2000 in Bangladesh explained

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

Demography

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

Flood

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.[1]

Economy

National Income
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 style="text-align: right;" -$0.3 billion style="text-align: right;" -.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$.

Events

Awards and recognitions

Independence Day Award

RecipientsAreaNote
literature
social work
music
music
education
painting
literature
liberation war
sports
children organizer

Ekushey Padak

  1. Ekhlas Uddin Ahmed, literature
  2. Mohiuddin Ahmed, politics (posthumous)
  3. Rafiq Uddin Ahmed, language martyr
  4. Abul Barkat, language martyr
  5. Syed Abdul Hadi, music
  6. Gaziul Haque, Language Movement
  7. Khalid Hossain, music
  8. Nilima Ibrahim, education
  9. Jamal Nazrul Islam, science and technology
  10. Abdul Jabbar, language martyr
  11. Abdullah Al Mamun, drama
  12. Zahidur Rahim, music (posthumous)
  13. Sofiur Rahman, language martyr
  14. Abdus Salam, language martyr
  15. Shamim Sikder, sculpture

Sports

Births

Deaths

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 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 . 21 July 2019 .
  2. News: President Clinton arrives in Bangladesh for historic visit . CNN . https://web.archive.org/web/20071006062451/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/south/03/20/clinton.bangladesh/index.html . 6 October 2007.
  3. News: https://www.samakal.com/todays-print-edition/tp-entertainment/article/210493963/%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A8. bn:২২ বছরে একুশে টেলিভিশন. 14 April 2021. 5 June 2022. Samakal. bn.
  4. News: Ahmed . Inam . 12 July 2000 . Bangladesh, India exchange fire over civilians' deaths . UPI . Dhaka, Bangladesh . 21 July 2019 .
  5. News: 26 July 2000 . Bangladesh closes schools amid Dengu epidemic . UPI . Dhaka, Bangladesh . 21 July 2019 .
  6. News: Bangladesh pass Test . BBC Sport.
  7. News: Ahmed . Inam . 3 September 2000 . Bangladesh returns Hindi land . UPI . Dhaka, Bangladesh . 21 July 2019 .
  8. News: On this Day - 10 November . BBC News.
  9. News: Ahmed . Inam . 25 November 2000 . 40 people die, 100 injured in Bangladesh factory fir . UPI . Dhaka, Bangladesh . 21 July 2019 .
  10. News: Ahmed . Inam . 15 December 2000 . Pakistani diplomat expelled from Bangladesh . UPI . Dhaka, Bangladesh . 21 July 2019 .
  11. News: Ahmed . Inam . 2 January 2001 . Bangladesh ferry death toll reaches 144 . UPI . Dhaka, Bangladesh . 22 July 2019 .
  12. Web site: List of Champions. Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 October 2018.
  13. Web site: Bangladesh – List of Cup Winners. Ian King, Hans Schöggl and Erlan Manaschev for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 30 October 2018.
  14. Web site: Asia Cup: No problem in selecting the probables. AC. Ganesh. 3 May 2000. ESPNcricinfo. 11 September 2017.
  15. Web site: Hadlee's slow start . 2 February 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  16. Web site: One-off Test, India v Bangladesh, Statistical Highlights. India Today. Rajneesh Gupta. 12 January 2019.
  17. Web site: Nahida Akter Profile - Cricket Player Bangladesh Stats, Records, Video . ESPNcricinfo.
  18. News: The untold story of Pt. Barin Mazumder and Govt. Music College. 2018-04-23. The Daily Star. 2018-05-09. en.
  19. Web site: Abdur Rouf, founder-curator of Bangladesh Film Archive, remembered. The Daily Star. 3 April 2009. Jamil Mahmud.
  20. Book: Islam, Sirajul . 2012 . Dhar, Manoranjan. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Dhar,_Manoranjan . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Akbar . Md. Ali . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.