The year 2018 was the 47th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fifth year of the third term of the Government of

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina (''née'' Wazed; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024. Premiership of Sheikh Hasina, Her ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Mohammad Abdul Hamid Mohammad Abdul Hamid (born 1 January 1944) is a Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi retired politician, lawyer and statesman who served as the President of Bangladesh from 2013 to 2023, making him the longest serving president in the History of Banglad ...

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* Chief Justice: Syed Mahmud Hossain * Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad:

Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury (born 6 October 1966) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the first female speaker of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad since April 2013 until September 2024. At 46, she became the youngest person to assume that office ...

Demography

Economy

Note: For the year 2018 average official exchange rate for BDT was 83.47 per US$.

Events

*7 January - Mritunjoyi Mujib was inaugurated. *10 January -

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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. *8 February - Ex Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson

Khaleda Zia Begum Khaleda Zia (born August–September 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the prime minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2006. She was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh and the second fema ...

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. *11 April - The Prime Minister announced the abolition of Quota system in Government recruitment in response to

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. *May - 2018–2019 Bangladesh drug war. *5 May - Unidentified gunmen ambushed and assassinated 5 people in

Rangamati Rangamati () is a town and the administrative headquarters of Rangamati District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The town is located at 22°37'60N 92°12'0E and has an elevation of above sea level. Demographics According to th ...

district, including UPDF leader Tapan Jyoti Chakma. It is suspected the attack was caused by internal conflicts between rival Chackma

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. This is the deadliest such incident involving the indigenous tribal Chackma people since the signing of the

Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord The Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord () was a peace agreement signed between the Government of Bangladesh and the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (United People's Party of the Chittagong Hill Tracts), the political organisation th ...

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

. *26 May- Kazi Nazrul Islam University of West Bengal awarded PM

with Doctorate of Literature. *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. *29 July - 10 August - On 29 July two college students are killed and nine others injured when a reckless driving Bus hit them in the capital

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. 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. *22 September - In a massive rally, the newly formed coalition

Jatiya Oikya Front Jatiya Oikya Front (English: National Unity Front; ) was a Bangladesh-based political alliance of primarily four parties led by Kamal Hossain. The front officially declared its formation on October 13, 2018, at the National Press Club ahead of ...

, a platform led by Dr

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, 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. *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. *30 December - The

2018 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly-elected members of the Jatiya Sangsad. The result was another landslide victory for the Awami League-led Grand Alliance (Bangladesh), Grand Alliance led by Sheik ...

were held, with a decisive victory for ruling party

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Awards and Recognitions

* Ahmed Zawad Chowdhury won the first Gold medal for Bangladesh in

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Independence Day Award

Eighteen people were awarded.

Ekushey Padak

The award was given to 21 persons. # AZM Takiullah (language movement) # Mirza Mazharul Islam (language movement) # Sheikh Sadi Khan (music) # Shujeo Shyam (music) # Indra Mohan Rajbongshi (music) # Khurshid Alam (music) # Motiul Haque Khan (music) # Minu Haque (dance) #

Humayun Faridi Humayun Kamrul Islam, better known as Humayun Faridi (; 29 May 1952 – 13 February 2012) was a Bangladeshi actor. He worked in television dramas, movies and theatre plays. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for his lead ...

(acting) # Nikhil Sen (drama) # Kalidas Karmakar (fine arts) # Golam Mostofa (photography) # Ranesh Maitra (journalism) # Zulekha Haque (research) # Muinul Islam (economics) #

Ilias Kanchan Idris Ali (born 24 December 1956), known by his stage name Ilias Kanchan, is a Bangladeshi actor and activist. He appeared in more than 350 films during the 1980s and 1990s. He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement (2021 ...

(social service) #

Syed Manzoorul Islam Syed Manzoorul Islam (born 18 January 1951) is a Bangladeshi critic, writer and a former professor of Dhaka University. As a literary critic, he has written criticism on writers including Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Sudhindranat ...

(language and literature) # Saiful Islam Khan (poet Hayat Saef) (language and literature) # Subrata Barua (language and literature) # Rabiul Hussain (language and literature) #

Khalekdad Chowdhury Khalekdad Chowdhury (; 2 February 1907 – 16 October 1985), also known by pen names Shahadat Chowdhury and Atashbaz, is a reputed Bangladeshi writer, playwright and novelist. In recognition of his contribution to Bengali language and literature, ...

(language and literature)

Sports

*18 March -

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lost to

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in a closely contested T-20 Cricket Match in the Final of 2018 Nidahas Trophy. *6 August -

won the 3 match T-20 Cricket series against the defending T-20 Cricket Champions,

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, 2-1. *8 October - Bangladesh under 18 women's football team won the 2018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship. *4 November - Bangladesh national under-15 football team won the

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, defeating Pakistan national under-15 football team in the final. *16 November -

ties the two match test cricket series against

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, 1-1, after beating Zimbabwe in the 2nd and final test match by a historic 218 runs.

Deaths

*5 January – Dhiraj Kumar Nath, diplomat (b. 1945). *16 January – Shammi Akhtar, singer *25 January –

Shawkat Ali Shawkat Ali (April 20, 1918 – August 18, 1975) was a politician and a leader of the Bengali Language Movement. He was one of the founders of Awami Muslim League - which later became the Awami League and is now the Bangladesh Awami League. He ...

, writer (b. 1936) *5 March – Rafiqul Islam, physician (born c.1936). *6 March –

Ferdousi Priyabhashini Ferdousi Priyabhashini (19 February 1947 – 6 March 2018) was a Bangladeshi sculptor. She was the first one to publicly announce herself as '' Birangona'', a term coined by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for the rape victims of the Liberation War of Ban ...

, sculptor (b. 1947) *21 March – Noorjahan Kakon Bibi, freedom fighter and secret agent (b. 1915) *21 April –

Anwara Begum Anwara Begum (known as Anwara) is a Bangladeshi film actress. She has acted in more than 600 films as of 2015. She earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement (2020) from Bangladesh government. She won Bangladesh National F ...

, 83, academic and former First Lady. *24 April – Belal Chowdhury, poet (b. 1938) *26 April – Shamsul Islam, politician (b. 1931). *9 May – Mustafa Nur-Ul Islam, academic,

National Professor National Professor () is a prestigious teaching award given by the government of Bangladesh for outstanding contribution in the field of education. It is awarded by the President of Bangladesh according to ''Bangladesh National Professor Resolutio ...

(b. 1927). *22 May – ** Tazin Ahmed, journalist, actress, playwright, director, and theater person (b 1975). ** Hafiz Siddiqi, academic (b. 1931). *26 June – Ahsanullah Montu, footballer (b. 1962). *7 July – Rani Sarker, film actress (b. 1930s). *25 July – Kalparanjan Chakma, politician (b. 1918). *26 July – Mostafa Suja, politician (born c.1950). *18 October -

Ayub Bachchu Ayub Bachchu (; 16 August 1962 – 18 October 2018) was a Bangladeshi rock guitarist, composer, singer and songwriter, who was the founder of the Bangladeshi rock band Love Runs Blind and earned success as the lead singer and the lead guitarist ...

, leading musician (born 1962). *15 December- Amjad Hossain, film actor and director (born 1942).

References

{{Year in Asia , 2018 2010s in Bangladesh Years of the 21st century in Bangladesh