2011 in Bangladesh
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See also: | Other events of 2011 List of years in Bangladesh |
2011 (MMXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2011th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 11th year of the 3rd millennium, the 11th year of the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2010s decade.
The year 2011 was the 40th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the third year of the second term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.
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Incumbents
- President: Zillur Rahman
- Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina
- Chief Justice: A.B.M. Khairul Haque (until 15 May 2011), Md. Muzammel Hossain (from 16 May 2011).
Demography
Population, total | 153,911,916 |
Population density (per sq. km) | 1,182.4 |
Population growth (annual %) | 1.2% |
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) | 102.1 |
Urban population (% of total) | 31.2% |
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 20.8 |
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 5.5 |
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) | 46.5 |
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 70.6 |
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 2.3 |
Climate
Climate data for Bangladesh in 2011 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.4 (0.13) |
17.2 (0.68) |
15.8 (0.62) |
65.5 (2.58) |
248.7 (9.79) |
656.3 (25.84) |
382.6 (15.06) |
834.4 (32.85) |
188.9 (7.44) |
22.2 (0.87) |
7.4 (0.29) |
0.3 (0.01) |
2,442.7 (96.16) |
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2] |
Economy
National Income | |||
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Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
GDP | $128.6 billion | BDT9.2 trillion | |
GDP growth (annual %) | 6.5% | ||
GDP per capita | $835.8 | BDT59,503 | |
Agriculture, value added | $21.6 billion | BDT1.5 trillion | 17.7% |
Industry, value added | $32.2 billion | BDT2.3 trillion | 26.4% |
Services, etc., value added | $68.2 billion | BDT4.9 trillion | 55.9% |
Balance of Payment | |||
Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
Current account balance | -$0.2 billion | -.1% | |
Imports of goods and services | $37.9 billion | BDT2.5 trillion | 27.5% |
Exports of goods and services | $27.0 billion | BDT1.8 trillion | 19.9% |
Foreign direct investment, net inflows | $1,264.7 million | 1.0% | |
Personal remittances, received | $12.1 billion | 9.4% | |
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end | $9,174.8 million | ||
Total reserves in months of imports | 2.8 |
Note: For the year 2011 average official exchange rate for BDT was 74.15 per US$.
Events
- January 7 – Widespread outrage at the killing of Felani Khatun a 15-year-old Bangladeshi girl, who was shot and killed by India's Border Security Force (BSF), at India-Bangladesh border.[3][4]
- February 17 – Bangladesh co-hosted the ICC Cricket World Cup with India and Sri Lanka. The Opening Ceremony of the event was held in the venue Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.
- July 11 - At least 40 people, including 38 students, were killed when a pick-up truck carrying them veered off the road and plunged into a roadside ditch at Mayani area of Mirsharai Upazila.[5]
- August 13 – Acclaimed film director Tareque Masud and his long-time co-worker Mishuk Munier, a cinematographer, a journalist and CEO of ATN News died in a road accident on the Dhaka-Aricha highway at Joka under Ghior Upazila while returning to Dhaka from Manikganj after visiting a shooting location.[6]
- September 5 – India and Bangladesh sign a pact to end their 40-year border demarcation dispute.[7]
- October 16 - Small share market investors went on a fast-unto-death after forming the Bangladesh Capital Market Investors' Council in response to the bear run in the share market since end of 2010.[8] Opposition politicians declared their solidarity with the protesters.[8]
- October 22 – The market stabilisation fund (MSF), worth BDT 50 billion ($ 667 million), was conceived by the Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB) as a method to increase liquidity in the market and increase share prices, in response to share market scam.[9]
- December: A planned coup to establish Islamic law in Bangladesh was stopped by the Bangladesh Army.[10][11] A number of officers including retired ones were arrested.[12]
Sports
- Football:
- Bangladesh competed in the Group A of 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification held in Myanmar in March. Although Bangladesh secured a surprise victory over the hosts, they lost to Palestine and Phillipines to exit the tournament without qualifying.
- In August, the youth team competed in the 2011 SAFF U–16 Championship held in Nepal. Bangladesh secured fourth position in the tournament.
- In November the national team competed in the 2011 SAFF Championship held in New Delhi, India. Bangladesh could not secure any victory in the tournament.
- Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club secured their first title of Premier League.
- Cricket:
- Bangladesh co-hosted with India and Sri Lanka the 2011 Cricket World Cup from February to April 2011. Bangladesh did not fare well and failed in qualifying for quarter-finals stage. Other than victories against Associate members, their only notable victory was against England.
- The Australian cricket team toured Bangladesh between 7 April to 13 April. The tour consisted of three One Day Internationals (ODIs). Australia won all the matches in the tour
- The Bangladesh cricket team toured Zimbabwe from 4 to 21 August. The tour consisted of one Test match and five One Day Internationals (ODIs) played against the Zimbabwean national team and one first-class match played against a Zimbabwean representative team.[13] The Test match was Zimbabwe's first since India toured Zimbabwe in 2005. Zimbabwe won the Test match by 130 runs and also won the one-day series 3–2.
- The West Indies toured Bangladesh in October 2011 and playing two Test matches, the West Indies winning the second, the first being a drawn game. West Indies played three limited overs internationals, winning the series 2–1. Bangladesh won a T20I by 3 wickets.
- Pakistan toured from 29 November to 21 December 2011, playing one Twenty20 International (T20I), three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Test matches, Pakistan winning all matches.[14]
Deaths
- March 16 – Khandaker Delwar Hossain, politician (b. 1933)
- May 3 – Ila Majumder, singer (b. 1941)
- May 6 – Kazi Nuruzzaman, war hero (b. 1925)
- May 23 – Pilu Momtaz, singer (b. 1953)
- June 7 – Mohammad Kibria, artist (b. 1929)
- June 21 – Kazi Zaker Husain, zoologist (b. 1930s)
- August 13 – Tareque Masud, film director (b. 1956)
- August 13 – Mishuk Munier, broadcast journalist (b. 1959)
- October 10 – Shah Muhammad Hasanuzzaman, agriculturist (b. 1920)
- October 19 – Munshi Siddique Ahmad, scientist (b. 1924)
- November 7 – Aminul Islam, artist (b. 1931)
- November 13 – Imdad Hossain, artist (b. 1926)
- December 13 – Kabir Chowdhury, educationist, author (b. 1923)
- December 28 – Razia Khan, poet (b. 1936)
- December 30 – Muhammad Hamidullah Khan, war hero (b. 1938).
See also
- List of Bangladeshi films of 2011
- 2011–12 Bangladeshi cricket season
- Timeline of Bangladeshi history
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.
- ^ "Indian verdict disrespect to int'l law: NHRC". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 7 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "India acquits Felani killer". Dhaka Tribune. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ Ahmed, Farid. "44 schoolboys die in Bangladesh road accident". CNN.
- ^ "In memory of Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier". The Daily Star. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "India-Bangladesh sign pact on border demarcation". Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
- ^ a b "Stocks protest rolls into the night". bdnews24.com. 17 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "BAB plans to launch Tk 50b market stabilisation fund". Financial Express. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ^ "Major Zia used UK mobile SIM to talk to officers". The Daily Star. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Involvement of 'parties' under probe". The Daily Star. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Delhi 'tip-off' helped foil coup". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe 2011". CricSchedule.com. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Pakistan to play full series in Bangladesh". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
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