# Timeline of Bangladeshi history

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Ancient Neolithic 7600 - 3300 BCE Bronze Age 3300 – 1200 BCE     Pundra kingdom c.1280 – c. 300 BCE Iron Age 1200 – 200 BCE Vanga kingdom c.1100 – c. 340 BCE      House of Vijaya 543 BCE - 66 CE Northern Culture 700 – 200 BCE Gangaridai c. 350 – c. 300 BCE Nanda Dynasty c. 345 BCE– c. 322 BCE Mauryan Empire 325 – 185 BCE Samatata kingdom c. 232 BCE – 800 AD Shunga and Kushan c. 185 BCE – c. 75 CE Southwestern Silk Road c. 114 BCE – c. 1450 CE Indo-Roman trade relations c. 30 BCE – c. 600 CE Gupta Empire 240 – 550 CE Kamarupa kingdom 350 – 1140 CE :
Medieval Jaintia Kingdom 500 – 1835 CE Gauda Kingdom 590 – 626 CE Laur kingdom 600 - 1565 CE Harikela kingdom 600 - 650 CE Gour Kingdom 600 – 1303 CE Khadga dynasty 650 – 750 CE Bhadra dynasty c. 700s CE Pala Empire 750 – 1100 CE Chandra dynasty 900 – 1050 CE Sena dynasty 1070 – 1320 CE Deva dynasty 1100 – 1250 CE Ghurid Conquest 1202 CE Khaljis of Bengal 1204 - 1231 CE Taraf Kingdom c. 1200s – c. 1600s CE Bhulua Kingdom 1203 – 1600s CE Delhi Sultanate 1204 – 1338 CE     Mamluk Dynasty 1206 – 1290 CE     Khalji Dynasty 1290 – 1320 CE     Tugluq Dynasty 1320 – 1338,1342 CECity State Sultanates     Sonargaon 1338 – 1352 CE     Lakhnauti/Gauda 1342 – 1352 CE     Satagon/Saptagram 1342 – 1352 CE Twipra Kingdom c. 1400 – 1949 CE Bengal Sultanate 1352 – 1576 CE     Ilyas Shahi dynasty 1342 – 1487 CE     House of Ganesha 1414 – 1436 CE     Habshi dynasty 1487 – 1494 CE     Hussein Shahi 1494 – 1538 CE     Suri Interruption 1539 – 1554 CE     Muhammad Shahi 1554 – 1564 CE     Karrani dynasty 1564 – 1576 CE Pratapgarh Kingdom 1489 – 1700s CE :
Early Modern Koch Kingdom 1515 – 1956 CE Suri Dynasty 1540 – 1556 CE Twelve Bhuyans 1550 – 1620 CE Porto Grande de Bengala 1528 – 1666 CE Kingdom of Mrauk U 1530 – 1666 CE Mughal Empire 1576 – 1717 CE     Bengal Subah 1576 – 1717 CE     Rajshahi Raj c. 1700s - 1950 CE     Zamindars 1700s - 1900s CE Pratapaditya Kingdom 1602 – 1611 CE Sitaram Ray Kingdom 1688 – 1714 CE Nawabs of Bengal 1717 – 1757 CE     Maratha Invasions 1742 - 1751 CE     Siege of Calcutta 1756 CE Shamsher Gazi's Kingdom 1748 – 1760 CE Company Raj 1757 – 1858 CE     Bengal famine of 1770 1770 CE     Bengal Renaissance 1772 - 1913 CE     Faraizi Movement 1818 – 1884 CE     The Great Rebellion 1857 – 1858 CE Tariqah-i-Muhammadiya 1830 – 1831 CE     Titumir's rebellion 1830s CE British Raj 1858 – 1947 CE     Partition of Bengal 1905 CE     Bengal and Assam 1905 - 1912 CE     Bengal Famine 1943 CE     Bengali Prime Minister 1937 - 1947 CE     Noakhali riots 1946 CE :
Modern East Bengal 1947 – 1955 CE     Partition of Bengal (1947) 1947 CE     East Bengali refugees 1947 CE     Bengali Language Movement 1948 – 1956 CE East Pakistan 1955 – 1971 CE     1964 East Pakistan riots 1964 CE     Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 1965 CE     Six Point Movement 1966 CE     East Pakistan Uprising 1969 CE     Pakistani general election 1970 CE     Non-cooperation 1971 CE Bangladesh Liberation War 1971 CE     Independence Declaration 1971 CE     Provisional Government 1971 – 1972 CE     Bangladesh Genocide 1971 CE     Surrender of Pakistan 1971 CE :
Contemporary Bangladesh famine 1974 CE Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League 1975 CE Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 1975 CE Jail Killing Day 1975 CEMilitary rule 1975 – 1990 CE Military coups in Bangladesh 1975 - 2011 CE Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict 1977 - 1997 CE Mass Uprising 1990 CETransition to democracy 1991 – 2008 CE Caretaker government of Bangladesh 1996 CE Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord 1997 CE Bangladeshi political crisis 2006–2008 CEHasina era 2009–2024 CE Vision 2021 and Digital Bangladesh 2008 CE Bangladesh Rifles revolt 2009 CE Shapla Square protests 2013 CE Bangladesh quota reform movement 2013 CE International Crimes Tribunal 2009 CE 2015 Bangladeshi political crisis 2015 CE 2018 Bangladesh road-safety protests 2018 CE 2018 Bangladesh quota reform movement 2018 CE 2021 Bangladesh Communal Violence 2021 CE Smart Bangladesh Bangladesh protests (2022–2024) 2022- 2024 CE July Revolution 2024 CEAftermath of July Revolution 2024–present CE Yunus ministry :
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This is a timeline of Bangladeshi history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Bangladesh and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Bangladesh and the History of Bengal. See also List of presidents of Bangladesh, List of prime ministers of Bangladesh, List of years in Bangladesh, List of wars involving Bangladesh and List of rulers of Bengal.
Before Common Era
Common Era

