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See also:	Other events of 2000 List of years in Bangladesh

2000 (MM) was a century leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2000th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1000th and last year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 2000s decade.

The year 2000 was the 29th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fifth year of the first term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.

Incumbents

Sheikh
Hasina

• President: Shahabuddin Ahmed
• Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina
• Chief Justice: Latifur Rahman (starting 1 January)

Demography

Climate

Flood

In September 2000, at least 50,000 people are marooned in Bangladesh after flood water gushed into 30 villages when India opened sluice gates of several rivers.^[3]

Economy

Note: For the year 2000 average official exchange rate for BDT was 52.14 per US$.

Events

• 20 March – President Bill Clinton becomes the first president of America to visit Bangladesh.^[4]
• 14 April - Ekushey Television, Bangladesh's first privately owned terrestrial television network, begins transmissions.^[5]
• 12 July - Bangladesh and India border guards exchange fire over death of civilians.^[6]
• 26 July - Bangladesh announces closure of academic institutions over Dengue epidemic.^[7]
• 2 August – The International Cricket Council voted to make Bangladesh the 10th test-playing nation.^[8]
• 3 September - Bangladesh repeals Vested Property Act.^[9]
• 10 November – The Bangladesh national cricket team make their test debut (see Sports below).^[10]
• 25 November - 40 people die, 100 injured in Bangladesh factory fir.^[11]
• 15 December – A Pakistani diplomat was expelled from Bangladesh on account of his remark about Bangladesh Liberation War.^[12]
• 29 December - A ferry capsizes in the Meghna river leading to 144 deaths.^[13]

Awards and recognitions

Independence Day Award

Ekushey Padak

1. Ekhlas Uddin Ahmed, literature
2. Mohiuddin Ahmed, politics (posthumous)
3. Rafiq Uddin Ahmed, language martyr
4. Abul Barkat, language martyr
5. Syed Abdul Hadi, music
6. Gaziul Haque, Language Movement
7. Khalid Hossain, music
8. Nilima Ibrahim, education
9. Jamal Nazrul Islam, science and technology
10. Abdul Jabbar, language martyr
11. Abdullah Al Mamun, drama
12. Zahidur Rahim, music (posthumous)
13. Sofiur Rahman, language martyr
14. Abdus Salam, language martyr
15. Shamim Sikder, sculpture

Sports

• Olympics:
  • Bangladesh sent a delegation to compete in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Bangladesh did not win any medals in the competition.
• Domestic football:
  • Muktijoddha Sangsad KC won the first Dhaka League title of the new century.
  • Muktijoddha Sangsad KC participated in the 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship as the 1997–98 Dhaka League champions.
  • The National League was organized for the first time in 2000. Abahani Limited Dhaka won the league title while Mohammedan SC came out runner-up.^[14]
  • Abahani Limited Dhaka won Bangladesh Federation Cup.^[15]
• Cricket:
  • In January 2000, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) toured Bangladesh to play five matches including one first-class against the national team. The first class match was drawn.
  • The 2000 Asia Cup was held in Bangladesh between May–June 2000.^[16] India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh took part in the tournament. Pakistan won the tournament beating Sri Lanka by 39 runs in the final.
  • India's national team visited Bangladesh in November to take part in the inaugural Test match played by the Bangladesh national cricket team. The tour consisted of a one-off test match. India won the match by 9 wickets. Bangladesh's Aminul Islam became the third batsman to make a century in their country's inaugural Test.^[17][18]

Births

• 2 March – Nahida Akter, cricketer^{[citation needed]}
• 20 August – Puja Cherry Roy, film actor

Deaths

• 15 February – Shamsul Huda Chaudhury, politician (b. 1920)
• 3 March – Barin Mazumder, musician (b. 1921)^[19]
• 1 April – AKM Abdur Rouf, founder-curator of BFA (b. 1935)^[20]
• 22 June – Manoranjan Dhar, politician (b. 1904)^[21]
• 28 July – Rokeya Rahman Kabeer, academic (b. 1925)
• 4 December – Shyam Sundar Baishnab, singer
• 20 December – Mirza Ghulam Hafiz, politician (b. 1920)