The following is a list of scheduled and expected events for the year 2024 in Bangladesh. It will follow 1430 and 1431 Baṅgābda (Bengali Year). The year 2024 is the 53rd year of the

independence of Bangladesh Independence of Bangladesh was declared on 26 March 1971, celebrated as Independence Day, from Pakistan. The Independence Day of Bangladesh is celebrated on 26 March when Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the Independence of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh ...

Incumbents

National government

Events

January

* 1 January —

Nobel laureate The Nobel Prizes ( sv, Nobelpriset, no, Nobelprisen) are awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Swedish Academy, the Karolinska Institutet, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee to individuals and organizations who make out ...

Muhammad Yunus is convicted for violating the country's

labour law Labour laws (also known as labor laws or employment laws) are those that mediate the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions, and the government. Collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship between employee, ...

s. 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 Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

. * 7 January : **

2024 Bangladeshi general election General elections are scheduled to be held in Bangladesh in January 2024. Background The current Sangsad ( 11th) is scheduled to expire on 29 January 2024, as the first session of this parliament sat on 30 January 2019 and the tenure of a parli ...

: The

Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people. The adjective appears in the following proper names: *Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan *Awami Front, wa ...

led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wins a fourth term in government amid a

boycott A boycott is an act of nonviolent, voluntary abstention from a product, person, organization, or country as an expression of protest. It is usually for moral, social, political, or environmental reasons. The purpose of a boycott is to inflict som ...

from opposition parties. ** A fire in the

Kutupalong refugee camp Kutupalong refugee camp ( bn, কুতুপালং শরণার্থী শিবির) is the world's largest refugee camp. It is in Ukhia, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, inhabited mostly by Rohingya refugees that fled from ethnic and reli ...

destroys hundreds of shelters and facilities and displaces nearly 4,000 Rohingya refugees.

February

* 5 February: A resident of

Bandarban Bandarban ( bn, বান্দরবান, Chakma: 𑄝𑄚𑄴𑄘𑄧𑄢𑄴𑄝𑄚𑄴) is a district in South-Eastern Bangladesh, and a part of the Chittagong Division. It is one of the three hill districts of Bangladesh and a part of ...

district is killed by cross-border shelling in a spillover effect of the

Myanmar Civil War Insurgencies have been ongoing in Myanmar since 1948, the year the country, then known as Burma, gained independence from the United Kingdom. The conflict has largely been ethnic-based, with several ethnic armed groups fighting Myanmar's ...

that also sees the entry of an armed Burmese faction into Bangladesh. *29 February: At least 43 people are killed in a building fire in

March

*15 March: The Bangladesh ship '' MV Abdullah'' along with its crew is captured and held hostage by Somali pirates.

April

*10 April: Fifty-five Kuki-Chin National Front militants are arrested by

Bangladesh Police The Bangladesh Police ( bn, বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ) of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a law enforcement agency, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace, and enforcement ...

. *15 April: The ''MV Abdullah'' and its crew is released by Somali pirates after 32 days in captivity.

May

*16 May: Nine Bangladeshi youths are named in the prestigious "Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list" an award for young entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators under the age of 30. *22 May:

MP Md. Anwarul Azim Anar is found killed in

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

, India after being reported missing since 13 May. Three Bangladeshis are arrested in connection with his death. *26 May: Seven people are reported killed and two others reported missing across the country due to Cyclone Remal.

June

*6 June: The

2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement The 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement was an anti-government and pro-democracy protest in Bangladesh, spearheaded primarily by Universities in Bangladesh, university students. Initially focused on restructuring discriminatory traditional ...

begins. *19 June: Eight people are killed in mudslides in

Cox’s Bazar Cox's Bazar (; bn, কক্সবাজার, Kôksbajar; ) is a city, fishing port, tourism centre, and district headquarters in Southeastern Bangladesh. It is located south of the city of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the n ...