## 1000th century BCE

| Year | Date | Event |
| 100,000 BCE | | Distinct regional culture emerges. |

## 200th century BCE

| Year | Date | Event |
| 20,000 BCE | | Stone Age tools found in the region indicate human habitation for over 20,000 years. |

## 40th century BCE

| Year | Date | Event |
| 4000 BCE | | Remnants of Copper Age settlements, including pit dwellings, date back 4,000 years. The region was settled by Dravidian, Tibeto-Burman and Austroasiatic peoples. |

## 16th century BCE

| Year | Date | Event |
| 1600 BCE | | Chalcolithic period. The Pandu Rajar Dhibi archaeological site dates to this period. |

## 13th century BCE

| Year | Date | Event |
| 1280 BCE | | Emergence of the Pundravardhana (Pundra) Kingdom in modern day Rajshahi and Rangpur |

## 11th century BCE

| Year | Date | Event |
| 1100 BCE | | Establishment of the Vanga kingdom and Anga kingdom |

## 10th century BCE

| Year | Date | Event |
| 1000 BCE | | The origin of the word Bangla ~ Bengal is unknown, but it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang that settled in the area around the year 1000 BCE. |

## 7th century BCE

| Year | Date | Event |
| 700 BCE | | Urban civilization emerges at Mahasthangarh, Bogra district, capital of the Pundravardhana area. |

## 6th century BCE

| Year | Date | Event |
| 530 BCE | | Disestablishment of the Anga Kingdom |
| 544 BCE | | Conquest of the island of Lanka by Vijaya Singha (Modern day Sri Lanka) |

## 5th century BCE

| Year | Date | Event |
| 450 BCE | | Urban civilization emerges at Wari-Bateshwar |

## 4th century BCE

| Year | Date | Event |
| 340 BCE | | Destablishment of the Vanga kingdom |
| 345 BCE | | Destablishment of the Pundravardhana Kingdom |

## 3rd century BCE

| Year | Date | Event |
| c. 300 BCE | | The kingdom of Gangaridai emerges and is mentioned in an account by Greek traveller Megasthenes. Ancient city of Pundravardhana also dates back to this period. |

## 3rd century

| Year | Date | Event |

## 4th century

| Year | Date | Event |
| 335-375 | | Mention of Samatata in Allahabad Pillar inscription as a tributary of the Gupta empire under Samudragupta. |
| 375-415 | | Samatata is annexed to the Gupta empire during the reign of Chandragupta II. |

