2012 in Bangladesh explained
The year 2012 was the 41st year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fourth year of the second term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.
Incumbents
Demography
Population, total| 151,005,733 |
| Population density (per km2) | 1160.1 |
| Population growth (annual %) | 1.2% |
| Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) | 103.1 |
| Urban population (% of total) | 32.0% |
| Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 20.2 |
| Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 5.6 |
| Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) | 44 |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 70.6 |
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 2.2 | |
Climate
Flood and landslides
Floods and landslides caused by heavy rain starting from 23 June significantly affected ten districts in the country's northern and south-eastern parts, including the districts of Bandarban, Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Sylhet, Sunamganj, Kurigram, Gaibandha and Jamalpur. Official statistics as of 31 July reported 131 deaths.[1]
Economy
National Income | Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP |
|---|
| GDP | $133.4 billion | BDT10.6 trillion | |
| GDP growth (annual %) | 6.5% |
| GDP per capita | $883.1 | BDT69,878 | |
| Agriculture, value added | $21.6 billion | BDT1.7 trillion | 16.2% |
| Industry, value added | $33.8 billion | BDT2.7 trillion | 25.3% |
| Services, etc., value added | $70.9 billion | BDT5.6 trillion | 53.2% |
| Balance of Payment |
|---|
| Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP |
|---|
| Current account balance | $2.6 billion | | 1.9% |
| Imports of goods and services | $37.7 billion | BDT2.9 trillion | 27.9% |
| Exports of goods and services | $27,591.1 million | BDT2.1 trillion | 20.2% |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows | $1,584.4 million | | 1.2% |
| Personal remittances, received | $14,119.6 million | | 10.6% |
| Total reserves (includes gold) at year end | $12,754.2 million | | |
| Total reserves in months of imports | 3.9 | |
Note: For the year 2012 average official exchange rate for
BDT was 81.86 per US$.
Events
- 18 January – Bangladesh Army claimed to have foiled a coup d'état attempt.
- 9 February – President of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman launched the first session of Bangladesh Premier League during an opening ceremony held at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka.[2]
- 11 February – Two well-known, married Bangladeshi journalists, named Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi, were stabbed to death for a yet to be determined motive in their Dhaka apartment.[3]
- 13 March – A double decker ferry capsized after colliding with a cargo ship on Meghna River, killing at least 110 people.[4]
- 5 April – Dead body of trade unionist Aminul Islam was recovered from a road near Ghatail. Islam's murder is still unsolved, but his case gained international attention from AFL–CIO and the US State Department.[5]
- 20 October - Indian photographer Robin Sengupta is awarded " Friend of Liberation " medal.
- 24 November – A fire at the Tazreen Fashion factory in the Ashulia region on the outskirts of Dhaka, killed at least 117 people.
- 24 November – Three steel girders of a flyover collapsed in the suburb of Bahaddarhat in Chittagong, killing at least 13 people and injuring around 50.[6]
- 9 December – A 24-year-old tailor in Dhaka, named Biswajit Das, was murdered by members of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the governing Awami League party.[7]
Awards and recognitions
International Recognition
Independence Day Award
Ekushey Padak
- Humayun Azad, language and literature (posthumous)
- Mubinul Azim, fine arts (posthumous)
- Mumtaz Begum, Language Movement (posthumous)
- Baren Chakraborthi, science and technology
- Ehtesham Haydar Chowdhury, journalism (posthumous)
- Karunamoy Goswami, fine arts
- Enamul Haque, fine arts
- A.K. Nazmul Karim, education (posthumous)
- Monsur Alam Khan, education
- Suddhananda Mahathero, social work
- Tareque Masud, fine arts (posthumous)
- Habibur Rahman Milon (journalism)
- Ashfaque Munier, journalism (posthumous)
- Mamunur Rashid, fine arts
- Ajoy Kumar Roy, education
Sports
Deaths
- 31 January – Siddika Kabir, nutritionist, cook (b. 1931)
- 13 February – Humayun Faridi, actor (b. 1952)
- 9 May – Chinghla Mong Chowdhury Mari, footballer (b. 1938)
- 20 May – Sultana Zaman, actor (b. 1935)
- 9 July – Humayun Ahmed, writer and filmmaker (b. 1948)
- 15 July – Muzharul Islam, architect (b. 1923)
- 10 September – Muslehuddin Ahmad, educationist, diplomat (b. 1930s)
- 26 September – Ataus Samad, journalist (b. 1936)
- 8 October – Bidit Lal Das, folk singer, composer (b. 1938)
- 29 November – Bijon Sarkar, photographer (b. 1935)
- 8 December – Khan Sarwar Murshid, educationist, diplomat (b. 1924)
- 10 December – Iajuddin Ahmed, 13th President of Bangladesh (b. 1931)
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Bangladesh: Floods and Landslides Emergency appeal n° MDRBD010 Operation update n°2. IFRC. 15 November 2012. 28 October 2019.
- News: Hot & cold opening . . 21 January 2013.
- News: Sagar Sarwar And Mehrun Runi, Journalist Couple, Killed in Bangladesh . Huffington Post . Associated Press . 11 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120214015725/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/11/sagar-sarwar-mehrun-runi-killed-journalist-bangladesh_n_1270069.html . 14 February 2012 . 7 March 2012.
- News: Bangladesh ferry dragged from river, death toll at 110 . dead . . 14 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315203353/http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/bangladesh-ferry-dragged-from-river-death-toll-at-110/ . 15 March 2012.
- News: Jim . Yardley . Fighting for Bangladesh Labor, and Ending Up in Pauper’s Grave . The New York Times . 9 September 2012 . 26 March 2013 .
- Web site: Bangladesh overpass collapse kills as many as 13 . . 29 April 2013.
- News: Biswajit Murder: HC verdict on Aug 6 . The Daily Star . 18 July 2017 . 3 August 2017.
- Web site: Awardees who worked in Bangladesh. Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. 4 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180701004536/http://rmaward.asia/awardees/country/bangladesh/. 1 July 2018. dead.
- Web site: Pakistan prevail over gutsy Bangladesh . . Abhishek . Purohit . 22 March 2012 . 22 March 2012.
