2012 (MMXII ) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar , the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini 3rd millennium and the 21st century , and the 3rd year of the 2010s decade.
Calendar year
The year 2012 was the 41st year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fourth year of the second term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina .
Incumbents
Demography
Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2012[ 1]
Population, total
151,005,733
Population density (per km2 )
1160.1
Population growth (annual %)
1.2%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female)
103.1
Urban population (% of total)
32.0%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
20.2
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
5.6
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)
44
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
70.6
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
2.2
Climate
Climate data for Bangladesh in 2012
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Daily mean °C (°F)
16.8
19.9
25.6
26.6
28.8
28.5
28.0
28.3
27.9
26.2
23.2
19.4
25.0
Average precipitation mm (inches)
17.5
2.5
29.7
196.2
273.6
260.1
487.5
354.1
256.2
176.7
23.0
20.5
2,097.6
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[ 2]
Flood and landslides
Floods and landslides caused by heavy rain starting from 23 June significantly affected ten districts in the country's northern and south-eastern parts, including the districts of Bandarban , Cox's Bazar , Chittagong , Sylhet , Sunamganj , Kurigram , Gaibandha and Jamalpur . Official statistics as of 31 July reported 131 deaths.[ 3]
Economy
Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2012[ 1]
National Income
Current US$
Current BDT
% of GDP
GDP
$133.4 billion
BDT10.6 trillion
GDP growth (annual %)
6.5%
GDP per capita
$883.1
BDT69,878
Agriculture, value added
$21.6 billion
BDT1.7 trillion
16.2%
Industry, value added
$33.8 billion
BDT2.7 trillion
25.3%
Services, etc., value added
$70.9 billion
BDT5.6 trillion
53.2%
Balance of Payment
Current US$
Current BDT
% of GDP
Current account balance
$2.6 billion
1.9%
Imports of goods and services
$37.7 billion
BDT2.9 trillion
27.9%
Exports of goods and services
$27,591.1 million
BDT2.1 trillion
20.2%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows
$1,584.4 million
1.2%
Personal remittances, received
$14,119.6 million
10.6%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end
$12,754.2 million
Total reserves in months of imports
3.9
Note: For the year 2012 average official exchange rate for BDT was 81.86 per US$.
Events
Bangladesh Premier League was launched in 2012 18 January – Bangladesh Army claimed to have foiled a coup d'état attempt .9 February – President of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman launched the first session of Bangladesh Premier League during an opening ceremony held at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka .[ 4] 11 February – Two well-known, married Bangladeshi journalists, named Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi, were stabbed to death for a yet to be determined motive in their Dhaka apartment.[ 5] 13 March – A double decker ferry capsized after colliding with a cargo ship on Meghna River , killing at least 110 people.[ 6] 5 April – Dead body of trade unionist Aminul Islam was recovered from a road near Ghatail . Islam's murder is still unsolved, but his case gained international attention from AFL–CIO and the US State Department .[ 7] 20 October - Indian photographer Robin Sengupta is awarded " Friend of Liberation " medal.24 November – A fire at the Tazreen Fashion factory in the Ashulia region on the outskirts of Dhaka, killed at least 117 people.24 November – Three steel girders of a flyover collapsed in the suburb of Bahaddarhat in Chittagong , killing at least 13 people and injuring around 50.[ 8] 9 December – A 24-year-old tailor in Dhaka , named Biswajit Das, was murdered by members of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the governing Awami League party.[ 9]
Awards and recognitions
International Recognition
Independence Day Award
Ekushey Padak
Humayun Azad , language and literature (posthumous)Mubinul Azim , fine arts (posthumous)Mumtaz Begum , Language Movement (posthumous)Baren Chakraborthi, science and technology
Ehtesham Haydar Chowdhury, journalism (posthumous)
Karunamoy Goswami , fine artsEnamul Haque , fine artsA.K. Nazmul Karim , education (posthumous)Monsur Alam Khan, education
Suddhananda Mahathero , social workTareque Masud , fine arts (posthumous)Habibur Rahman Milon (journalism)Ashfaque Munier , journalism (posthumous)Mamunur Rashid , fine artsAjoy Kumar Roy , education
Sports
Deaths
Humayun Ahmed 31 January – Siddika Kabir , nutritionist, cook (b. 1931 )13 February – Humayun Faridi , actor (b. 1952 )9 May – Chinghla Mong Chowdhury Mari , footballer (b. 1938 )20 May – Sultana Zaman , actor (b. 1935 )9 July – Humayun Ahmed , writer and filmmaker (b. 1948 )15 July – Muzharul Islam , architect (b. 1923 )10 September – Muslehuddin Ahmad , educationist, diplomat (b. 1930s )26 September – Ataus Samad , journalist (b. 1936 )8 October – Bidit Lal Das , folk singer, composer (b. 1938 )29 November – Bijon Sarkar , photographer (b. 1935 )8 December – Khan Sarwar Murshid , educationist, diplomat (b. 1924 )10 December – Iajuddin Ahmed , 13th President of Bangladesh (b. 1931 )
See also
References
