2003 in Bangladesh

none December 2020 2003 2003 The year 2003 was the 32nd year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the third year of the third term of the government of Khaleda Zia. Incumbents center center Begum Zia Book-opening Ceremony, 1 Mar, 2010.jpg Prime Minister Khaleda Zia KhaledaZia 99 President: Iajuddin Ahmed Prime Minister: Khaleda Zia Chief Justice: Mainur Reza Choudhury (until 22 June), Khondokar Mahmud Hasan (starting 22 June) Demography + Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2003 https://data.worldbank.org/country/bangladesh World Development Indicators The World Bank 9 Dec 2021 Population, total134,791,598 Population density (per km2)1035.5 Population growth (annual %)1.7% Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)105.4 Urban population (% of total)25.4% Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)25.4 Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)6.4 Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)73 Life expectancy at birth, total (years)66.9 Fertility rate, total (births per woman)2.9 Climate Bangladesh in 2003 Yes Yes 17.8 21.2 24.3 28.1 28.3 28.1 28.4 28.7 28.7 27.4 23.6 19.2 25.3 green 5.0 10.9 24.2 70.6 226.9 348.0 651.0 151.2 150.3 299.1 36.3 20.1 1,993.4 Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA) http://sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportal/index.cfm?page=country_historical_climate&ThisRegion=Asia&ThisCCode=BGD Climate Change Knowledge Portal The World Bank Group 27 May 2018 27 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180527201746/http://sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportal/index.cfm?page=country_historical_climate&ThisRegion=Asia&ThisCCode=BGD dead Economy + Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2003 National Income Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP GDP $60.2 billion BDT3,483.2 billion GDP growth (annual %) 4.7% GDP per capita $446.3 BDT25,841 Agriculture, value added $11.9 billion BDT690.1 billion 19.8% Industry, value added $13.5 billion BDT782.8 billion 22.5% Services, etc., value added $31.5 billion BDT1,825.2 billion 52.4% Balance of Payment Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP Current account balance $0.1 billion .2% Imports of goods and services $11.1 billion BDT565.2 billion 16.2% Exports of goods and services $7,928.3 million BDT398.2 billion 11.4% Foreign direct investment, net inflows $268.3 million 0.4% Personal remittances, received $3,191.7 million 5.3% Total reserves (includes gold) at year end $2,624.6 million Total reserves in months of imports 2.8 Note: For the year 2003 average official exchange rate for BDT was 58.15 per US$. Events 9 January – The Operation Clean Heart came to an end.HC scraps law giving indemnity for 'Operation Clean Heart' https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/hc-scraps-law-giving-indemnity-for-operation-clean-heart bdnews24.com 13 September 2015 16 November 2016 The Bangladesh Government passed an indemnity law, that provided legal protection to security personnel who participated in the operation.Operation Clean Heart indemnity law illegal: HC http://www.thedailystar.net/country/operation-clean-heart-indemnity-law-illegal-hc-142468 The Daily Star 16 November 2016 13 September 2015 Later, in November 2015, Bangladesh High Court declared the indemnity ordinance illegal and scrapped it. 17 January – A bomb attack at the Failya Paglar Mela in Tangail, Bangladesh that resulted in the death of 7 people.Ahsan Shamim The Blame Game Goes on http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2004/03/02/coverstory.htm Star Magazine The Daily Star 12 July 2017 12 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171012041615/http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2004/03/02/coverstory.htm dead Bammi Y. M. India Bangladesh Relations: The Way Ahead 2010 Vij Books India Pvt Ltd 978-93-82573-20-3 228 12 February - On Eid-ul Fitr, two activists of Awami League are killed inside a madrassah in Hathazari Upazila.Islam Shahidul 3 January 2004 A year of crimes in Ctg https://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/01/03/d40103070570.htm 2024-09-19 The Daily Star 18 February- Murder of Sabbir Alam Khandaker takes place in Narayanganj District.2003-02-18 Bangladesh businessman shot dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2777903.stm 2025-04-13 en-GB 20 January – Bangladesh wins the 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup. 10 March- Banshkhali carnage takes place in which seven members of a Hindu family are burned alive in Chittagong. 