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

• President: Shahabuddin Ahmed
• Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina
• Chief Justice: Latifur Rahman (starting 1 January)

Demography

Population, total

127,657,862
Population density (per km^2)	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

• 20 March – President Bill Clinton becomes the first president of America to visit Bangladesh.^[2]
• 14 April - Ekushey Television, Bangladesh's first privately owned terrestrial television network, begins transmissions.^[3]
• 12 July - Bangladesh and India border guards exchange fire over death of civilians.^[4]
• 26 July - Bangladesh announces closure of academic institutions over Dengue epidemic.^[5]
• 2 August – The International Cricket Council voted to make Bangladesh the 10th test-playing nation.^[6]
• 3 September - Bangladesh repeals Vested Property Act.^[7]
• 10 November – The Bangladesh national cricket team make their test debut (see Sports below).^[8]
• 25 November - 40 people die, 100 injured in Bangladesh factory fir.^[9]
• 15 December – A Pakistani diplomat was expelled from Bangladesh on account of his remark about Bangladesh Liberation War.^[10]
• 29 December - A ferry capsizes in the Meghna river leading to 144 deaths.^[11]

Awards and recognitions

Independence Day Award

Recipients	Area	Note
	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

• Olympics:
  • Bangladesh sent a delegation to compete in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Bangladesh did not win any medals in the competition.
• Domestic football:
  • Muktijoddha Sangsad KC won the first Dhaka League title of the new century.
  • Muktijoddha Sangsad KC participated in the 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship as the 1997–98 Dhaka League champions.
  • The National League was organized for the first time in 2000. Abahani Limited Dhaka won the league title while Mohammedan SC came out runner-up.^[12]
  • Abahani Limited Dhaka won Bangladesh Federation Cup.^[13]
• Cricket:
  • In January 2000, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) toured Bangladesh to play five matches including one first-class against the national team. The first class match was drawn.
  • The 2000 Asia Cup was held in Bangladesh between May–June 2000.^[14] India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh took part in the tournament. Pakistan won the tournament beating Sri Lanka by 39 runs in the final.
  • India's national team visited Bangladesh in November to take part in the inaugural Test match played by the Bangladesh national cricket team. The tour consisted of a one-off test match. India won the match by 9 wickets. Bangladesh's Aminul Islam became the third batsman to make a century in their country's inaugural Test.^{[15] [16]}

Births

• 2 March – Nahida Akter, cricketer^[17]
• 20 August – Puja Cherry Roy, film actor

Deaths

• 15 February – Shamsul Huda Chaudhury, politician (b. 1920)
• 3 March – Barin Mazumder, musician (b. 1921)^[18]
• 1 April – AKM Abdur Rouf, founder-curator of BFA (b. 1935)^[19]
• 22 June – Manoranjan Dhar, politician (b. 1904)^[20]
• 28 July – Rokeya Rahman Kabeer, academic (b. 1925)
• 4 December – Shyam Sundar Baishnab, singer
• 20 December – Mirza Ghulam Hafiz, politician (b. 1920)

See also

• 2000s in Bangladesh
• List of Bangladeshi films of 2000
• Timeline of Bangladeshi history

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.