## 5th century

| Year | Date | Event |

## 6th century

| Year | Event |
| 507-? | Gupta influence dwindles during the reign of Vainyagupta emerges as an independent ruler of eastern Bengal. |
| 525-575 | Reign of the independent Vanga kingdom in Bengal. |
| 590-625 | Reign of Shashanka, foundation of Gauda Kingdom. |

## 7th century

| Year | Event |
| 625 | Khadgodyama (to 640) |
| 640 | Jatakhadga (to 658) |
| 658 | Devakhadga (to 673) |
| 673 | Rajabhata (to 690) |
| 690 | Balabhata (to 705) |

## 8th century

| Year | Date | Event |
| 750 | | Gopala I, founder of the Pala Dynasty comes to power in Gaur through a democratic election. |
| 750 | | Kings of the Pala Empire rule the entire subcontinent from Gauda. (to 1000) |

## 9th century

| Year | Date | Event |
| 900 | | Rule of the Candra or Chandra dynasty in the Harikela (south-east Bangladesh) region. (to 1000) |
| 950 | | Start of writing of Charyapada, the oldest writing form of Bengali language. |

## 11th century

| Year | Date | Event |
| 1095 | | Hemanta Sen declares himself king of Bengal founding the Sena dynasty. |
| 1095 | | Rule of Sena Dynasty in Bengal. (to 1204) |

## 13th century

| Year | Event |
| 1204 | Ikhtiyar Uddin Muhammad Bin Bakhtiyar Khalji's conquest of Bengal. Onset of Muslim rule in Bengal. |
| 1204 | Establishment of the Khalji dynasty (Bengal) by the Khilji Maliks. (to 1226) |
| 1226 | Iltutmish, Sultan of Delhi, invades Bengal and kills Ghiyasuddin Iwaj Shah, the last Khilji ruler. |
| 1227 | Rule of the Mameluk Sultans of Delhi. (to 1281) |
| 1281 | Rule of the Mahmud Shahi dynasty. (to 1324) |

## 14th century

| Year | Event |
| 1328 | Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah, the last ruler of the dynasty is defeated and killed by the army of the Delhi Sultanate. |
| 1338 | Establishment of the Mubarak Shahi Dynasty by Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah, the ruling dynasty of the Sonargaon Sultanate Death of Izzuddin Yahya and the ascension of Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah to the throne of the Satagon/Saptagram Sultanate |
| 1342 | First period of rule by the independent Ilyas Shahi Dynasty. (to 1414) |
| 1349 | Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah's Invasion of Nepal and occupation of Tirhut |
| 1352 | Unification of the City states or Sultanates (Sonargaon, Lakhnauti, Satgaon) by Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah and the formation of the Bengal Sultanate. |
| 1353-1359 | Ekdala Wars - Bengal Sultanate achieved it's independence from the Delhi Sultanate |

## 15th century

| Year | Date | Event |
| 1414 | | The Ganesha Dynasty usurps power. (to 1415) |
| 1415 | | Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah assumes power (to 1416) Beginning of the Bengal Sultanate war with the Jaunpur Sultanate |
| 1416 | | Raja Ganesha's second phase (to 1418) |
| 1418 | | Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah second phase (to 1433) |
| 1420 | | End of the war between the Bengal Sultanate and the Jaunpur Sultanate and the annexation of parts of Jaunpaur by the Bengal Sultanate |
| 1429 | February - 18 April | Restoration of Min Saw Mon and Mrauk U became a vassal state of the Bengal Sultanate |
| 1433 | | Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah (son of Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah) assumes power |
| 1436 | | Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah restores the Ilyas Shahi Dynasty. |
| 1436 | | Second period of rule by the Ilyas Shahi Dynasty. (to 1486) |
| 1487 | | Jalaluddin Fateh Shah is assassinated by Habshi slaves. |
| 1487 | | Rule of the Habshi Sultans. (to 1494) |
| 1494 | | Rule of the Hussain Shahi dynasty. (to 1538) |
| 1498 | | Bengal Sultanate–Kamata Kingdom War - Bengal Sultanate takes over the Khen dynasty |

