2006 in Bangladesh explained

The year 2006 was the 35th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was the last year of the rule of BNP led by Khaleda Zia and also the first year of the regime of the fourth caretaker government led by Fakhruddin Ahmed.

Incumbents

Demography

Population, total
140,921,154
Population density (per km2)1082.6
Population growth (annual %)1.3%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)104.7
Urban population (% of total)27.5%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)23.4
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)6.1
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)61
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)68.2
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)2.6

Economy

National Income
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
GDP $71.8 billion BDT4.8 trillion
GDP growth (annual %) 6.7%
GDP per capita $509.6 BDT34,227
Agriculture, value added $13.0 billion BDT0.9 trillion 18.0%
Industry, value added $17.3 billion BDT1.2 trillion 24.1%
Services, etc., value added $37.9 billion BDT2.5 trillion 52.7%
Balance of Payment
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
Current account balance $1.2 billion 1.7%
Imports of goods and services $16.8 billion BDT1.0 trillion 21.8%
Exports of goods and services $12,887.5 million BDT0.8 trillion 16.4%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows $456.5 million 0.6%
Personal remittances, received $5,427.5 million 7.6%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end $3,877.2 million
Total reserves in months of imports 2.6
Note: For the year 2006 average official exchange rate for BDT was 68.93 per US$.

Events

Awards and recognitions

International recognition

Yunus was the first Bangladeshi to ever get a Nobel Prize. After receiving the news of the important award, Yunus announced that he would use part of his share of the $1.4 million (equivalent to $ million in) award money to create a company to make low-cost, high-nutrition food for the poor; while the rest would go toward setting up an eye hospital for the poor in Bangladesh.[17]

Independence Day Award

Ekushey Padak

  1. Aftab Ahmed, photography
  2. Jasimuddin Ahmed, education
  3. M. Asaduzzaman, education
  4. Sukomal Barua, education
  5. Anwara Begum, education
  6. Shahadat Chowdury, journalism (posthumous)
  7. Nurul Islam, literature (posthumous)
  8. Anwaruddin Khan, music (posthumous)
  9. Gaziul Hasan Khan, journalism
  10. Hamiduzzaman Khan, sculpture
  11. Abul Kalam Monjur Morshed, literature
  12. Rawshan Ara Mustafiz, music
  13. Fatema Tuz Zohra, music

Sports

Deaths

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Huge arms haul in Bandarban forest . . 2019-09-05 . 2004-04-15.
  2. News: 7 killed as cops fire on electricity hungry mob . . 2019-09-05 . 2006-01-24.
  3. News: Ctg RMG factory fire toll 54, many still unaccounted for . . 2019-09-05 . 2006-02-25.
  4. Book: Riaz . Ali . Ali Riaz . Islamist militancy in Bangladesh: a complex web . 2008 . Routledge . 978-0-415-45172-7 . 93.
  5. News: Top Bangladesh militant captured: police . China Daily . Reuters . 6 March 2006.
  6. News: BAF trainee pilot killed as aircraft nosedives . The Daily Star . 25 April 2006.
  7. News: Abbas . Zaffar . 20 April 2006 . Bengali hero's remains given back . BBC News . 18 June 2015.
  8. News: Qawami madrasa degree gets master's status . . 2019-09-05 . 2006-08-22.
  9. News: Asia Energy Coal Mine Protest . . 2019-09-05 . 2006-08-28.
  10. News: 25 killed as storm lashes coastal belt . . 2019-09-05 . 2006-09-21.
  11. News: Country reels from outage onslaught . . 2019-09-05 . 2006-09-20.
  12. News: Six dead in Bangladesh protests . . 2019-09-05 . 2006-10-28.
  13. News: President sworn in as chief of caretaker govt . . 2019-09-05 . 2006-10-30.
  14. News: Non-stop blockade begins amid massive security steps . . 2019-09-05 . 2006-11-12.
  15. News: President orders army deployment . . 2019-09-05 . 2006-12-10.
  16. 13 October 2006 . The Nobel Peace Prize for 2006 . Oslo . Nobelprize.org.
  17. News: Yunus wins peace Nobel for anti-poverty efforts . Associated Press . 13 October 2006 . 16 August 2007.
  18. Book: Rahman . Syedur . Historical dictionary of Bangladesh . 2010 . Scarecrow Press . 978-0-8108-6766-6 . 356 . 4th . registration.
  19. Web site: South Asian Games . Olympic Council of Asia . 16 July 2019.
  20. News: Legacy of a great lawyer . 19 February 2018 . The Daily Star . en . 13 March 2019.