January

• 11 January - President Iajuddin Ahmed
  Iajuddin Ahmed
  -Early life:Ahmed was born in Bikrampur of Dhaka District, erstwhile Bengal province, British India . As the son of Moulvi Ibrahim Mia, Ahmed obtained his B.Sc. and M.S. at the University of Dhaka in 1952 and 1954 respectively and later received his M.S. and Ph.D...
  
   declares a state of emergency.
• 12 January - Fakhruddin Ahmed
  Fakhruddin Ahmed
  Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed is a noted Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank...
  
   takes oath as the Chief Adviser of the caretaker government.

February

• 22 February - Muhammad Yunus
  Muhammad Yunus
  Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and founder of the Grameen Bank, an institution that provides microcredit to help its clients establish creditworthiness and financial self-sufficiency. In 2006 Yunus and Grameen received the Nobel Peace Prize...
  
  , a noble prize winner, announces the formation of a new political party.

March

• 7 March - Tareq Rahman
  Tareq Rahman
  Tarique Rahman is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the Senior Vice Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party . His nickname is Pino, which is less used by the public than the nickname, Coco, of his younger brother Arafat Rahman...
  
  , older son of Zia and Senior Joint Secretary-General of BNP is arrested on corruption charges.
• 30 March - Leaders of terrorist group JMJB
  Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh
  Jāgrātā Muslim Jānātā Bānglādesh , also known by the acronym JMJB, is an Islamist organisation based in Bangladesh, especially around the country's north-western region. The Government of Bangladesh has classified JMJB as a terrorist organisation...
  
   are executed.

April

• 16 April - Arafat Rahman Coco, younger son of Zia is arrested on charge of money laundering.

November

• 15 November - Cyclone Sidr
  Cyclone Sidr
  Cyclone Sidr was the strongest named cyclone in the Bay of Bengal...
  
   hits the coast, causing the death of around 3,447 people.

December

• 10 December - The remaining of Bir Sreshtho
  Bir Sreshtho
  The Bir Sreshtho is the highest military award of Bangladesh. It was awarded to seven freedom fighters who showed utmost bravery and died in action for their nation. They are considered martyrs....
  
   Hamidur Rahman
  Hamidur Rahman
  Hamidur Rahman , , better known as Shaheed Sepoy Hamidur Rahman, was a Sepoy in Bangladesh Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Hamidur Rahman was killed on October 28, 1971 at Dhalai, Sylhet during an attempt to capture the Pakistani Army's position...
  
  is bought back to Bangladesh.