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{{Year in Bangladesh|2000}}
{{Year in Bangladesh|2000}}
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{{Year article header|2000}}


The year 2000 was the 29th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fifth year of the first term of the Government of [[Sheikh Hasina]].
The year 2000 was the 29th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fifth year of the first term of the government of [[Sheikh Hasina]].


==Incumbents==
==Incumbents==
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| image1 = Sheikh Hasina in London cropped.jpg
| alt1 = Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
| alt1 = Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
| caption1 = {{nowrap|Sheikh<br>Hasina}}
| caption1 = {{nowrap|Sheikh<br />Hasina}}
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| title = World Development Indicators
| title = World Development Indicators
| publisher = The World Bank
| publisher = The World Bank
| access-date = 27 May 2018}}</ref>
| access-date = 9 Dec 2021}}</ref>
| Population, total
| Population, total
| style="text-align: right;" |131,581,243
| style="text-align: right;" |127,657,862
|-
|-
| Population density (per km<sup>2</sup>)
| Population density (per km<sup>2</sup>)
| style="text-align: right;" |1,010.8
| style="text-align: right;" |980.7
|-
|-
| Population growth (annual %)
| Population growth (annual %)
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|-
|-
| Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)
| Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)
| style="text-align: right;" |104.2
| style="text-align: right;" |105.7
|-
|-
| Urban population (% of total)
| Urban population (% of total)
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|-
|-
| Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
| Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
| style="text-align: right;" |27.6
| style="text-align: right;" |27.5
|-
|-
| Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
| Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
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|-
|-
| Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)
| Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)
| style="text-align: right;" |87.4
| style="text-align: right;" |87
|-
|-
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
| style="text-align: right;" |65.3
| style="text-align: right;" |65.4
|-
|-
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
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| title = Climate Change Knowledge Portal
| title = Climate Change Knowledge Portal
| publisher = The World Bank Group
| publisher = The World Bank Group
| access-date = 27 May 2018}}</ref>
| access-date = 27 May 2018
| archive-date = 27 May 2018
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180527201746/http://sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportal/index.cfm?page=country_historical_climate&ThisRegion=Asia&ThisCCode=BGD
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
}}
}}


===Flood===
===Flood===
In September 2000, at least 50,000 people are marooned in Bangladesh after flood water gushed into 30 villages when India opened sluice gates of several rivers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Inam |date=25 September 2000 |title=At least 50,000 people are marooned in Bangladesh after flood water gushed into 30 villages when India opened sluice gates of several rivers.|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/09/23/Bangladesh-flood-maroons-50000/8430969681600/ |work=UPI |location=Dhaka, Bangladesh |access-date=21 July 2019 }}</ref>
In September 2000, at least 50,000 people are marooned in Bangladesh after flood water gushed into 30 villages when India opened sluice gates of several rivers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Inam |date=25 September 2000 |title=At least 50,000 people are marooned in Bangladesh after flood water gushed into 30 villages when India opened sluice gates of several rivers.|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/09/23/Bangladesh-flood-maroons-50000/8430969681600/ |work=UPI |location=[[Dhaka, Bangladesh]] |access-date=21 July 2019 }}</ref>


