2014 in Bangladesh

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2014
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Bangladesh

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See also:Other events of 2014
List of years in Bangladesh

2014 (MMXIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2014th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 14th year of the 3rd millennium, the 14th year of the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2010s decade.

The year 2014 was the 43rd year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the first year of the third term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.

Incumbents

President Abdul Hamid III
Abdul
Hamid
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Sheikh
Hasina

Climate

Climate data for Bangladesh in 2014
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.8
(62.2)
18.8
(65.8)
24.3
(75.7)
28.3
(82.9)
28.6
(83.5)
28.0
(82.4)
28.5
(83.3)
27.9
(82.2)
27.8
(82.0)
26.4
(79.5)
22.5
(72.5)
18.3
(64.9)
24.7
(76.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.7
(0.03)
35.6
(1.40)
14.0
(0.55)
61.5
(2.42)
173.9
(6.85)
333.0
(13.11)
385.1
(15.16)
474.1
(18.67)
335.7
(13.22)
57.8
(2.28)
0.9
(0.04)
0.5
(0.02)
1,872.8
(73.75)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[1]

Demography

Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2014[2]
Population, total 159,405,279
Population density (per sq. km) 1,224.6
Population growth (annual %) 1.2%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 101.9
Urban population (% of total) 33.5%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 19.6
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 5.3
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 38.6
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 71.8
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2.2

Economy

Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2014[2]
National Income
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
GDP $172.9 billion BDT13.4 trillion
GDP growth (annual %) 6.1%
GDP per capita $1,084.6 BDT84,293
Agriculture, value added $26.5 billion BDT2.1 trillion 16.1%
Industry, value added $45.5 billion BDT3.5 trillion 27.6%
Services, etc., value added $92.7 billion BDT7.2 trillion 56.3%
Balance of Payment
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
Current account balance $0.8 billion .4%
Imports of goods and services $45.2 billion BDT3.4 trillion 25.5%
Exports of goods and services $33,057.2 million BDT2.6 trillion 19.0%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows $2,539.2 million 1.5%
Personal remittances, received $14,987.5 million 8.7%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end $22,319.8 million
Total reserves in months of imports 5.6

Note: For the year 2014 average official exchange rate for BDT was 77.64 per US$.

Events

January

February

  • February 9 - The owners of Tazreen Fashions, Delwar Hossain and his wife Mahmuda Akter, hand themselves in to face charges of murder in relation to the death of 112 workers in a factory fire in Dhaka in November 2012.[4]

May

  • May 15 - A ferry sinks on the Meghna River in Munshiganj District resulting in at least 12 deaths and hundreds missing.[5]
  • May 16 - The ferry that sank on the Meghna River's death toll increased to 25.[5]
  • May 17 - Officials call off rescue operations as 54 dead bodies recovered with an unknown number of people missing in a ferry disaster in the Meghna River.[6]

July

August

  • August 4 - A ferry carrying about 200 passengers capsizes on the Padma River in Munshiganj District.[8]
  • August 5 - Rescuers struggle to locate a sunken ferry in the Padma River leaving at least two people dead and many more missing.[9]

October

  • October 20 - A collision between two buses on the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway leaves at least 30 people dead.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "World Development Indicators". The World Bank. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Clashes and boycott mar Bangladesh election". 5 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh fire disaster factory owners surrender to police". 9 February 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Bangladesh ferry sinking death toll at 25". 16 May 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  6. ^ "54 confirmed dead as MV Miraj-4 ferry capsizes in Bangladesh". 17 May 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  7. ^ "U.N. tribunal rules for Bangladesh in sea border dispute with India". 8 July 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh ferry capsizes n River Padma near Dhaka". 4 August 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh rescuers struggle to find sunken ferry". 5 August 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Bus crash kills 30 in Bangladesh". 20 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

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