2002 in Bangladesh

2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2002nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 2nd year of the 3rd millennium, the 2nd year of the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2000s decade.

2002
in
Bangladesh

Centuries:
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:Other events of 2002
List of years in Bangladesh

The year 2002 was the 31st year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the second year of the third term of the Government of Khaleda Zia.

Incumbents

Khaleda
Zia

Demography

Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2002[1]
Population, total 136,600,667
Population density (per km2) 1,049.4
Population growth (annual %) 1.8%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 104.1
Urban population (% of total) 24.8%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 26.3
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 6.6
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 78.4
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 66.4
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 3

Climate

Climate data for Bangladesh in 2002
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0)
21.7
(71.1)
25.6
(78.1)
27.3
(81.1)
28.1
(82.6)
28.1
(82.6)
27.9
(82.2)
27.9
(82.2)
28.1
(82.6)
27.0
(80.6)
23.9
(75.0)
20.2
(68.4)
25.4
(77.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17.2
(0.68)
1.5
(0.06)
49.2
(1.94)
185.0
(7.28)
123.9
(4.88)
611.4
(24.07)
589.9
(23.22)
347.9
(13.70)
231.6
(9.12)
50.6
(1.99)
109.7
(4.32)
0.3
(0.01)
2,318.2
(91.27)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]
True-color image from NASA shows extent of flood on 5 August 2002.

Flood

In late summer 2002, heavy monsoon rains led to massive flooding in eastern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, killing over 500 people and leaving millions homeless. There were estimated 3.5 million victims of flooding in 30 out of 64 districts. Continuous heavy rainfall and water from the Meghalay hills in India had caused the flash floods.[3]

Economy

Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2002[1]
National Income
Current US$Current BDT% of GDP
GDP$54.7 billionBDT3,142.8 billion
GDP growth (annual %)3.8%
GDP per capita$400.6BDT23,007
Agriculture, value added$11.3 billionBDT646.9 billion21.7%
Industry, value added$12.5 billionBDT717.8 billion24.0%
Services, etc., value added$28.2 billionBDT1,620.8 billion54.3%
Balance of Payment
Current US$Current BDT% of GDP
Current account balance$0.7 billion1.4%
Imports of goods and services$9.1 billionBDT520.4 billion16.6%
Exports of goods and services$6,885.0 millionBDT390.0 billion12.4%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows$52.3 million0.1%
Personal remittances, received$2,858.1 million5.2%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end$1,721.7 million
Total reserves in months of imports2.2

Note: For the year 2002 average official exchange rate for BDT was 57.89 per US$.

Events

Sports

  • Asian Games:
  • Commonwealth Games:
  • Domestic football:
  • Cricket:
    • The Pakistani national cricket team toured Bangladesh in January 2002 and played a two-match Test series against the Bangladeshi national cricket team. Pakistan won the Test series 2–0. In addition, the teams played a three-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) which Pakistan won 3–0.[15]
    • In August Bangladesh toured Sri Lanka and played 3 ODIs and 2 test matches. This was followed by 2002 ICC Champions Trophy in which Bangladesh played 2 ODIs against Australia and New Zealand. Bangladesh lost all these matches.
    • In October Bangladesh toured South Africa for another bi-lateral series of 3 ODIs and 2 test matches. Bangladesh could not win any of these matches either.
    • Later in December the West Indies team visited Bangladesh and played two Test matches and three limited overs internationals. They won both the Test matches and two of the One Day Internationals, while the remaining ODI was a no result.
  • Chess:

Deaths

See also

References

  1. "World Development Indicators". The World Bank. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. Bangladesh: Flood Situation Report 31 Jul 2002, World Vision
  4. "Bangladesh bans polythene". BBC News. 1 January 2002.
  5. "Bangladesh acid attackers may face death". CNN. 5 February 2002. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011.
  6. "Ferry Wreck Yields Over 300 Bodies". The Washington Post. 7 May 2002.
  7. "Punishment to JCD cadres, other culprits demanded". The Daily Star. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  8. "200 Injured As Police Beat Bangladesh University Girls". rense.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  9. "Asian nations among world's most corrupt". CNN. 29 August 2002. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009.
  10. "Operation Clean Heart indemnity law illegal: HC". The Daily Star. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  11. "Bangladesh rush for gifts kills 30". BBC News. 1 December 2002.
  12. Ahsan, Shamim. "The Blame Game Goes on". Star Magazine. The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  13. "Khan on target for Bangladesh". BBC Sport. 31 July 2002.
  14. "List of Champions". Atsushi Fujioka for Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  15. "Pakistan in Bangladesh 2002". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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