==Economy==
==Economy==
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| GDP growth (annual %) || colspan="3" style="text-align: right;" |5.3%
| GDP growth (annual %) || colspan="3" style="text-align: right;" |5.3%
|-
|-
| GDP per capita || style="text-align: right;" |$405.6 || style="text-align: right;" |BDT20,406 || style="text-align: right;" |
| GDP per capita || style="text-align: right;" |$418.1 || style="text-align: right;" |BDT21,033 || style="text-align: right;" |
|-
|-
| Agriculture, value added || style="text-align: right;" |$12.1 billion || style="text-align: right;" |BDT610.0 billion || style="text-align: right;" |23.8%
| Agriculture, value added || style="text-align: right;" |$12.1 billion || style="text-align: right;" |BDT610.0 billion || style="text-align: right;" |22.7%
|-
|-
| Industry, value added || style="text-align: right;" |$11.9 billion || style="text-align: right;" |BDT598.2 billion || style="text-align: right;" |23.3%
| Industry, value added || style="text-align: right;" |$11.9 billion || style="text-align: right;" |BDT598.2 billion || style="text-align: right;" |22.3%
|-
|-
| Services, etc., value added || style="text-align: right;" |$27.0 billion || style="text-align: right;" |BDT1,357.7 billion || style="text-align: right;" |52.9%
| Services, etc., value added || style="text-align: right;" |$27.0 billion || style="text-align: right;" |BDT1,357.7 billion || style="text-align: right;" |50.6%
|-
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: #ffdead;" | Balance of Payment
! colspan="4" style="background: #ffdead;" | Balance of Payment
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! style="background: #ffffcd;" | ||style="background: #ffffcd;" | Current US$ || style="background: #ffffcd;" |Current BDT || style="background: #ffffcd;" |% of GDP
! style="background: #ffffcd;" | ||style="background: #ffffcd;" | Current US$ || style="background: #ffffcd;" |Current BDT || style="background: #ffffcd;" |% of GDP
|-
|-
| Current account balance || style="text-align: right;" |-$.3 billion || style="text-align: right;" | || style="text-align: right;" |-.6%
| Current account balance || style="text-align: right;" |-$0.3 billion || style="text-align: right;" | || style="text-align: right;" |-.6%
|-
|-
| Imports of goods and services || style="text-align: right;" |$9.7 billion || style="text-align: right;" |BDT455.9 billion || style="text-align: right;" |17.0%
| Imports of goods and services || style="text-align: right;" |$9.7 billion || style="text-align: right;" |BDT455.9 billion || style="text-align: right;" |17.0%
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| Total reserves in months of imports || colspan="3" style="text-align: right;" |1.8
| Total reserves in months of imports || colspan="3" style="text-align: right;" |1.8
|}
|}

Note: For the year 2000 average official exchange rate for [[Bangladeshi taka|BDT]] was 52.14 per US$.
Note: For the year 2000 average official exchange rate for [[Bangladeshi taka|BDT]] was 52.14 per US$.