July

* 2-6 July: Eight people are killed in floods caused by heavy rains across the country. * 5 July: The completion ceremony of the Padma Bridge is held. * 9 July: Twenty-six people are charged with environmental crimes for the felling of 560 acres of the Sonadia coastal forest for commercial purposes. * 15 July-ongoing:

: At least 25 people are killed and at least 100 others are injured in nationwide clashes between protesters demanding an end to a quota system in the civil service believed to favor supporters of the government and the

Chhatra League The Bangladesh Chhatra League ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ছাত্রলীগ; translation: Bangladesh Students' League; BSL), formerly known as the East Pakistan Student League, often simply called the Chhatra League, is a students' po ...

of the ruling

and the security forces. * 18 July:

: Protesters set fire to the headquarters of the state broadcaster Bangladesh Television in

. * 19 July:

Police The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and t ...

in Dhaka ban all public rallies and protests in the city and impose a nationwide curfew, one day after protestors set fire to government buildings in the city. * 21 July: **The Supreme Court of Bangladesh orders an overhaul to the quota reservation system at the heart of the quota reform protests, increasing merit appointments in the civil service to 93% and reducing slots allotted for descendants of veterans of the 1971

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

to 5%, with the remainder going to ethnic minorities, the disabled and transgender people. ** A court in the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

sentences 57 Bangladeshis to prison, including three life sentences, for holding protests against the Bangladesh government in the UAE, where protesting is illegal.

August

* 1 August: The government bans the

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জামায়াতে ইসলামী, Bānglādēsh Jāmāyatē Islāmī, Bangladesh Islamic Assembly), previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, or Jamaat for short, was ...

, its student wing, the

Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ইসলামী ছাত্রশিবির), is an Islamic student organization based in Bangladesh. It was established on 15 February 1996. The organisation is generally under ...

and its associated bodies on terrorism grounds following their involvement in the

. * 4 August: At least 91 people are killed in violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police units nationwide. * 5 August: ** Non-cooperation movement (2024): Sheikh Hasina resigns as Prime Minister and flees to India while her official residence is stormed by protesters. The

Bangladesh Armed Forces The Bangladesh Armed Forces ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী, Bangladesh Sashastra Bahinī) are the Armed forces, combined military forces of the Bangladesh, People's Republic of Bangladesh. It consists ...

announces that an interim government would be created, while hundreds are killed in related violence nationwide. **Imprisoned former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chair Khaleda Zia is ordered released by President

Mohammed Shahabuddin Mohammed Shahabuddin (born 10 December 1949) is a Bangladeshi jurist, civil servant and politician who is the 22nd and current President of Bangladesh. He was elected unopposed in the 2023 presidential election in the nomination of the ruli ...

. * 6 August: **President Shahabuddin dissolves the Jatiya Sangsad and names

Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Chemi ...

laureate Muhammad Yunus as the head of the interim government. **Two boats carrying Rohingya refugees from Myanmar capsize off the coast of

Teknaf Teknaf ( bn, টেকনাফ ''Ṭeknaf'') is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It forms the southernmost point in mainland Bangladesh (St. Martin's Island is the southernmost point). The name of the ...

, killing at least 26 people.

Deaths

* 6 January: Zahirul Haque, 89, footballer ( Police AC, Mohammedan SC, Pakistan national team). * 16 January: Rezwan Hossain Siddiqui, 71, journalist, director general of

Press Institute of Bangladesh Press Institute of Bangladesh or PIB is an autonomous national research institute that provides training to Journalists and carries out research on mass media and journalism in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Zafar Wazed Ali W ...

. * 23 January: Mohammad Rais Uddin, 35, paramilitary officer ( Border Guard Bangladesh). * 5 July:

Ziaur Rahman Lt. General Ziaur Rahman (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. He was assassinated on 30 May 1981 in Chittagong in an army coup d' ...

, 50,

chess grandmaster Grandmaster (GM) is a title awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. Once achieved, the title is held for life, though exceptionally it h ...

. * 16 July: Abu Sayed, student activist.

References

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