1996 in Bangladesh

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1996
in
Bangladesh

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List of years in Bangladesh

1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1996th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 996th year of the 2nd millennium, the 96th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1990s decade.

The year 1996 was the 25th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the first year of the first term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.

Incumbents

Prime Minister Khaleda Zia
Khaleda
Zia
Muhammad Habibur Rahman
Habibur
Rahman
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Sheikh
Hasina

Demography

Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1996[1]
Population, total 121,269,645
Population density (per sq. km) 931.6
Population growth (annual %) 2.1%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 104.3
Urban population (% of total) 22.1%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 30.3
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 8
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 108.3
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 62.6
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 3.6

Climate

Climate data for Bangladesh in 1996
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0)
20.4
(68.7)
26.3
(79.3)
27.8
(82.0)
28.6
(83.5)
28.1
(82.6)
28.2
(82.8)
27.8
(82.0)
28.1
(82.6)
26.5
(79.7)
23.5
(74.3)
19.2
(66.6)
25.3
(77.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.1
(0.24)
33.7
(1.33)
49.7
(1.96)
202.2
(7.96)
232.1
(9.14)
405.1
(15.95)
418.3
(16.47)
406.9
(16.02)
278.4
(10.96)
245.4
(9.66)
4.4
(0.17)
0.2
(0.01)
2,282.5
(89.87)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]

Economy

Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1996[1]
National Income
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
GDP $46.4 billion BDT1,899.3 billion
GDP growth (annual %) 4.5%
GDP per capita $382.9 BDT15,662
Agriculture, value added $10.8 billion BDT441.9 billion 24.5%
Industry, value added $10.1 billion BDT411.9 billion 22.8%
Services, etc., value added $23.3 billion BDT952.0 billion 52.7%
Balance of Payment
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
Current account balance -$991.4 million -2.1%
Imports of goods and services $7,450.6 million BDT310.9 billion 16.4%
Exports of goods and services $4,614.1 million BDT184.4 billion 9.7%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows $13.5 million 0.0%
Personal remittances, received $1,344.7 million 2.9%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end $1,869.5 million
Total reserves in months of imports 2.9

Note: For the year 1996 average official exchange rate for BDT was 41.79 per US$.

Events

Sports

Births

Deaths

Epitaph of Shah's grave located in Sylhet.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "World Development Indicators". The World Bank. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh train crash". UPI. Dhaka. 1996-01-09. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  4. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p525 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  5. ^ Tornado kills more than 400 in Bangladesh - CNN Archived 16 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann (2001). Elections in Asia: A data handbook. Volume I. p. 525. ISBN 0-19-924958-X.
  7. ^ "Tribunal moves on 1996 stock scam". The Daily Star. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  8. ^ Haq, Enamul (2012). "Ganges Water Sharing". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  9. ^ "List of Champions". Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  10. ^ Khan, Saleh Athar (2012). "Ahmad, Khondakar Mostaq". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.



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