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2004 in Bangladesh

The year 2004 was the 33rd year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was the fourth year of the third term of the government of Khaleda Zia.

Incumbents

Demography

Climate

Flood

Following early flooding in the northwest districts of Bangladesh in April, monsoon flood intensified in early July leading to the destruction of the rice crop in that region just before it was harvested. Water persisted in these regions for 3 to 4 weeks whilst gradually draining southwards, severely flooding most of Central Bangladesh. The high water level and widest extent of the flood was reached on 24 July. In total, 39 out of 64 districts and 36 million people were affected. The water had receded in most places by mid-August, but in mid-September, a localised depression caused continuous torrential rain and high winds over a six-day period, bringing renewed flooding to many parts of Central Bangladesh, but also flooding areas never normally flooded by the rivers, including Dhaka and other urban areas.

Economy

Note: For the year 2004 average official exchange rate for BDT was 59.51 per US$.

Events

  • 26 March – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) is formed for crime control.
  • 1 April – Police and Coast Guard interrupted the loading of 10 trucks and seized extensive illegal arms and ammunition at a jetty of Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited (CUFL) on the Karnaphuli River. This is believed to be the largest arms smuggling incident in the history of Bangladesh.
  • 9 April – Forty people were killed and 1,000 injured by tornadoes in Netrokona and Mymensingh districts.
  • 20 May – Three people are killed and dozens injured, including the British High Commissioner in Bangladesh, in a bombing at a shrine in Sylhet.
  • 3 August – Bangladesh appeals for aid after flooding that covered 60% of the nation.
  • 5 August – Two bombs explode simultaneously at two cinemas in Sylhet, killing one person and injuring 15 others. An unexploded bomb is recovered from a third cinema in the city.
  • 21 August – A grenade attack took place at an anti-terrorism rally organised by Awami League on Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka. The attack left 24 dead and more than 300 injured. The attack was carried out at 5.22 pm after Sheikh Hasina the leader of opposition finished addressing a crowd of 20,000 people from the back of a truck. The attacks targeted Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, who was injured in the attack.
  • 2 September – Two former police officers convicted of the rape of a girl in 1995 are executed. A third convicted cop was later executed on 29 September.
  • 14 September – Unprecedented heavy rainfall inundated more than two-thirds of Dhaka city.
  • 25 September – The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre (earlier named Bhashani Novo Theatre) opened to public.
  • 20 October – Three former army officers were sentenced to death for the assassination of Shaikh Mujibur Rahman and his family in 1975.

Awards and recognitions

International recognition

Independence Day Award

Ekushey Padak

  1. Mohammad Moniruzzaman Miah (education)
  2. Wakil Ahmed (research)
  3. Farida Hossain (literature)
  4. Nilufar Yasmin (music, posthumously)
  5. Moniruzzaman Monir (music)
  6. Mustafa Manwar (fine arts)
  7. Nawab Faizunnesa (social service, posthumously)
  8. Zobaida Hannan (social service)
  9. A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan (journalism)
  10. Chashi Nazrul Islam (film)

Sports

Deaths

See also

References