Events in Bangladesh

254 notable events in Bangladesh — massacres, murders and wars. Page 1 of 3.

• Rana Plaza collapse
  Apr 24, 2013 · Industrial & structural disaster
• Bangladesh Liberation War
  Mar 26, 1971–Dec 16, 1971 · War & armed conflict
• Sheikh Hasina
  date unknown · Genocide & ethnic violence
• Bangladesh genocide
  Mar 26, 1971–Dec 16, 1971 · Genocide & ethnic violence
• Noakhali riots
  Nov 1946 · Riot & unrest
• July 2016 Dhaka attack
  Jul 1, 2016 · Terrorism
• July Uprising
  Jul 1, 2024–Aug 5, 2024 · Riot & unrest
• Operation Searchlight
  May 25, 1971 · War & armed conflict
• Rape during the Bangladesh Liberation War
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Japan Air Lines Flight 472 (1977)
  Sep 28, 1977 · Aviation accident
• Lynching of Dipu Chandra Das
  Dec 18, 2025 · Murder & homicide
• Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
  Aug 15, 1975 · Murder & homicide
• 2026 Bangladesh measles outbreak
  Feb 1, 2026 · Epidemic & disease
• Chuknagar massacre
  May 20, 1971 · Massacre
• Kutupalong refugee camp
  date unknown · Genocide & ethnic violence
• Bangladesh famine of 1974
  Mar 1974–Dec 1974 · Natural disaster
• Bengali language movement
  Jan 1, 1947–Jan 1, 1956 · War & armed conflict
• Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
  date unknown · Genocide & ethnic violence
• July massacre
  Jul 2024 · Massacre
• Chittagong armoury raid
  Apr 18, 1930 · War & armed conflict
• Persecution of Biharis in Bangladesh
  date unknown · Genocide & ethnic violence
• Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict
  Jan 1, 1977 · War & armed conflict
• 2024 Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence
  Aug 2024 · Attack (other)
• 1971 Dhaka University massacre
  Mar 25, 1971 · Massacre
• 2025 Dhaka Chengdu J-7 crash
  Jul 21, 2025 · Aviation accident
• Assassination of Ziaur Rahman
  May 30, 1981 · Murder & homicide
• Bangladesh Rifles revolt
  Feb 2009 · Riot & unrest
• Shazneen Tasnim Rahman murder
  Apr 23, 1998 · Murder & homicide
• Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Trial of Sheikh Hasina
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Terrorism in Bangladesh
  Jan 1, 1972–Nov 24, 1975 · War & armed conflict
• 2013 Shahbag protests
  Feb 9, 2013 · Riot & unrest
• 1964 East Pakistan riots
  Jan 2, 1964–Mar 28, 1964 · Genocide & ethnic violence
• Islamic State – Bengal Province
  date unknown · Terrorism
• 1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals
  Mar 25, 1971–Dec 16, 1971 · Massacre
• Zahir Raihan
  Jan 30, 1972 · War & armed conflict
• Bangladesh post-resignation violence (2024–2026)
  from Aug 5, 2024 · Riot & unrest
• 15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état
  Aug 15, 1975 · War & armed conflict
• Maoist insurgency in Bangladesh
  1993–2021 · War & armed conflict
• 2012 Rakhine State riots
  Jun 8, 2012 · Riot & unrest
• Roshu Kha
  Jan 1, 2007–Jan 1, 2009 · Murder & homicide
• 2025 Magura child rape case
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• 2012 Dhaka garment factory fire
  Nov 24, 2012 · Fire
• Shahidullah Kaiser
  date unknown · Disappearance
• Murder of Shibli Sadiq Hridoy
  Aug 29, 2023 · Murder & homicide
• 1972–1975 Bangladesh insurgency
  1972 · War & armed conflict
• 3 November 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état
  Nov 3, 1975 · War & armed conflict
• Kha Maung Seik massacre
  Aug 25, 2017 · Massacre
• 2004 Dhaka grenade attack
