2009 in Bangladesh

none August 2020 2009 2009 The year 2009 was the 38th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the first year of the second term of the government of Sheikh Hasina. Incumbents center center Zillur_Rahman_in_Neubrandenburg,_Germany_in_1973.jpg Zillur Rahman ZillurRahman 106 Sheikh Hasina in London cropped.jpg Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina SheikhHasina 100 President: Iajuddin Ahmed (until 12 February), Zillur Rahman (starting 6 February) Prime Minister: Fakhruddin Ahmed (acting) (until 6 January), Sheikh Hasina (starting 6 January) Chief Justice: Md. Ruhul Amin (until 23 December), Md. Tafazzul Islam (starting 23 December) Demography + Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2009https://data.worldbank.org/country/bangladesh World Development Indicators The World Bank 9 Dec 2021 Population, total145,924,795 Population density (per km2)1121.0 Population growth (annual %)1.1% Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)103.7 Urban population (% of total)29.7% Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)21.6 Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)5.8 Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)52 Life expectancy at birth, total (years)69.5 Fertility rate, total (births per woman)2.4 Climate Bangladesh in 2009 Yes Yes 20.2 22.6 26.2 29.2 28.5 29.2 28.5 28.5 29.0 27.3 24.3 20.1 26.1 green 1.1 20.4 19.9 230.9 256.9 217.5 511.1 268.0 260.3 119.3 60.2 2.9 1,968.4 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 2009 National Income Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP GDP $102.5 billion BDT7.1 trillion GDP growth (annual %) 5.0% GDP per capita $702.3 BDT48,317 Agriculture, value added $17.5 billion BDT1.2 trillion 17.1% Industry, value added $25.9 billion BDT1.8 trillion 25.3% Services, etc., value added $54.6 billion BDT3.8 trillion 53.3% Balance of Payment Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP Current account balance $3.6 billion 3.5% Imports of goods and services $23.1 billion BDT1.6 trillion 23.2% Exports of goods and services $17,047.5 million BDT1.2 trillion 16.9% Foreign direct investment, net inflows $901.3 million 0.9% Personal remittances, received $10,520.7 million 10.3% Total reserves (includes gold) at year end $10,341.5 million Total reserves in months of imports 5.1 Note: For 2009, the average official exchange rate for BDT was 69.04 per US$. Events right|thumb|14.5 ADMG Cannon of Bangladesh Army positioned over Satmasjid Road, near Dhanmondi 8A road, pointing towards Pilkhana on 25 February 2009. right|thumb|Fire at Bashundhara city shopping mall on 13 March 2009. 19 February - ML Happy sinks near Barisal City.Ferry sinks in south Bangladesh http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7898508.stm BBC News 19 February 2009 At least 39 people died in the sinking.http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1460881.php/Death_toll_rises_to_39_in_Bangladesh_ferry_accident https://web.archive.org/web/20121003061625/http://news.monstersandcritics.com/southasia/news/article_1460881.php/Death_toll_rises_to_39_in_Bangladesh_ferry_accident dead 3 October 2012 Death toll rises to 39 in Bangladesh ferry accident 22 February 2009 Deutsche Presse-Agentur 29 November 2009 25 February – Mutiny is staged by Bangladesh Rifles, a paramilitary force at BDR HQ, Pilkhana, Dhaka.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7910837.stm Bangladesh becomes battle zone Mark Dummett 26 February 2009 BBC News The rebelling BDR soldiers take over the BDR headquarters in Pilkhana, killing the BDR Director-General Shakil Ahmed along with 56 other army officers and 17 civilians. They also fire on civilians, hold many of their officers and their families hostage, vandalise property and loot valuables. By the second day, unrest spreads to 12 other towns and cities.bn:বিডিআর জওয়ানদের বিদ্রোহ নিহতের সংখ্যা ১৫ বলে দাবি * মহাপরিচালক শাকিল বেঁচে নেই * জিম্মি কর্মকর্তাদের পরিণতি অজানা BDR jawans claim rebellion death toll to 3 * Director General Shakil does not survive * hostage officials unknown Prothom Alo 1 26 February 2009 http://www.prothom-alo.com/index.news.details.php?nid=MjIxOTM= bn 25 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090227000825/http://www.prothom-alo.com/index.news.details.php?nid=MjIxOTM= 27 February 2009 deadhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7911524.stm BBC News Bangladesh guard mutiny 'spreads' 26 February 2009 23 April 2010 The mutiny ends as the mutineers surrender their arms and release the hostagesBangladesh guard mutiny 'is over' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7912392.stm BBC News 26 February 2009 5 January 2010 after discussions and negotiations with the government.bn:অবশেষে আত্মসমর্পণ bn Prothom Alo 27 February 2009 13 March – A fire at Bashundhara City shopping mall kills 7 and injures 50 more.Farid Hossain Fire at Bangladesh's Largest Mall Kills 7 13 March 2009 ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=7074414 20 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090327153647/http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=7074414 27 March 2009 live The blaze started around 1:30 pm, after Friday prayers, on one of the top floors.Bashundhara City turns towering inferno https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/bashundhara-city-turns-towering-inferno bdnews24.com 13 March 2009 Most of the offices were empty, as Friday is the first day of the weekend in Bangladesh. A security guard died as he jumped off the top of the building to escape the fire. Seventeen others were injured. The chief security officer of the building was rescued from the rooftop by a Bangladesh Air Force Bell-212 helicopter.Fire hits Dhaka shopping center http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7941577.stm BBC News 13 March 2009 13 March 2009 17 April - Police arrest 31 suspected Hizb ut-Tahrir members for planning terrorism.http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/bangladesh-arrests-31-alleged-militants-20090418-aaq6.html Bangladesh arrests 31 alleged militants The Sydney Morning Herald Agence