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1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1997th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 997th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1990s decade.
The year 1997 was the 26th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the second year of the first term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.
Population, total | 120,160,571 |
Population density (per km2) | 923.1 |
Population growth (annual %) | 2.1% |
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) | 106.0 |
Urban population (% of total) | 22.4% |
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 29.5 |
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 7.6 |
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) | 103 |
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 63.6 |
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 3.5 |
Climate data for Bangladesh in 1997 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.6 (0.38) |
20.3 (0.80) |
64.6 (2.54) |
142.4 (5.61) |
221.1 (8.70) |
491.5 (19.35) |
474.5 (18.68) |
407.0 (16.02) |
388.4 (15.29) |
52.5 (2.07) |
14.3 (0.56) |
29.7 (1.17) |
2,315.9 (91.17) |
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[3] |
A powerful cyclone caused widespread damage and loss of life throughout Bangladesh in May. Originating from a near-equatorial trough on 15 May 1997, the cyclone tracked in a general northward direction throughout its existence. The system gradually intensified over the following days, reaching the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale by 17 May. The following day, the storm attained its peak intensity with winds of 215 km/h (135 mph) according to the JTWC and 165 km/h (105 mph) according to the IMD along with a barometric pressure of 964 mbar (hPa; 28.47 inHg). On 19 May, the cyclone made landfall near Chittagong, Bangladesh before rapidly dissipating the next day.
National Income | |||
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Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
GDP | $48.2 billion | BDT2,060.0 billion | |
GDP growth (annual %) | 4.5% | ||
GDP per capita | $401.5 | BDT17,144 | |
Agriculture, value added | $11.2 billion | BDT478.9 billion | 23.2% |
Industry, value added | $10.5 billion | BDT450.4 billion | 21.9% |
Services, etc., value added | $24.1 billion | BDT1,028.7 billion | 49.9% |
Balance of Payment | |||
Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
Current account balance | -$286.3 million | -.6% | |
Imports of goods and services | $7,834.4 million | BDT325.6 billion | 15.8% |
Exports of goods and services | $5,527.2 million | BDT216.7 billion | 10.5% |
Foreign direct investment, net inflows | $139.4 million | 0.3% | |
Personal remittances, received | $1,526.5 million | 3.2% | |
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end | $1,610.8 million | ||
Total reserves in months of imports | 2.4 |
Note: For the year 1997 average official exchange rate for BDT was 43.89 per US$.
Recipients | Area | Note |
---|---|---|
Munshi Siddique Ahmed | science and technology | |
Nurul Islam | medical science | |
Kabir Chowdhury | education | |
Abdul Matin | education | |
Sufia Kamal | literature | |
Shawkat Osman | literature | |
Abdul Alim | music | posthumous |
Jahanara Imam | social work | |
Syed Mohammad Hossein | social work | |
Dhirendranath Datta | language and independence movements | posthumous |
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