  Aug 21, 2004 · Attack (other)
• 1990 Bangladesh mass uprising
  Oct 10, 1990 · War & armed conflict
• Inn Din massacre
  Sep 2, 2017 · Massacre
• Murder of Abrar Fahad
  Oct 7, 2019 · Murder & homicide
• December 2025 Bangladesh violence
  Dec 20, 2025 · Riot & unrest
• Murder of Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi
  Feb 11, 2012 · Murder & homicide
• 2005 Dhaka garment factory collapse
  Apr 11, 2005 · Industrial & structural disaster
• Shooting of Felani Khatun
  Jan 7, 2011 · Murder & homicide
• 2024 Bangladesh constitutional crisis
  date unknown · Crisis
• 7 November 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état
  Nov 7, 1975 · War & armed conflict
• Pakistan International Airlines Flight 17
  Feb 2, 1966 · Aviation accident
• 1996 Bangladesh tornado
  May 13, 1996 · Natural disaster
• Murder of Yasmin Akhter
  Aug 24, 1995 · Murder & homicide
• Biman Bangladesh Airlines Flight 426
  Aug 5, 1984 · Aviation accident
• Santahar massacre
  Apr 17, 1971 · Massacre
• 2025 Bangladesh earthquake
  Nov 21, 2025 · Earthquake
• 1977 Bangladesh Air Force mutiny
  Oct 1, 1977 · War & armed conflict
• Dakra massacre
  May 21, 1971 · Massacre
• Biman Bangladesh Airlines Flight 147
  Feb 24, 2019 · Aviation accident
• Demra massacre
  May 13, 1971 · Massacre
• Murder of Saiful Islam Alif
  Nov 26, 2024 · Murder & homicide
• Extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in Bangladesh
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• International Criminal Court investigation in Bangladesh/Myanmar
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• 2006–2008 Bangladesh political crisis
  Oct 29, 2006–Dec 29, 2008 · Crisis
• August 2024 Bangladesh floods
  Aug 2024 · Natural disaster
• 1998 Bangladesh flood
  Sep 1, 1998 · Natural disaster
• Bagbati massacre
  May 27, 1971 · Massacre
• 1762 Arakan earthquake
  Apr 2, 1762 · Earthquake
• Sharmin murder case
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• 2021 Bangladesh anti-Modi protests
  Mar 29, 2021 · Riot & unrest
• 2022 Sitakunda fire
  Jun 4, 2022 · Fire
• 2001 Ramna Batamul bombings
  Apr 14, 2001 · Bombing & explosion
• Jathibhanga massacre
  Apr 23, 1971 · Massacre
• 2026 Pallabi child rape and murder case
  May 20, 2026 · Murder & homicide
• 1977 Bangladesh mass executions
  Oct 9, 1977–Nov 1, 1977 · Massacre
• 2005 Bangladesh bombings
  Aug 17, 2005 · Bombing & explosion
• 2021 Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence
  Oct 19, 2021 · Attack (other)
• Golahat massacre
  Jun 13, 1971 · Massacre
• Seven Murders of the Narayanganj
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Burunga massacre
  May 26, 1971 · Massacre
• 2022 India–Bangladesh floods
  from May 23, 2022 · Natural disaster
• True Aviation Flight 21
  Mar 9, 2016 · Aviation accident
• Murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Muharram Rebellion
  Dec 16, 1782 · War & armed conflict
• 2013 Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence
  Mar 22, 2013 · Riot & unrest
• Titumir Rebellion
  Jan 1, 1830–Jan 1, 1831 · War & armed conflict
• 1982 Bangladeshi coup d'état
  Mar 24, 1982 · War & armed conflict
• M. Ilias Ali
  date unknown · Disappearance
• Hoyyar Siri massacre
  May 2, 2024 · Massacre
• Assassination of Khaled Mosharraf
  Nov 7, 1975 · Murder & homicide
• 2007 Bangladesh cartoon controversy
  date unknown · Scandal & controversy
• 2004 arms and ammunition haul in Chittagong
  date unknown · Terrorism