1998 in Bangladesh
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1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1998th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 998th year of the 2nd millennium, the 98th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1990s decade.
The year 1998 was the 27th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the third year of the first term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.
Incumbents
Climate
| Climate data for Bangladesh in 1998 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.9 (84) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.9 (0.626) |
29.2 (1.15) |
98.4 (3.874) |
183.4 (7.22) |
221.6 (8.724) |
546.3 (21.508) |
673.7 (26.524) |
450.9 (17.752) |
270.3 (10.642) |
206.3 (8.122) |
89.5 (3.524) |
0.0 (0) |
2,785.5 (109.666) |
| Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[1] | |||||||||||||
Demography
| Population, total | 126,447,965 |
| Population density (per sq. km) | 971.4 |
| Population growth (annual %) | 2.1% |
| Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) | 104.3 |
| Urban population (% of total) | 22.8% |
| Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 29 |
| Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 7.4 |
| Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) | 97.3 |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 64 |
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 3.4 |
Economy
| National Income | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
| GDP | $50.0 billion | BDT2,269.3 billion | |
| GDP growth (annual %) | 5.2% | ||
| GDP per capita | $395.3 | BDT17,947 | |
| Agriculture, value added | $11.3 billion | BDT512.6 billion | 23.8% |
| Industry, value added | $11.3 billion | BDT514.2 billion | 23.8% |
| Services, etc., value added | $24.9 billion | BDT1,130.9 billion | 52.4% |
| Balance of Payment | |||
| Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
| Current account balance | -$35.2 million | -.1% | |
| Imports of goods and services | $7,952.8 million | BDT365.9 billion | 16.1% |
| Exports of goods and services | $5,865.4 million | BDT266.8 billion | 11.8% |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows | $190.1 million | 0.4% | |
| Personal remittances, received | $1,605.8 million | 3.2% | |
| Total reserves (includes gold) at year end | $1,935.8 million | ||
| Total reserves in months of imports | 2.8 | ||
Note: For the year 1998 average official exchange rate for BDT was 46.91 per US$.
Events
June
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Bangabandhu Bridge was inaugerated in June 1998
- Bangabandhu Bridge, the longest multipurpose bridge in Bangladesh, was inaugerated.
November
- 8 November - U.S. and now defunct energy company Unocal signed an agreement with Petrobangla to develop the country's largest gas field.[3]
- 28 November - Floods devastate rice fields.[4]
Births
- 16 January – Masuk Mia Jony, footballer[5]
- 1 February – Zakir Hasan, cricketer[6]
- 22 February – Jaker Ali, cricketer[7]
- 22 May – Munim Shahriar, cricketer[8]
- 25 May – Nazmul Hossain Shanto, cricketer[9]
- 10 September – Hossain Ali, cricketer[10]
- 11 September – Robiul Islam, cricketer[11]
- 7 October – Yasir Arafat Mishu, cricketer[12]
- 15 October – Mosabbek Hossain, cricketer[13]
- 30 October – Saif Hassan, cricketer[14]
- 12 December – Towhid Hridoy, cricketer[15]
Deaths
- 14 February – Badrul Haider Chowdhury, Chief Justice of Bangladesh (b. 1925)[16]
- 14 May – Shawkat Osman, writer (b. 1917)[17]
- 30 November – Abdullah-Al-Muti, educationist (b. 1930)[18]
See also
References
- ↑ "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- 1 2 "World Development Indicators". The World Bank. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ Unocal signs Bangladesh gas deal - BBC News
- ↑ Floods devastate rice Bangladesh rice fields
- ↑ "M. Mia Zoni". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Zakir Hasan". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Jaker Ali". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Munim Shahriar". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Nazmul Hossain Shanto". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Hossain Ali". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Robiul Islam". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Yasir Arafat Mishu". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Mosabbek Hossain". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Saif Hassan". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Towhid Hridoy". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ Hoque, Kazi Ebadul (2012). "Chowdhury, Justice Badrul Haider". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ Huq, Syed Azizul (2012). "Osman, Shawkat". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ Miah, Sajahan (2012). "Sharafuddin, Abdullah Al-Muti". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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