## 16th century

| Year | Event |
| 1512 | Beginning of the Bengal Sultanate–Kingdom of Mrauk U War |
| 1513 | Husain Shah assigned the charge of Arakan expedition to Paragal Khan. Paragal Khan advanced from his base on the Feni River. The expedition of territory to the western bank of Kaladan river was placed under his governorship administration. |
| 1516 | End of the Bengal Sultanate–Kingdom of Mrauk U War. The Bengal Sultanate annexed Chittagong and northern Arakan. |
| 1534 | The Portuguese arrive at Chittagong and receive trade permits. |
| 1538 | Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah, the last Hussain Shahi Sultan and his Portuguese allies are defeated by Sher Shah Suri. |
| 1538 | Humayun occupies Gaur, but leaves Bengal to Sher Shah Suri. |
| 1575 | Battle of Tukaroi between the Sultanate of Bangala and the Mughal Empire. |
| 1576 | Formation of the Baro-Bhuyan confederacy in Bengal Independent principality by Sulaiman Khan Karrani in the Bhati (region). Bengal Subah province by the Mughal Empire |
| 1578 | Mughal Subahdar Khan Jahan invades the Bhati region of East Bengal, but is defeated by Isa Khan and his allies, near Kishoreganj. |
| 1584 | Mughal Subahdar Shahbaz Khan captures Sonargaon, capital of Isa Khan who then defeats the Mughal army in the battles of Egarasindhur and Bhawal to reclaim his lands. |
| 1586 | The second campaign of Shahbaz Khan. Isa Khan proposes peace and pretends loyalty. |
| 1592 | Amber Fort is built by Man Singh I the 9th Subahdar of Bengal |
| 1594 | Raja Man Singh is appointed Subahdar of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa. |
| 1597 | Man Singh sends forces against Isa Khan but they are defeated in a naval battle near Vikrampur. |

## 17th century

| Year | Date | Event |
| 1608 | | Subahdar Islam Khan's leads an expedition into Bengal to subjugate the local rulers then moves the provincial capital to Dhaka and renames it Jahangir Nagar. (to 1613) |
| 1611 | | Conquest of Jessore by the Mughal Empire. Pratapaditya the Zamindar of Jessore was taken as prisoner of War |
| 1612 | | Dissolution of the Baro-Bhuyan confederacy in Bengal |
| 1665 | November | Beginning of the war between the Bengal Subah (Mughal Empire) supported by the Dutch East India Company and Portuguese India against the Arakan Kingdom. |
| 1666 | 27 January | End of the war - Bengali (Mughal) victory and the annexation of Chittagong into the Mughal Empire |

## 18th century

| Year | Date | Event |
| 1717 | | De-facto Independence of the Bengal Subah from the Mughal Empire and the beginning of the Nasiri Dynasty of Murshid Quli Khan. |
| 1740 | 26 April | Battle of Giria Short and severe battle resulting in the defeat and death of Sarfaraz Khan and Alivardi Khan usurping and becoming the Nawab of Bengal. End of the Nasiri Dynasty of Murshid Quli Khan and the beginning of the Afsar Dynasty of Alivardi Khan. |
| 1741 | 3 March | Alivardi Khan retakes Orissa by defeating Rustam Jang deputy governor of Orissa and a relative of Sarfaraz Khan, in the Battle of Phulwarion |
| 1742 | April | The beginning of the Maratha invasions of Bengal and First Battle of Katwa - repulsion of the Maratha Confederacy |
| 1743 | | Battle of Birbhum - Alivardi Khan with Balaji Baji Rao defeats Raghuji I |
| 1745 | | Second Battle of Katwa - Alivardi expels the Marathas from Bengal |
| 1746 | | Second Battle of Midnapur - Raghuji I of the Maratha Confederacy is defeated once again |
| 1747 | | Battle of Burdwan - Janoji of Nagpur is defeated by Alivardi Khan |
| 1748 | | Battle of Rani Sarai - The allied Afghans of Bihar and Maratha Confederacy are defeated in Bihar and expelled from Bengal by Alivardi Khan |
| 1751 | March | The end of the Maratha invasions of Bengal and the signing of the peace treaty by both sides. |
| 1756 | 20 June | Siege of Calcutta - Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah retakes the city of Calcutta, defeating the British |
| 1756 | 16 October | Siraj-ud-Daulah defeats his cousin Shaukat Jang in the Battle of Manihari. |
| 1757 | | Battle of Palashi. a decisive British East India Company victory over the Nawab of Bengal establishes Company rule in India. The last Nawab was Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah |
| 1764 | | Battle of Buxar, With the defeat of Mir Qasim, Mir Jafar's successor at the Battle of Buxer, the ruling power of Bengal was formally taken over by the British. |
| 1765 | | After the Battle of Buxar, in 1765, Robert Clive received the civil rights of Bengal-Bihar-Orissa from the last Mughal Emperor of Delhi, Shah Alam. |
| 1770 | | Bengal famine of 1770 causes the death of 10 million people.(1/3 portion people died) |
| 1793 | | Permanent Settlement Act imposed on Bengal. |

