1999 in Bangladesh

1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1999th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 999th year of the 2nd millennium, the 99th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1990s decade.

1999
in
Bangladesh

Centuries:
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
See also:Other events of 1999
List of years in Bangladesh

The year 1999 was the 28th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fourth year of the first term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.

Incumbents

Sheikh
Hasina

Demography

Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1999[1]
Population, total 129,029,691
Population density (per km2) 991.2
Population growth (annual %) 2.0%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 104.2
Urban population (% of total) 23.2%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 28.3
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 7.2
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 92.2
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 64.7
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 3.3

Climate

Climate data for Bangladesh in 1999
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.8
(65.8)
22.4
(72.3)
26.2
(79.2)
29.6
(85.3)
28.0
(82.4)
28.5
(83.3)
28.0
(82.4)
27.9
(82.2)
27.7
(81.9)
27.1
(80.8)
23.5
(74.3)
20.2
(68.4)
25.7
(78.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.1
(0.00)
0.1
(0.00)
5.4
(0.21)
59.3
(2.33)
322.7
(12.70)
358.2
(14.10)
809.2
(31.86)
431.3
(16.98)
311.9
(12.28)
254.5
(10.02)
16.7
(0.66)
10.2
(0.40)
2,579.6
(101.54)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]

Economy

Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1999[1]
National Income
Current US$Current BDT% of GDP
GDP$51.3 billionBDT2,465.1 billion
GDP growth (annual %)4.7%
GDP per capita$397.4BDT19,105
Agriculture, value added$11.6 billionBDT558.6 billion23.8%
Industry, value added$11.5 billionBDT551.6 billion23.5%
Services, etc., value added$25.7 billionBDT1,237.5 billion52.7%
Balance of Payment
Current US$Current BDT% of GDP
Current account balance-$364.4 million-.7%
Imports of goods and services$8,932.2 millionBDT409.9 billion16.6%
Exports of goods and services$6,235.9 millionBDT289.9 billion11.8%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows$179.7 million0.4%
Personal remittances, received$1,806.8 million3.5%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end$1,634.4 million
Total reserves in months of imports2.1

Note: For the year 1999 average official exchange rate for BDT was 49.09 per US$.

Events

International Recognition

Independence Day Award

Recipients Area Note
Mazharul Islamarchitecture
Fazlur Rahman Khanarchitectureposthumous
Mohammad Kibriafine arts
Sikandar Abu Zafarliteratureposthumous
Brojen Dassports
Begum Badrunnesa Ahmedsocial work
Kalim Sharafimusic
A. Q. M. Bazlul Karimeducation
A.F.Salahuddin Ahmededucation
Abdus Samad Azadliberation war
Rashiduddin Ahmadmedical science
A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid[10]

Ekushey Padak

  1. Hasan Azizul Huq (literature)
  2. Syed Hasan Imam (film)
  3. Subhash Dutta (film)
  4. Ali Zaker (drama)
  5. Monirul Islam (fine arts)
  6. Husna Banu Khanam (music)
  7. Fakir Alamgir (music)
  8. A B M Musa (journalism)
  9. K G Mustafa (journalism)
  10. Altamas Ahmed (dance)[11]

Sports

Khaled Mahmud
    • The final of the 1998–99 Asian Test Championship was played at Dhaka in March 1999, in which Pakistan won against Sri Lanka.
    • Later that month, Bangladesh hosted Kenya and Zimbabwe for the List A Meril International Tournament which was won convincingly by Zimbabwe.
    • Bangladesh participated in 1999 Cricket World Cup held in England from 14 May - 20 June. Bangladesh did not progress from the group stage, but they managed to defeat Scotland and Pakistan in the tournament. The win against Pakistan was Bangladesh's first win in ODI format against any test playing nation. Khaled Mahmud was the man of the match for his all-round performance in that landmark win.
    • In October, West Indies led by Brian Lara played a single first-class match against the Bangladesh national team, which was drawn. The teams also played a two-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) which West Indies won 2–0.
    • In October and November, an England A team visited Bangladesh and played three matches against the Bangladesh National team. Two of these were first-class matches which were drawn. England A won the limited overs match by 5 wickets.
    • The National Cricket League was launched in November 1999.

Births

Deaths

See also

References

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