2020 in Bangladesh

2020
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Bangladesh

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2020 (MMXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2020th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 20th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2020s decade.

The year 2020 was the 49th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It is also the second year of the fourth term of the government of Sheikh Hasina. This year the entire country celebrated the 100th birthday of its Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The period between 17 March 2020 and 17 March 2021 was announced as the 'Mujib Borsho (মুজিববর্ষ)' or the year of Mujib. However, like rest of the world Bangladesh was also severely impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.

Incumbents

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President Prime Minister Speaker Chief Justice Opposition Leader Cabinet Secretary
Mohammad Abdul Hamid
(Age 78)
Sheikh Hasina Wazed
(Age 75)
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
(Age 56)
Syed Mahmud Hossain
(Age 68)
Rowshan Ershad
(Age 79)
Khandker Anwarul Islam
Bangladesh Awami League
(Since 14 March 2013)
Bangladesh Awami League
(Since 6 January 2009)
Bangladesh Awami League
(Since 1 May 2013)
Independent
(Since 2 February 2018)
Jatiyo Party-E
(Since 9 September 2019)
Independent
(Since 28 October 2019)

Demography

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Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2020[1]
Population, total 164,689,383
Population density (per km2) 1,265.2
Population growth (annual %) 1.1%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 102.5
Urban population (% of total) 36.6%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) Not available
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) Not available
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 30.2
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 71.5
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) Not available

Economy

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Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2020[1]
National Income
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
GDP $324.2 billion BDT27.5 trillion
GDP growth (annual %) 2.4%
GDP per capita $1,968.8 BDT166,757
Agriculture, value added $41.0 billion BDT3.5 trillion 12.6%
Industry, value added $93.3 billion BDT7.9 trillion 28.8%
Services, etc., value added $177.1 billion BDT15.0 trillion 54.6%
Balance of Payment
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
Current account balance $1.1 billion .3%
Imports of goods and services $57.3 billion BDT5.1 trillion 18.6%
Exports of goods and services $38,776.5 million BDT3.3 trillion 12.2%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows NA 0.0%
Personal remittances, received $21,749.7 million 6.7%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end $43,171.7 million
Total reserves in months of imports 8.6

Note: For the year 2020 average official exchange rate for BDT was 84.87 per US$.

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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August

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September

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October

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December

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  • 4 December – Despite international pressure to back down, Bangladesh begins transferring thousands of Rohingya refugees to the remote island of Bhasan Char in the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh says all the refugees being moved have given consent and that the relocation was voluntary.
  • 8 December and 9 December – For two days traders clashed with the police when Dhaka South City Corporation began demolition of hundreds of unauthorized shops of a market in Gulistan's Fulbaria area. Traders demanded compensation. The eviction drive that begun on 8 December continued for a second consecutive day on 9 December with continued clashes.[16][17]

Awards and recognitions

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Independence Day Award

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Total 9 persons and 1 organisation were awarded.[18]

Recipients Area Note
Golam Dastagir Gazi independence and liberation war
Azizur Rahman independence and liberation war
Commander Abdur Rauf independence and liberation war posthumous
Anwar Pasha independence and liberation war posthumous
Kalipada Das culture
Ferdousi Mazumder culture
Professor Dr Md Obaidul Kabir Chowdhury medical science
AKMA Muqtadir medical science
Bharateswari Homes education

Ekushey Padak

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Ekushey Padak was awarded to 20 people and 1 organisation.[19]

  1. Aminul Islam Badsha, language movement (posthumous)
  2. Begum Dalia Nausheen, music
  3. Shankar Roy, music
  4. Mita Haque, music
  5. Golam Mostafa Khan, dance
  6. SM Mohsin, acting
  7. Farida Zaman, art
  8. Haji Aktar Sardar, liberation war (posthumous)
  9. AAM Mesbahul Haque, liberation war
  10. Abdul Jabbar, liberation war (posthumous)
  11. Zafar Wazed, journalism
  12. Jahangir Alam Khan, research
  13. Syed Mohammad Saifur Rahman, research
  14. Bikiran Prasad Barua, education
  15. Shamsul Alam, economics
  16. Sufi Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, social welfare
  17. Nuran Nabi, language and literature
  18. Sikder Aminul Haq, language and literature (posthumous)
  19. Nazmun Nesa Peyari, language and literature
  20. Sayeba Akhter, medicine
  21. Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, research

Deaths

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January

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February

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March

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April

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Jamilur Reza Chowdhury in 2018

May

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Anisuzzaman receiving Padma Bhushan from Indian President Pranab Mukherjee in 2014

June

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Mohammed Nasim in Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi in 2016.
Kamal Lohani in 'Lok' Literature Award ceremony in 2017.

July

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August

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Murtaja Baseer in Dhaka University in 1954.
Mrinal Haque at the US Embassy in Dhaka in 2018

September

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Allama Shafi leading a public du'a after a conference.
Mahbubey Alam in 2017.

October

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November

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