2013 in Bangladesh

none January 2020 2013 2013 The year 2013 was the 42nd year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fifth year of the second term of the government of Sheikh Hasina. Incumbents center center Zillur_Rahman_in_Neubrandenburg,_Germany_in_1973.jpg President Zillur Rahman III ZillurRahman 106 Abdul Hamid (politician).jpg President Abdul Hamid III AbdulHamid 105 Sheikh Hasina in London cropped.jpg Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina SheikhHasina 100 President: Zillur Rahman (till 20 March), Abdul Hamid (from 21 March) Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina Chief Justice: Md. Muzammel Hossain Demography + Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2013https://data.worldbank.org/country/bangladesh World Development Indicators The World Bank 9 Dec 2021 Population, total152,761,413 Population density (per km2)1173.6 Population growth (annual %)1.2% Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)103.0 Urban population (% of total)32.8% Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)19.9 Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)5.6 Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)42 Life expectancy at birth, total (years)70.9 Fertility rate, total (births per woman)2.2 Climate Bangladesh in 2013 Yes Yes 17.7 20.3 25.2 27.2 27.2 28.8 28.4 27.8 28.0 26.3 22.0 18.3 24.8 green 1.0 11.5 8.6 112.0 276.5 347.2 459.0 423.6 219.7 254.1 0.7 0.9 2,114.8 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 The lowest temperature since Bangladesh's independence, at 37.4 °F °C was recorded in Saidpur on 10 Januaryhttp://reliefweb.int/report/bangladesh/80-dead-temperature-hits-record-low-bangladesh 80 dead as temperature hits record low in Bangladesh ReliefWeb 10 January 2013 31 March 2013 amid 2013 extreme weather events. Economy + Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2013 National Income Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP GDP $150.0 billion BDT12.0 trillion GDP growth (annual %) 6.0% GDP per capita $981.9 BDT78,483 Agriculture, value added $23.2 billion BDT1.9 trillion 15.5% Industry, value added $39.5 billion BDT3.2 trillion 26.3% Services, etc., value added $80.1 billion BDT6.4 trillion 53.4% Balance of Payment Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP Current account balance $2.1 billion 1.4% Imports of goods and services $41.6 billion BDT3.2 trillion 26.8% Exports of goods and services $31,635.2 million BDT2.3 trillion 19.5% Foreign direct investment, net inflows $2,603.0 million 1.7% Personal remittances, received $13,867.0 million 9.2% Total reserves (includes gold) at year end $18,087.7 million Total reserves in months of imports 4.9 Note: For 2013, the average official exchange rate for BDT was 78.10 per US$. Events thumb|right|Demonstrators in Shahbag in February 2013 5 February – Protests break out in Shahbag, Dhaka, following demands for capital punishment for Abdul Quader Mollah, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment earlier that day, and for others convicted of war crimes by the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh.THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMES (TRIBUNALS) ACT, 1973 http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/pdf_part.php?id=435 bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd 1 March 2013Protesters demand death for Bangladesh war crimes Islamist http://in.reuters.com/article/bangladesh-verdict-war-idINDEE9150CS20130206 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305212226/http://in.reuters.com/article/bangladesh-verdict-war-idINDEE9150CS20130206 dead 5 March 2016 8 February 2013 Reuters 6 February 2013 Later demands included banning the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party from politics, including elections, and a boycott of institutions supporting (or affiliated with) the party.Rahman Mashiur Analysis: Calls grow for banning Jamaat-e-Islami in BD https://tribune.com.pk/story/513683/analysis-calls-grow-for-banning-jamaat-e-islami-in-bd 1 March 2013 The Express Tribune 28 February 2013 15 February - Blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider is hacked to death by machete-wielding activists from a militant group named Ansarullah Bangla Team.Yallaoui, Safia Yallaoui 12 April 2013 Bangladesh Prime Minister faces pressure to kill blasphemous bloggers http://www.westerneye.net/comment/2013/04/bangladesh-prime-minister-faces-pressure-to-kill-blasphemous-bloggers Western Eye University of the West of England 18 December 2013 28 February - The International Crimes Tribunal sentences Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, the vice-president of the Jamaat-e-Islami, to death for war crimes committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Following the sentence, activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, attacked Hindus in different parts of the country. Hindu properties were looted, Hindu houses were burnt to ashes, and Hindu temples were desecrated and set on fire.2 March 2013 Bagerhat Hindu Temple Set on Fire http://dev-bd.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=241410&cid=2 bdnews24.com https://archive.today/20130407194310/http://dev-bd.