## 19th century

| Year | Date | Event |
| 1857 | | Indian Rebellion of 1857 also known as the Sepoy Mutiny/ Indian Mutiny breaks out. |
| 1841 | | Establishment of Dhaka College also known as the first college of Bangladesh. |
| 1858 | | East India Company is dissolved and the British Raj begins. |
| | 2 August | The Government of India Act was passed in the British Parliament. |
| 1861 | | In 1861, the Government of India was directed to set up a representative legislature in Bengal and the proceedings of the Bengal Legislative Assembly began. |
| 1862 | 1 February | The proceedings of the Bengal Legislative Assembly began. The number of members was 12. But in 1892, the number of member increased to 21. |

## 20th century

| Year | Date | Event |
| 1905 | | Partition of Bengal. |
| 1907 | | Haraprasad Shastri discovered Charyapad, the oldest known Bengali written form. |
| 1921 | | Establishment of Dhaka University, the first university of Bengal territory (now Bangladesh). |
| 1930 | 18 April | Chittagong Armoury Raid by Surya Sen. |
| 1934 | 12 January | Surya Sen was hanged on 12 January 1934 by the British rulers following the arrest in February 1933. |
| 1936 | September | A. K. Fazlul Huq forms the Krishak Sramik Party. |
| 1947 | 14 & 15 August | Partition of British India, Pakistan and India become two independent states. |
| 1948 | 11 March | General strike by students protesting at the exclusion of Bengali as an official language. |
| 1948 | 21 March | Governor-General of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah declares in a civic reception that "Urdu, and only Urdu" will remain as the state language. |
| 1948 | 24 March | Jinnah reasserts his 'Urdu-only' policy in a speech at Curzon Hall at the University of Dhaka. |
| 1948 | 28 March | Jinnah reiterates his language policy on radio. |
| 1949 | 23 June | Formation of the Awami Muslim League |
| 1952 | 21 February | Bengali Language Movement reaches its peak as the police open fire on protesting students. |
| 1953 | 17 April | The Awami Muslim League becomes the Awami League. |
| 1954 | 11 March | The United Front wins most of the seats in the East Bengal Legislative Assembly. |
| 1954 | 30 May | Governor General Ghulam Muhammad deposes United Front government and establishes Governor-rule. |
| 1955 | 6 June | The United Front government is reinstated, Awami League does not participate. |
| 1955 | 14 October | 'East Bengal' renamed 'East Pakistan'. |
| 1956 | 29 February | Bengali becomes one of the state languages of Pakistan. |
| 1958 | 7 October | Constitution abrogated and martial law declared in Pakistan. |
| 1960 | 5 May | Dhaka Residential Model College Established. |
| 1963 | 21 February | Inauguration of the Shaheed Minar language martyr memorial. |
| 1966 | 5 February | Six point Bengali nationalist movement led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman emerges. |
| 1968 | | Agartala Conspiracy Case filed by the government of Pakistan accusing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and others of sedition. |
| 1969 | January | Mass Uprising of '69 (ঊনসত্তরের গণ-অভ্যুত্থান) in East Pakistan. (to February) |
| 1969 | 25 March | Ayub Khan resigns and Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan assumes power under martial law. |
| 1970 | 12 November | 1970 Bhola cyclone |
| 1970 | 7 December | First general election in Pakistan. Awami League gains majority. |
| 1971 | 2 March | First hoisting of the National flag of Bangladesh (initial version) at the Dhaka University by Vice President of Dhaka University Students' Union (DUCSU) leader A. S. M. Abdur Rab. |
| 1971 | 7 March | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman makes his historic freedom speech. |
| 1971 | 25 March | Pakistan Army launches Operation Searchlight at midnight on the 25th, marking the start of the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities. Sheikh Mujib is arrested. (to 26 March) |
