Events of

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

. The year 2019 is the 48th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It is also the first year of the fourth 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 2019 average official exchange rate for BDT was 84.45 per US$.

Events

* 3 January - Prime Minister

and the ruling party

Bangladesh Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...

takes oath for the 3rd consecutive term after victory at the 11th general election. *16 February:

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ends after the surrender of over 100 Drug Dealers. The conflict had resulted in over 800 deaths. * 20 February - 67 victims are killed and approximately 40 injured when fire breaks out in the Chowk Bazaar area of Old Dhaka. * 25 February - An aircraft hijacker attempting to hijack a plane in

Chittagong Chittagong ( ), officially Chattogram, (, ) (, or ) is the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. The city is also the business capital of Bangladesh. It ...

Airport is gunned to death in a rescue operation thus saving the plane carrying 142 passengers from being hijacked. * 28 February - ** Atiqul Islam elected as the mayor of

Dhaka North City Corporation Dhaka North City Corporation () is a local governing body that manages all civic services in the northern part of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The DNCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who pr ...

. ** Fire broke out in Bhashantek slum. * 11 March - DUCSU election held after 28 years. * 19 March - 7 people including 4 law enforcement officials were shot dead 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 during violence in local elections. The army was deployed in the area to bring the situation under control. * 28 March - FR Tower fire kills at least 19 people and more 70+ injured. * 30 March - The fourth fire of the year broke out on DNCC Market. * 3 April - Two Bangladeshis Hussain Elius and Abdullah Al Morshed featured in the honorary internationally acclaimed magazine

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. * 18 April - The year's fifth notable fire breaks out at a market in Malibagh area. Due to better preparations the fire was brought under control quicker than the previous fires. No deaths were reported. * 1 July ''to'' 31 August - Dengue outbreak in Bangladesh. Over 20,000 people infected by the mosquito-borne disease in all 64 districts since July. Improper cleansing of dirty water bodies have been blamed for high numbers of mosquito breeding. By August the number of infections crossed 50,000. * 24 September - Various illegal

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s were raided across the country by the police force, in an effort to stop gambling which is banned in Bangladesh. Numerous gambling organizers were detained and taken to custody by the police. * 7 October: A second year student of electrical and electronic engineering department of the

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology () commonly known by its acronym BUET, is a public technological research university in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Founded in 1876 as the Dacca Survey School and gaining univer ...

(BUET), was tortured and then killed by BUET's

Chhatra League Bangladesh Chhatra League, simply Chhatra League (), is the student wing of the political party, Bangladesh Awami League, founded by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 4 January 1948. The organisation is banned and listed as a terrorist organisation in B ...

leaders inside BUET's Sher-e-Bangla Hall. * 20–22 October: Riots in

Bhola Bhola may refer to: *Bhola District, Barisal Division, Bangladesh **Bhola Sadar Upazila, sub-division of the district **Bhola Island, largest island of Bangladesh covering the district **Bhola (town), on the island *''Bholaa'', 2023 Indian action f ...

after police opened fire on protesters protesting against a Facebook post criticizing

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. 4 protesters killed. * 10 November - Cyclone Bulbul killed 17 people & 14 districts were heavily affected. * 13 November - A train accident kills 20 people. * 17 November - 7 people killed in a gas explosion in Chittagong. * 12–13 December - The Keraniganj factory fire kills in total 12 people.

Awards and recognitions

Independence Day Award

Thirteen people and an organization were awarded.

Ekushey Padak

# Halima Khatun (posthumous - Language Movement) #

Ghulam Arieff Tipoo Ghulam Arieff Tipoo (; 28 August 1931 – 15 March 2024) was a Bangladeshi jurist, independence activist, and language movement activist. He was the Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal, a domestic war crimes tribunal in Bangla ...

(language Movement) # Monowara Islam (Language Movement) # Azam Khan (posthumous - music) #

Subir Nandi Subir Nandi (30 November 1953 – 7 May 2019) was a Bangladeshi musician. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer five times for his performance in the films '' Mahanayak'' (1984), '' Shuvoda'' (1986), '' Srabon Megher ...

(music) # Khairul Anam Shakil (music) # Liaquat Ali Lucky (art) #

Suborna Mustafa Suborna Mustafa (; born 2 December 1959) is a Bangladeshi television, film and stage actress. She is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Reserved Women's Seat-4 from 2019 to 2024. She is a member of the Bangladesh Awami League party. ...

(art) #

Lucky Enam Lucky Enam (born September 14, 1952) is a Bangladeshi television and theatre personality. She was awarded Ekushey Padak by the government of Bangladesh in 2019. She is the current chairperson of Bangladesh Shishu Academy since September 2019. B ...

(art) # Sayeeda Khanam (photography) # Jamal Uddin Ahmed (fine art) # Khitindra Chandra Baishya (War of Liberation) # Biswajit Ghosh (research) # Mahbubul Haque (research) # Pranab Kumar Barua (education) # Harishankar Jaladas (language and literature) # Moinul Ahsan Saber (language and literature) # Anwara Syed Haq (language and literature) # Ashim Saha (language and literature) # Imdadul Haq Milan (language and literature) # Rizia Rahman (language and literature)

Sports

* 18 May -

wins the tri-nations ODI Cricket series against

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and

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. * 5 July - Bangladesh leaves the

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after losing to

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in their game at the tournament. * 1–10 December - Bangladesh archers Ety Khatun and Roman Sana won gold medals winning all the 10

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events (both individual, and team events) in the

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Deaths

* 3 January -

Sayed Ashraful Islam Sayed Ashraful Islam ( – 3 January 2019) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League party. He served as a Member of Parliament and Minister of Public Administration of the Governmen ...

, politician * 22 January -

Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul (1 January 1956 – 22 January 2019) was a Bangladeshi lyricist, composer and music director, active since the late 1970s. He was a freedom fighter who joined the Bangladesh Liberation War at the age of 15. He won Ekushey Pada ...

, lyricist, composer and music director * 15 February -

Al Mahmud Mir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud (known as Al Mahmud; 11 July 1936 – 15 February 2019) was a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, and short-story writer. He is considered one of the greatest Bengali poets to have emerged in the 20th century. His work in B ...

, poet, novelist, and short-story writer * 28 February - Shah Alamgir, journalist, DG of PIB * 1 March - Polan Sarkar, social activist * 23 March -

Shahnaz Rahmatullah Shahnaz Rahmatullah (; 2 January 1952 – 23 March 2019) was a Pakistani and later Bangladeshi singer. Her notable songs are Prothom Bangladesh, ''Prothom Bangladesh Amar Sesh Bangladesh'', ''Ekbar Jete De Na Amar Chotto Sonar Gaye'', ''Je Chilo ...

, singer (born 1952) * 6 April - Tele Samad, Bangladeshi film actor * 14 July –

Hussain Muhammad Ershad Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1 February 1930 – 14 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi military officer, dictator and politician who served as President of Bangladesh, the president of Bangladesh from 1982 to 1990. He seized power as a result of a 1982 ...

, Bangladeshi politician, 11th

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(b.

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) * 16 August - Rizia Rahman, novelist (b. 1939) * 4 November - Sadeque Hossain Khoka, former mayor of Dhaka (b. 1952) * 20 December - Sir

Fazle Hasan Abed Sir Fazle Hasan Abed (; 27 April 1936 – 20 December 2019) was the founder of BRAC, one of the world's largest non-governmental organizations. Early life Abed was born on 27 April 1936 in the village of Baniachong, located in what is pres ...

, founder of BRAC

References

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* {{Year in Asia, 2019