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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.
Calendar year
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
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Demography
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Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1996
[1]
Population, total
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117,649,927
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Population density (per km
2
)
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903.8
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Population growth (annual %)
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2.1%
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Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)
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106.0
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Urban population (% of total)
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22.1%
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Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
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30.2
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Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
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7.9
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Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)
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108
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Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
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62.8
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Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
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3.6
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Climate
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Climate data for Bangladesh in 1996
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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18.9
(66.0)
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20.4
(68.7)
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26.3
(79.3)
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27.8
(82.0)
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28.6
(83.5)
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28.1
(82.6)
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28.2
(82.8)
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27.8
(82.0)
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28.1
(82.6)
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26.5
(79.7)
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23.5
(74.3)
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19.2
(66.6)
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25.3
(77.5)
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Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
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6.1
(0.24)
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33.7
(1.33)
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49.7
(1.96)
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202.2
(7.96)
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232.1
(9.14)
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405.1
(15.95)
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418.3
(16.47)
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406.9
(16.02)
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278.4
(10.96)
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245.4
(9.66)
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4.4
(0.17)
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0.2
(0.01)
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2,282.5
(89.87)
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Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)
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Economy
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Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1996
[1]
National Income
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Current US$
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Current BDT
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% of GDP
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GDP
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$46.4 billion
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BDT1,899.3 billion
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GDP growth (annual %)
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4.5%
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GDP per capita
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$394.7
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BDT16,144
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Agriculture, value added
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$10.8 billion
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BDT441.9 billion
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23.3%
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Industry, value added
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$10.1 billion
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BDT411.9 billion
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21.7%
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Services, etc., value added
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$23.3 billion
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BDT952.0 billion
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50.1%
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Balance of Payment
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Current US$
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Current BDT
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% of GDP
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Current account balance
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-$991.4 million
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-2.1%
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Imports of goods and services
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$7,450.6 million
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BDT310.9 billion
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16.4%
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Exports of goods and services
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$4,614.1 million
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BDT184.4 billion
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9.7%
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows
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$13.5 million
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0.0%
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Personal remittances, received
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$1,344.7 million
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2.9%
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Total reserves (includes gold) at year end
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$1,869.5 million
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Total reserves in months of imports
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2.9
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Note: For the year 1996 average official exchange rate for
BDT
was 41.79 per US$.
Events
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- 9 January
- At least 16 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the head-on collision of two trains near
Chandpur
.
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- 15 February
- The
Sixth National Parliamentary Elections 1996
was held in
Bangladesh
on 15 February 1996. They were boycotted by most opposition parties, and saw voter turnout drop to just 21%.
[4]
The result was a victory for the
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
(BNP), which won 300 of the 300 elected seats.
[4]
- 22 March
? Inauguration of the
Liberation War Museum
in Dhaka.
[5]
- 25 March
? Following escalating political turmoil, the sitting Parliament enacted the thirteenth constitutional amendment to allow a neutral
caretaker government
to assume power and conduct new parliamentary elections. On 30 March the President appointed former Chief Justice
Muhammad Habibur Rahman
as
Chief Advisor
(a position equivalent to prime minister) in the interim government. A new election was scheduled for 12 June 1996.
- 14 May
? Over 400 are killed as a tornado strikes northern Bangladesh.
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- 19 May
? Failed attempt of coup d'etat by Lt. Gen.
Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim
,
Bir Bikram
.
- 12 June
? The
Seventh National Parliamentary Elections 1996
were held in
Bangladesh
on 12 June 1996. The result was a victory for the
Bangladesh Awami League
, which won 146 of the 300 seats, beginning
Sheikh Hasina's
first-term as
Prime Minister
. Voter turnout was 75.6%, the highest to date.
[4]
This election was the second to be held in 1996, following controversial elections held in February a few months earlier.
- 5 November
? Starting with a base of 350 points, the share price index of the
Dhaka Stock Exchange
rose as high as 3,648.75 points. The following day it started falling and it came down to 462 points in May 1999. The crash left millions of investors penniless.
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- 12 December
? A 30-year treaty on sharing of the Ganges water was signed between India and Bangladesh.
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Awards and Recognitions
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Independence Day Award
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Ekushey Padak
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- Hasnat Abdul Hye
(literature)
- Rahat Khan
(literature)
- A K M Firoz Alam
(music)
- Muhammad Abdul Hye
(education)
- Sirajul Islam Chowdhury
(education)
- Mohammad Kamruzzaman
(journalism)
- Mohammad Shahjahan
(education)
Sports
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Births
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Deaths
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Epitaph of Shah's grave located in Sylhet.
See also
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References
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