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=241410&cid=2 7 April 2013 20 March 2013June 2023 3 March - Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami enforces a 48-hour hartal. Protests led by Jamaate Islami activists and Sayeedi supporters were carried out during these strikes, during which members of the Border Guards Bangladesh and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) allegedly shot live ammunition and rubber bullets into unarmed crowds, which included children, conducted sweeping arrests and used other forms of excessive force during and after protests.Bangladesh: End Unlawful Violence Against Protesters https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/03/bangladesh-end-unlawful-violence-against-protesters Human Rights Watch 2 April 2017 20 March - The incumbent president of the country, Zillur Rahman, dies at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore from a critical lung infection.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-21855904 Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman dies after illness BBC News 20 March 2013 21 May 2018 4 April - All Bengali blogs are blacked out for an indefinite time to protest the arrest of four bloggers in Bangladesh (Moshiur Rahman Biplob, Rasel Parvez, Subrata Adhikari Shuvo, and Asif Mohiuddin).bn:বাংলা কমিউনিটি ব্লগ এলায়েন্সের যাত্রা শুরু হলো BCBA starts its journey https://banglacommunityblogalliance.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/bangla-community-blog-alliance-starts/ Bangla Community Blog Alliance bn 22 August 2015 24 April - A structural failure triggers the collapse of an eight-story commercial building called Rana Plaza in the Savar Upazila of Dhaka District, which led to the death of 1,134 individuals - mostly garments workers.Tansy Hopkins 23 April 2015 Reliving the Rana Plaza factory collapse: a history of cities in 50 buildings, day 22 https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/23/rana-plaza-factory-collapse-history-cities-50-buildings The Observer London 22 June 2017 Approximately 2,500 injured people were rescued from the building alive.Alam Julhas Hossain Farid 13 May 2013 Bangladesh collapse search over; death toll 1,127 https://news.yahoo.com/bangladesh-collapse-search-over-death-toll-1-127-122554495.html Yahoo News Associated Press 13 May 2013 It is considered the deadliest structural failure accident in modern human history and also the deadliest garment factory disaster in history.3 May 2013 Bangladesh building collapse death toll passes 500 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22394094 BBC News 3 May 2013Alam Julhas Hossain Farid 2 May 2013 Bangladesh Building Collapse Death Toll Tops 500; Engineer Whistleblower Arrested http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/02/bangladesh-death-toll-tops-500_n_3199568.html HuffPost Associated Press 3 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130503160649/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/02/bangladesh-death-toll-tops-500_n_3199568.html 3 May 2013 5 May - Mass protests and rioting take place at Shapla Square in the Motijheel area of capital Dhaka. The protests were organized by the Islamist pressure group, Hefazat-e Islam, who were demanding the enactment of a blasphemy law.http://www.theindependentbd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=168711:press-note-on-motijheel-reflects-party-views-instead-of-govt-dudu&catid=132:backpage&Itemid=122 Press note on Motijheel reflects party views instead of govt: Dudu 12 May 2013 Weekend Independent https://web.archive.org/web/20131029050045/http://www.theindependentbd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=168711%3Apress-note-on-motijheel-reflects-party-views-instead-of-govt-dudu&catid=132%3Abackpage&Itemid=122 29 October 2013 19 May 2013 deadhttps://gulfnews.com/world/oceania/radical-islamists-lay-siege-to-dhaka-1.1179391 Radical Islamists lay siege to Dhaka Rahman Anisur 5 May 2013 Gulf News 19 May 2013 The government responded to the protests by cracking down on the protesters using a combined force drawn from the police, Rapid Action Battalion, and paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh to drive the protesters out of Shapla Square.Ashraf Shamim 6 May 2013 Hefajat men flee Motijheel https://www.thedailystar.net/news/security-forces-start-operation The Daily Star 28 May 2014Govt trashes loss of thousands of lives rumour https://www.thedailystar.net/news/govt-trashes-loss-of-thousands-of-lives-rumour The Daily Star UNB 10 May 2013 28 May 2014Bangladesh clashes rage over blasphemy law https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2013/5/6/bangladesh-clashes-rage-over-blasphemy-law Al Jazeera 6 May 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22418379 Riot police battle Islamists in Dhaka Bangladesh BBC News 5 May 2013 21 May 2013 8 May - A fire kills 8 people in a garment factory.https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/05/09/bangladesh-garment-factory-fire-deaths/2146477/ Latest Bangladesh fire puts new pressure on retailers USA Today 9 May 2013 22 February 2018 15 May - The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (the Accord) is signed. It is a five-year independent, legally binding agreement between global brands and retailers and trade unions designed to build a safe and healthy Bangladeshi Ready Made Garment (RMG) Industry. 