The year 2021 is the 50th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It is also the third year of the fourth term of the government of Sheikh Hasina. This year the entire country celebrated the 50th anniversary of independence.
Incumbents Mohammad Abdul Hamid(Age ) Sheikh Hasina Wazed(Age ) Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury(Age ) Syed Mahmud Hossain(Age ) Rowshan Ershad(Age ) Khandker Anwarul Islam Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh Awami League Independent Jatiyo Party-E Independent
Events January and February 14 January - A fire at the Nayapara refugee camp for Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar District burned down, destroying approximately 550 shelters. 25-28 February - Protests across the country following the death of journalist Mushtaq Ahmed in police custody.
March and April 19-29 March - Protests erupt across Bangladesh as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the country. 22 March - At least 15 people are dead and at least 400 are missing after a massive fire strikes Cox Bazar's Rohingya refugee camp 4 April - Rescuers recover 26 bodies after a ferry collides with a cargo vessel in Shitalakhsya River near the capital Dhaka. 17 April - While workers in a coal power plant in Chittagong are holding a protest over their unpaid wages, the police storm them and open fire, 5 workers are killed, and 15 are injured in the police firing.
May and June 9 June - A large fire destroys over 500 homes in a slum in Mohakhali. 27 June - Seven people were killed and more than a hundred were injured after an explosion in Dhaka.
July and August 8 July - At least 52 people were killed by a fire at a food and drink factory in Rupganj. 9 August - Bangladesh wins the 5-match T20I cricket series against Australia 4–1. In the final match, Australia lost while registering their lowest ever T20I score of 62.
September and October 29 September - Murder of Mohibullah Communal violence rocked the country during and after the Durga Puja festival, from 13 to 22 October. The government took necessary measures to ensure the arrest of those responsible for the violence.
November and December 12 November - Political violence between rival political factions during the 2021 Union Parishad elections resulted in the death of 7 people. 6 December – Cyclone Jawad caused heavy rain in the region. 16 December – Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of Victory in the 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence. 24 December – A fire on a ferry kills about 40 people.
Awards and recognitions International recognition In August, the Ramon Magsaysay Award was presented to Firdausi Qadri, a Bangladeshi scientist specializing in immunology and infectious disease research, working as a director for the Centre for Vaccine Sciences of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease and Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b).
Independence Day Award Total 9 persons and 1 organisation were awarded.
Recipients Area Note AKM Bazlur Rahman independence and liberation war posthumous Ahsanullah Master independence and liberation war posthumous Brigadier General Khushid Uddin Ahmed independence and liberation war posthumous Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu independence and liberation war posthumous Mrinmoy Guha Neogi science and technology Mahadev Saha literature Ataur Rahman culture Gazi Mazharul Anwar culture M. Amjad Hossain social work Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council research and training
Ekushey Padak It was awarded to 21 persons. Motahar Hossain Talukdar, language movement (posthumous) Md. Shamsul Haque, language movement (posthumous) Afsar Uddin Ahmed, language movement (posthumous) Papia Sarwar, music Raisul Islam Asad, performing arts Salma Begum Sujata, performing arts Ahmed Iqbal Haider, drama Syed Salahuddin Zaki, film Bhaskar Bandopandhay, recitation Pavel Rahman, photography Golam Hasnayen, Liberation War Fazlur Rahman Faruque, Liberation War Syeda Issabela, Liberation War (posthumous) Ajoy Dasgupta, journalism Samir Kumar Saha, research Mahfuza Khanam, education Mirza Abdul Jalil, economics Kazi Kamruzzaman, social service Quazi Rosy, language and literature Bulbul Chowdhury, language and literature Ghulam Murshid, language and literature
Deaths 3 January — Rabeya Khatun, novelist (b. 1935). 20 February — ATM Shamsuzzaman, actor (b. 1941). 16 March — Moudud Ahmed, politician (b. 1940). 7 April — Indra Mohan Rajbongshi, singer (b. 1946).Singer Indra Mohan Rajbongshi dies of Covid-19, The Financial Express, 7 April 2021 11 April — Mita Haque, singer (b. 1962). 14 April — Abdul Matin Khasru, politician (b. 1950). 17 April — Kabori Sarwar, film actress and politician (b. 1950). 18 April — Mesbahuddin Ahmed a.k.a. Wasim, film actor (b. 1947). 22 June — Mohiuddin Ahmed, publisher and founder of The University Press Limited (b.1944) 23 July — Fakir Alamgir, singer (b. 1950). 31 August — Bashir Al Helal, novelist (b. 1936). 24 September — Ustad Julhas Uddin Ahmed, singer (b. 1933). 11 October — Enamul Haque, actor (b. 1943). 15 November — Hasan Azizul Huq, novelist (b. 1939).
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