==Events==
==Events==
[[File:US President Clinton and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina make a joint statement, Prime Minister's office, Bangladesh, March 20, 2000.jpg|thumb|Hasina with US President [[Bill Clinton]] at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka, 2000.]]
[[File:US President Clinton and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina make a joint statement, Prime Minister's office, Bangladesh, March 20, 2000.jpg|thumb|Hasina with US President [[Bill Clinton]] at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka, 2000.]]
* [[January 10|10 January]] – [[Peoples Jute Mills Limited]] worked beat FM Siraj, leader of Awami League, and Manik Mia, leader of Bangladesh Jatiya Sramik League, to death.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Amanullah |first=Quazi |date=27 August 2003 |title=25 political murders in Khulna in last 10yrs |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/08/27/d30827011212.htm |access-date=26 September 2024 |website=The Daily Star}}</ref>
* [[20 March]] – President [[Bill Clinton]] becomes the first [[President of the United States|president of America]] to visit Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |title=President Clinton arrives in Bangladesh for historic visit |url=http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/south/03/20/clinton.bangladesh/index.html |work=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006062451/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/south/03/20/clinton.bangladesh/index.html |archive-date=6 October 2007}}</ref>
* [[20 March]] – President [[Bill Clinton]] becomes the first [[President of the United States|president of America]] to visit Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |title=President Clinton arrives in Bangladesh for historic visit |url=http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/south/03/20/clinton.bangladesh/index.html |work=[[CNN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006062451/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/south/03/20/clinton.bangladesh/index.html |archive-date=6 October 2007}}</ref>
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* [[12 July]] - Bangladesh and India border guards exchange fire over death of civilians.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Inam |date=12 July 2000 |title=Bangladesh, India exchange fire over civilians' deaths |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/07/12/Bangladesh-India-exchange-fire-over-civilians-deaths/9416963374400/ |work=UPI |location=Dhaka, Bangladesh |access-date=21 July 2019 }}</ref>
* [[14 April]] – [[Ekushey Television]], Bangladesh's first privately owned terrestrial television network, begins transmissions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.samakal.com/todays-print-edition/tp-entertainment/article/210493963/%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A8|script-title=bn:২২ বছরে একুশে টেলিভিশন|date=14 April 2021|access-date=5 June 2022|work=[[Samakal]]|language=bn}}</ref>
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* [[26 July]] - Bangladesh announces closure of academic institutions over [[Dengue fever|Dengue]] epidemic.<ref>{{cite news |date=26 July 2000 |title=Bangladesh closes schools amid Dengu epidemic |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/07/26/Bangladesh-closes-schools-amid-Dengu-epidemic/6018964584000/ |work=UPI |location=Dhaka, Bangladesh |access-date=21 July 2019 }}</ref>
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* [[12 July]] – Bangladesh and India border guards exchange fire over death of civilians.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Inam |date=12 July 2000 |title=Bangladesh, India exchange fire over civilians' deaths |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/07/12/Bangladesh-India-exchange-fire-over-civilians-deaths/9416963374400/ |work=UPI |location=[[Dhaka, Bangladesh]] |access-date=21 July 2019 }}</ref>
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* [[2 August]] – The International Cricket Council voted to make Bangladesh the 10th test-playing nation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh pass Test |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/862964.stm |work=BBC Sport}}</ref>
* [[3 September]] - Bangladesh repeals [[Vested Property Act (Bangladesh)|Vested Property Act]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Inam |date=3 September 2000 |title=Bangladesh returns Hindi land |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/09/03/Bangladesh-returns-Hindi-land/5627967953600/ |work=UPI |location=Dhaka, Bangladesh |access-date=21 July 2019 }}</ref>
* [[26 July]] – Bangladesh announces closure of academic institutions over [[Dengue fever|Dengue]] epidemic.<ref>{{cite news |date=26 July 2000 |title=Bangladesh closes schools amid Dengu epidemic |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/07/26/Bangladesh-closes-schools-amid-Dengu-epidemic/6018964584000/ |work=UPI |location=[[Dhaka, Bangladesh]] |access-date=21 July 2019 }}</ref>
* [[10 November]] – The [[Bangladesh national cricket team]] make their test debut (''see Sports below'').<ref>{{cite news |title=On this Day - 10 November |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/funny_old_game/2435103.stm |work=BBC News}}</ref>
* [[2 August]] – The International Cricket Council voted to make Bangladesh the 10th test-playing nation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh pass Test |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/862964.stm |work=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref>
* 11 August – S. M. A. Rob, Khulna City Corporation mayoral candidate of the Awami League, was shot dead in front of his home.<ref name=":0" />
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* [[25 November]] - 40 people die, 100 injured in Bangladesh factory fir.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Inam |date=25 November 2000 |title=40 people die, 100 injured in Bangladesh factory fir |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/11/25/40-people-die-100-injured-in-Bangladesh-factory-fire/1238975128400/ |work=UPI |location=Dhaka, Bangladesh |access-date=21 July 2019 }}</ref>
* [[15 December]] – A Pakistani diplomat was expelled from Bangladesh on account of his remark about [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Inam |date=15 December 2000 |title=Pakistani diplomat expelled from Bangladesh |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/12/15/Pakistani-diplomat-expelled-from-Bangladesh/9752976856400/ |work=UPI |location=Dhaka, Bangladesh |access-date=21 July 2019 }}</ref>
* [[3 September]] – Bangladesh repeals [[Vested Property Act (Bangladesh)|Vested Property Act]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Inam |date=3 September 2000 |title=Bangladesh returns Hindi land |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/09/03/Bangladesh-returns-Hindi-land/5627967953600/ |work=UPI |location=[[Dhaka, Bangladesh]] |access-date=21 July 2019 }}</ref>
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* [[10 November]] – The [[Bangladesh national cricket team]] make their test debut (''see Sports below'').<ref>{{cite news |title=On this Day - 10 November |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/funny_old_game/2435103.stm |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref>
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* [[29 December]] - A ferry capsizes in the [[Meghna river]] leading to 144 deaths.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Inam |date=2 January 2001 |title=Bangladesh ferry death toll reaches 144 |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/01/02/Bangladesh-ferry-death-toll-reaches-144/3011978411600/ |work=UPI |location=Dhaka, Bangladesh |access-date=22 July 2019 }}</ref>
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* [[25 November]] – 40 people die, 100 injured in Bangladesh factory fir.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Inam |date=25 November 2000 |title=40 people die, 100 injured in Bangladesh factory fir |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/11/25/40-people-die-100-injured-in-Bangladesh-factory-fire/1238975128400/ |work=UPI |location=[[Dhaka, Bangladesh]] |access-date=21 July 2019 }}</ref>
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* [[15 December]] – A Pakistani diplomat was expelled from Bangladesh on account of his remark about [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Inam |date=15 December 2000 |title=Pakistani diplomat expelled from Bangladesh |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/12/15/Pakistani-diplomat-expelled-from-Bangladesh/9752976856400/ |work=UPI |location=[[Dhaka, Bangladesh]] |access-date=21 July 2019 }}</ref>
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* [[29 December]] – A ferry capsizes in the [[Meghna river]] leading to 144 deaths.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Inam |date=2 January 2001 |title=Bangladesh ferry death toll reaches 144 |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/01/02/Bangladesh-ferry-death-toll-reaches-144/3011978411600/ |work=UPI |location=[[Dhaka, Bangladesh]] |access-date=22 July 2019 }}</ref>

