2005 in Bangladesh
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2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2005th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 5th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 6th year of the 2000s decade.
The year 2005 was the 34th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fifth year of the third term of the government of Khaleda Zia.
Incumbents
Khaleda
Zia
Zia
- President: Iajuddin Ahmed
- Prime Minister: Khaleda Zia
- Chief Justice: Syed Jillur Rahim Mudasser Husain
Demography
| Population, total | 143,431,101 |
| Population density (per km2) | 1,101.9 |
| Population growth (annual %) | 1.5% |
| Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) | 103.8 |
| Urban population (% of total) | 26.8% |
| Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 24.2 |
| Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 6.2 |
| Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) | 66.5 |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 67.9 |
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 2.7 |
Climate
| Climate data for Bangladesh in 2005 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.8 (80.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.4 (0.53) |
7.3 (0.29) |
50.8 (2.00) |
122.9 (4.84) |
229.1 (9.02) |
254.5 (10.02) |
402.2 (15.83) |
232.3 (9.15) |
285.1 (11.22) |
187.1 (7.37) |
1.9 (0.07) |
0.9 (0.04) |
1,787.5 (70.38) |
| Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2] | |||||||||||||
Economy
| National Income | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
| GDP | $69.4 billion | BDT4.3 trillion | |
| GDP growth (annual %) | 6.5% | ||
| GDP per capita | $484.2 | BDT29,776 | |
| Agriculture, value added | $12.9 billion | BDT0.8 trillion | 19.6% |
| Industry, value added | $16.2 billion | BDT1.0 trillion | 24.6% |
| Services, etc., value added | $36.7 billion | BDT2.3 trillion | 55.8% |
| Balance of Payment | |||
| Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
| Current account balance | $0.5 billion | .7% | |
| Imports of goods and services | $15.1 billion | BDT0.9 trillion | 20.0% |
| Exports of goods and services | $11,187.1 million | BDT0.6 trillion | 14.4% |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows | $760.5 million | 1.1% | |
| Personal remittances, received | $4,642.4 million | 6.7% | |
Events
- 7 January - There was an accidental blowout at the Chhatak gas field at Tengratial, just a few days after Niko Resources started drilling there.[3]
- 11 January – Bangladesh register their first Test match victory against Zimbabwe.[4]
- 27 January – Veteran politician and former Finance Minister Shah A M S Kibria is assassinated along with two of his aides in a grenade attack at Habiganj.[5]
- 25 February – Bangladeshi U.N. peacekeepers were ambushed and at least nine were killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[6]
- 11 April – A nine-story commercial building collapsed due to a structural failure leading to 73 deaths in the Savar Upazila of Dhaka.[7][8]
- 23 April – Protests erupt in the city of Bogra against the Ahmadiya community.[9]
- 18 June – Bangladesh pull off one of the biggest shocks in cricket history by beating world champions Australia.[10]
- 24 June - While Niko was drilling a relief well to contain the fire from the first blowout at the Chhatak gas field at Tengratial, another blowout occurred at the same field.[11]
- 17 August – a series of bomb blasts are detonated simultaneously across 63 of 64 districts in Bangladesh.[12]
- 3 October – A series of synchronized bombings targeted courts in Chandpur, Chittagong, and Lakshmipur and resulted in 2 deaths and 34 injuries. It was carried out by Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, an Islamist terrorist organisation, that opposed secular judiciary and legal system in Bangladesh.[13]
- 14 November – Two senior assistant judges are killed in the bombing of a car transporting Judges to the District Court of Jhalakathi. Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) claimed responsibility for the bombings. The group, led by Shaykh Abdur Rahman and Siddiqur Rahman (also known as Bangla Bhai).[14]
- 29 November – Another series of simultaneous suicide bombing of courts in Chittagong and Gazipur is carried out by Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, killed 8 people and injured over 100.[15]
- 8 December – A bomb attack at a meeting of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi in Netrokona results in the deaths of eight people.[16]
Awards and recognitions
International Recognition
- Matiur Rahman, the Editor of Daily Prothom Alo, was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award.[17]
Independence Day Award
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Mujibul Huq | ||
| International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh | institution |
Ekushey Padak
- Saifur Rahman (language movement)
- Khandaker Delwar Hossain (language movement)
- Syed Mujtaba Ali (literature)
- Abdullah Abu Sayeed (education)
- Iqbal Mahmud (education)
- Zubaida Gulshan Ara (literature)
- Mohammad Abdul Gafur (language movement)
- Abu Saleh (literature)
- Ashab Uddin Ahmed (literature)
- Chittaranjan Saha (education)
- Srimat Bishuddh-ananda Mahathero (social service)
- Bashir Ahmed (music)
- Apel Mahmood (music)
- Md Mashir Hossain (journalism)
Sports
- International football:
- Bangladesh lost to India in the final of the 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup to become runner up in the 8 nation tournament held in Pakistan.
