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2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2002nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 2nd year of the 3rd millennium, the 2nd year of the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2000s decade.

The year 2002 was the 31st year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the second year of the third term of the Government of Khaleda Zia.

Incumbents

Climate

Climate data for Bangladesh in 2002
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.9
(66)		 21.7
(71.1)		 25.6
(78.1)		 27.3
(81.1)		 28.1
(82.6)		 28.1
(82.6)		 27.9
(82.2)		 27.9
(82.2)		 28.1
(82.6)		 27.0
(80.6)		 23.9
(75)		 20.2
(68.4)		 25.4
(77.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17.2
(0.677)		 1.5
(0.059)		 49.2
(1.937)		 185.0
(7.283)		 123.9
(4.878)		 611.4
(24.071)		 589.9
(23.224)		 347.9
(13.697)		 231.6
(9.118)		 50.6
(1.992)		 109.7
(4.319)		 0.3
(0.012)		 2,318.
(91.267)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[1]

Demography

Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2002[2]
Population, total 136,600,667
Population density (per sq. km) 1,049.4
Population growth (annual %) 1.8%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 104.1
Urban population (% of total) 24.8%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 26.3
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 6.6
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 78.4
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 66.4
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 3

Economy

Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2002[2]
National Income
Current US$Current BDT% of GDP
GDP$54.7 billionBDT3,142.8 billion
GDP growth (annual %)3.8%
GDP per capita$400.6BDT23,007
Agriculture, value added$11.3 billionBDT646.9 billion21.7%
Industry, value added$12.5 billionBDT717.8 billion24.0%
Services, etc., value added$28.2 billionBDT1,620.8 billion54.3%
Balance of Payment
Current US$Current BDT% of GDP
Current account balance$0.7 billion1.4%
Imports of goods and services$9.1 billionBDT520.4 billion16.6%
Exports of goods and services$6,885.0 millionBDT390.0 billion12.4%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows$52.3 million0.1%
Personal remittances, received$2,858.1 million5.2%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end$1,721.7 million
Total reserves in months of imports2.2

Note: For the year 2002 average official exchange rate for BDT was 57.89 per US$.

Events

January

February

  • 5 February - The government of Bangladesh introduce a maximum sentence of death for acid attacks.[4]

July

August

December

  • 1 December - 30 people die in Gaibandha in a stampede when a mill owner opened the gates of his house to distribute food to the poor.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 "World Development Indicators". The World Bank. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Bangladesh bans polythene - BBC News
  4. ↑ Bangladesh acid attackers may face death
  5. ↑ "Punishment to JCD cadres, other culprits demanded". The Daily Star. 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  6. ↑ "200 Injured As Police Beat Bangladesh University Girls". rense.com. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  7. ↑ Asian nations among world's most corrupt - CNN Archived October 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ Bangladesh rush for gifts kills 30 - BBC News
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