===Awards and recognitions===

====Independence Day Award====
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
|-
! Recipients
! Area
! Note
|-
|[[Syed Shamsul Haque]] || literature ||
|-
| [[Binod Bihari Chowdhury]] || social work ||
|-
| [[Ajit Ray]] || music ||
|-
|Ustad [[Khurshid Khan (musician)|Khurshid Khan]] || music ||
|-
|[[Sardar Fazlul Karim]] || education ||
|-
| [[Shahabuddin Ahmed (artist)|Shahabuddin]] || painting ||
|-
|[[Maulana Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish]] || literature ||
|-
| [[M. A. Rab]] || liberation war ||
|-
| [[Sultana Kamal (athlete)|Sultana Kamal]] || sports ||
|-
|[[Rokanuzzaman Khan]] || children organizer ||
|}

====Ekushey Padak====
# [[Ekhlas Uddin Ahmed]], literature
# [[Mohiuddin Ahmed]], politics (posthumous)
# [[Rafiq Uddin Ahmed]], language martyr
# [[Abul Barkat]], language martyr
# [[Syed Abdul Hadi]], music
# [[Gaziul Haque]], Language Movement
# [[Khalid Hossain]], music
# [[Nilima Ibrahim]], education
# [[Jamal Nazrul Islam]], science and technology
# [[Abdul Jabbar (activist)|Abdul Jabbar]], language martyr
# [[Abdullah al Mamun (actor)|Abdullah Al Mamun]], drama
# [[Zahidur Rahim]], music (posthumous)
# [[Sofiur Rahman]], language martyr
# [[Abdus Salam (Bengali Language Movement demonstrator)|Abdus Salam]], language martyr
# [[Shamim Sikder]], sculpture


===Sports===
===Sports===
* '''[[Bangladesh at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympics]]''':
* '''[[Bangladesh at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympics]]''':
** Bangladesh sent a delegation to compete in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]. Bangladesh did not win any medals in the competition.
** Bangladesh sent a delegation to compete in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]. Bangladesh did not win any medals in the competition.
* '''Domestic [[Association Football|football]]''':
* '''Domestic [[Association football|football]]''':
** [[Muktijoddha Sangsad KC]] won the first [[Dhaka League]] title of the new century.
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** [[National Football Championship (Bangladesh)|National Championship]] was organized for the first time in 2000. [[Abahani|Abahani KC]] won the championship title while [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan SC]] came out runner-up.<ref>{{cite web
** [[Muktijoddha Sangsad KC]] participated in the [[1999–2000 Asian Club Championship]] as the 1997–98 [[Dhaka League]] champions.
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| url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/bangchamp.html
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** The [[National Football League (Bangladesh)|National League]] was organized for the first time in 2000. [[Abahani Limited Dhaka]] won the league title while [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan SC]] came out runner-up.<ref>{{cite web
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| url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bangchamp.html
| title = List of Champions
| title = List of Champions
| publisher = Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
| publisher = Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
| access-date = 16 October 2018}}</ref>
| access-date = 16 October 2018}}</ref>
** [[Abahani|Abahani KC]] won [[Bangladesh Federation Cup]].<ref>{{cite web
** [[Abahani Limited Dhaka]] won [[Bangladesh Federation Cup]].<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/bangcuphist.html
| url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bangcuphist.html
| title = Bangladesh – List of Cup Winners
| title = Bangladesh – List of Cup Winners
| publisher = Ian King, Hans Schöggl and Erlan Manaschev for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
| publisher = Ian King, Hans Schöggl and Erlan Manaschev for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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** In January 2000, [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC) [[Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in Bangladesh in 1999–2000|toured]] Bangladesh to play five matches including one first-class against the national team. The first class match was drawn.
** In January 2000, [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC) [[Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in Bangladesh in 1999–2000|toured]] Bangladesh to play five matches including one first-class against the national team. The first class match was drawn.
** The [[2000 Asia Cup]] was held in Bangladesh between May–June 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/61152.html|title=Asia Cup: No problem in selecting the probables|first=AC|last=Ganesh|date=3 May 2000|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref> [[Indian cricket team|India]], [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]], [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[Bangladesh cricket team|Bangladesh]] took part in the tournament. Pakistan won the tournament beating Sri Lanka by 39 runs in the final.
** The [[2000 Asia Cup]] was held in Bangladesh between May–June 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/61152.html|title=Asia Cup: No problem in selecting the probables|first=AC|last=Ganesh|date=3 May 2000|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref> [[Indian cricket team|India]], [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]], [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[Bangladesh cricket team|Bangladesh]] took part in the tournament. Pakistan won the tournament beating Sri Lanka by 39 runs in the final.
** [[India national cricket team|India's national team]] [[Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2000–01|visited]] Bangladesh in November to take part in the inaugural [[Test cricket|Test match]] played by the [[Bangladesh national cricket team]]. The tour consisted of a one off test match. India won the match by 9 wickets. Bangladesh's [[Aminul Islam (cricketer, born 1968)|Aminul Islam]] became the third batsman to make a century in their country's inaugural Test.<ref name="century">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149091.html |title=Hadlee's slow start |access-date=2 February 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23227238/one-test-india-v-bangladesh-statistical-highlights|title=One-off Test, India v Bangladesh, Statistical Highlights|work=India Today|author=Rajneesh Gupta|access-date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
** [[India national cricket team|India's national team]] [[Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2000–01|visited]] Bangladesh in November to take part in the inaugural [[Test cricket|Test match]] played by the [[Bangladesh national cricket team]]. The tour consisted of a one-off test match. India won the match by 9 wickets. Bangladesh's [[Aminul Islam (cricketer, born 1968)|Aminul Islam]] became the third batsman to make a century in their country's inaugural Test.<ref name="century">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149091.html |title=Hadlee's slow start |access-date=2 February 2017 |work=[[ESPN Cricinfo]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23227238/one-test-india-v-bangladesh-statistical-highlights|title=One-off Test, India v Bangladesh, Statistical Highlights|work=[[India Today]]|author=Rajneesh Gupta|access-date=12 January 2019}}</ref>


