January[edit]
27 January - Supporters of the political parties Bangladesh Awami League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party clash during the Dhaka South City Corporation election campaign in the Gopibagh yesterday area. At least 15 people injured.[1]
February[edit]
9 February - Bangladesh wins the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup by defeating the defending champions India in the final.[2]
11 February - 15 Rohingya refugees died, and another 72 were rescued, when a trawler bound for Malaysia sank off of St. Martin's Island in the Bay of Bengal, leading to police to file charges against 19 alleged brokers.[3]
March[edit]
8 March - The first three cases of Covid-19 are reported in the country beginning the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Bangladesh.[4]
17 March - The 100th birth anniversary of the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is celebrated throughout the country.[5]
April[edit]
20 April - The country's first Blockchain Olympiad Bangladesh is organised.[6]
27 April - Over 500 garment factories in Dhaka and Chittagong re-opened, after being shut down for a month to stop the spread of coronavirus.[7]
May[edit]
5 May - 11 people, including cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore and writer Mushtaq Ahmed, were arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion after posting criticisms of the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
20 May - Cyclone Amphan hits Bangladesh's coastal areas. The cyclone killed dozens and destroyed many homes.[9]
June[edit]
29 June – At least 34 people die when MV Morning Bird launch collides with another vessel and sinks in the Buriganga River in capital Dhaka.[10]
July[edit]
August[edit]
10 August – The assassination of retired army officer Major (rtd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan by some disgraced members of the police force caused tensions between the Bangladesh Army and the Bangladesh Police which was cooled off by assurance from the government that justice will prevail. OC Pradeep, Inspector Liakat, and SI Nanda Dulal the three policemen involved were all arrested by the elite RAB. The mastermind OC Pradeep had also been found linked to numerous corruption scandals and accumulation of illegal wealth through extortion.[11]
September[edit]
October[edit]
November[edit]
December[edit]
Deaths[edit]
January[edit]
2 January - Fazilatunnesa Bappy, lawyer and former member of Jatiya Sangsad (b.1970)
10 January - Mozammel Hossain, politician and former member of Jatiya Sangsad. (b.1940)
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Musharraf Karim, writer, journalist and former fellow of Bangla Academy. (b.1946)
Ahmed Ali, activist, freedom fighter, politician and lawyer. (b.1932)
14 January - Kazi Sekendar Ali Dalim, politician and former member of Jatiya Sangsad. (b.1945)
16 January - Jibon Rahman, film director. (b.1964)
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Abdul Mannan, politician aand former member of Jatiya Sangsad. (b.1953)
Abbas Ullah Shikder, film producer, actor and politician. (b.1955)
21 January - Ismat Ara Sadique, politician, former minister and former member of Jatiya Sangsad. (b.1941)
31 January - Wazi Uddin Khan, freedom fighter, politician and former member of Jatiya Sangsad. (b.1936)
February[edit]
3 February - Durul Huda, politician, former mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation and former member of Jatiya Sangsad.(b.1955)
16 February - Md. Rahamat Ali, politician, former state minister and former member of Jatiya Sangsad. (b.1945)
March[edit]
19 March - Ashraf Siddiqui, poet, folklorist, essayist and former director general of Bangla Academy. (b.1927)
April[edit]
12 April- Abdul Majed, convicted Army officer, executed.[12]
28 April - Jamilur Reza Chowdhury, civil engineer and National Professor. (b.1942)
May[edit]
6 May - Habibur Rahman Mollah, politician and former member of Jatiya Sansad. (b.1942)
8 May- Shamsuddin Ahmed (engineer), politician and former member of Jatiya Sansad.[13]
10 May - Anwarul Kabir Talukdar, former state minister and former member of Jatiya Sangsad. (b.1944)
14 May - Anisuzzaman, Bangladeshi activist, educationist and National Professor. (b.1937)
26 May - Nurul Islam Manzoor, former state minister and former member of Jatiya Sangsad.
29 May- Abdullah al Mohsin Chowdhury, Bangladeshi civil servant and defence secretary.(b.1963)[15]
31 May- Abdul Monem, Bangladesh Industrialist and entrepreneur.[16]
June[edit]
13 June -
Mohammed Nasim, freedom fighter, presidium member of Awami League, former minister and former member of Jatiya Sansad. (b.1948)
Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, freedom fighter, former state minister and former member of Jatiya Sangsad. (b.1945)
15 June - Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran, politician and first mayor of Sylhet City Corporation. (b.1951)
16 June - Azad Rahman, composer and musician. (b.1944)
19 June - Ramchand Goala, cricketer and coach. (b.1940)
20 June - Kamal Lohani, journalist, activist and former director general of Shilpakala Academy. (b.1934)
July[edit]
1 July- Latifur Rahman, Bangladeshi business magnate and media mogul, founder of Transcom Group and former CEO of Transcom Group.(b.1945)[17]
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Faruk Quazi, Bangladeshi journalist and law reporter.(b.1949)[18]
Wahidul Haq, former Finance Minister of Bangladesh.[19]
6 July- Andrew Kishore, Bangladeshi musician and playback singer.(b.1955)[20]
9 July- Sahara Khatun, Awami League politician, former member of Jatiya Sangsad member, former minister(first women home minister of Bangladesh) and former presidium member of Awami League.(b.1943)[21]
13 July- Nurul Islam Babul, business magnate, industrialist, entrepreneur and former chairman of Jamuna Group.(b.1946)[22]
14 July- Shajahan Siraj, former minister and former member of Jatiya Sangsad.(b.1943)[23]
15 July- Sayed Haider, physician, author,Language Movement activist and designer of the first Shaheed Minar.(b.1925)[citation needed]
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Muhammad Mohaiminul Islam, former Chief of Naval Staff.(b.1941)[24]
Emajuddin Ahamed, political scientist and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dhaka.(b.1933)[25]
24 July- Delwar Hossain, Awami League politician, former member of Jatiya Sangsad.[26]
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Israfil Alam, Awami League politician, member of Jatiya Sangsad.[27]
AKM Amanul Islam Chowdhury, caretaker government adviser.[28]
29 July- Sheikh Md. Nurul Haque, Awami League politician, member of Jatiya Sangsad.[29]
August[edit]
3 August- ATM Alamgir, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and former member of Jatiya Sangsad.[30]
September[edit]
No one
October[edit]
November[edit]
December[edit]
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