10 January -
Tablighi Jamaat holds a mass blockade protesting against and preventing the entry of Indian Scholar
Maulana Saad Kandhalvi to the holy Islamic gathering for the
Bishwa Ijtema, who is forced to return home in face of the protests.[2]
8 February - Ex Prime Minister and
BNP Chairperson
Khaleda Zia as per court verdict is jailed for 5 years in the
Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. She is imprisoned in old Dhaka Central Jail located in Nazimuddin Road.[3]
11 April - The Prime Minister announced the abolition of Quota system in Government recruitment in response to
Bangladesh Quota Reform Protests 2018.
5 May - Unidentified gunmen ambushed and assassinated 5 people in
Rangamati district, including
UPDF leader Tapan Jyoti Chakma. It is suspected the attack was caused by internal conflicts between rival
Chackmafactions. This is the deadliest such incident involving the indigenous tribal Chackma people since the signing of the
Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord in
1997.[4][5]
23 June - 52 people are killed in road accident in a single day as people were returning from
Eid Vacation. This is the country's highest reported number of casualties from a road crash in a single day in recent times.[6]
29 July - 9 August - On 29 July two college students are killed and nine others injured when a reckless driving Bus hit them in the capital
Dhaka. Students all over the city carried out
mass protests demanding punishment of the culprits and to put an end to reckless driving in the country.[7]
22 September - In a massive rally, the newly formed coalition
Jatiya Oikya Front, a platform led by Dr
Kamal Hossain, issued an ultimatum from the rally for the three-point demand to be met by 30 September. The demands include: 1. Formation of a polls-time neutral government, 2. effective steps for reconstituting the Election Commission, 3. dissolution of parliament before the announcement of the election schedule. Several top leaders of the main opposition party
BNP showed their support and shared the stage with Dr Kamal Hossain and his alliance at a citizens' rally in the capital and vowed joint movement to accomplish the three-point demands.[8][9]
10 October - Court verdict against the
2004 grenade attack is given. Top BNP leaders Lutfuzzaman Babar was given the death penalty and Tariqe Rahman was given life term imprisonment. BNP rejected the verdict and carried out protests against it.[10]
16 November -
Bangladesh ties the two match test cricket series against
Zimbabwe, 1-1, after beating Zimbabwe in the 2nd and final test match by a historic 218 runs.[18]