1996 in Bangladesh explained
The year 1996 was the 25th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the first year of the first term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.
Incumbents
Demography
Population, total| 117,649,927 |
| Population density (per km2) | 903.8 |
| Population growth (annual %) | 2.1% |
| Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) | 106.0 |
| Urban population (% of total) | 22.1% |
| Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 30.2 |
| Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 7.9 |
| Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) | 108 |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 62.8 |
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 3.6 | |
Economy
National Income | Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP |
|---|
| GDP | $46.4 billion | BDT1,899.3 billion | |
| GDP growth (annual %) | 4.5% |
| GDP per capita | $394.7 | BDT16,144 | |
| Agriculture, value added | $10.8 billion | BDT441.9 billion | 23.3% |
| Industry, value added | $10.1 billion | BDT411.9 billion | 21.7% |
| Services, etc., value added | $23.3 billion | BDT952.0 billion | 50.1% |
| Balance of Payment |
|---|
| Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP |
|---|
| Current account balance | style="text-align: right;" | -$991.4 million | | style="text-align: right;" | -2.1% |
| Imports of goods and services | $7,450.6 million | BDT310.9 billion | 16.4% |
| Exports of goods and services | $4,614.1 million | BDT184.4 billion | 9.7% |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows | $13.5 million | | 0.0% |
| Personal remittances, received | $1,344.7 million | | 2.9% |
| Total reserves (includes gold) at year end | $1,869.5 million | | |
| Total reserves in months of imports | 2.9 | |
Note: For the year 1996 average official exchange rate for
BDT was 41.79 per US$.
Events
- 9 January - At least 16 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the head-on collision of two trains near Chandpur.[1]
- 15 February - The Sixth National Parliamentary Elections 1996 was held in Bangladesh on 15 February 1996. They were boycotted by most opposition parties, and saw voter turnout drop to just 21%.[2] The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which won 300 of the 300 elected seats.
- 22 March – Inauguration of the Liberation War Museum in Dhaka.[3]
- 25 March – Following escalating political turmoil, the sitting Parliament enacted the thirteenth constitutional amendment to allow a neutral caretaker government to assume power and conduct new parliamentary elections. On 30 March the President appointed former Chief Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman as Chief Advisor (a position equivalent to prime minister) in the interim government. A new election was scheduled for 12 June 1996.
- 14 May – Over 400 are killed as a tornado strikes northern Bangladesh.[4]
- 19 May – Failed attempt of coup d'état by Lt. Gen. Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim, Bir Bikram.
- 12 June – The Seventh National Parliamentary Elections 1996 were held in Bangladesh on 12 June 1996. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League, which won 146 of the 300 seats, beginning Sheikh Hasina's first-term as Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 75.6%, the highest to date. This election was the second to be held in 1996, following controversial elections held in February a few months earlier.
- 5 November – Starting with a base of 350 points, the share price index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange rose as high as 3,648.75 points. The following day it started falling and it came down to 462 points in May 1999. The crash left millions of investors penniless.[5]
- 12 December – A 30-year treaty on sharing of the Ganges water was signed between India and Bangladesh.[6]
Awards and Recognitions
Independence Day Award
| Recipients | Area | Note |
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| literature | |
| social work | organization |
| music | |
| music | |
| science and technology | |
| medical science | |
| sports | |
| fine arts | | |
Ekushey Padak
- Hasnat Abdul Hye (literature)
- Rahat Khan (literature)
- A K M Firoz Alam (music)
- Muhammad Abdul Hye (education)
- Sirajul Islam Chowdhury (education)
- Mohammad Kamruzzaman (journalism)
- Mohammad Shahjahan (education)
Sports
Births
Deaths
See also
Notes and References
- News: 9 January 1996 . Bangladesh train crash . UPI . Dhaka . 21 July 2019.
- Book: Dieter Nohlen . Dieter Nohlen . Florian Grotz . Christof Hartmann . 2001 . Elections in Asia: A data handbook . I . 525 . 0-19-924958-X.
- Web site: About the Museum. Liberation War Museum. 25 January 2021.
- News: Tornado kills more than 400 in Bangladesh . CNN . https://web.archive.org/web/20070116094913/http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9605/14/bangladesh/ . 16 January 2007.
- News: Tribunal moves on 1996 stock scam. The Daily Star. 6 August 2015. 11 July 2019.
- Book: Haq, Enamul . 2012 . Ganges Water Sharing . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ganges_Water_Sharing . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Web site: List of Champions. Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 October 2018.
- News: SWID-Bangladesh celebrates Tagore's birth anniversary . 23 May 2008. The Daily Star . 3 September 2017.
- Book: Khan, Saleh Athar . 2012 . Ahmad, Khondakar Mostaq . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ahmad,_Khondakar_Mostaq . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
