1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1996th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 996th year of the 2nd millennium, the 96th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1990s decade.

1996
in
Bangladesh

Centuries:
Decades:
See also:Other events of 1996
List of years in Bangladesh

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

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Khaleda
Zia
Habibur
Rahman
Sheikh
Hasina

Demography

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Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1996[1]
Population, total 117,649,927
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

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Climate data for Bangladesh in 1996
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0)
20.4
(68.7)
26.3
(79.3)
27.8
(82.0)
28.6
(83.5)
28.1
(82.6)
28.2
(82.8)
27.8
(82.0)
28.1
(82.6)
26.5
(79.7)
23.5
(74.3)
19.2
(66.6)
25.3
(77.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.1
(0.24)
33.7
(1.33)
49.7
(1.96)
202.2
(7.96)
232.1
(9.14)
405.1
(15.95)
418.3
(16.47)
406.9
(16.02)
278.4
(10.96)
245.4
(9.66)
4.4
(0.17)
0.2
(0.01)
2,282.5
(89.87)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]

Economy

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Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1996[1]
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

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Awards and Recognitions

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Independence Day Award

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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

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  1. Hasnat Abdul Hye (literature)
  2. Rahat Khan (literature)
  3. A K M Firoz Alam (music)
  4. Muhammad Abdul Hye (education)
  5. Sirajul Islam Chowdhury (education)
  6. Mohammad Kamruzzaman (journalism)
  7. Mohammad Shahjahan (education)

Sports

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Births

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Deaths

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Epitaph of Shah's grave located in Sylhet.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh train crash". UPI. Dhaka. 9 January 1996. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann (2001). Elections in Asia: A data handbook. Vol. I. p. 525. ISBN 0-19-924958-X.
  5. ^ "About the Museum". Liberation War Museum. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Tornado kills more than 400 in Bangladesh". CNN. Archived from the original on 16 January 2007.
  7. ^ "Tribunal moves on 1996 stock scam". The Daily Star. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  8. ^ Haq, Enamul (2012). "Ganges Water Sharing". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  9. ^ "List of Champions". Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  10. ^ "SWID-Bangladesh celebrates Tagore's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. 23 May 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  11. ^ Khan, Saleh Athar (2012). "Ahmad, Khondakar Mostaq". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.