2010 in Bangladesh

2010 (MMX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2010th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 10th year of the 3rd millennium, the 10th year of the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2010s decade.

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See also:Other events of 2010
List of years in Bangladesh

The year 2010 was the 39th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the second year of the second term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.

Incumbents
President
Zillur
Rahman
Sheikh
Hasina

Demography
Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2010[1]
Population, total 152,149,102
Population density (per km2) 1,168.8
Population growth (annual %) 1.1%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 102.3
Urban population (% of total) 30.5%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 21.2
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 5.6
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 49.4
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 70.2
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2.3

Climate
Climate data for Bangladesh in 2010
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5)		 21.7
(71.1)		 27.0
(80.6)		 29.3
(84.7)		 28.7
(83.7)		 28.7
(83.7)		 28.7
(83.7)		 28.9
(84.0)		 28.6
(83.5)		 27.9
(82.2)		 25.0
(77.0)		 19.9
(67.8)		 26.1
(79.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.0
(0.0)		 4.5
(0.18)		 117.2
(4.61)		 279.1
(10.99)		 264.9
(10.43)		 390.2
(15.36)		 314.8
(12.39)		 255.1
(10.04)		 285.0
(11.22)		 173.9
(6.85)		 9.6
(0.38)		 16.1
(0.63)		 2,110.4
(83.08)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]

Economy
Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2010[1]
National Income
Current US$Current BDT% of GDP
GDP$115.3 billionBDT8.0 trillion
GDP growth (annual %)5.6%
GDP per capita$757.7BDT52,418
Agriculture, value added$19.6 billionBDT1.4 trillion17.8%
Industry, value added$28.8 billionBDT2.0 trillion26.1%
Services, etc., value added$61.7 billionBDT4.3 trillion56.0%
Balance of Payment
Current US$Current BDT% of GDP
Current account balance$2.1 billion1.8%
Imports of goods and services$29.5 billionBDT1.7 trillion21.8%
Exports of goods and services$21,654.5 millionBDT1.3 trillion16.0%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows$1,232.3 million1.1%
Personal remittances, received$10,850.2 million9.4%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end$11,174.8 million
Total reserves in months of imports4.3

Note: For the year 2010 average official exchange rate for BDT was 69.65 per US$.

Events

Major events by month
Crowd of curious people day after the 3 June 2010 fire. The burnt buildings can be seen at the centre.

February
  • 25 February: A fire at the Garib & Garib Sweater Factory clothes factory in Gazipur, Bangladesh kills at least 18 people and injures more than 50 others.[3]

March
  • 24 March: Tiny South Talpatti Island off the coast of Bengal disappears, washed away thirty years after the mud flat island was created by delta currents, ending the Indian and Bangladeshi dispute over the territory.[4][5][6][7]

April
  • 8 April: The Bangladesh Army distributes drinking water among more than 12 million people in Dhaka as fears grow over the city's water crisis.[8]
  • 8 April: 29 paramilitary troops are convicted of mutiny and imprisoned for up to seven years at a Bangladeshi tribunal.[9]
  • 17 April: A severe storm strikes Bangladesh and eastern India, killing more than 100 people and destroying over 50,000 homes.

May
  • 23 May: Musa Ibrahim becomes the first Bangladeshi mountain climber to reach the top of Mount Everest.[10][11][12][13] He reached the summit around 5:05 am BST on 23 May 2010 and hoisted the flag of Bangladesh on the apex of the world at around 5:16 am BST. From then, Bangladesh became the 67th Mount Everest conquering country.[14]

June
  • 3 June: At least 116 people are killed and more than 100 injured in a large fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

October

November
  • 20 November: Holly Islamic festival, the Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated in the whole country.[16]

Awards and recognitions

Sports
Shakib Al Hasan
  • Cricket:
    • In January India visited Bangladesh to play 2 test matches, which they won. The test series was followed by a tri-series involving the host Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh did not manage to win any match in the series.
    • Bangladesh toured New Zealand for a single Test match, a three-match ODI series, and one Twenty20 International from 3 to 19 February. This was 'The National Bank' Series.[19] Bangladesh lost all their matched on this tour.
    • Later in March, The England cricket team toured Bangladesh to play three One Day Internationals (ODI) and two Test matches. The visitors won all the matches.
    • Then The Bangladesh cricket team toured England, playing three One Day Internationals and two Test matches between 27 May and 12 July and again returned without any victory.
    • The New Zealand cricket team toured Bangladesh from 5 to 17 October 2010. Five One Day Internationals (ODIs) were scheduled: Bangladesh won four and the other was abandoned without play. This was Bangladesh's first series victory against a full-strength Test-playing nation (excepting the West Indies series plagued by strike). Shakib Al Hasan was the player of the series.
    • The Zimbabwe national cricket team toured Bangladesh, playing 5 ODI matches from 1 to 12 December.[20] Bangladesh won the 5 match series 4–1.
  • Golf:

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. "Bangladesh garment factory fire 'leaves 21 dead'". BBC News. 25 February 2010.
  4. "Disputed Bay of Bengal island 'vanishes' say scientists". BBC News. 24 March 2010.
  5. "New Moore isle no more, expert blames warming". The Times of India. 25 March 2010.
  6. Magnier, Mark (25 March 2010). "Sunk by global warming? Wave goodbye to this disputed island". Los Angeles Times.
  7. George, Nirmala (25 March 2010). "Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal vanishes into sea". Miami Herald.
  8. "Bangladesh calls in army to distribute water". Arab News. Reuters. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
  9. Ahmed, Anis (8 April 2010). "Bangladesh convicts, jails 29 paramilitary mutineers". Arab News. Reuters. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
  10. "Editor becomes first Bangladeshi to top Everest". Dawn. 24 May 2010.
  11. "Musa conquers Everest". The Daily Star. 24 May 2010.
  12. "Musa's feat enters the books". bdnews24.com. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  13. "It's now official". The Daily Star. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  14. "Musa Ibrahim reaches top of Mt. Everest". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  15. "Bangladesh Climate change trust, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Bangladesh". bcct.gov.bd. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  16. "Eid-ul-Azha celebrated". The Daily Star. 20 November 2010.
  17. "Awardees who worked in Bangladesh". Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  18. "South Asian Games". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  19. "Bangladesh / Fixtures". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  20. "Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh 2010/11 - Live Cricket Schedules, Updates, Results". ESPNcricinfo.
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