2001 in Bangladesh

2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2001st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1st year of the 3rd millennium, the 1st year of the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2000s decade.

2001
in
Bangladesh

Centuries:
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:Other events of 2001
List of years in Bangladesh

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

Sheikh
Hasina
Khaleda
Zia

Demography

Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2001[1]
Population, total 134,107,160
Population density (per km2) 1,030.2
Population growth (annual %) 1.9%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 104.2
Urban population (% of total) 24.1%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 27
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 6.7
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 82.8
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 65.9
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 3.1

Climate

Climate data for Bangladesh in 2001
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.4
(65.1)
21.9
(71.4)
25.3
(77.5)
27.9
(82.2)
28.2
(82.8)
27.8
(82.0)
28.0
(82.4)
28.5
(83.3)
28.8
(83.8)
27.5
(81.5)
24.4
(75.9)
20.1
(68.2)
25.6
(78.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.1
(0.04)
8.7
(0.34)
29.4
(1.16)
73.7
(2.90)
331.3
(13.04)
361.6
(14.24)
302.5
(11.91)
353.3
(13.91)
192.7
(7.59)
202.7
(7.98)
21.1
(0.83)
0.1
(0.00)
1,878.2
(73.94)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]

Economy

Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2001[1]
National Income
Current US$Current BDT% of GDP
GDP$54.0 billionBDT2.9 trillion
GDP growth (annual %)5.1%
GDP per capita$402.6BDT21,724
Agriculture, value added$11.8 billionBDT.6 trillion23.0%
Industry, value added$12.2 billionBDT.7 trillion23.8%
Services, etc., value added$27.3 billionBDT1.5 trillion53.2%
Balance of Payment
Current US$Current BDT% of GDP
Current account balance-$.5 billion-1.0%
Imports of goods and services$9.7 billionBDT.5 trillion18.7%
Exports of goods and services$6,836.9 millionBDT.4 trillion13.4%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows$78.5 million0.1%
Personal remittances, received$2,104.6 million3.9%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end$1,305.6 million
Total reserves in months of imports1.6

Note: For the year 2001 average official exchange rate for BDT was 55.81 per US$.

Events

Independence Day Award

Recipients Area Note
Sayeda Motahera Banuliterature
Shaheed Mashiur Rahmanliberation war
Alhaz Zahur Ahmed Chowdhuryliberation war
M. A. Azizliberation war
Muhammad Mayezuddinliberation war
Late Ruhul Quddusliberation war
Aminuddinliberation war
Dr. Zikrul Haqueliberation war
Ashfaqur Rahman Khanliberation war
M. R. Akhtar Mukuljournalism
Bangladesh Cricket Boardsportsorganization

Ekushey Padak

  1. The Mother Language Lovers Of The World, for its contribution to the declaration of 21 February as International Mother Language Day
  2. Foni Borua, music
  3. Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury, education
  4. Nirmalendu Goon, literature
  5. Zia Haider, literature
  6. Rafiqul Islam, education
  7. Binoy Bashi Joldas, instrumental music
  8. Shah Abdul Karim, folk song
  9. Abdul Matin, Language Movement
  10. Golam Mustafa, film
  11. Ataur Rahman, drama
  12. Mahadev Saha, literature

Sports

Births

Deaths

See also

References

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