| 1971 | 26 March | Sheikh Mujib declares the independence of Bangladesh before his arrest by Pakistani Army. |
| 1971 | 27 March | Major Ziaur Rahman broadcasts the declaration of independence on behalf of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman over the radio. |
| 1971 | 31 March | Kushtia resistance begins. |
| 1971 | 2 April | Jinjira genocide |
| 1971 | 10 April | Formation of a provisional Bangladesh government-in-exile. |
| 1971 | 18 April | M. A. G. Osmani takes command of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. |
| 1971 | 17 April | The government-in-exile takes oath at Mujibnagar. |
| 1971 | 18 April | Battle of Daruin, Comilla and Battle of Rangamati-Mahalchari waterway, Chittagong Hill Tracts. |
| 1971 | 5 May | Gopalpur massacre, workers slain by the Pakistani Army |
| 1971 | 20 May | Chuknagar massacre by the Pakistan Army. |
| 1971 | 24 May | Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra radio station established in Kolkata. |
| 1971 | 11 July | Sector Commanders Conference 1971. (to 17 July) |
| 1971 | 16 August | Operation Jackpot, Bangladesh naval commando operation. |
| 1971 | 20 August | Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman attempts to defect after hijacking a fighter plane. |
| 1971 | 5 September | Battle of Goahati, Jessore. |
| 1971 | 28 September | Bangladesh Air Force functional. |
| 1971 | 13 October | Dhaka guerrillas kill Abdul Monem Khan, governor of East Pakistan. |
| 1971 | 28 October | Battle of Dhalai Outpost, Srimongol. |
| 1971 | 9 November | Six small ships constitute the first fleet of Bangladesh Navy. |
| 1971 | 16 November | Battle of Ajmiriganj, an 18‑hour encounter between Mukti Bahini Freedom Fighters and the Pakistan army. |
| 1971 | 20 November | Battle of Garibpur between India and the Pakistan Army. (to 21 November) |
| 1971 | 21 November | Mitro Bahini, a joint force of Bangladesh and Indian troops formed. |
| 1971 | 22 November | Battle of Boyra, involving Pakistani and Indian air force. |
| 1971 | 3 December | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 breaks out. Bangladesh Air Force destroys Pakistani oil depots. |
| 1971 | 4 December | India officially invades East Pakistan. |
| 1971 | 6 December | India becomes the first country to recognize Bangladesh. Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra radio station becomes Bangladesh Betar. |
| 1971 | 7 December | Liberation of Jessore, Sylhet and the Moulovi Bazar. |
| 1971 | 9 December | Chandpur and Daudkandi liberated. |
| 1971 | 10 December | Liberation of Laksham. Two Bangladeshi ships sunk mistakenly by Indian air attack. |
| 1971 | 11 December | Liberation of Hilli, Mymensingh, Kushtia and Noakhali. |
| 1971 | 14 December | Selective genocide of Bengali intellectuals, liberation of Bogra. |
| 1971 | 16 December | Surrender of the Pakistan army and liberation of Dhaka. |
| | 22 December | The provisional government of Bangladesh arrives in Dhaka from exile. |
| 1972 | 9 February | The 25-year Indo-Bangladeshi Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Peace is signed in Dhaka. |
| 1972 | 10 January | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh. |
| 1972 | 17 March | Indian army leaves Dhaka. |
| 1972 | 19 March | The prime ministers of Bangladesh and India sign the Joint River Commission bilateral working group. |
| 1972 | 4 November | Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is adopted by the Assembly. |
| 1972 | 16 December | Constitution of Bangladesh becomes effective. |
| 1973 | 7 March | First general election in Bangladesh is held, Bangladesh Awami League secures a majority. |
| 1973 | 6 September | Bangladesh joins the Non-Aligned Movement(NAM). |
| 1973 | 15 December | Gallantry awards for wartime service published in the Bangladesh Gazette. |