France-Presse 18 April 2009 25 May – Cyclone Aila ravages the south-west coast.United Press International 27 May 2009 Death toll rises to 180 from Cyclone Aila http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/05/27/Death-toll-rises-to-180-from-Cyclone-Aila/UPI-54601243424098/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110605052521/http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/05/27/Death-toll-rises-to-180-from-Cyclone-Aila/UPI-54601243424098/ 5 June 2011 live 27 May 2009 27 November - A ferry named MV Coco-4 sinks near Bhola Island, killing 75 people, out of more than a thousand on board, with several dozen more reported missing.http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/capsized-bangladesh-ferry-death-toll-rises-75-article-1.414003 Capsized Bangladesh ferry death toll rises to 75 New York Daily News en 4 February 2017 13 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170113012434/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/capsized-bangladesh-ferry-death-toll-rises-75-article-1.414003 dead 4 December - Another ferry sinks in the Daira River, in Mithamain Upazila, Kishoreganj District, killing at least 47 people.47 die as boat sinks after hitting launch: 8 missing in the accident in Daira river in Kishoreganj https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-116440 The Daily Star 4 December 2009 Awards and recognitions International recognition 1 May - Bangladeshi attorney and environmentalist Rizwana Hasan was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2009.http://goldmanprize.org/2009/asia Syeda Rizwana Hasan Goldman Environmental Prize 1 May 2009 12 August – Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by US President Barack Obama."President Obama Names Medal of Freedom Recipients" https://web.archive.org/web/20091215034234/http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Names-Medal-of-Freedom-Recipients/ 15 December 2009, White House Office of the Press Secretary, 30 July 2009https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/video/President-Obama-Honors-2009-Medal-of-Freedom-Recipients White House President Obama Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients National Archives 12 August 2009 Independence Day Award Recipients Area Note Abdul Gaffar Choudhury literature Abdul Matin culture Professor A M Harun-or Rashid science and technologyIvy Rahman social welfare posthumous Ekushey Padak Burhanuddin Khan Jahangir (education) Syed Anwar Husain (research) Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury (language movement) Ashraf Uz Zaman Khan (journalism) Begum Bilkis Nasir Uddin (journalism) Manik Chandra Saha (journalism) Humayun Kabir Balu (journalism) Selina Hossain (literature) Shamsuzzaman Khan (research) Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad (poverty reduction) Mohammad Rafi Khan (social service) Monsur Ul Karim (fine arts) Ramendu Majumdar (theatre) Sports Kabaddi: Bangladesh won the bronze medal in Kabaddi in the Asian Indoor Games. Football: Bangladesh hosted the SAFF Championship from 4 to 13 December. Bangladesh lost to India in the semi-finals. Abahani Limited Dhaka defended the B. League title. Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club won the inaugural Bangladesh Super Cup and received prize money of Tk 1.20 crore.https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-81655 Super Cup Mohammedan's Al Musabbir Sadi 28 March 2009 The Daily Star 27 June 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240627175844/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-81655 live Cricket: thumb|right|120px|Shakib in the 3rd and the final ODI against Zimbabwe in January 2009 The Bangladesh cricket team started the year with an on-going Test series against Sri Lanka. They lost their first test match of the year. After the test series, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe joined host Bangladesh in a tri-series. Bangladesh became runner-up while Sri Lanka became champion. Shakib Al Hasan from Bangladesh was judged the Player of the Series. The Bangladesh cricket team toured the West Indies during the 2009 international season, from 3 July 2009 to 2 August 2009. The tour consisted of a two-Test series, a three-ODI series, and one Twenty20 International. Due to industrial action between the West Indies Cricket Board and the West Indies Players' Association, the West Indies fielded a weak team that was missing its entire First XI during the series.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/australia/6323555/Australia-relief-at-West-Indies-players-strike-resolution.html Australia relief at West Indies players strike resolution The Telegraph 14 October 2009 23 March 2012 Bangladesh easily accounted for the weakened West Indian team, winning the Test series 2–0 and the ODI series 3–0. In the Test series, Bangladesh recorded only its second and third Test wins ever, its first and second Test wins as the touring side, its first series win as the touring side, and its first Test series whitewash. In the ODI series, it was also Bangladesh's first series win as the touring side against a Test nation, and its first series whitewash against a Test nation. The West Indies won the Twenty20 match. Later, the Bangladesh cricket team toured Zimbabwe. They played five One Day Internationals against Zimbabwe and won the series 4–1. The Zimbabwe Cricket Team again toured Bangladesh from 27 October to 5 November. The tour consisted of 5 ODIs.Fixtures and Results Bangladesh won the series 4–1. Deaths 25 February – Md Shawkat Imam, army colonel (b. 1961) 16 April – Husne Ara Kamal, academic, philanthropist, and social worker (b. 1934) 9 May – M. A. Wazed Miah, nuclear scientist and husband of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (b. 1942) 5 June – M. A. Sattar, industrialist and politician (b. 1925) 17 June – Gaziul Haque, language activist and author (b. 1929) 12 September – Shah Abdul Karim, baul musician (b. 1916) 3 December – Swadesh Bose, economist (b. 1928) See also 2000s in Bangladesh List of Bangladeshi films of 2009 Timeline of Bangladeshi history References 2009