21st Century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 October | Bangladesh Nationalist Party secures a decisive victory at the The Eighth General Election, . |
| 2002 | 1 January | Sale of polythene bags banned in Dhaka for environmental reasons. |
| 5 February | Death penalty introduced for acid attacks. | |
| 29 August | Transparency International lists Bangladesh amongst the most corrupt nations. | |
| 2004 | 20 May | Terrorist attack on British High Commissioner in Sylhet. |
| 21 August | 2004 Dhaka grenade attack by terrorist organization Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HUJI). | |
| 2005 | 27 January | Shah A M S Kibria assassinated in a grenade attack in the Habiganj District, Sylet. |
| 25 February | Bangladesh peacekeepers ambushed and killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. | |
| 6 March | Terrorist leader Siddique ul-Islam captured. | |
| 17 August | Terrorist group JMB simultaneously detonates 500 bombs in 300 different locations. | |
| 2006 | Grameen Bank and Muhammad Yunus are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. | |
| 2 March | Terrorist leader Shaykh Abdur Rahman captured. | |
| 24 April | A training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashes in the Jhenaidah District. | |
| 24 June | Remains of Bir Sreshtho awardee Matiur Rahman are brought back to Bangladesh from India. | |
| 2007 | 11 January | President Iajuddin Ahmed declares a state of emergency. |
| 12 January | Fakhruddin Ahmed takes the oath as the Chief Adviser of the caretaker government. | |
| 30 March | Leaders of terrorist group JMJB are executed. | |
| 16 July | Sheikh Hasina arrested on extortion charges and denied bail. | |
| 3 September | Khaleda Zia arrested on corruption charges. | |
| 15 November | Cyclone Sidr hits the coast, causing the death of around 3,500 people. | |
| 10 December | The remains of Bir Sreshtho awardee Hamidur Rahman are bought back to Bangladesh. | |
| 2008 | 11 June | Sheikh Hasina released on parole. She flies to the USA for medical treatment. |
| 11 September | Former First Lady Khaleda Zia freed on bail. | |
| 29 December | Bangladeshi general election, 2008 takes place. Bangladesh Awami League secures a landslide victory. Sheikh Hasina becomes prime minister for the second time. | |
| 2009 | 6 January | Sheikh Hasina assumed her office as Prime Minister of Bangladesh. |
| 25 February | Mutiny staged by the paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles. (to 27 February) | |
| 13 March | Fire at Bashundhara City killes seven. | |
| 25 May | Cyclone Aila ravages the south-west coast. | |
| 19 November | Verdict on the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the Bangabandhu Murder Case. | |
| 2010 | 28 January | Execution of five condemned killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. |
| 2011 | 17 February | The Opening Ceremony of 2011 Cricket World Cup held in the venue Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. |
| 2013 | 5 May | An Islamist terrorist group called Hefazot E Islam conduct destruction at Motijhil and mass panic including burning Mosque and The Holy Quran (more than 600) in order to free the known war criminal by the help of Jamat E Islam (A political group who conducted mass killing in the time of independence of Bangladesh). In order to gain the peoples support they have spread the roomers which later proven to be false and all are to free the war criminals. |
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