| 1974 | | Bangladesh famine of 1974 cause the deaths of over one million people. |
| 1974 | 22 February | Pakistan recognizes Bangladesh. |
| 1974 | 9 April | A tripartite agreement is signed between Bangladesh, India and Pakistan regarding post-war humanitarian issues. |
| 1974 | 17 September | Bangladesh joins the United Nations (UN). |
| 1974 | 28 December | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares a state of emergency. |
| 1975 | 25 January | A fourth amendment to the constitution abolishes the parliamentary system and establishes a presidential system in its place. |
| 1975 | 25 February | Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BAKSAL) established under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the single legitimate political party. |
| 1975 | 15 August | Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. |
| 1975 | 3 November | On Jail Killing Day, four leaders of the liberation war are assassinated in prison. |
| 1975 | 7 November | Major General Ziaur Rahman becomes deputy Martial Law Administrator. |
| 1976 | 21 July | Lieutenant Colonel. Abu Taher was sentenced to death for overthrowing the government and destroying the armed forces. |
| 1976 | 29 August | Death of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. |
| 1977 | 21 April | Zia-ur Rahman replaces Sayem as president. |
| 1977 | 30 May | Zia-ur Rahman gains 98.9 percent of votes in a referendum on his continuance as president. |
| 1977 | 3 June | Supreme Court justice Abdus Sattar becomes vice president. |
| 1977 | 1 September | Formation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP). |
| 1977 | 28 September | Japanese Red Army terrorist group forces a hijacked Japan Airlines Flight to land in Dhaka. |
| 1978 | | Bangladesh is elected to a two-year term on the UN Security Council. |
| 1978 | 3 June | Zia-ur Rahman wins presidential election and secures his position for a five-year term. |
| 1979 | 18 February | The 1979 General Election takes place. Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by Zia scores a decisive victory. |
| 1981 | 30 May | Assassination of Ziaur Rahman. |
| 1982 | 24 March | Lieutenant General Hussain Muhammad Ershad assumes power after a bloodless coup. |
| 1982 | 4 October | Bangladesh signs a memorandum of understanding with India on water sharing over the following two years. |
| 1983 | 11 December | Hussain Muhammad Ershad takes over as president. |
| 1986 | 7 May | At the 1986 General Election, a victory by the Jatiya Party consolidates Ershad's position. |
| 1987 | 7 December | Ershad dissolves parliament under opposition pressure. |
| 1988 | 3 March | Jatiya Party gains an overwhelming majority in the General Election with 68.44% of the votes. |
| 1988 | 2 December | A devastating cyclone strikes Bangladesh. |
| 1990 | 6 December | Ershad offers resignation. |
| 1991 | 27 February | 1991 Bangladeshi general election, Bangladesh Nationalist party snatches victory. |
| 1991 | 29 April | 1991 Bangladesh cyclone kills more than 138,000. |
| 1996 | 14 May | Over 400 are killed as a tornado strikes northern Bangladesh. |
| 1996 | 19 May | Failed attempt of coup d'état by Lt. Gen. Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim, Bir Bikram. |
| 1996 | 12 June | General election of '96, Bangladesh Awami League gains majority. |
| 1996 | 12 December | India and Bangladesh sign a 30-year treaty on Ganges water sharing. |
| 1997 | 2 December | The 'Chittagong Hill tracts Peace Accord' is signed between Bangladesh government and Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti. |
| 1999 | 28 May | Veteran Bangladeshi actor-producer Shakib Khan made his debut with the film Ananta Bhalobasha. |
| 1999 | 17 November | 21 February is declared International Mother Language Day in the 30th General Conference of UNESCO. |
| 2000 | 20 March | President Clinton becomes the first US president to visit Bangladesh. |

