1996 in Bangladesh

none January 2020 1996 1996 The year 1996 was the 25th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the first year of the first term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina. Incumbents center center Begum Zia Book-opening Ceremony, 1 Mar, 2010.jpg Prime Minister Khaleda Zia KhaledaZia 99 Habibur Rahman.jpg Muhammad Habibur Rahman HabiburRahman 112 Sheikh Hasina in London cropped.jpg Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina SheikhHasina 100 President: Abdur Rahman Biswas (until 9 October), Shahabuddin Ahmed (starting 9 October) Prime Minister: until 30 March: Khaleda Zia 30 March – 23 June: Muhammad Habibur Rahman starting 23 June: Sheikh Hasina Chief Justice: A.T.M Afzal Demography + Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1996 https://data.worldbank.org/country/bangladesh World Development Indicators The World Bank 9 Dec 2021 Population, total117,649,927 Population density (per km2)903.8 Population growth (annual %)2.1% Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)106.0 Urban population (% of total)22.1% Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)30.2 Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)7.9 Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)108 Life expectancy at birth, total (years)62.8 Fertility rate, total (births per woman)3.6 Climate Bangladesh in 1996 Yes Yes 18.9 20.4 26.3 27.8 28.6 28.1 28.2 27.8 28.1 26.5 23.5 19.2 25.3 green 6.1 33.7 49.7 202.2 232.1 405.1 418.3 406.9 278.4 245.4 4.4 0.2 2,282.5 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 1996 National Income Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP GDP $46.4 billion BDT1,899.3 billion GDP growth (annual %) 4.5% GDP per capita $394.7 BDT16,144 Agriculture, value added $10.8 billion BDT441.9 billion 23.3% Industry, value added $10.1 billion BDT411.9 billion 21.7% Services, etc., value added $23.3 billion BDT952.0 billion 50.1% Balance of Payment Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP Current account balance -$991.4 million -2.1% Imports of goods and services $7,450.6 million BDT310.9 billion 16.4% Exports of goods and services $4,614.1 million BDT184.4 billion 9.7% Foreign direct investment, net inflows $13.5 million 0.0% Personal remittances, received $1,344.7 million 2.9% Total reserves (includes gold) at year end $1,869.5 million Total reserves in months of imports 2.9 Note: For the year 1996 average official exchange rate for BDT was 41.79 per US$. Events 9 January - At least 16 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the head-on collision of two trains near Chandpur.9 January 1996 Bangladesh train crash https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/01/09/Bangladesh-train-crash/5290821163600/ UPI Dhaka 21 July 2019 15 February - The Sixth National Parliamentary Elections 1996 was held in Bangladesh on 15 February 1996. They were boycotted by most opposition parties, and saw voter turnout drop to just 21%.Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen Florian Grotz Christof Hartmann 2001 Elections in Asia: A data handbook I 525 0-19-924958-X The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which won 300 of the 300 elected seats. 22 March – Inauguration of the Liberation War Museum in Dhaka.https://www.liberationwarmuseumbd.org/about-the-museum/ About the Museum Liberation War Museum 25 January 2021 25 March – Following escalating political turmoil, the sitting Parliament enacted the thirteenth constitutional amendment to allow a neutral caretaker government to assume power and conduct new parliamentary elections. On 30 March the President appointed former Chief Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman as Chief Advisor (a position equivalent to prime minister) in the interim government. A new election was scheduled for 12 June 1996. 14 May – Over 400 are killed as a tornado strikes northern Bangladesh.Tornado kills more than 400 in Bangladesh http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9605/14/bangladesh/ CNN https://web.archive.org/web/20070116094913/http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9605/14/bangladesh/ 16 January 2007 19 May – Failed attempt of coup d'état by Lt. Gen. Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim, Bir Bikrom. 12 June – The Seventh National Parliamentary Elections 1996 were held in Bangladesh on 12 June 1996. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League, which won 146 of the 300 seats, beginning Sheikh Hasina's first term as Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 75.6%, the highest to date. This election was the second to be held in 1996, following controversial elections held in February a few months earlier. 5 November – Starting with a base of 350 points, the share price index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange rose as high as 3,648.75 points. The following day it started falling and it came down to 462 points in May 1999. The crash left millions of investors penniless. https://www.thedailystar.net/business/tribunal-moves-1996-stock-scam-122539 Tribunal moves on 1996 stock scam The Daily Star 6 August 2015 11 July 2019 12 December – A 30-year treaty on sharing of the Ganges water was signed between India and Bangladesh.Haq Enamul 2012 Ganges Water Sharing http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ganges_Water_Sharing Islam Sirajul Sirajul Islam Jamal Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Second Asiatic Society of Bangladesh Awards and Recognitions Independence Day Award Recipients Area Note Moulavi Abdul Hashim literature Anjuman Mufidul Islam social work organization Mohammad Abdul Jabbar music Sabina Yasmin music Professor A. M. Zahurul Haq science and technology Dr. Kazi Abul Monsur medical science Kazi Salahuddin sports Safiuddin Ahmed fine arts Ekushey Padak Hasnat Abdul Hye (literature) Rahat Khan (literature) A K M Firoz Alam (music) Muhammad Abdul Hye (education) Sirajul Islam Chowdhury (education) Mohammad Kamruzzaman (journalism) Mohammad Shahjahan (education) Sports Olympics: Bangladesh sent a delegation to compete in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Bangladesh did not win any medals in the competition. Domestic football: Mohammedan SC won 1996 Dhaka Premier Division League title while Abahani KC came out runner-up. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bangchamp.html List of Champions Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 16 October 2018 Births 15 April – Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, martyr (d. 2016) Deaths thumb|120px|Epitaph of Shah's grave located in Sylhet. 10 January – Alamgir M. A. Kabir, social activist (b. 1911)http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-37781 SWID-Bangladesh celebrates Tagore's birth anniversary 23 May 2008 The Daily Star 3 September 2017 20 February – Kazi Abul Monsur, physician and microbiologist (b. 1918) 5 March – Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, President of Bangladesh (b. 1919)Khan Saleh Athar 2012 Ahmad, Khondakar Mostaq http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ahmad,_Khondakar_Mostaq Islam Sirajul Sirajul Islam Jamal Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Second Asiatic Society of Bangladesh 9 April – Fazlul Halim Chowdhury, academic (b. 1930) 14 May – Abdul Ahad, music director (b. 1918) 31 May – Syed Golam Kibria, journalist (b. 1933) 6 September – Mohammad Noman, academic 6 September – Salman Shah, movie and TV actor (b. 1971) See also 1990s in Bangladesh List of Bangladeshi films of 1996 Timeline of Bangladeshi history References 1996 Bangladesh Bangladesh