10 July - hundreds of Bangladesh Civil Service examinees begin protestsMovement to continue until demands are met http://www.natunbarta.com/english/national/2013/07/10/6326 Natun Barta 12 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130719110724/http://www.natunbarta.com/english/national/2013/07/10/6326 19 July 2013 dead demanding an immediate cancellation of all sorts of quotas in public service recruitment. The protests continued for several days and turned into a nationwide movement against the quota system in Bangladesh Civil Service recruitment. 12 December - Convicted war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Molla is hanged in Dhaka Central Jail.Bangladesh executes opposition leader http://www.aljazeera.com/news/southasia/2013/12/bangladesh-politician-be-executed-20131212622649656.html Al Jazeera 12 December 2013 12 December 2013 Awards and recognitions Independence Day Award Recipients Area Note Mohammad Shamsul Haque liberation war posthumousMohammad Mosharraf Hossain liberation war Kazi Sazzad Ali liberation war Abdul Hamid Miah research on agricultureSwadesh Ranjan Bose economics posthumousSatya Saha culture posthumousM. A. Hannan liberation war posthumousAbdul Hamid liberation war Ekushey Padak Rafiq Azad, language and literature Asad Chowdhury, language and literature Samson H. Chowdhury, social service (posthumous) Udichi Shilpi Gosthi (arts) Ajit Kumar Guha, Language Movement (posthumous) Jamaluddin Hossain, arts Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Language Movement (posthumous) Kaderi Kibria, arts Tofazzal Hossain, Language Movement Nurjahan Murshid, social service (posthumous) Bijoy Sarkar, arts (posthumous) Enamul Haque Mostafa Shahid, Liberation War. MA Wadud, Language Movement (posthumous) Sports Football: Bangladesh participated in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification (Group D) matches held in Nepal. They defeated the hosts as well as the Northern Mariana Islands, but they lost to Palestine and could not qualify for the next round. Bangladesh later participated in the 2013 SAFF Championship, also held in Nepal, but in this competition they could not secure any victory. Cricket: Bangladesh toured Sri Lanka from 3 to 31 March. The tour consisted of two Tests, three One Day Internationals (ODIs), and a Twenty20 International (T20I).http://www.thepapare.com/index.php/cricket/364-bangladesh-tour-in-march Bangladesh tour in March 30 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413090117/http://www.thepapare.com/index.php/cricket/364-bangladesh-tour-in-march 13 April 2014 dead Sri Lanka won the Test series 1–0, but the ODI series was drawn 1-1. Sri Lanka won the lone T20 match. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president, Nazmul Hassan, stated on 30 May 2013 that a Bangladesh player was questioned by the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU). He later confirmed the identity of the player as Mohammad Ashraful,BCB to investigate BPL fixing allegations https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bangladesh-to-investigate-bpl-fixing-allegations-638574 ESPNcricinfo 31 May 2013 the youngest centurion in test cricket. BCB decided "not to involve" former captain Mohammad Ashraful in any form of cricket until the ICC's ACSU submits its report.BCB 'not to involve' Ashraful in any form of cricket https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcb-not-to-involve-ashraful-in-any-form-of-cricket-638948 ESPNcricinfo 4 June 2013 Later, Bangladesh toured Zimbabwe from 17 April 2013 to 12 May 2013. The tour consisted of two Test matches, three One Day Internationals, and two Twenty20 International matches. The 2-match Test series and T20 series were drawn 1–1, while Zimbabwe won the 3-match ODI series 2–1. The New Zealand cricket team toured Bangladesh in October and November. The tour consisted of two Test matches, three One Day Internationals, and one Twenty20 International. The matches were to be played in Chittagong and Mirpur. Both Test matches ended in draws, Bangladesh won all three One Day Internationals, and New Zealand won the sole Twenty20 International. Golf: Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman won the Hero Indian Open as part of the 2013 Asian Tour. Deaths 15 January - Abdus Shakur, writer (b. 1941) 24 January - Nurul Islam, physician, national professor (b. 1928) 6 March - Abdul Jalil, politician (b. 1939) 16 March - Jamal Nazrul Islam, mathematical physicist (b. 1939) 20 March - Zillur Rahman, president of Bangladesh (b. 1929) 10 April - Binod Bihari Chowdhury, activist (b. 1911) 20 April - Amin Ahmed Chowdhury, war hero, diplomat (b. 1946) 1 July - Mita Noor, actor (b. 1971) 18 August - Nazim Uddin Mostan, journalist (b. 1948) 19 August - Abdur Rahman Boyati, folk singer, composer (b. 1939) 10 October - Dilwar Khan, poet (b. 1937) 23 October - S. M. Amzad Hossain, politician (b. 1927) 20 November - Rafiqul Islam, activist (b. 1950) 20 December - Khaled Khan, actor (b. 1958) See also 2010s in Bangladesh List of Bangladeshi films of 2013 2012–13 Bangladeshi cricket season 2013–14 Bangladeshi cricket season Timeline of Bangladeshi history References 3 2013 in Bangladesh Category:2010s in Bangladesh