | $1,307.9 million | |||
| Total reserves in months of imports | 4 | |||
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