page_title: 1998 in Bangladesh
section_title: Events
hierarchical_section_title: 1998 in Bangladesh / Events
caption_attribution_description: English: Bangabandhu Bridge, commonly called the Jamuna Multi-purpose Bridge, It was the 11th longest bridge in the world when constructed in 1998[2] and currently the 6th longest bridge in South Asia. It was constructed over the Jamuna River, one of the three major rivers of Bangladesh, and fifth largest in the world in discharge volume.
context_page_description: 1998 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1998th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 998th year of the 2nd millennium, the 98th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1990s decade.
  The year 1998 was the 27th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the third year of the first term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.
context_section_description: Bangabandhu Bridge, the longest multipurpose bridge in Bangladesh, was inaugurated.
  8 November – U.S. and now defunct energy company Unocal signed an agreement with Petrobangla to develop the country's largest gas field.
  28 November – Floods devastate rice fields, pushing Bangladesh's annual food shortfall to 4.3 million tons. Over 1000 people reportedly died in the floods.
caption: The Bangabandhu Bridge was inaugurated in June 1998
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