Timeline of Bangladeshi history

This is a timeline of Bangladeshi history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Bangladesh and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Bangladesh and the History of Bengal. See also List of presidents of Bangladesh, List of prime ministers of Bangladesh, List of years in Bangladesh, List of wars involving Bangladesh and List of rulers of Bengal.

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1000th century BCE

Year	Date	Event
100,000 BCE		Distinct regional culture emerges.[1]

200th century BCE

Year	Date	Event
20,000 BCE		Stone Age tools found in the region indicate human habitation for over 20,000 years.[2]

40th century BCE

Year	Date	Event
4000 BCE		Remnants of Copper Age settlements, including pit dwellings, date back 4,000 years. The region was settled by Dravidian, Tibeto-Burman and Austroasiatic peoples.[2]

16th century BCE

Year	Date	Event
1600 BCE		Chalcolithic period. The Pandu Rajar Dhibi archaeological site dates to this period.

15th century BCE

14th century BCE

13th century BCE

Year	Date	Event
1280 BCE		Emergence of the Pundravardhana (Pundra) Kingdom in modern day Rajshahi and Rangpur

12th century BCE

11th century BCE

Year	Date	Event
1100 BCE		Establishment of the Vanga kingdom and Anga kingdom

10th century BCE

Year	Date	Event
1000 BCE		The origin of the word Bangla ~ Bengal is unknown, but it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang that settled in the area around the year 1000 BCE.[3]

9th century BCE

8th century BCE

7th century BCE

Year	Date	Event
700 BCE		Urban civilization emerges at Mahasthangarh, Bogra district, capital of the Pundravardhana area.

6th century BCE

Year	Date	Event
530 BCE		Disestablishment of the Anga Kingdom
544 BCE		Conquest of the island of Lanka by Vijaya Singha (Modern day Sri Lanka)

5th century BCE

Year	Date	Event
450 BCE		Urban civilization emerges at Wari-Bateshwar[4]

4th century BCE

Year	Date	Event
340 BCE		Destablishment of the Vanga kingdom
345 BCE		Destablishment of the Pundravardhana Kingdom

3rd century BCE

Year	Date	Event
c. 300 BCE		The kingdom of Gangaridai emerges and is mentioned in an account by Greek traveller Megasthenes. Ancient city of Pundravardhana also dates back to this period.

2nd century BCE

1st century BCE

1st century

2nd century

3rd century

Year	Date	Event

4th century

Year	Date	Event
335-375		Mention of Samatata in Allahabad Pillar inscription as a tributary of the Gupta empire under Samudragupta.[5]
375-415		Samatata is annexed to the Gupta empire during the reign of Chandragupta II.[5]

5th century

Year	Date	Event

6th century

Year	Date	Event
507-?		Gupta influence dwindles during the reign of Vainyagupta emerges as an independent ruler of eastern Bengal.[5]
525-575		Reign of the independent Vanga kingdom in Bengal.[6]
590-625		Reign of Shashanka, foundation of Gauda Kingdom.

7th century

Year	Date	Event
625		Khadgodyama (to 640)
640		Jatakhadga (to 658)
658		Devakhadga (to 673)
673		Rajabhata (to 690)
690		Balabhata (to 705)

8th century

Year	Date	Event
750		Gopala I, founder of the Pala Dynasty comes to power in Gaur through a democratic election.
		Kings of the Pala Empire rule the entire subcontinent from Gauda. (to 1000)

9th century

Year	Date	Event
900		Rule of the Candra or Chandra dynasty in the Harikela (south-east Bangladesh) region. (to 1000)
950		Start of writing of Charyapada, the oldest writing form of Bengali language.

10th century

11th century

Year	Date	Event
1095		Hemanta Sen declares himself king of Bengal founding the Sena dynasty.
		Rule of Sena Dynasty in Bengal. (to 1204)

12th century

13th century

Year	Date	Event
1204		Ikhtiyar Uddin Muhammad Bin Bakhtiyar Khalji's conquest of Bengal. Onset of Muslim rule in Bengal.
		Establishment of the Khalji dynasty (Bengal) by the Khilji Maliks. (to 1226)
1226		Iltutmish, Sultan of Delhi, invades Bengal and kills Ghiyasuddin Iwaj Shah, the last Khilji ruler.
1227		Rule of the Mameluk Sultans of Delhi. (to 1281)
1281		Rule of the Mahmud Shahi dynasty. (to 1324)

14th century

Year	Date	Event
1328		Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah, the last ruler of the dynasty is defeated and killed by the army of the Delhi Sultanate.
1338		Establishment of the Mubarak Shahi Dynasty by Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah, the ruling dynasty of the Sonargaon Sultanate Death of Izzuddin Yahya and the ascension of Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah to the throne of the Satagon/Saptagram Sultanate
1342		First period of rule by the independent Ilyas Shahi Dynasty. (to 1414)
1349		Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah's Invasion of Nepal and occupation of Tirhut
1352		Unification of the City states or Sultanates (Sonargaon, Lakhnauti, Satgaon) by Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah and the formation of the Bengal Sultanate.
1353-1359		Ekdala Wars - Bengal Sultanate achieved it's independence from the Delhi Sultanate

15th century

Year	Date	Event
1414		The Ganesha Dynasty usurps power. (to 1415)
1415		Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah assumes power (to 1416) Beginning of the Bengal Sultanate war with the Jaunpur Sultanate
1416		Raja Ganesha's second phase (to 1418)
1418		Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah second phase (to 1433)
1420		End of the war between the Bengal Sultanate and the Jaunpur Sultanate and the annexation of parts of Jaunpaur by the Bengal Sultanate[7]
1429	February - 18 April	Restoration of Min Saw Mon and Mrauk U became a vassal state of the Bengal Sultanate
1433		Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah (son of Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah) assumes power
1436		Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah restores the Ilyas Shahi Dynasty.
		Second period of rule by the Ilyas Shahi Dynasty. (to 1486)
1487		Jalaluddin Fateh Shah is assassinated by Habshi slaves.
		Rule of the Habshi Sultans. (to 1494)
1494		Rule of the Hussain Shahi dynasty. (to 1538)
1498		Bengal Sultanate–Kamata Kingdom War - Bengal Sultanate takes over the Khen dynasty

16th century

Year	Date	Event
1512		Beginning of the Bengal Sultanate–Kingdom of Mrauk U War
1513		Husain Shah assigned the charge of Arakan expedition to Paragal Khan. Paragal Khan advanced from his base on the Feni River. The expedition of territory to the western bank of Kaladan river was placed under his governorship administration.
1516		End of the Bengal Sultanate–Kingdom of Mrauk U War. The Bengal Sultanate annexed Chittagong and northern Arakan.
1534		The Portuguese arrive at Chittagong and receive trade permits.
1538		Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah, the last Hussain Shahi Sultan and his Portuguese allies are defeated by Sher Shah Suri.
		Humayun occupies Gaur, but leaves Bengal to Sher Shah Suri.
1575		Battle of Tukaroi between the Sultanate of Bangala and the Mughal Empire.
1576		Formation of the Baro-Bhuyan confederacy in Bengal Independent principality by Sulaiman Khan Karrani in the Bhati (region). Bengal Subah province by the Mughal Empire
1578		Mughal Subahdar Khan Jahan invades the Bhati region of East Bengal, but is defeated by Isa Khan and his allies, near Kishoreganj.
1584		Mughal Subahdar Shahbaz Khan captures Sonargaon, capital of Isa Khan who then defeats the Mughal army in the battles of Egarasindhur and Bhawal to reclaim his lands.
1586		The second campaign of Shahbaz Khan. Isa Khan proposes peace and pretends loyalty.
1592		Amber Fort is built by Man Singh I the 9th Subahdar of Bengal
1594		Raja Man Singh is appointed Subahdar of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
1597		Man Singh sends forces against Isa Khan but they are defeated in a naval battle near Vikrampur.

17th century

Year	Date	Event
1608		Subahdar Islam Khan's leads an expedition into Bengal to subjugate the local rulers then moves the provincial capital to Dhaka and renames it Jahangir Nagar. (to 1613)
1611		Conquest of Jessore by the Mughal Empire. Pratapaditya the Zamindar of Jessore was taken as prisoner of War
1612		Dissolution of the Baro-Bhuyan confederacy in Bengal
1665	November	Beginning of the war between the Bengal Subah (Mughal Empire) supported by the Dutch East India Company and Portuguese India against the Arakan Kingdom.
1666	27 January	End of the war - Bengali (Mughal) victory and the annexation of Chittagong into the Mughal Empire

18th century

Year	Date	Event
1717		De-facto Independence of the Bengal Subah from the Mughal Empire and the beginning of the Nasiri Dynasty of Murshid Quli Khan.
1740	26 April	Battle of Giria Short and severe battle resulting in the defeat and death of Sarfaraz Khan and Alivardi Khan usurping and becoming the Nawab of Bengal. End of the Nasiri Dynasty of Murshid Quli Khan and the beginning of the Afsar Dynasty of Alivardi Khan.
1741	3 March	Alivardi Khan retakes Orissa by defeating Rustam Jang deputy governor of Orissa and a relative of Sarfaraz Khan, in the Battle of Phulwarion[8]
1756	16 October	Siraj-ud-Daulah defeats his cousin Shaukat Jang in the Battle of Manihari.[9]
1757		Battle of Palashi. a decisive British East India Company victory over the Nawab of Bengal establishes Company rule in India. The last Nawab was Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah
1764		Battle of Buxar, With the defeat of Mir Qasim, Mir Jafar's successor at the Battle of Buxer, the ruling power of Bengal was formally taken over by the British.
1765		After the Battle of Buxar, in 1765, Robert Clive received the civil rights of Bengal-Bihar-Orissa from the last Mughal Emperor of Delhi, Shah Alam.
1770		Bengal famine of 1770 causes the death of 10 million people.(1/3 portion people died)
1793		Permanent Settlement Act imposed on Bengal.

19th century

Year	Date	Event
1857		Indian Rebellion of 1857 also known as the Sepoy Mutiny/ Indian Mutiny breaks out.
1841		Establishment of Dhaka College also known as the first college of Bangladesh.
1858		East India Company is dissolved and the British Raj begins.
	2 August	The Government of India Act was passed in the British Parliament.
1861		In 1861, the Government of India was directed to set up a representative legislature in Bengal and the proceedings of the Bengal Legislative Assembly began.
1862	1 February	The proceedings of the Bengal Legislative Assembly began. The number of members was 12. But in 1892, the number of member increased to 21.

20th century

Year	Date	Event
1905		Partition of Bengal.
1907		Haraprasad Shastri discovered Charyapad, the oldest known Bengali written form.
1921		Establishment of Dhaka University, the first university of Bengal territory (now Bangladesh).
1930	18 April	Chittagong Armoury Raid by Surya Sen.
1934	12 January	Surya Sen was hanged on 12 January 1934 by the British rulers following the arrest in February 1933.
1936	September	A. K. Fazlul Huq forms the Krishak Sramik Party.
1947	14 & 15 August	Partition of British India, Pakistan and India become two independent states.
1948	11 March	General strike by students protesting at the exclusion of Bengali as an official language.
	21 March	Governor-General of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah declares in a civic reception that "Urdu, and only Urdu" will remain as the state language.[10][failed verification]
	24 March	Jinnah reasserts his 'Urdu-only' policy in a speech at Curzon Hall at the University of Dhaka.
	28 March	Jinnah reiterates his language policy on radio.
1949	23 June	Formation of the Awami Muslim League
1952	21 February	Bengali Language Movement reaches its peak as the police open fire on protesting students.
1953	17 April	The Awami Muslim League becomes the Awami League.
1954	11 March	The United Front wins most of the seats in the East Bengal Legislative Assembly.
	30 May	Governor General Ghulam Muhammad deposes United Front government and establishes Governor-rule.
1955	6 June	The United Front government is reinstated, Awami League does not participate.
	14 October	'East Bengal' renamed 'East Pakistan'.
1956	29 February	Bengali becomes one of the state languages of Pakistan.
1958	7 October	Constitution abrogated and martial law declared in Pakistan.
1960	5 May	Dhaka Residential Model College Established.
1963	21 February	Inauguration of the Shaheed Minar language martyr memorial.
1966	5 February	Six point Bengali nationalist movement led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman emerges.
1968		Agartala Conspiracy Case filed by the government of Pakistan accusing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and others of sedition.
1969	January	Mass Uprising of '69 (ঊনসত্তরের গণ-অভ্যুত্থান) in East Pakistan. (to February)
	25 March	Ayub Khan resigns and Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan assumes power under martial law.
1970	12 November	1970 Bhola cyclone
	7 December	First general election in Pakistan. Awami League gains majority.
1971	2 March	First hoisting of the National flag of Bangladesh (initial version) at the Dhaka University[11] by Vice President of Dhaka University Students' Union (DUCSU) leader A. S. M. Abdur Rab.
	7 March	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman makes his historic freedom speech.
	25 March	Pakistan Army launches Operation Searchlight at midnight on the 25th, marking the start of the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities. Sheikh Mujib is arrested. (to 26 March)
	26 March	Sheikh Mujib declares the independence of Bangladesh before his arrest by Pakistani Army.[12]
	27 March	Major Ziaur Rahman broadcasts the declaration of independence on behalf of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman over the radio.[13]
	31 March	Kushtia resistance begins.[14]
	2 April	Jinjira genocide
	10 April	Formation of a provisional Bangladesh government-in-exile.[15]
	18 April	M. A. G. Osmani takes command of the Bangladesh Armed Forces.
	17 April	The government-in-exile takes oath at Mujibnagar.
	18 April	Battle of Daruin, Comilla and Battle of Rangamati-Mahalchari waterway, Chittagong Hill Tracts.
	5 May	Gopalpur massacre, workers slain by the Pakistani Army[16]
	20 May	Chuknagar massacre by the Pakistan Army.
	24 May	Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra radio station established in Kolkata.
	11 July	Sector Commanders Conference 1971. (to 17 July)
	16 August	Operation Jackpot, Bangladesh naval commando operation.
	20 August	Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman attempts to defect after hijacking a fighter plane.
	5 September	Battle of Goahati, Jessore.
	28 September	Bangladesh Air Force functional.
	13 October	Dhaka guerrillas kill Abdul Monem Khan, governor of East Pakistan.
	28 October	Battle of Dhalai Outpost, Srimongol.
	9 November	Six small ships constitute the first fleet of Bangladesh Navy.
	16 November	Battle of Ajmiriganj, an 18‑hour encounter between Mukti Bahini Freedom Fighters and the Pakistan army.
	20 November	Battle of Garibpur between India and the Pakistan Army. (to 21 November)
	21 November	Mitro Bahini, a joint force of Bangladesh and Indian troops formed.
	22 November	Battle of Boyra, involving Pakistani and Indian air force.
	3 December	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 breaks out. Bangladesh Air Force destroys Pakistani oil depots.[17]
	4 December	India officially invades East Pakistan.
	6 December	India becomes the first country to recognize Bangladesh. Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra radio station becomes Bangladesh Betar.
	7 December	Liberation of Jessore, Sylhet and the Moulovi Bazar.
	9 December	Chandpur and Daudkandi liberated.
	10 December	Liberation of Laksham. Two Bangladeshi ships sunk mistakenly by Indian air attack.
	11 December	Liberation of Hilli, Mymensingh, Kushtia and Noakhali.
	14 December	Selective genocide of Bengali intellectuals, liberation of Bogra.
	16 December	Surrender of the Pakistan army and liberation of Dhaka.
	22 December	The provisional government of Bangladesh arrives in Dhaka from exile.
1972	9 February	The 25-year Indo-Bangladeshi Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Peace is signed in Dhaka.
	10 January	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh.
	17 March	Indian army leaves Dhaka.
	19 March	The prime ministers of Bangladesh and India sign the Joint River Commission bilateral working group.[18]
	4 November	Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is adopted by the Assembly.
	16 December	Constitution of Bangladesh becomes effective.
1973	7 March	First general election in Bangladesh is held, Bangladesh Awami League secures a majority.
	6 September	Bangladesh joins the Non-Aligned Movement(NAM).
	15 December	Gallantry awards for wartime service published in the Bangladesh Gazette.
1974		Bangladesh famine of 1974 cause the deaths of over one million people.
	22 February	Pakistan recognizes Bangladesh.[10]
	9 April	A tripartite agreement is signed between Bangladesh, India and Pakistan regarding post-war humanitarian issues.[19]
	17 September	Bangladesh joins the United Nations (UN).[20]
	28 December	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares a state of emergency.
1975	25 January	A fourth amendment to the constitution abolishes the parliamentary system and establishes a presidential system in its place.
	25 February	Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BAKSAL) established under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the single legitimate political party.
	15 August	Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
	3 November	On Jail Killing Day, four leaders of the liberation war are assassinated in prison.
	7 November	Major General Ziaur Rahman becomes deputy Martial Law Administrator.
1976	21 July	Lieutenant Colonel. Abu Taher was sentenced to death for overthrowing the government and destroying the armed forces.
	29 August	Death of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.
1977	21 April	Zia-ur Rahman replaces Sayem as president.
	30 May	Zia-ur Rahman gains 98.9 percent of votes in a referendum on his continuance as president.[10]
	3 June	Supreme Court justice Abdus Sattar becomes vice president.
	1 September	Formation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP).
	28 September	Japanese Red Army terrorist group forces a hijacked Japan Airlines Flight to land in Dhaka.
1978		Bangladesh is elected to a two-year term on the UN Security Council.
	3 June	Zia-ur Rahman wins presidential election and secures his position for a five-year term.
1979	18 February	The 1979 General Election takes place. Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by Zia scores a decisive victory.[21]
1981	30 May	Assassination of Ziaur Rahman.
1982	24 March	Lieutenant General Hussain Muhammad Ershad assumes power after a bloodless coup.
	4 October	Bangladesh signs a memorandum of understanding with India on water sharing over the following two years.[22]
1983	11 December	Hussain Muhammad Ershad takes over as president.
1986	7 May	At the 1986 General Election, a victory by the Jatiya Party consolidates Ershad's position.
1987	7 December	Ershad dissolves parliament under opposition pressure.
1988	3 March	Jatiya Party gains an overwhelming majority in the General Election with 68.44% of the votes.
	2 December	A devastating cyclone strikes Bangladesh.[23]
1990	6 December	Ershad offers resignation.
1991	27 February	1991 Bangladeshi general election, Bangladesh Nationalist party snatches victory.
	29 April	1991 Bangladesh cyclone kills more than 138,000.
1996	14 May	Over 400 are killed as a tornado strikes northern Bangladesh.[25]
	19 May	Failed attempt of coup d'état by Lt. Gen. Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim, Bir Bikram.
	12 June	General election of '96, Bangladesh Awami League gains majority.
	12 December	India and Bangladesh sign a 30-year treaty on Ganges water sharing.[22]
1997	2 December	The 'Chittagong Hill tracts Peace Accord' is signed between Bangladesh government and Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti.[26]
1999	28 May	Veteran Bangladeshi actor-producer Shakib Khan made his debut with the film Ananta Bhalobasha.[27][28]
1999	17 November	21 February is declared International Mother Language Day in the 30th General Conference of UNESCO.
2000	20 March	President Clinton becomes the first US president to visit Bangladesh.[29]

21st century

2000s Decade

Year	Date	Event
2001	1 October	Bangladesh Nationalist Party secures a decisive victory at the Eighth General Election.
2002	1 January	Sale of polythene bags banned in Dhaka for environmental reasons.[30]
	5 February	Death penalty introduced for acid attacks.[31]
	29 August	Transparency International lists Bangladesh amongst the most corrupt nations.[32]
2004	20 May	Terrorist attack on British High Commissioner in Sylhet.[33]
	21 August	2004 Dhaka grenade attack by terrorist organization Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HUJI).
2005	27 January	Shah A M S Kibria assassinated in a grenade attack in the Habiganj District, Sylhet.[34]
	25 February	Bangladesh peacekeepers ambushed and killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[35]
	6 March	Terrorist leader Siddique ul-Islam captured.
	17 August	Terrorist group JMB simultaneously detonates 500 bombs in 300 different locations.
2006		Grameen Bank and Muhammad Yunus are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
	2 March	Terrorist leader Shaykh Abdur Rahman captured.
	24 April	A training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashes in the Jhenaidah District.
	24 June	Remains of Bir Sreshtho awardee Matiur Rahman are brought back to Bangladesh.
2007	11 January	President Iajuddin Ahmed declares a state of emergency.
	12 January	Fakhruddin Ahmed takes the oath as the Chief Adviser of the caretaker government.
	30 March	Leaders of terrorist group JMJB are executed.
	16 July	Sheikh Hasina arrested on extortion charges and denied bail.
	3 September	Khaleda Zia arrested on corruption charges.
	15 November	Cyclone Sidr hits the coast, causing the death of around 3,500 people.
	10 December	Remains of Bir Sreshtho awardee Hamidur Rahman bought back to Bangladesh and reinterred next to Bir Shrestho Matiur Rahman.
2008	11 June	Sheikh Hasina released on parole and flown out to the US for medical treatment.
	29 December	Bangladesh Awami League secures a landslide victory in 2008 Bangladeshi general election. Sheikh Hasina becomes prime minister for the second time.
2009	25-27 February	Mutiny staged by paramilitary force Bangladesh Rifles.
	25 May	Cyclone Aila ravages the south-west coast.
	19 November	Verdict on the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the Bangabandhu Murder Case.[36]

2010s Decade

Year	Date	Event
2010	28 January	Execution of five condemned killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[37]
	24 March	Tiny South Talpatti Island off the coast of Bengal disappears, washed away thirty years after the mud flat island was created by delta currents, ending the Indian and Bangladeshi dispute over the territory.[38][39]
2011	17 February	Widespread outrage at the killing of Felani Khatun a 15-year-old Bangladeshi girl, who was shot and killed by India's Border Security Force (BSF), at India-Bangladesh border.[40][41]
	17 February	Bangladesh co-hosts the ICC Cricket World Cup with India and Sri Lanka.
	5 September	India and Bangladesh sign a pact to end their 40-year border demarcation dispute.[42]
2012	18 January	Bangladesh Army claimed to have foiled a coup d'état attempt.
	24 November	Garments factory fire at Tazreen Fashion factory in Ashulia kills 117.[43]
2013	24 April	Garments factory collapse at Savar claims 1,134 lives.[44]
2014	5 January	2014 Bangladeshi general election. Landslide Awami League victory. Sheikh Hasina elected for the third term as prime minister.
2016	1-2 July	Terrorist attack and hostage crisis at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka culminating in the death of 29.[45][46]
2017	25 August	Rohingya refugee crisis breaks out. Over 700,000 refugees flee to Bangladesh over the next four months.[47][48][49][50]
2018	30 December	2018 Bangladeshi general election. Landslide Awami League victory. Sheikh Hasina elected for the fourth term as prime minister.
2019	27 November	Seven terrorists sentenced to death for the July 2016 Dhaka attack.[51]
2020	8 March	First three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bangladesh.[52]
	18 March	First confirmed COVID-19 death in Bangladesh.[53]
	20 May	Cyclone Amphan ravages West Bengal and south-western coast of Bangladesh.[54]
2023	29 June	The highest grossing Bangladeshi film of all-time Priyotoma was released.[55][56]
2024	5 August	Sheikh Hasina resigns as prime minister and flees to India because of 2024 Non-cooperation movement while her official residence is stormed by protesters.[57]
	26 December	Bangladesh Secretariat torched at 1:52 AM approximately[58]

See also

• List of years in Bangladesh
• Timeline of the Bangladesh Liberation War
• Timeline of Dhaka
• Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
• List of timelines

External links

Timelines of History: Bangladesh