==Births==
==Births==
* [[2 March]] – [[Nahida Akter]], cricketer<ref>{{cite web |title=Nahida Akter Profile - Cricket Player Bangladesh {{!}} Stats, Records, Video |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/nahida-akter-924183 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
* [[20 August]] – [[Puja Cherry Roy]], film actor
* [[20 August]] – [[Puja Cherry Roy]], film actor


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
* [[15 February]] – [[Shamsul Huda Chaudhury]], politician (b. 1920)
* [[15 February]] – [[Shamsul Huda Chaudhury]], politician (b. 1920)
* [[3 March]] – [[Barin Mazumder]], musician (b. 1921)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/music/the-untold-story-pt-barin-mazumder-and-govt-music-college-1566220|title=The untold story of Pt. Barin Mazumder and Govt. Music College|date=2018-04-23|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-05-09|language=en}}</ref>
* [[3 March]] – [[Barin Mazumder]], musician (b. 1921)
* [[1 April]] – [[AKM Abdur Rouf]], founder-curator of BFA (b. 1935)
* [[1 April]] – [[AKM Abdur Rouf]], founder-curator of BFA (b. 1935)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=82451|title=Abdur Rouf, founder-curator of Bangladesh Film Archive, remembered|publisher=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|date=3 April 2009|author=Jamil Mahmud}}</ref>
* [[22 June]] – [[Manoranjan Dhar]], politician (b. 1904)<ref>{{cite book |last=Islam |first=Sirajul |year=2012 |chapter=Dhar, Manoranjan|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Dhar,_Manoranjan |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Akbar |editor2-first=Md. Ali |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>
* [[22 June]] – [[Manoranjan Dhar]], politician (b. 1904)
* [[28 July]] – [[Rokeya Rahman Kabeer]], academician (b. 1925)
* [[28 July]] – [[Rokeya Rahman Kabeer]], academic (b. 1925)
* [[4 December]] – [[Shyam Sundar Baishnab]], singer
* [[4 December]] – [[Shyam Sundar Baishnab]], singer
* [[20 December]] – [[Mirza Ghulam Hafiz]], politician (b. 1920)
* [[20 December]] – [[Mirza Ghulam Hafiz]], politician (b. 1920)

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2000 (MM) was a century leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2000th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1000th and last year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 2000s decade.

