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1999
(
MCMXCIX
) was a
common year starting on Friday
of the
Gregorian calendar
, the 1999th year of the
Common Era
(CE) and
Anno Domini
(AD) designations, the 999th year of the
2nd millennium
, the 99th year of the
20th century
, and the 10th and last year of the
1990s
decade.
Calendar year
The year 1999 was the 28th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fourth year of the first term of the Government of
Sheikh Hasina
.
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Demography
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Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1999
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Population, total
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125,189,655
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Population density (per km
2
)
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961.7
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Population growth (annual %)
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2.0%
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Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)
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105.8
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Urban population (% of total)
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23.2%
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Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
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28.2
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Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
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7.1
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Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)
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92
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Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
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64.9
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Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
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3.3
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Climate
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Climate data for Bangladesh in 1999
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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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18.8
(65.8)
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22.4
(72.3)
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26.2
(79.2)
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29.6
(85.3)
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28.0
(82.4)
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28.5
(83.3)
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28.0
(82.4)
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27.9
(82.2)
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27.7
(81.9)
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27.1
(80.8)
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23.5
(74.3)
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20.2
(68.4)
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25.7
(78.3)
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Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
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0.1
(0.00)
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0.1
(0.00)
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5.4
(0.21)
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59.3
(2.33)
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322.7
(12.70)
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358.2
(14.10)
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809.2
(31.86)
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431.3
(16.98)
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311.9
(12.28)
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254.5
(10.02)
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16.7
(0.66)
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10.2
(0.40)
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2,579.6
(101.54)
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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 1999
[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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$51.3 billion
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BDT2,465.1 billion
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GDP growth (annual %)
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4.7%
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GDP per capita
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$409.5
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BDT19,691
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Agriculture, value added
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$11.6 billion
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BDT558.6 billion
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22.7%
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Industry, value added
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$11.5 billion
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BDT551.6 billion
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22.4%
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Services, etc., value added
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$25.7 billion
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BDT1,237.5 billion
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50.2%
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Balance of Payment
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Current US$
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Current BDT
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% of GDP
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Current account balance
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-$364.4 million
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-.7%
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Imports of goods and services
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$8,932.2 million
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BDT409.9 billion
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16.6%
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Exports of goods and services
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$6,235.9 million
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BDT289.9 billion
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11.8%
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows
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$179.6 million
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0.4%
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Personal remittances, received
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$1,806.8 million
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3.5%
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Total reserves (includes gold) at year end
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$1,634.4 million
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Total reserves in months of imports
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2.1
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Note: For the year 1999 average official exchange rate for
BDT
was 49.09 per US$.
Events
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Awards and Recognitions
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International Recognition
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Independence Day Award
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Ekushey Padak
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- Hasan Azizul Huq
(literature)
- Syed Hasan Imam
(film)
- Subhash Dutta
(film)
- Ali Zaker
(drama)
- Monirul Islam
(fine arts)
- Husna Banu Khanam
(music)
- Fakir Alamgir
(music)
- A B M Musa
(journalism)
- K G Mustafa
(journalism)
- Altamas Ahmed
(dance)
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Sports
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- South Asian (Federation) Games
:
- Bangladesh participated in the 1999 South Asian Federation Games held in
Kathmandu
,
Nepal
from 25 September to 4 October 1999. With 2 golds, 10 silvers and 35 bronzes Bangladesh ended the tournament at the fifth position in overall points table.
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- International
football
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- Domestic football
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- Cricket
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- The final of the
1998?99 Asian Test Championship
was played at Dhaka in March 1999, in which
Pakistan
won against
Sri Lanka
.
- Later that month, Bangladesh hosted
Kenya
and
Zimbabwe
for the List A Meril International Tournament which was won convincingly by Zimbabwe.
- Bangladesh participated in
1999 Cricket World Cup
held in
England
from 14 May - 20 June. Bangladesh did not progress from the group stage, but they managed to defeat
Scotland
and
Pakistan
in the tournament. The win against Pakistan was Bangladesh's first win in ODI format against any test playing nation.
Khaled Mahmud
was the man of the match for his all-round performance in that landmark win.
- In October,
West Indies
led by
Brian Lara
played a single first-class match against the
Bangladesh national team
, which was drawn. The teams also played a two-match series of
Limited Overs Internationals
(LOI) which West Indies won 2?0.
- In October and November, an
England A
team visited Bangladesh and played three matches against the Bangladesh National team. Two of these were first-class matches which were drawn. England A won the limited overs match by 5 wickets.
- The
National Cricket League
was launched in November 1999.
Births
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Deaths
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See also
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References
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