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.

← 2000 1999 1998 2001 in Bangladesh → 2002 2003 2004
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

• President: Shahabuddin Ahmed (until 14 November), A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury (starting 14 November)
• Prime Minister:
  • until 15 July: Sheikh Hasina
  • 15 July – 10 October: Latifur Rahman
  • starting 10 October: Khaleda Zia
• Chief Justice: Latifur Rahman (until 28 February), Mahmudul Amin Choudhury (starting 1 March)

Demography

Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2001[1]

Population, total	134,107,160
Population density (per km^2)	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 billion	BDT2.9 trillion
GDP growth (annual %)	5.1%
GDP per capita	$402.6	BDT21,724
Agriculture, value added	$11.8 billion	BDT.6 trillion	23.0%
Industry, value added	$12.2 billion	BDT.7 trillion	23.8%
Services, etc., value added	$27.3 billion	BDT1.5 trillion	53.2%
Balance of Payment
	Current US$	Current BDT	% of GDP
Current account balance	-$.5 billion		-1.0%
Imports of goods and services	$9.7 billion	BDT.5 trillion	18.7%
Exports of goods and services	$6,836.9 million	BDT.4 trillion	13.4%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows	$78.5 million		0.1%
Personal remittances, received	$2,104.6 million		3.9%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end	$1,305.6 million
Total reserves in months of imports	1.6

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

Events

• 1 January - Bangladesh High Court bans religious edicts (Fatwa).[3]
• 20 January - A terrorist grenade attack on a rally of Communist Party of Bangladesh in Paltan Maidan, Dhaka leaves 5 killed and dozens injured.
• 14 April - Eight people are killed in bomb blast at a Bengali New Year concert in Dhaka.[4]
• 18 April - Sixteen Indian and three Bangladeshi soldiers killed in their worst border clashes.[5]
• 30 April - High Court confirms death sentences on 12 ex-army officers for killing Mujib. Only four are in custody.[6]
• 1 June - A bomb exploded at Gopalganj Roman Catholic church resulting in the death of 10 people and the injury of 26 people.[7]
• 16 June - a bomb attack at a meeting of Bangladesh Awami League in Narayanganj resulted in the death of 22 people.[8]
• 26 August – 50,000 people are marooned by flash flooding.[9]
• 23 September - A bomb attack at an election rally of Bangladesh Awami League led by Member of Parliament Sheikh Hasina in Bagerhat resulted in the death of 9 people.[10]
• 1 October - The Eighth National Parliamentary Elections 2001 were held under the supervision of a caretaker government led by the Chief Adviser Justice Latifur Rahman. Bangladesh Nationalist Party turned out as the winner.
• 10 October – Khaleda Zia is sworn in as Prime minister of Bangladesh following a landslide election victory.[11] Violence towards religious minorities reported.

Independence Day Award

Recipients	Area	Note
Sayeda Motahera Banu	literature
Shaheed Mashiur Rahman	liberation war
Alhaz Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury	liberation war
M. A. Aziz	liberation war
Muhammad Mayezuddin	liberation war
Late Ruhul Quddus	liberation war
Aminuddin	liberation war
Dr. Zikrul Haque	liberation war
Ashfaqur Rahman Khan	liberation war
M. R. Akhtar Mukul	journalism
Bangladesh Cricket Board	sports	organization

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

• International football:
  • Bangladesh participated in the Millennium Soccer Super Cup held in India from 10 to 25 January 2001. They did not win any match in the competition.
• Domestic football:
  • Mohammedan SC won the National Championship while Abahani KC came out runner-up.[12]
  • Muktijoddha SKC won Bangladesh Federation Cup.[13]
• Cricket:
  • The Bangladesh national team toured Zimbabwe and played 2 Test matches and 3 One Day Internationals in April 2001. Bangladesh lost all 5 matches.
  • Bangladesh participated in 2001 Asian Test Championship tournament held in Sri Lanka and Pakistan in August 2001.[14] Bangladesh lost their matches against both hosts.
  • Bangladesh hosted Zimbabwe for a 2 Test and 3 One Day International tour in November 2001 before travelling to New Zealand in December 2001 for a 2 Test series. Zimbabwe won four out of the five matches with one of the Test matches resulting in a draw. New Zealand won both test matches.

Births

• 1 January - Krishna Rani, footballer

Deaths

Humayun Rashid Choudhury

• 9 February – M Amirul Islam, scientist (b. 1918)
• 10 July – Humayun Rashid Choudhury, diplomat (b. 1928)
• 28 July – Ahmed Sofa, writer, poet (b. 1943)
• 30 August – A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, justice and former President (b. 1915)

See also

• 2000s in Bangladesh
• List of Bangladeshi films of 2001
• Timeline of Bangladeshi history

References

1. "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 courts bans religious edicts". UPI. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 1 January 2001. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
4. Ahmed, Inam (14 April 2001). "Blast kills eight in Bangladesh". UPI. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
5. "16 Indian guards killed in Bangladesh clash". UPI. New Delhi, India. 18 April 2001. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
6. "Bangladesh profile". BBC. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
7. "BANGLADESH Muslims, Hindus and Catholics remember Baniarchar church victims". AsiaNews.it. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
8. Ahsan, Shamim. "The Blame Game Goes on". Star Magazine. The Daily Star. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
9. "Flash floods hit 50,000 people in Bangladesh". CNN.
10. Riaz, Ali (2012). Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh: A Complex Web (in Dutch). Routledge. p. Appendix 2. ISBN 9781134057153. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
11. "New Bangladesh leader sworn in". BBC News.
12. "List of Champions". Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
13. "Bangladesh – List of Cup Winners". Ian King, Hans Schöggl and Erlan Manaschev for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
14. "Asian Test Championship, 2001-02". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2015.