2006 in Bangladesh

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.

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The year 2006 was the 35th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was the last year of the rule of BNP led by Khaleda Zia and also the first year of the regime of the fourth caretaker Government led by Fakhruddin Ahmed.

Incumbents
Khaleda
Zia

Demography
Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2006[1]
Population, total 145,368,004
Population density (per km2) 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

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
(79.0)		 27.8
(82.0)		 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
(75.0)		 20.6
(69.1)		 25.9
(78.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.0
(0.0)		 3.9
(0.15)		 5.9
(0.23)		 380.5
(14.98)		 135.7
(5.34)		 239.2
(9.42)		 447.3
(17.61)		 286.3
(11.27)		 343.8
(13.54)		 75.6
(2.98)		 24.7
(0.97)		 1.9
(0.07)		 1,944.8
(76.56)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]

Economy
Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2006[1]
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
Zia with the Leader of Opposition Shri L.K. Advani in New Delhi (2006)
  • January 3 - Security forces captured three Arakan rebels and seized arms and ammunition, including light machine gun, AK47 and M16 automatic rifles, from a den in the remote forests of Naikkhongchhari in Bandarban District.[3]
  • January 23 - Seven people were killed and more than a hundred injured when police opened fire to disperse a mob in Kansat Bazar in Chapainawabganj District. The firing took place when locals were demonstrating for the release of three leaders of Palli Bidyut Sangram Committee (PBSC), an organisation of local electricity subscribers, arrested in connection with January 4 violence in the area which left 2 dead.[4]
  • February 23 - At least 54 people die from a fire incident at a composite textile factory that also had a garment section in Chittagong.[5]
  • 2 March - Terrorist leader Shaykh Abdur Rahman is captured.
  • 6 March - Terrorist leader Siddique ul-Islam is captured.[6]
  • 24 April - A PT-6 training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force crashes in Jhenaidah District, killing the 20-year-old trainee pilot Taniul Islam.[7]
  • 24 June - Remainings of Bir Sreshtho Matiur Rahman are brought back to Bangladesh.
  • August 21 - Dawra degree of Qawmi Madrasah gets recognition as equivalent to master's degree.[8]
  • August 27 - At least seven people were killed and about 300 injured as police and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) opened fire on demonstrators advancing towards the office of Asia Energy Corporation (Bangladesh) Pvt Ltd in Dinajpur District protesting adverse impact on the local community due to open pit coal extraction method of proposed Phulbari project.[9]
  • September 19 - At least 25 people were killed and thousands went missing when a violent storm hit the country's coastal belt.[10]
  • September 20 - Severe power crisis practically paralyzes the country.[11]
  • October 28 - Six people were killed and 100s injured as the Government prepares to handover power to Justice K M Hasan ahead of elections amid protests from opposition who view Hasan unfit for the role.[12]
  • October 29 - President Iajuddin Ahmed assumed the office of chief adviser to the non-party caretaker government in addition to his presidential responsibilities as Justice Hasan refuses to take the role.[13]
  • November 12 - A non-stop countrywide blockade enforced by the Awami League-led 14-party alliance begins amid heightened tension as the deadline given to the president/chief adviser for implementing the alliance's demands including change of the chief election commissioner.[14]
  • December 9 -President and CA Iajuddin Ahmed ordered army deployment in aid of the civil administration to maintain law and order ahead of the forthcoming general election.[15]

Awards and Recognitions
Yunus at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway

Yunus was the first Bangladeshi to ever get a Nobel Prize. After receiving the news of the important award, Yunus announced that he would use part of his share of the $1.4 million (equivalent to $1.78 million in 2019) award money to create a company to make low-cost, high-nutrition food for the poor; while the rest would go toward setting up an eye hospital for the poor in Bangladesh.[17]

Sports

Deaths

See also

References
  1. "World Development Indicators". The World Bank. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. "Huge arms haul in Bandarban forest". The Daily Star. 2004-04-15. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  4. "7 killed as cops fire on electricity hungry mob". The Daily Star. 2006-01-24. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  5. "Ctg RMG factory fire toll 54, many still unaccounted for". The Daily Star. 2006-02-25. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  6. "Top Bangladesh militant captured: police". China Daily. Reuters. 6 March 2006.
  7. "BAF trainee pilot killed as aircraft nosedives". The Daily Star. 25 April 2006.
  8. "Qawami madrasa degree gets master's status". The Daily Star. 2006-08-22. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  9. "Asia Energy Coal Mine Protest". The Daily Star. 2006-08-28. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  10. "25 killed as storm lashes coastal belt". The Daily Star. 2006-09-21. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  11. "Country reels from outage onslaught". The Daily Star. 2006-09-20. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  12. "Six dead in Bangladesh protests". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  13. "President sworn in as chief of caretaker govt". The Daily Star. 2006-10-30. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  14. "Non-stop blockade begins amid massive security steps". The Daily Star. 2006-11-12. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  15. "President orders army deployment". The Daily Star. 2006-12-10. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  16. "The Nobel Peace Prize for 2006" (Press release). Oslo: Nobelprize.org. 13 October 2006.
  17. "Yunus wins peace Nobel for anti-poverty efforts". Associated Press. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
  18. "SOUTH ASIAN GAMES". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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