1 January —
Nobel laureateMuhammad Yunus is convicted for violating the country's
labour laws.[1] He and three others from
Grameen Telecom are 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.
5 January – Five people are killed in a suspected arson attack on the
Benapole Express train in the Gopibagh area of
Dhaka.[2]
5 February: A resident of
Bandarban district is killed by cross-border shelling in a spillover effect of the
Myanmar Civil War that also sees the entry of an armed Burmese faction into Bangladesh.[4][5]
15 April: The MV Abdullah and its crew is released by Somali pirates after 32 days in captivity.[9]
May
16 May: Nine Bangladeshi youths are named in the prestigious "Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list" an award for young entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators under the age of 30.[10]
22 May:
Awami League MP
Md. Anwarul Azim Anar is found killed in
Kolkata, India after being reported missing since 13 May. Three Bangladeshis are arrested in connection with his death.[11]
26 May: Seven people are reported killed and two others reported missing across the country due to
Cyclone Remal.[12]