2024 in Bangladesh

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2024
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Bangladesh

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See also:Other events of 2024
List of years in Bangladesh

The following is a list of scheduled and expected events for the year 2024 in Bangladesh. 2024 (MMXXIV) is the current year, and is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.

It will follow 1430 and 1431 Baṅgābda (Bengali Year).

The year 2024 is the 53rd year of the independence of Bangladesh.

Incumbents[edit]

National government[edit]

Photo Post Name
President of Bangladesh Mohammed Shahabuddin
(Age 74)
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina
(Age 76)
Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
(Age 57)
Chief Justice of Bangladesh Obaidul Hassan
(Age 65)
Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh Md. Mahbub Hossain
(Age 59)
Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh Kazi Habibul Awal
(Age 68)
Jatiya Sangsad 12th Jatiya Sangsad

Events[edit]

January[edit]

February[edit]

  • 5 February: A resident of Bandarban district is killed by cross-border shelling in a spillover effect of the Myanmar Civil War that also sees the entry of an armed Burmese faction into Bangladesh.[4][5]
  • 29 February: At least 43 people are killed in a building fire in Dhaka.[6]

March[edit]

April[edit]

May[edit]

  • 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.[10]
  • 22 May: Awami League MP Md. Anwarul Azim Anar is found killed in Kolkata, India after being reported missing since 13 May. Three Bangladeshis are arrested in connection with his death.[11]
  • 26 May: Seven people are reported killed and two others reported missing across the country due to Cyclone Remal.[12]

Deaths[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beaumont, Peter (1 January 2024). "Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus convicted of violating Bangladesh's labour laws". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Five killed as packed train catches fire in Bangladesh". The Economic Times. 6 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh to hold parliamentary elections on January 7". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ^ "Fighting in Myanmar: Blood spills on this side of border". 6 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Hasina asks Border Guard Bangladesh to be patient amid Myanmar fighting".
  6. ^ "Bangladesh fire: At least 43 dead in Dhaka building blaze". BBC News. 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  7. ^ https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/341885/location-of-hijacked-bangladeshi-ship-being
  8. ^ https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/343816/knf-associate-held-in-bandarban
  9. ^ "Bangladeshi ship seized off Somali coast is freed after more than a month". Associated Press. 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  10. ^ https://www.thedailystar.net/tech-startup/news/9-bangladeshis-named-forbes-30-under-30-asia-list-3611266
  11. ^ "Missing Bangladesh governing party's MP found murdered in India: Minister". Al Jazeera. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Cyclone floods coastal villages and cuts power in Bangladesh, where 800,000 had evacuated". Associated Press. 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  13. ^ প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া (2024-01-06). "ফুটবল অঙ্গন ভুলেই গেছে জহিরুল হককে, নীরব বিদায় মোহামেডান কিংবদন্তির". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  14. ^ Report, Star (2024-01-17). "Journalist Rezwan Siddiqui no more". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  15. ^ "BGB member killed in BSF firing at Benapole border". The Business Standard. 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-23.