2008 (MMVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 8th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade.
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See also: | Other events of 2008 List of years in Bangladesh |
The year 2008 was the 37th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the second year of the regime of the fourth caretaker Government led by Fakhruddin Ahmed.
Population, total | 144,304,164 |
Population density (per km2) | 1108.6 |
Population growth (annual %) | 1.1% |
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) | 104.0 |
Urban population (% of total) | 29.0% |
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 22.2 |
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 5.9 |
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) | 55 |
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 69.1 |
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 2.4 |
Climate data for Bangladesh in 2008 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.6 (0.85) |
14.5 (0.57) |
19.7 (0.78) |
84.9 (3.34) |
188.9 (7.44) |
405.8 (15.98) |
509.1 (20.04) |
274.9 (10.82) |
200.5 (7.89) |
151.3 (5.96) |
3.9 (0.15) |
1.8 (0.07) |
1,876.9 (73.89) |
Source: Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA)[2] |
National Income | |||
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Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
GDP | $91.6 billion | BDT6.3 trillion | |
GDP growth (annual %) | 6.0% | ||
GDP per capita | $635.0 | BDT43,566 | |
Agriculture, value added | $16.1 billion | BDT1.1 trillion | 17.6% |
Industry, value added | $22.7 billion | BDT1.6 trillion | 24.7% |
Services, etc., value added | $48.5 billion | BDT3.3 trillion | 52.9% |
Balance of Payment | |||
Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
Current account balance | $0.9 billion | 1.0% | |
Imports of goods and services | $25.2 billion | BDT1.6 trillion | 25.0% |
Exports of goods and services | $17,495.1 million | BDT1.1 trillion | 17.7% |
Foreign direct investment, net inflows | $1,328.4 million | 1.4% | |
Personal remittances, received | $8,940.6 million | 9.8% | |
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end | $5,787.4 million | ||
Total reserves in months of imports | 2.6 |
Note: For the year 2008 average official exchange rate for BDT was 68.60 per US$.
Recipients | Area | Note |
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Dr. Syed Muhammad Shamsuzzoha | liberation war | |
Dr. Govinda Chandra Dev | liberation war | |
Rehman Sobhan | research and training | |
Bangladesh Rifles | liberation war | organization |