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2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2006th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 6th year of the 3rd millennium, the 6th year of the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2000s decade.

The year 2006 was the 35th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the first year of the regime of the fourth caretaker Government led by Fakhruddin Ahmed.

Incumbents

Climate

Climate data for Bangladesh in 2006
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.2
(66.6)		 23.7
(74.7)		 26.1
(79)		 27.8
(82)		 28.4
(83.1)		 28.5
(83.3)		 28.4
(83.1)		 28.3
(82.9)		 28.5
(83.3)		 27.5
(81.5)		 23.9
(75)		 20.6
(69.1)		 25.9
(78.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.0
(0)		 3.9
(0.154)		 5.9
(0.232)		 380.5
(14.98)		 135.7
(5.343)		 239.2
(9.417)		 447.3
(17.61)		 286.3
(11.272)		 343.8
(13.535)		 75.6
(2.976)		 24.7
(0.972)		 1.9
(0.075)		 1,944.9
(76.566)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[1]

Demography

Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2006[2]
Population, total 145,368,004
Population density (per sq. km) 1,116.8
Population growth (annual %) 1.3%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 103.5
Urban population (% of total) 27.5%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 23.5
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 6
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 62.8
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 68.4
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2.6

Economy

Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2006[2]
National Income
Current US$Current BDT% of GDP
GDP$71.8 billionBDT4.8 trillion
GDP growth (annual %)6.7%
GDP per capita$494.1BDT33,180
Agriculture, value added$13.0 billionBDT0.9 trillion19.0%
Industry, value added$17.3 billionBDT1.2 trillion25.4%
Services, etc., value added$37.9 billionBDT2.5 trillion55.6%
Balance of Payment
Current US$Current BDT% of GDP
Current account balance$1.2 billion1.7%
Imports of goods and services$16.8 billionBDT1.0 trillion21.8%
Exports of goods and services$12,887.5 millionBDT0.8 trillion16.4%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows$456.5 million0.6%
Personal remittances, received$5,427.5 million7.6%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end$3,877.2 million
Total reserves in months of imports2.6

Note: For the year 2006 average official exchange rate for BDT was 68.93 per US$.

Events

March

April

June

October

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. ↑ "Top Bangladesh militant captured: police". China Daily. Reuters. 6 March 2006.
  4. ↑ "BAF trainee pilot killed as aircraft nosedives". The Daily Star. 25 April 2006.
  5. ↑ "The Nobel Peace Prize for 2006" (Press release). Oslo: Nobelprize.org. 13 October 2006.


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