1995 in Bangladesh explained

The year 1995 was the 24th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was the fifth year of the first term of the government of Khaleda Zia.

Incumbents

• President: Abdur Rahman Biswas
• Prime Minister: Khaleda Zia
• Chief Justice:
  • until 31 January: Shahabuddin Ahmed
  • 1 February – 1 May: M.H. Rahman
  • starting 1 May: A.T.M Afzal

Demography

Population, total

115,169,933
Population density (per km^2)	884.8
Population growth (annual %)	2.1%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)	106.1
Urban population (% of total)	21.7%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)	30.9
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)	8.3
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)	114
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)	62.0
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	3.7

Economy

National Income

	Current US$	Current BDT	% of GDP
GDP	$37.9 billion	BDT1,525.2 billion
GDP growth (annual %)	5.1%
GDP per capita	$329.4	BDT13,243
Agriculture, value added	$10.4 billion	BDT416.4 billion	27.3%
Industry, value added	$8.9 billion	BDT359.6 billion	23.6%
Services, etc., value added	$17.1 billion	BDT688.3 billion	45.1%
Balance of Payment
	Current US$	Current BDT	% of GDP
Current account balance	style="text-align: right;"	-$823.9 million		style="text-align: right;"	-2.2%
Imports of goods and services	$7,588.6 million	BDT264.5 billion	17.3%
Exports of goods and services	$4,431.5 million	BDT165.7 billion	10.9%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows	$1.9 million		0.0%
Personal remittances, received	$1,201.7 million		3.2%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end	$2,376.2 million
Total reserves in months of imports	3.7

Note: For the year 1995 average official exchange rate for BDT was 40.28 per US$.

Events

• 16 February – The Government of Bangladesh enacted the Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act. https://web.archive.org/web/20140106213750/http://www.boi.gov.bd/index.php/component/businesslaws/?view=lawdetails&law_id=14
• 24 August – Rape and murder of 14-year-old Yasmin Akhter by members of Bangladesh Police resulted in mass protests in Dinajpur.^{[1] [2]}
• 16 September – Nationwide strikes take place across Bangladesh in protest against the government of Khaleda Zia.^[3]

Awards and recognitions

Independence Day Award

Recipients	Area	Note
	science and technology
	education
	literature	posthumous
	music
	social service
	sports
	journalism

Ekushey Padak

1. Ahmed Rafiq (literature)
2. Rawshan Jamil (dance)
3. Mustafa Zaman Abbasi (music)
4. Rathindranath Roy (music)
5. Abdul Karim (education)
6. Iajuddin Ahmed (education)
7. Nizamuddin Ahmad (journalism)
8. Shykh Seraj (journalism)

Sports

• South Asian (Federation) Games:
  • Bangladesh participated in the 1995 South Asian Federation Games in Madras, India from 18–27 December. With 7 golds, 17 silvers and 34 bronzes Bangladesh ended the tournament at the fourth position in overall points table.^[4]
• International football:
  • Bangladesh participated in 1995 South Asian Gold Cup, where they lost to India in the Semi-finals.
• Domestic football:
  • Abahani Ltd. won Dhaka League title while Mohammedan SC became runner-up.^[5]
  • Mohammedan SC & Abahani Ltd. jointly won the title of Bangladesh Federation Cup.^[6]
• Cricket:
  • Bangladesh participated in the 1995 Asia Cup held in Sharjah, UAE and lost all 3 of their matches.

Births

• 11 March – Masbah Ahmmed, sprinter^[7]
• 3 April – Taskin Ahmed, cricketer^[8]
• 6 September – Mustafizur Rahman, cricketer^[9]
• 10 December – Mosaddek Hossain, cricketer^[10]

Deaths

• 10 February – Leila Arjumand Banu, singer (b. 1929)
• 19 October – Jahurul Islam, entrepreneur (b. 1928)^[11]
• 29 December – Monajatuddin, journalist (b. 1945)^[12]

See also

• 1990s in Bangladesh
• List of Bangladeshi films of 1995
• Timeline of Bangladeshi history

Notes and References

1. Book: Alam, Shamsul. Governmentality and Counter-Hegemony in Bangladesh. 2016. Springer. 978-1-137-52603-8. 170–171.
2. Book: Kumari . Ved . Brooks . Susan L. . Creative Child Advocacy: Global Perspectives . SAGE Publications India . 9788132103288 . 37 .
3. News: Bangladesh hit by nationwide strike. CNN. 30 October 2018.
4. Web site: South Asian Games . Olympic Council of Asia . 1 November 2018.
5. Web site: List of Champions. Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 October 2018.
6. Web site: Bangladesh – List of Cup Winners. Ian King, Hans Schöggl and Erlan Manaschev for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 30 October 2018.
7. Web site: Athlete Profile for Masbah Ahmmed . International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) . 27 December 2015.
8. Web site: Bangladesh / Players / Taskin Ahmed . ESPN Cricinfo . 27 December 2015.
9. Web site: Bangladesh / Players / Mustafizur Rahman . ESPN Cricinfo . 27 December 2015.
10. Web site: Bangladesh / Players / Mosaddek Hossain . ESPN Cricinfo . 27 December 2015.
11. Web site: Jahurul Islam's 22nd death anniv today. m.thedailynewnation.com. en. 26 February 2018. 26 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226193603/http://m.thedailynewnation.com/news/151456/jahurul-islams-22nd-death-anniv-today. dead.
12. Book: Maniruzzaman, Muhammad . 2012 . Monajatuddin . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Monajatuddin . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.