- Bangladesh also became runner up in Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup held in Myanmar.
- Domestic football:
- Dhaka Mohammedan won National Football Championship while Dhaka Abahani became runner-up.[18]
- Cricket:
Mohammad Ashraful - The Bangladesh national cricket team toured England for the first time in 2005. Bangladesh played two Test matches against England, which the hosts won comfortably. Later Bangladesh took on England and Australia in the tri-nations NatWest Series, where they pulled off a stunning 5-wicket upset victory over Australia, the world champions. In 18 June match, Australia scored 249 in 50 overs and then Bangladesh won with 4 balls to spare, after a century by Mohammad Ashraful. Bangladesh were knocked out of the tournament after three subsequent losses.
- Later, the Bangladeshi cricket team toured Sri Lanka for three One Day International cricket matches and two Test cricket matches in August and September. They lost all these matches against the host.
Deaths
- 27 January – Shah A M S Kibria, economist, diplomat and politician (b. 1931)[20]
- 4 March – Serajul Huq, academician (b. 1905)
- 29 March – Khalid Hassan Milu, singer (b. 1960)
- 27 April – Abdus Samad Azad, politician (b. 1922)
- 8 May – Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury, cinematographer (b. 1940)
- 18 July – Abdur Rahman, actor (b. 1937)[21]
- 17 November – Gautam Das, journalist and bureau chief for Dainik Samakal in Faridpur (born c.1978; murdered)[22]
See also
References
- ^ a b "World Development Indicators". The World Bank. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Adhikary, T. S.; Byron, R. K. (4 May 2020). "Tengratila Blowouts: Niko liable, must pay damages". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Zimbabwe in Bangladesh 2005". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Grenades kill Bangladesh lawmaker". CNN.
- ^ "U.N. troops 'die in Congo ambush'". CNN. 25 February 2005.
- ^ Davelaar, Geertjan (1 April 2005). "Factory collapsed – Bangladeshi Garment Workers Buried Alive". Clean Cloths Campaign. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Islam, Shariful; Ashraf, Shamim (12 April 2005). "9-storey Garment Building Crumbles at Savar". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Protests rise against Muslim sect". BBC News.
- ^ "Bangladesh humble sorry Australia". BBC Sport.
- ^ Adhikary, T. S.; Byron, R. K. (4 May 2020). "Tengratila Blowouts: Niko liable, must pay damages". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Bombs explode across Bangladesh". BBC News.
- ^ "Trail of terror attacks". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Bangladesh: JMB leader hanged for killing two judges". India.com. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "97 held over Bangladesh bombings". CNN. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Riaz, Ali (2008). Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh: A Complex Web. Notes: Routledge. ISBN 9780415451727. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Awardees who worked in Bangladesh". Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "List of Champions". Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ Rabeed Imam. "When everything fell in place". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Ten charged with Bangladesh murder". BBC News. 21 March 2005.
- ^ "Bangla film hero Rahman passes away". bdnews24.com. 17 July 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Journalist Gautam Das 9th death anniversary". risingbd.com. 17 November 2013.
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