8 July - A ferry named MV Nasrin-1 sunk in the Meghna River near Chandpur at midnight. Of the 750 people on board 220 were rescued.11 July 2003 Hopes dying down: 15 bloated bodies recovered, more float downstream, no sight of sunken launch, raging currents frustrate rescuers, villagers keep vigil on Meghna banks http://thedailystar.net/2003/07/11/d3071101011.htm The Daily Star https://web.archive.org/web/20031117170943/http://thedailystar.net/2003/07/11/d3071101011.htm 17 November 2003 17 November 2003Bodies surfacing from ferry disaster https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/07/11/bodies-surfacing-from-ferry-disaster/ Chicago Tribune 11 July 2003 29 September 2013 24 July- Businessman Jamaluddin Ahmed Chowdhury was kidnapped. A suspect, Amar Das, in the kidnapping died in police custody on 10 December. His skeleton was recovered on 24 August 2005.2014-03-05 Killed after kidnap https://www.thedailystar.net/killed-after-kidnap-14123 2024-09-19 The Daily Star en 27 July – 175 fishermen go missing after storms strike the coast of Bangladesh and 300 homes are destroyed in an earthquake which strikes Chittagong.Fears grow for Bangladesh fishermen https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3101139.stm BBC News 27 July 2003 11 August- Businessman Rezaur Rahman Zakir was murdered after being kidnapped. Awards and recognitions Independence Day Award Recipients Area NoteSheikh Mujibur Rahman liberation War posthumousZiaur Rahman liberation war posthumous Ekushey Padak Muhammad Shamsul Huq Muhammad Ekramul Huq Zebunnessa Rahman Zobeda Khanum Abdul Mannan Syed Al Mujahidi Anjuman Ara Begum Lokman Hossain Fakir Khan Ataur Rahman Abdul Hamid Nazim Uddin Mostan UNESCO Sports International football: Bangladesh hosted the 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup in January and became the champions defeating the Maldives in the final, in front of 46,000 fans present at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. In March, Bangladesh played 2 matches at the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers against Hong Kong and Laos, failing to win a single match as they crashed out of the qualifiers bottom of their group. In November, Bangladesh played 2 matches against Tajikistan in home and away system as part of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round and lost both matches. Domestic football: Muktijoddha Sangsad KC won the 2003–04 Dhaka Premier Division League while Abahani Limited Dhaka became runner-up. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bangchamp.html List of Champions Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 16 October 2018 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC won National Football League while Mohammedan SC became runners-up. Cricket: The South African national cricket team toured Bangladesh in April and May and played a two-match Test series against the Bangladeshi national cricket team. South Africa won the Test series 2–0.https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/south-africa-secure-innings-victory-over-bangladesh-131097 South Africa secure innings victory over Bangladesh ESPNcricinfo The Bangladesh national cricket team played two Test matches and three One Day International (ODI) matches on a mid-year tour of Australia in 2003. Australia easily won the two-match Test series. Bangladesh's performances' did not get any better during the ODI series—failing to score more than 147 in any innings—as Australia completed a clean-sweep. The Bangladeshi national cricket team visited Pakistan in August to September 2003 and played a three-match Test series against the Pakistani national cricket team. Pakistan won the Test series 3–0. In addition, the teams played a five-match Limited Overs International (LOI) series which Pakistan won 5–0.subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/3/Bangladesh_in_Pakistan_2003-04.html CricketArchive Bangladesh in Pakistan 2003 18 June 2014 The English cricket team toured Bangladesh from 12 October to 12 November 2003, playing a two-match Test series and a three-match One Day International series; England won all five matches to take whitewashes in both series. See also 2000s in Bangladesh List of Bangladeshi films of 2003 Timeline of Bangladeshi history References 2003 Bangladesh Bangladesh Category:Long stubs with short prose