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List of years in Bangladesh

2010 (MMX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2010th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 10th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2010s decade.

The year 2010 was the 39th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the second year of the second term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.

Incumbents

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President Zillur Rahman III
President
Zillur
Rahman
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Sheikh
Hasina

Demography

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Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2010[1]
Population, total 147,575,433
Population density (per km2) 1133.7
Population growth (annual %) 1.1%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 103.4
Urban population (% of total) 30.5%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 21.1
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 5.7
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 49
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 69.9
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2.3

Climate

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Climate data for Bangladesh in 2010
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5)
21.7
(71.1)
27.0
(80.6)
29.3
(84.7)
28.7
(83.7)
28.7
(83.7)
28.7
(83.7)
28.9
(84.0)
28.6
(83.5)
27.9
(82.2)
25.0
(77.0)
19.9
(67.8)
26.1
(79.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.0
(0.0)
4.5
(0.18)
117.2
(4.61)
279.1
(10.99)
264.9
(10.43)
390.2
(15.36)
314.8
(12.39)
255.1
(10.04)
285.0
(11.22)
173.9
(6.85)
9.6
(0.38)
16.1
(0.63)
2,110.4
(83.08)
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2]

Economy

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Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2010[1]
National Income
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
GDP $115.3 billion BDT8.0 trillion
GDP growth (annual %) 5.6%
GDP per capita $781.2 BDT54,043
Agriculture, value added $19.6 billion BDT1.4 trillion 17.0%
Industry, value added $28.8 billion BDT2.0 trillion 25.0%
Services, etc., value added $61.7 billion BDT4.3 trillion 53.5%
Balance of Payment
Current US$ Current BDT % of GDP
Current account balance $2.1 billion 1.8%
Imports of goods and services $29.5 billion BDT1.7 trillion 21.8%
Exports of goods and services $21,654.5 million BDT1.3 trillion 16.0%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows $1,232.3 million 1.1%
Personal remittances, received $10,850.2 million 9.4%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end $11,174.8 million
Total reserves in months of imports 4.3

Note: For the year 2010 average official exchange rate for BDT was 69.65 per US$.

Events

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Major events by month

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Crowd of curious people day after the 3 June 2010 fire. The burnt buildings can be seen at the centre.

February

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  • 25 February: A fire at the Garib & Garib Sweater Factory clothes factory in Gazipur, Bangladesh kills at least 18 people and injures more than 50 others.[3]

March

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April

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  • 8 April: The Bangladesh Army distributes drinking water among more than 12 million people in Dhaka as fears grow over the city's water crisis.[8]
  • 8 April: 29 paramilitary troops are convicted of mutiny and imprisoned for up to seven years at a Bangladeshi tribunal.[9]
  • 17 April: A severe storm strikes Bangladesh and eastern India, killing more than 100 people and destroying over 50,000 homes.

May

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  • 23 May: Musa Ibrahim becomes the first Bangladeshi mountain climber to reach the top of Mount Everest.[10][11][12][13] He reached the summit around 5:05 am BST on 23 May 2010 and hoisted the flag of Bangladesh on the apex of the world at around 5:16 am BST. From then, Bangladesh became the 67th Mount Everest conquering country.[14]

June

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October

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November

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  • 20 November: Holly Islamic festival, the Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated in the whole country.[16]

Awards and recognitions

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International Recognition

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Independence Day Award

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Recipients Area Note
AKM Samsul Haque Khan independence & liberation war posthumous
Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury independence & liberation war
Belal Muhammad independence & liberation war
Prof Zillur Rahman Siddiqui education
Jatin Sarker education
Romena Afaz Literature posthumous
Mustafa Nurul Islam Literature
Waheedul Haq culture posthumously
Alamgir Kabir culture posthumous
Ferdousi Priyabhashini culture
Bangla Academy culture

Ekushey Padak

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  1. Sayeed Ahmed, literature (posthumous)
  2. Mohammad Alam, photojournalism (posthumous)
  3. Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, music artiste
  4. Hanif Sangket, social personality
  5. Laila Hasan, artiste
  6. Imdad Hossain, artist
  7. Helena Khan, literature
  8. Partha Pratim Majumder, mime artiste
  9. Muntassir Mamoon, research
  10. Sangharaj Jyotipal Mohathero, social personality (posthumous)
  11. Golam Moula, Language Movement (posthumous)
  12. Mohammad Rafiq, literature
  13. AKM Abdur Rouf, artist (posthumous)
  14. ASHK Sadik, social personality (posthumous)
  15. Nasiruddin Yousuff, artiste

Sports

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Shakib Al Hasan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "World Development Indicators". The World Bank. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Climate Change Knowledge Portal". The World Bank Group. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh garment factory fire 'leaves 21 dead'". BBC News. 25 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Disputed Bay of Bengal island 'vanishes' say scientists". BBC News. 24 March 2010.
  5. ^ "New Moore isle no more, expert blames warming". The Times of India. 25 March 2010.
  6. ^ Magnier, Mark (25 March 2010). "Sunk by global warming? Wave goodbye to this disputed island". Los Angeles Times.
  7. ^ George, Nirmala (25 March 2010). "Disputed isle in Bay of Bengal vanishes into sea". Miami Herald.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh calls in army to distribute water". Arab News. Reuters. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
  9. ^ Ahmed, Anis (8 April 2010). "Bangladesh convicts, jails 29 paramilitary mutineers". Arab News. Reuters. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
  10. ^ "Editor becomes first Bangladeshi to top Everest". Dawn. 24 May 2010.
  11. ^ "Musa conquers Everest". The Daily Star. 24 May 2010.
  12. ^ "Musa's feat enters the books". bdnews24.com. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  13. ^ "It's now official". The Daily Star. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  14. ^ "Musa Ibrahim reaches top of Mt. Everest". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  15. ^ "Bangladesh Climate change trust, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Bangladesh". bcct.gov.bd. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  16. ^ "Eid-ul-Azha celebrated". The Daily Star. 20 November 2010.
  17. ^ "Awardees who worked in Bangladesh". Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  18. ^ "South Asian Games". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  19. ^ "Bangladesh / Fixtures". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  20. ^ "Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh 2010/11 - Live Cricket Schedules, Updates, Results". ESPNcricinfo.