2020 in Bangladesh

2020 (MMXX) is the current year, and is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2020th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 20th year of the 3rd millennium, the 20th year of the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2020s decade.

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List of years in Bangladesh

Events of 2020 in Bangladesh. This year the entire country is to celebrate the 100th birthday of its Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Time between 17 March 2020 to 17 March 2021 was announced as the ‘Mujib Borsho (মুজিববর্ষ)’ or the year of Mujib. The year 2020 is the 49th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It is also the second year of the fourth term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.

Incumbents
Abdul Hamid
Sheikh Hasina

Events

January
  • 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

March
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

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February

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December

References
  1. https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/al-bnp-men-clash-during-campaign-1859554
  2. https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/young-tigers-rule-the-world-1865719
  3. Aziz, Abdul (February 12, 2020). "Trawler capsize: Another Rohingya rescued in St Martin's Island". Dhaka Tribune.
  4. https://www.iedcr.gov.bd/
  5. https://mujib100.gov.bd/
  6. https://www.thedailystar.net/bytes/news/countrys-first-blockchain-olympiad-organised-1894939
  7. Miglani, Sanjeev; Paul, Ruma (April 27, 2020). Gibbs, Edwina; Fenton, Susan (eds.). "Bangladesh garment factories reopen, while India looks to ease its lockdown". Reuters.
  8. "Bangladesh cartoonist, writer charged for anti-government posts". Al Jazeera English. May 7, 2020. A Bangladeshi cartoonist and a writer are among 11 people to be charged for posting content on social media critical of the government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak in the country. Two of the 11 - cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore and writer Mushtaq Ahmed - were arrested on Wednesday by the Rapid Action Battalion paramilitary forces under the Digital Security Act (DSA), which critics say is a serious threat to freedom of expression in the nation of 168 million people.
  9. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/cyclone-amphan-leaves-trail-destruction-bangladesh-india-200521035745307.html
  10. "বুড়িগঙ্গায় ভেসে উঠল আরেক লাশ, মৃত বেড়ে ৩৪" [Another dead body found in Buriganga, death toll rises to 34] (in Bengali). Prothom Alo. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  11. "Bangladesh executes killer of founding president". BBC News. 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  12. "সাবেক সংসদ সদস্য প্রকৌশলী শামসুদ্দিন আহমেদের ইন্তেকাল". প্রিয়.কম. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  13. "Azad Rahaman passes away". New Age. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  14. "Bangladesh Defence Secretary Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury dies from Covid-19". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  15. "Industrialist Abdul Monem passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  16. "Latifur Rahman no more". The Daily Star. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  17. "Veteran journalist Faruk Quazi passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  18. "সাবেক অর্থমন্ত্রী ওয়াহিদুল হক আর নেই". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  19. "Singer Andrew Kishore passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  20. "Former home minister Sahara Khatun no more". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  21. "Covid-19: Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul passes away at 74". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-07-13. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  22. "Veteran politician Shahjahan Siraj passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  23. Correspondent, Senior; bdnews24.com. "Former Bangladesh Navy chief Mohaiminul dies from COVID-19". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  24. Correspondent, Staff; bdnews24.com. "Emajuddin Ahmed, a political scientist and ex-VC of Dhaka University, dies at 88". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  25. "সাবেক এমপি দেলোয়ারের মৃত্যুতে প্রধানমন্ত্রীর শোক". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  26. "AL MP Israfil Alam dies from Covid-19 infection". The Daily Star. 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  27. "Ex-CG advisor Amanul dies of COVID-19". New Age. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  28. "Ex-AL MP Nurul Haq dies of COVID-19". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  29. "Freedom Fighter ATM Alamgir dies of Covid-19". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
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