2016 (MMXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2016th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 16th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2010s decade.
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See also: | Other events of 2016 List of years in Bangladesh |
The year 2016 was the 45th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the third year of the third term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.
Population, total | 157,977,151 |
Population density (per km2) | 1213.6 |
Population growth (annual %) | 1.1% |
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) | 102.7 |
Urban population (% of total) | 35.1% |
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 18.8 |
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 5.5 |
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) | 36 |
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 71.8 |
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 2.1 |
Climate data for Bangladesh in 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.1 (0.28) |
14.4 (0.57) |
47.5 (1.87) |
107.1 (4.22) |
249.1 (9.81) |
267.9 (10.55) |
590.9 (23.26) |
384.8 (15.15) |
250.1 (9.85) |
155.5 (6.12) |
46.5 (1.83) |
1.5 (0.06) |
2,122.4 (83.57) |
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2] |
On 21 May, Cyclone Roanu made landfall near Chittagong, Bangladesh.[3] A storm surge up to 7 ft (2.0 m) above the astronomical tide hit the coast of Bangladesh at afternoon.[4] The cyclone approached the land over the coast at Sandwip, Hatia, Kutubdia, Sitakundu and Feni.[5] 30 people died when Roanu hit the county, most of them died when the cyclone's storm surge overtopped dams.[6] Around 40,000 homesteads and business houses were damaged.[7]
The storm disrupted electricity supply and road communications in the areas.[8] Food storage, seasonal crops were damaged. Livestock, including fish and shrimp firms were swept away.[9] Damage in Chittagong and Cox's Bazar were about ৳250 crore (US$31.8 million).[10]
National Income | |||
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Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
GDP | $221.4 billion | BDT17.3 trillion | |
GDP growth (annual %) | 7.1% | ||
GDP per capita | $1,401.6 | BDT109,691 | |
Agriculture, value added | $31.1 billion | BDT2.4 trillion | 14.0% |
Industry, value added | $60.5 billion | BDT4.7 trillion | 27.3% |
Services, etc., value added | $118.8 billion | BDT9.3 trillion | 53.7% |
Balance of Payment | |||
Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
Current account balance | $0.9 billion | .4% | |
Imports of goods and services | $48.2 billion | BDT3.7 trillion | 21.3% |
Exports of goods and services | $37,662.7 million | BDT2.9 trillion | 16.6% |
Foreign direct investment, net inflows | $2,332.7 million | 1.1% | |
Personal remittances, received | $13,574.3 million | 6.1% | |
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end | $32,283.8 million | ||
Total reserves in months of imports | 7.6 |
Note: For the year 2016 average official exchange rate for BDT was 78.65 per US$.
Recipients | Area | Note |
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Abul Maal Abdul Muhith | Independence and Liberation War | Finance minister of Bangladesh |
Emaz Uddin Pramanik | Independence and Liberation War | Textiles and Jute Minister of Bangladesh |
Moulavi Asmat Ali Khan | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous |
Badrul Alam | Independence and Liberation War | Squadron Leader, Bir Uttam, formed Bangladesh Air Force |
Shahid Shah Abdul Mazid | Independence and Liberation War | Prevented the attack on Rajshahi Police Lines by the Pakistan occupation force |
M Abdul Ali | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous; Administrator of Rangamati killed by Pakistani military force attack |
AKM Abdur Rouf | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous; typographer of the constitution |
KM Shehabuddin | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous; first diplomat to resign from Pakistani Foreign Service and pledge allegiance to Bangladesh; first head of Bangladesh's New Delhi mission |
Syed Hasan Imam | Independence and Liberation War | cultural activities during the Liberation War |
Rafiqul Islam | Mother Language | posthumous |
Abdus Salam | Mother Language | Achieving recognition of 21 February as International Mother Language Day |
Maqsudul Alam | Science and Technology | Posthumous; decoded the jute genome |
Mohammad Rafi Khan | Medical Science | |
Rezwana Choudhury Bannya | Cultural | |
Nirmalendu Goon | Literature | |
Bangladesh Navy |
Ekushey Padak was awarded to 16 people.[24]