2017 (MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2010s decade.
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See also: | Other events of 2017 List of years in Bangladesh |
The year 2017 was the 46th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fourth year of the third term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.
Population, total | 159,685,421 |
Population density (per km2) | 1226.7 |
Population growth (annual %) | 1.1% |
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) | 102.6 |
Urban population (% of total) | 35.9% |
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 18.5 |
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | 5.5 |
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) | 34 |
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 72.1 |
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 2.1 |
National Income | |||
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Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
GDP | $249.7 billion | ||
GDP growth (annual %) | 7.3% | ||
GDP per capita | $1,563.8 | ||
Agriculture, value added | $33.5 billion | ||
Industry, value added | $69.3 billion | ||
Services, etc., value added | $133.5 billion | ||
Balance of Payment | |||
Current US$ | Current BDT | % of GDP | |
Current account balance | -$6.0 billion | ||
Imports of goods and services | $56.8 billion | ||
Exports of goods and services | $39,170.4 million | ||
Foreign direct investment, net inflows | $1,810.4 million | ||
Personal remittances, received | $13,501.9 million | ||
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end | $33,431.5 million | ||
Total reserves in months of imports | 6.8 |
Note: For the year 2017 average official exchange rate for BDT was 80.44 per US$.
The award was given to fifteen people and an organization.[11]
Recipients | Area | Note |
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Group Captain (retd) Shamsul Alam Bir Uttam | independence and liberation war | |
Ashraful Alam | independence and liberation war | |
Nazmul Huq | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
Syed Mohsin Ali | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
NM Nazmul Ahsan | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
Faizur Rahman Ahmed | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
Bangladesh Air Force | independence and liberation war | |
Professor AHM Touhidul Anowar Chawdhury | medical science | |
Rabeya Khatun | literature | |
Golam Samdani Koraishi | literature | |
Enamul Huq | culture | |
Bazlur Rahman Badal | culture | |
Khalil Kazi OBE | social service | |
Shamsuzzaman Khan | research and training | |
Professor Lalit Mohan Nath | research and training | posthumous |
Professor Mohammad Asaduzzaman | public administration | posthumous |
The award was given to 17 persons.[12]