## 21st century
### 2000s Decade

| Year | Date | Event |
| 2001 | 1 October | Bangladesh Nationalist Party secures a decisive victory at the Eighth General Election. |
| 2002 | 1 January | Sale of polythene bags banned in Dhaka for environmental reasons. |
| 2002 | 5 February | Death penalty introduced for acid attacks. |
| 2002 | 29 August | Transparency International lists Bangladesh amongst the most corrupt nations. |
| 2004 | 20 May | Terrorist attack on British High Commissioner in Sylhet. |
| 2004 | 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, Sylhet. |
| 2005 | 25 February | Bangladesh peacekeepers ambushed and killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| 2005 | 6 March | Terrorist leader Siddique ul-Islam captured. |
| 2005 | 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. |
| 2006 | 2 March | Terrorist leader Shaykh Abdur Rahman captured. |
| 2006 | 24 April | A training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashes in the Jhenaidah District. |
| 2006 | 24 June | Remains of Bir Sreshtho awardee Matiur Rahman are brought back to Bangladesh. |
| 2007 | 11 January | President Iajuddin Ahmed declares a state of emergency. |
| 2007 | 12 January | Fakhruddin Ahmed takes the oath as the Chief Adviser of the caretaker government. |
| 2007 | 30 March | Leaders of terrorist group JMJB are executed. |
| 2007 | 16 July | Sheikh Hasina arrested on extortion charges and denied bail. |
| 2007 | 3 September | Khaleda Zia arrested on corruption charges. |
| 2007 | 15 November | Cyclone Sidr hits the coast, causing the death of around 3,500 people. |
| 2007 | 10 December | Remains of Bir Sreshtho awardee Hamidur Rahman bought back to Bangladesh and reinterred next to Bir Shrestho Matiur Rahman. |
| 2008 | 11 June | Sheikh Hasina released on parole and flown out to the US for medical treatment. |
| 2008 | 29 December | Bangladesh Awami League secures a landslide victory in 2008 Bangladeshi general election. Sheikh Hasina becomes prime minister for the second time. |
| 2009 | 25-27 February | Mutiny staged by paramilitary force Bangladesh Rifles. |
| 2009 | 25 May | Cyclone Aila ravages the south-west coast. |
| 2009 | 19 November | Verdict on the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the Bangabandhu Murder Case. |

### 2010s Decade

| Year | Date | Event |
| 2010 | 28 January | Execution of five condemned killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. |
| 2010 | 24 March | Tiny South Talpatti Island off the coast of Bengal disappears, washed away thirty years after the mud flat island was created by delta currents, ending the Indian and Bangladeshi dispute over the territory. |
| 2011 | 17 February | Widespread outrage at the killing of Felani Khatun a 15-year-old Bangladeshi girl, who was shot and killed by India's Border Security Force (BSF), at India-Bangladesh border. |
| 2011 | 17 February | Bangladesh co-hosts the ICC Cricket World Cup with India and Sri Lanka. |
| 2011 | 5 September | India and Bangladesh sign a pact to end their 40-year border demarcation dispute. |
| 2012 | 18 January | Bangladesh Army claimed to have foiled a coup d'état attempt. |
| 2012 | 24 November | Garments factory fire at Tazreen Fashion factory in Ashulia kills 117. |
| 2013 | 24 April | Garments factory collapse at Savar claims 1,134 lives. |
| 2014 | 5 January | 2014 Bangladeshi general election. Landslide Awami League victory. Sheikh Hasina elected for the third term as prime minister. |
| 2016 | 1-2 July | Terrorist attack and hostage crisis at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka culminating in the death of 29. |
| 2017 | 25 August | Rohingya refugee crisis breaks out. Over 700,000 refugees flee to Bangladesh over the next four months. |
| 2018 | 30 December | 2018 Bangladeshi general election. Landslide Awami League victory. Sheikh Hasina elected for the fourth term as prime minister. |
| 2019 | 27 November | Seven terrorists sentenced to death for the July 2016 Dhaka attack. |
| 2020 | 8 March | First three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bangladesh. |
| 2020 | 18 March | First confirmed COVID-19 death in Bangladesh. |
| 2020 | 20 May | Cyclone Amphan ravages West Bengal and south-western coast of Bangladesh. |
| 2023 | 29 June | The highest grossing Bangladeshi film of all-time Priyotoma was released. |
| 2024 | 5 August | Sheikh Hasina resigns as prime minister and flees to India because of 2024 Non-cooperation movement while her official residence is stormed by protesters. |
| 2024 | 26 December | Bangladesh Secretariat torched at 1:52 AM Approximately |