The year 2000 was the 29th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fifth year of the first term of the government of Sheikh Hasina.

Incumbents

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Sheikh
Hasina

Demography

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Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2000[1]
Population, total 127,657,862
Population density (per km2) 980.7
Population growth (annual %) 2.0%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 105.7
Urban population (% of total) 23.6%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 27.5
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 6.9
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 87
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 65.4
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 3.2

Climate

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Climate data for Bangladesh in 2000
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.7
(63.9) 		19.7
(67.5) 		24.1
(75.4) 		26.9
(80.4) 		27.4
(81.3) 		28.2
(82.8) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.2
(82.8) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.0
(80.6) 		23.7
(74.7) 		19.4
(66.9) 		24.9
(76.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17.6
(0.69) 		25.9
(1.02) 		85.3
(3.36) 		207.1
(8.15) 		389.3
(15.33) 		391.7
(15.42) 		342.5
(13.48) 		462.6
(18.21) 		328.3
(12.93) 		177.8
(7.00) 		5.2
(0.20) 		0.4
(0.02) 		2,433.7
(95.81)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]

Flood

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In September 2000, at least 50,000 people are marooned in Bangladesh after flood water gushed into 30 villages when India opened sluice gates of several rivers.[3]

Economy

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Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2000[1]
National Income
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
GDP $53.4 billion BDT2,685.0 billion
GDP growth (annual %) 5.3%
GDP per capita $418.1 BDT21,033
Agriculture, value added $12.1 billion BDT610.0 billion 22.7%
Industry, value added $11.9 billion BDT598.2 billion 22.3%
Services, etc., value added $27.0 billion BDT1,357.7 billion 50.6%
Balance of Payment
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
Current account balance -$0.3 billion -.6%
Imports of goods and services $9.7 billion BDT455.9 billion 17.0%
Exports of goods and services $7,214.3 million BDT331.4 billion 12.3%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows $280.4 million 0.5%
Personal remittances, received $1,967.5 million 3.7%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end $1,515.8 million
Total reserves in months of imports 1.8

Note: For the year 2000 average official exchange rate for BDT was 52.14 per US$.

Events

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Hasina with US President Bill Clinton at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka, 2000.

Awards and recognitions

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Independence Day Award

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Recipients Area Note
Syed Shamsul Haque literature
Binod Bihari Chowdhury social work
Ajit Ray music
Ustad Khurshid Khan music
Sardar Fazlul Karim education
Shahabuddin painting
Maulana Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish literature
M. A. Rab liberation war
Sultana Kamal sports
Rokanuzzaman Khan children organizer

Ekushey Padak

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  1. Ekhlas Uddin Ahmed, literature
  2. Mohiuddin Ahmed, politics (posthumous)
  3. Rafiq Uddin Ahmed, language martyr
  4. Abul Barkat, language martyr
  5. Syed Abdul Hadi, music
  6. Gaziul Haque, Language Movement
  7. Khalid Hossain, music
  8. Nilima Ibrahim, education
  9. Jamal Nazrul Islam, science and technology
  10. Abdul Jabbar, language martyr
  11. Abdullah Al Mamun, drama
  12. Zahidur Rahim, music (posthumous)
  13. Sofiur Rahman, language martyr
  14. Abdus Salam, language martyr
  15. Shamim Sikder, sculpture

Sports

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Births

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Deaths

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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.
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  4. ^ a b Amanullah, Quazi (27 August 2003). "25 political murders in Khulna in last 10yrs". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
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  12. ^ Ahmed, Inam (25 November 2000). "40 people die, 100 injured in Bangladesh factory fir". UPI. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  13. ^ Ahmed, Inam (15 December 2000). "Pakistani diplomat expelled from Bangladesh". UPI. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  14. ^ Ahmed, Inam (2 January 2001). "Bangladesh ferry death toll reaches 144". UPI. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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  18. ^ "Hadlee's slow start". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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  20. ^ "Nahida Akter Profile - Cricket Player Bangladesh | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo.
  21. ^ "The untold story of Pt. Barin Mazumder and Govt. Music College". The Daily Star. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  22. ^ Jamil Mahmud (3 April 2009). "Abdur Rouf, founder-curator of Bangladesh Film Archive, remembered". The Daily Star.
  23. ^ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Dhar, Manoranjan". In Islam, Sirajul; Akbar, Md. Ali (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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