1997 in Bangladesh

none January 2020 1997 1997 The year 1997 was the 26th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the second year of the first term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina. Incumbents center center Sheikh Hasina in London cropped.jpg Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina SheikhHasina 100 President: Shahabuddin Ahmed Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina Chief Justice: A.T.M Afzal Demography + Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1997 https://data.worldbank.org/country/bangladesh World Development Indicators The World Bank 9 Dec 2021 Population, total120,160,571 Population density (per km2)923.1 Population growth (annual %)2.1% Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)106.0 Urban population (% of total)22.4% Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)29.5 Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)7.6 Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)103 Life expectancy at birth, total (years)63.6 Fertility rate, total (births per woman)3.5 Climate Bangladesh in 1997 Yes Yes 18.1 19.8 25.2 26.0 28.3 28.3 28.1 28.1 27.6 26.0 23.9 18.6 24.9 green 9.6 20.3 64.6 142.4 221.1 491.5 474.5 407.0 388.4 52.5 14.3 29.7 2,315.9 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 Cyclone A powerful cyclone caused widespread damage and loss of life throughout Bangladesh in May. Originating from a near-equatorial trough on 15 May 1997, the cyclone tracked in a general northward direction throughout its existence. The system gradually intensified over the following days, reaching the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale by 17 May. The following day, the storm attained its peak intensity with winds of 215 km/h (135 mph) according to the JTWC and 165 km/h (105 mph) according to the IMD along with a barometric pressure of 964 mbar (hPa; 28.47 inHg). On 19 May, the cyclone made landfall near Chittagong, Bangladesh before rapidly dissipating the next day. Economy + Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1997 National Income Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP GDP $48.2 billion BDT2,060.0 billion GDP growth (annual %) 4.5% GDP per capita $401.5 BDT17,144 Agriculture, value added $11.2 billion BDT478.9 billion 23.2% Industry, value added $10.5 billion BDT450.4 billion 21.9% Services, etc., value added $24.1 billion BDT1,028.7 billion 49.9% Balance of Payment Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP Current account balance -$286.3 million -.6% Imports of goods and services $7,834.4 million BDT325.6 billion 15.8% Exports of goods and services $5,527.2 million BDT216.7 billion 10.5% Foreign direct investment, net inflows $139.4 million 0.3% Personal remittances, received $1,526.5 million 3.2% Total reserves (includes gold) at year end $1,610.8 million Total reserves in months of imports 2.4 Note: For the year 1997 average official exchange rate for BDT was 43.89 per US$. Events 13 April – Bangladesh national cricket team wins 1997 ICC Trophy and qualifies for cricket world cup 1999. 21 November– 23 people were killed in Chittagong when a five-story building collapsed in Bangladesh during an earthquake.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1997.php Significant Earthquakes of the World 15 February 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110607141145/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1997.php 7 June 2011 2 December – The 'Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord' is signed between Bangladesh government and Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti.Mohsin Amena 2012 Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, 1997 http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chittagong_Hill_Tracts_Peace_Accord,_1997 Islam Sirajul Sirajul Islam Jamal Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Second Asiatic Society of Bangladesh 7 December – Over a hundred people are injured during a demonstrations against the signing of peace accord with rebels in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.Many injured during strike over Bangladesh peace accord https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/37596.stm BBC News 7 December 1997 Awards and Recognitions Independence Day Award Recipients Area NoteMunshi Siddique Ahmed science and technology Nurul Islam medical science Kabir Chowdhury education Abdul Matin education Sufia Kamal literature Shawkat Osman literature Abdul Alim music posthumous Jahanara Imam social work Syed Mohammad Hossein social work Dhirendranath Datta language and independence movements posthumous Ekushey Padak Abu Ishaque (literature) Novera Ahmed (sculpture) Nitun Kundu (sculpture) Debu Bhattacharya (music) Runu Biswas (dance) Razia Khan (education) Serajul Huq (education) Shabnam Mustari (music) Santosh Gupta (journalism) Monajatuddin (journalism)Maniruzzaman Muhammad 2012 Monajatuddin http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Monajatuddin Islam Sirajul Sirajul Islam Jamal Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Second Asiatic Society of Bangladesh Momtazuddin Ahmed (drama) Sports International football: Bangladesh participated in 1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup held in Nepal, where they exited in the group stage. Domestic football: Muktijoddha Sangsad KC won 1997–98 Dhaka Premier Division League title while Mohammedan SC became runner-up. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bangchamp.html List of Champions Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 16 October 2018 Abahani Ltd. won the title of Bangladesh Federation Cup while Arambagh KS became runner-up. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bangcuphist.html Bangladesh – List of Cup Winners Ian King, Hans Schöggl and Erlan Manaschev for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 30 October 2018 Cricket: 120px|thumb|right|Akram Khan The third and final SAARC Quadrangular was held in Dhaka in February 1997. The Pakistan 'A' team, led by Asif Mujtaba, won the trophy after beating India 'A' in a rain affected final. Bangladesh could not win any matches in this tournament.The Home of CricketArchive CricketArchive SAARC Quadrangular 1996–97 (Retrieved on 19 September 2009) https://web.archive.org/web/20080724001501/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/BDESH/1996-97_BDESH_SAARC_Quadrangular_1996-97.html 24 July 2008 The 1997 ICC Trophy played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 24 March and 13 April 1997 was the qualification tournament for the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Bangladesh, captained by Akram Khan (pictured), were the winners of the tournament, defeating Kenya in the final, while Scotland won the third place play-off. These three teams took the three available spots in the World Cup, Bangladesh and Scotland both qualifying for this tournament for the first time. The Bangladesh national cricket team toured New Zealand in November and December 1997 and played four first-class and four List A matches against teams representing the northern, central and southern regions of New Zealand. Bangladesh had been playing List A matches since 1986, but the four first-class matches on this tour were the first first-class matches played by any Bangladeshi team. However, Bangladesh team was not competitive in the longer version of the game against the stronger NZ regional teams. Births 25 October – Mehedy Hasan Miraz, cricketer Deaths 4 January – Akhteruzzaman Elias, author (b. 1943) 4 January – A R Mallick, academic (b. 1918) 8 July – Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem, first Chief Justice of Bangladesh, subsequently President of Bangladesh (b. 1916)Hoque Kazi Ebadul 2012 Sayem, Justice Abusadat Mohammad http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sayem,_Justice_Abusadat_Mohammad Islam Sirajul Sirajul Islam Jamal Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Second Asiatic Society of Bangladesh 6 August – Dudu Miyan II, Islamic scholar (b. 1913) 26 September – Mafizuddin Ahmed, scientist (b. 1921) 4 November – Ranesh Das Gupta, writer, journalist, and politician (b. 1912) 1 December – Khan Ataur Rahman, singer, actor, and film director (b. 1928)Waheed Karim 11 December 2007 Khan Ataur Rahman: The eternal bohemian http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/story.php?nid=14982 The Daily Star 27 December 2015 5 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160105054616/http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/story.php?nid=14982 dead See also 1990s in Bangladesh List of Bangladeshi films of 1997 Timeline of Bangladeshi history References 1997 Bangladesh Bangladesh