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*[[27 January]] – Habiganj grenade attack - assassination of [[Shah A M S Kibria]].<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/27/bangladesh.attack/ Grenades kill Bangladesh lawmaker - CNN]</ref> |
*[[27 January]] – Habiganj grenade attack - assassination of [[Shah A M S Kibria]].<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/27/bangladesh.attack/ Grenades kill Bangladesh lawmaker - CNN]</ref> |
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*[[25 February]] – Bangladesh peacekeepers are ambushed and killed in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/02/25/congo.ambush/index.html U.N. troops 'die in Congo ambush' - CNN]</ref> |
*[[25 February]] – Bangladesh peacekeepers are ambushed and killed in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/02/25/congo.ambush/index.html U.N. troops 'die in Congo ambush' - CNN]</ref> |
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*[[11 April]] - A nine-story commercial building [[2005 Dhaka garment factory collapse|collapsed]] due to a [[structural failure]] leading to 73 deaths in the [[Savar Upazila]] of [[Greater Dhaka Area|Dhaka]].<ref name="cleanclothes 2005-04-01">{{cite web |url=https://cleanclothes.org/news/2005/04/01/factory-collapsed-bangladeshi-garment-workers-buried-alive |title=Factory collapsed - Bangladeshi Garment Workers Buried Alive |work=Clean Cloths Campaign |last=Davelaar |first=Geertjan |date=2005-04-01 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403172543/http://www.cleanclothes.org/news/2005/04/01/factory-collapsed-bangladeshi-garment-workers-buried-alive |archivedate=2016-04-03 |accessdate=2016-10-19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Islam|first1=Shariful|last2=Ashraf|first2=Shamim|title=9-storey Garment Building Crumbles at Savar|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/04/12/d5041201011.htm|accessdate=19 October 2016|work=The Daily Star|date=12 April 2005}}</ref> |
*[[11 April]] - A nine-story commercial building [[2005 Dhaka garment factory collapse|collapsed]] due to a [[structural failure]] leading to 73 deaths in the [[Savar Upazila]] of [[Greater Dhaka Area|Dhaka]].<ref name="cleanclothes 2005-04-01">{{cite web |url=https://cleanclothes.org/news/2005/04/01/factory-collapsed-bangladeshi-garment-workers-buried-alive |title=Factory collapsed - Bangladeshi Garment Workers Buried Alive |work=Clean Cloths Campaign |last=Davelaar |first=Geertjan |date=2005-04-01 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403172543/http://www.cleanclothes.org/news/2005/04/01/factory-collapsed-bangladeshi-garment-workers-buried-alive |archivedate=2016-04-03 |accessdate=2016-10-19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Islam|first1=Shariful|last2=Ashraf|first2=Shamim|title=9-storey Garment Building Crumbles at Savar|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/04/12/d5041201011.htm|accessdate=19 October 2016|work=The Daily Star|date=12 April 2005}}</ref> |
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2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2005th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 5th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 6th year of the 2000s decade.
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
Khaleda
Zia
Zia
- President: Iajuddin Ahmed
- Prime Minister: Khaleda Zia
- Chief Justice: Syed Jillur Rahim Mudasser Husain
Demography
| Population, total | 143,431,101 |
| Population density (per sq. km) | 1,101.9 |
| Population growth (annual %) | 1.5% |
| Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) | 103.8 |
| Urban population (% of total) | 26.8% |
| Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 24.2 |
| Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 6.2 |
| Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) | 66.5 |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 67.9 |
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 2.7 |
Climate
| Climate data for Bangladesh in 2005 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.8 (80.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.4 (0.53) |
7.3 (0.29) |
50.8 (2.00) |
122.9 (4.84) |
229.1 (9.02) |
254.5 (10.02) |
402.2 (15.83) |
232.3 (9.15) |
285.1 (11.22) |
187.1 (7.37) |
1.9 (0.07) |
0.9 (0.04) |
1,787.5 (70.38) |
| Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2] | |||||||||||||
Economy
| National Income | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
| GDP | $69.4 billion | BDT4.3 trillion | |
| GDP growth (annual %) | 6.5% | ||
| GDP per capita | $484.2 | BDT29,776 | |
| Agriculture, value added | $12.9 billion | BDT0.8 trillion | 19.6% |
| Industry, value added | $16.2 billion | BDT1.0 trillion | 24.6% |
| Services, etc., value added | $36.7 billion | BDT2.3 trillion | 55.8% |
| Balance of Payment | |||
| Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
| Current account balance | $0.5 billion | .7% | |
| Imports of goods and services | $15.1 billion | BDT0.9 trillion | 20.0% |
| Exports of goods and services | $11,187.1 million | BDT0.6 trillion | 14.4% |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows | $760.5 million | 1.1% | |
| Personal remittances, received | $4,642.4 million | 6.7% | |
Events
- 11 January - Bangladesh register their first Test Match victory against Zimbabwe.[3]
- 27 January – Habiganj grenade attack - assassination of Shah A M S Kibria.[4]
- 25 February – Bangladesh peacekeepers are ambushed and killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[5]
- 11 April - A nine-story commercial building collapsed due to a structural failure leading to 73 deaths in the Savar Upazila of Dhaka.[6][7]
- 23 April – Protests erupt in the city of Bogra against the Ahmadiya community.[8]
- 18 June – Bangladesh pull off one of the biggest shocks in cricket history by beating world champions Australia.[9]
- 17 August – a series of bomb blasts are detonated simultaneously across Bangladesh.[10]
Awards and Recognitions
- Matiur Rahman, the Editor of Daily Prothom Alo, was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award.[11]
- January 27 - Shah A M S Kibria, economist, diplomat and politician (b. 1931).
- March 4 - Serajul Huq, academician (b. 1905).
- March 29 - Khalid Hassan Milu, singer (b. 1960).
- April 27 - Abdus Samad Azad, politician (b. 1922).
- May 8 - Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury, cinematographer (b. 1940).
- July 18 - Abdur Rahman, actor (b. 1937).
See also
References
- ^ a b "World Development Indicators". The World Bank. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Zimbabwe in Bangladesh 2005 - BBC
- ^ Grenades kill Bangladesh lawmaker - CNN
- ^ U.N. troops 'die in Congo ambush' - CNN
- ^ Davelaar, Geertjan (2005-04-01). "Factory collapsed - Bangladeshi Garment Workers Buried Alive". Clean Cloths Campaign. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Islam, Shariful; Ashraf, Shamim (12 April 2005). "9-storey Garment Building Crumbles at Savar". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Protests rise against Muslim sect
- ^ Bangladesh humble sorry Australia - BBC Sport
- ^ Bombs explode across Bangladesh
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"Awardees who worked in Bangladesh". Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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