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2024 In Bangladesh
The following is a list of scheduled and expected events for the year 2024 in Bangladesh. It will follow 1430 and 1431 Bengali Era, Baṅgābda (Bengali Year). The year 2024 is the 53rd year of the independence of Bangladesh. Incumbents National government Events January * 1 January — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is convicted for violating the country's labour laws. He and three others from Grameen Telecom are each sentenced to six-months in jail by Dhaka's labour court; and subsequently given one-month bail on the condition of appealing against the verdict. Following an appeal, the convictions are overturned on 7 August. * 5 January – Five people are killed in a suspected arson attack on the Benapole Express train in the Gopibagh area of Dhaka. * 7 January : ** 2024 Bangladeshi general election: The Awami League led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wins a fourth term in government amid a boycott from opposition parties. ** A fire in the Kutupalong refugee camp des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengali Era
The Bengali Calendar or Bangla Calendar ( bn, বঙ্গাব্দ , , Baṅgābda), colloquially ( bn, বাংলা সন, Baṅgla Śon), is a solar calendar used in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. A revised version of the calendar is the national and official calendar in Bangladesh and an earlier version of the calendar is followed in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam. The New Year in the Bengali calendar is known as ''Pohela Boishakh''. The Bengali era is called ''Bengali Sambat'' (BS) or the ''Bengali year'' ( ''Bangla Sôn'', ''Bangla sal'', or ''Bangabda'') has a zero year that starts in 593/594 CE. It is 594 less than the AD or CE year in the Gregorian calendar if it is before ''Pôhela Bôishakh'', or 593 less if after ''Pôhela Bôishakh''. The revised version of the Bengali calendar was officially adopted in Bangladesh in 1987. Among the Bengali community in India, the traditional Indian Hindu calendar continues to be in use, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
