2005 in Bangladesh

none January 2021 2005 2005 The year 2005 was the 34th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fifth 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: Syed Jillur Rahim Mudasser Husain Demography + Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2005 https://data.worldbank.org/country/bangladesh World Development Indicators The World Bank 9 Dec 2021 Population, total139,035,505 Population density (per km2)1068.1 Population growth (annual %)1.5% Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)105.0 Urban population (% of total)26.8% Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)24.1 Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)6.2 Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)65 Life expectancy at birth, total (years)67.8 Fertility rate, total (births per woman)2.7 Climate Bangladesh in 2005 Yes Yes 18.6 22.0 25.7 28.0 28.2 29.3 28.1 28.4 28.2 26.8 23.1 20.3 25.6 green 13.4 7.3 50.8 122.9 229.1 254.5 402.2 232.3 285.1 187.1 1.9 0.9 1,787.5 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 2005 National Income Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP GDP $69.4 billion BDT4.3 trillion GDP growth (annual %) 6.5% GDP per capita $499.5 BDT30,717 Agriculture, value added $12.9 billion BDT0.8 trillion 18.6% Industry, value added $16.2 billion BDT1.0 trillion 23.3% Services, etc., value added $36.7 billion BDT2.3 trillion 52.9% Balance of Payment Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP Current account balance -$0.2 billion -.3% Imports of goods and services $14.7 billion BDT0.9 trillion 20.0% Exports of goods and services $10,551.5 million BDT0.6 trillion 14.4% Foreign direct investment, net inflows $813.3 million 1.2% Personal remittances, received $4,314.5 million 6.2% Total reserves (includes gold) at year end $2,825.0 million Total reserves in months of imports 2.2 Note: For the year 2005 average official exchange rate for BDT was 64.33 per US$. Events 7 January - There was an accidental blowout at the Chhatak gas field at Tengratial, just a few days after Niko Resources started drilling there.https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/tengratila-blowouts-niko-liable-must-pay-damages-1899238 Adhikary T. S. Byron R. K. Tengratila Blowouts: Niko liable, must pay damages The Daily Star 4 May 2020 10 Feb 2021 11 January – Bangladesh register their first Test match victory against Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe in Bangladesh 2005 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/statistics/4129631.stm BBC Sport 25 January – 3 cadres of Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh were killed in Rajshahi.2005.01.25 প্রথম আলো.pdf https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kjhktJO1jT5IQrYR_W7RsrTerByQCm5l/view?usp=embed_facebook 2026-02-07 Google Docs 27 January – Veteran politician and former Finance Minister Shah A M S Kibria is assassinated along with two of his aides in a grenade attack at Habiganj.Grenades kill Bangladesh lawmaker https://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/27/bangladesh.attack/ CNN 25 February – Bangladeshi U.N. peacekeepers were ambushed and at least nine were killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.U.N. troops 'die in Congo ambush' https://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/02/25/congo.ambush/index.html CNN 25 February 2005 11 April – A nine-story commercial building collapsed due to a structural failure leading to 73 deaths in the Savar Upazila of Dhaka.https://cleanclothes.org/news/2005/04/01/factory-collapsed-bangladeshi-garment-workers-buried-alive Factory collapsed – Bangladeshi Garment Workers Buried Alive Clean Cloths Campaign Davelaar Geertjan 1 April 2005 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160403172543/http://www.cleanclothes.org/news/2005/04/01/factory-collapsed-bangladeshi-garment-workers-buried-alive 3 April 2016 19 October 2016Islam Shariful Ashraf Shamim 9-storey Garment Building Crumbles at Savar http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/04/12/d5041201011.htm 19 October 2016 The Daily Star 12 April 2005 19 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161019143731/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/04/12/d5041201011.htm dead 23 April – Protests erupt in the city of Bogra against the Ahmadiya community.Protests rise against Muslim sect http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4476121.stm BBC News 18 June – Bangladesh pull off one of the biggest shocks in cricket history by beating world champions Australia.Bangladesh humble sorry Australia http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/4103576.stm BBC Sport 24 June - While Niko was drilling a relief well to contain the fire from the first blowout at the Chhatak gas field at Tengratial, another blowout occurred at the same field. 17 August – a series of bomb blasts are detonated simultaneously across 63 of 64 districts in Bangladesh.Bombs explode across Bangladesh http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4158478.stm BBC News 1 October – Infamous Islamist militant Mufti Hannan was arrested by Rapid Action Battalion.2005-10-02 Bangladesh police arrest fugitive http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4301926.stm 2026-02-28 en-GB 3 October – A series of synchronized bombings targeted courts in Chandpur, Chittagong, and Lakshmipur and resulted in 2 deaths and 34 injuries. It was carried out by Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, an Islamist terrorist organisation, that opposed secular judiciary and legal system in Bangladesh.Trail of terror attacks http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/03/31/d7033101033.htm 14 December 2017 The Daily Star 12 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171012043253/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/03/31/d7033101033.htm dead 14 November – Two senior assistant judges are killed in the bombing of a car transporting Judges to the District Court of Jhalakathi. Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) claimed responsibility for the bombings. The group, led by Shaykh Abdur Rahman and Siddiqur Rahman (also known as Bangla Bhai).Bangladesh: JMB leader hanged for killing two judges http://www.india.com/news/world/bangladesh-jmb-leader-hanged-for-killing-two-judges-1563986/ India.com 4 November 2016 17 October 2016 29 November – Another series of simultaneous suicide bombing of courts in Chittagong and Gazipur is carried out by Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, killed 8 people and injured over 100.97 held over Bangladesh bombings https://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/03/bangladesh.arrests/index.html CNN 13 July 2017 8 December – A suicide bombing in Netrokona results in the deaths of eight people.Riaz Ali Ali Riaz 2008 Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh: A Complex Web Routledge 115 978-0-415-45172-7 Awards and recognitions thumb|right|120px|Matiur Rahman International Recognition Matiur Rahman, the Editor of Daily Prothom Alo, was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award.http://rmaward.asia/awardees/country/bangladesh/ Awardees who worked in Bangladesh Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation 14 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180701004536/http://rmaward.asia/awardees/country/bangladesh/ 1 July 2018 dead Independence Day Award Recipients Area NoteMujibul Huq International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh institution Ekushey Padak Saifur Rahman (language movement) Khandaker Delwar Hossain (language movement) Syed Mujtaba Ali (literature) Abdullah Abu Sayeed (education) Iqbal Mahmud (education) Zubaida Gulshan Ara (literature) Mohammad Abdul Gafur (language movement) Abu Saleh (literature) Ashab Uddin Ahmed (literature) Chittaranjan Saha (education) Srimat Bishuddh-ananda Mahathero (social service) Bashir Ahmed (music) Apel Mahmood (music) Md Mashir Hossain (journalism) Sports International football: right|thumb|Bangladesh national football team group photo in 2005 Defending champions Bangladesh lost to India in the final of the 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup to become runner up in the 8-nation tournament held in Pakistan. Bangladesh national football B team became runner-up in Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup held in Myanmar. Domestic football: Brothers Union won the 2005 Dhaka Premier Division League while Dhaka Mohammedan became runner-up. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bangchamp.html List of Champions Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 16 October 2018 Dhaka Mohammedan won National Football League while Abahani Limited Dhaka became runner-up. Continental football: Brothers Union represented Bangladesh in the 2005 AFC Cup. Cricket: thumb|120px|right|Mohammad AshrafulThe Zimbabwe cricket team toured Bangladesh in January 2005 to play two Test matches and five One Day International matches. Bangladesh won the test series 1–0 with one match drawn. This was the first time Bangladesh had won both a Test match and a Test series. They also won the ODI series by 3–2 margin.http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23115717/when-everything-fell-place When everything fell in place ESPNCricinfo Rabeed Imam 12 January 2019 The Bangladesh national cricket team toured England for the first time in 2005. Bangladesh played two Test matches against England, which the hosts won comfortably. Later Bangladesh took on England and Australia in the tri-nations NatWest Series, where they pulled off a stunning 5-wicket upset victory over Australia, the world champions. In 18 June match, Australia scored 249 in 50 overs and then Bangladesh won with 4 balls to spare, after a century by Mohammad Ashraful. Bangladesh were knocked out of the tournament after three subsequent losses. Later, the Bangladeshi cricket team toured Sri Lanka for three One Day International cricket matches and two Test cricket matches in August and September. They lost all these matches against the host. Deaths 27 January – Shah A M S Kibria, economist, diplomat and politician (b. 1931)Ten charged with Bangladesh murder http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4367359.stm BBC News 21 March 2005 12 February – Monem Munna, footballer (b. 1966) 4 March – Serajul Huq, academic (b. 1905) 29 March – Khalid Hassan Milu, singer (b. 1960) 27 April – Abdus Samad Azad, politician (b. 1922) 8 May – Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury, cinematographer (b. 1940) 18 July – Abdur Rahman, actor (b. 1937)Bangla film hero Rahman passes away http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2005/07/17/bangla-film-hero-rahman-passes-away bdnews24.com 17 July 2005 2 September 2015 17 November – Gautam Das, journalist and bureau chief for Dainik Samakal in Faridpur (born c.1978; murdered)Journalist Gautam Das 9th death anniversary http://www.risingbd.com/english/Journalist_Gautam_Das_9th_death_anniversary/9642 17 November 2013 See also 2000s in Bangladesh List of Bangladeshi films of 2005 Timeline of Bangladeshi history References 2005 in Category:2000s in Bangladesh Category:Years of the 21st century in Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh