2024 in Bangladesh
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The following is a list of scheduled and expected events for the year 2024 in Bangladesh. 2024 (
Baṅgābda
(Bengali Year).
The year 2024 is the 53rd year of the independence of Bangladesh.
Incumbents
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Events
January
- 1 January — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is convicted for violating the country's labour laws.[1] He and three others from Grameen Telecomare 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.
- 7 January :
- 2024 Bangladeshi general election: Voters select members of the Jatiya Sangsad amid a boycott from opposition parties.[2]
- A fire in the Kutupalong refugee camp destroys hundreds of shelters and facilities and displaces nearly 7,000 Rohingya refugees.
February
- 5 February: A resident of
- 29 February: At least 43 people are killed in a building fire in Dhaka.[5]
March
- 15 March: The Bangladesh ship Somali pirates.[6]The ship is
April
- 10 April: Fifty-five Kuki-Chin National Front militants are arrested by Bangladesh Police in Bandarban.[7]
- 15 April: The MV Abdullah and its crew is released by Somali pirates after 32 days in captivity.[8]
Deaths
- 6 January: Zahirul Haque, 89, footballer (Police AC, Mohammedan SC, Pakistan national team).[9]
- 16 January: Rezwan Hossain Siddiqui, 71, journalist, director general of Press Institute of Bangladesh.[10]
- 23 January: Mohammad Rais Uddin, 35, paramilitary officer (Border Guard Bangladesh).[11]
References
- ^ Beaumont, Peter (1 January 2024). "Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus convicted of violating Bangladesh's labour laws". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh to hold parliamentary elections on January 7". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "Fighting in Myanmar: Blood spills on this side of border". 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Hasina asks Border Guard Bangladesh to be patient amid Myanmar fighting".
- ^ "Bangladesh fire: At least 43 dead in Dhaka building blaze". BBC News. 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/341885/location-of-hijacked-bangladeshi-ship-being
- ^ https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/343816/knf-associate-held-in-bandarban
- ^ "Bangladeshi ship seized off Somali coast is freed after more than a month". Associated Press. 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া (2024-01-06). "ফুটবল অঙ্গন ভুলেই গেছে জহিরুল হককে, নীরব বিদায় মোহামেডান কিংবদন্তির". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ Report, Star (2024-01-17). "Journalist Rezwan Siddiqui no more". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ "BGB member killed in BSF firing at Benapole border". The Business Standard. 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-23.