2001 in Bangladesh explained
The year 2001 was the 30th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fifth and final year of the first term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina and the first year of the third term of the Government of Khaleda Zia.
Incumbents
Demography
Population, total130,088,709 |
Population density (per km2) | 999.4 |
Population growth (annual %) | 1.9% |
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) | 105.6 |
Urban population (% of total) | 24.1% |
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 26.8 |
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 6.7 |
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) | 82 |
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 66.0 |
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 3.1 | |
Economy
National Income | Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP |
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GDP | $54.0 billion | BDT2,913.4 billion | |
GDP growth (annual %) | 5.1% |
GDP per capita | $415.0 | BDT22,395 | |
Agriculture, value added | $11.8 billion | BDT636.5 billion | 21.8% |
Industry, value added | $12.2 billion | BDT658.0 billion | 22.6% |
Services, etc., value added | $27.3 billion | BDT1,473.6 billion | 50.6% |
Balance of Payment |
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| Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP |
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Current account balance | style="text-align: right;" | -$0.5 billion | | style="text-align: right;" | -1.0% |
Imports of goods and services | $9.7 billion | BDT545.1 billion | 18.7% |
Exports of goods and services | $6,836.9 million | BDT390.0 billion | 13.4% |
Foreign direct investment, net inflows | $78.5 million | | 0.1% |
Personal remittances, received | $2,104.6 million | | 3.9% |
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end | $1,305.6 million | | |
Total reserves in months of imports | 1.6 | |
Note: For the year 2001 average official exchange rate for BDT was 55.81 per US$.
Events
Awards and recognitions
Independence Day Award
Recipients | Area | Note |
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| literature | |
| liberation war | |
| liberation war | |
| liberation war | |
Muhammad Mayezuddin | liberation war | |
| liberation war | |
| liberation war | |
| liberation war | |
Ashfaqur Rahman Khan | liberation war | |
| journalism | |
| sports | organization | |
Ekushey Padak
- The Mother Language Lovers Of The World, for its contribution to the declaration of 21 February as International Mother Language Day
- Foni Borua, music
- Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury, education
- Nirmalendu Goon, literature
- Zia Haider, literature
- Rafiqul Islam, education
- Binoy Bashi Joldas, instrumental music
- Shah Abdul Karim, folk song
- Abdul Matin, Language Movement
- Golam Mustafa, film
- Ataur Rahman, drama
- Mahadev Saha, literature
Sports
- International football:
- Domestic football:
- Cricket:
- The Bangladesh national team toured Zimbabwe and played 2 Test matches and 3 One Day Internationals in April 2001. Bangladesh lost all 5 matches.
- Bangladesh participated in 2001 Asian Test Championship tournament held in Sri Lanka and Pakistan in August 2001.[12] Bangladesh lost their matches against both hosts.
- Bangladesh hosted Zimbabwe for a 2 Test and 3 One Day International tour in November 2001 before travelling to New Zealand in December 2001 for a 2 Test series. Zimbabwe won four out of the five matches with one of the Test matches resulting in a draw. New Zealand won both test matches.
Births
Deaths
See also
Notes and References
- News: 1 January 2001 . Bangladesh courts bans religious edicts . UPI . Dhaka, Bangladesh . 22 July 2019.
- News: Ahmed . Inam . 14 April 2001 . Blast kills eight in Bangladesh . UPI . Dhaka, Bangladesh . 22 July 2019.
- News: 18 April 2001 . 16 Indian guards killed in Bangladesh clash . UPI . New Delhi, India . 22 July 2019.
- News: Bangladesh profile. 3 December 2012. BBC.
- Web site: Bangladesh Muslims, Hindus and Catholics remember Baniarchar church victims . AsiaNews.it . 1 July 2016.
- News: Ahsan. Shamim. The Blame Game Goes on. Star Magazine . The Daily Star . 3 December 2016.
- News: Flash floods hit 50,000 people in Bangladesh . CNN . 15 February 2008 . 13 March 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080313042431/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/south/08/26/bangladesh.floods/index.html . dead .
- News: Charges pressed against 4 over bomb attack on Helal’s rally . Prothom Alo . UNB . 20 October 2014.
- News: New Bangladesh leader sworn in . BBC News.
- Web site: List of Champions. Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 October 2018.
- Web site: Bangladesh – List of Cup Winners. Ian King, Hans Schöggl and Erlan Manaschev for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 30 October 2018.
- Web site: Asian Test Championship, 2001-02 . 24 October 2015. ESPNcricinfo.