The following is a list of scheduled and expected events for the year 2026 in Bangladesh. It will follow 1432 and 1433 Baṅgābda (Bengali Year). The year 2026 will be the 55th year after the independence of Bangladesh.

Incumbents National government Photo Post NamePresident of BangladeshMohammed Shahabuddin (until 24 July)(Age )Hafiz Uddin Ahmad (acting, until 21 August)(Age )Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir (since 21 August)(Age )Prime Minister of BangladeshTarique Rahman (since 17 February)(Age )Chief Adviser of BangladeshMuhammad Yunus (until 17 February)(Age )Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Hafiz Uddin Ahmad (since 12 March) (Age )Chief Justice of Bangladesh Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury (Age )Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh Sheikh Abdur Rashid (until 17 February)(Age ) Md. Siraj Uddin Miah (since 17 February) Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh AMM Nasir Uddin (Age )Jatiya Sangsad13th Jatiya Sangsad (since 17 February)

Events January 4 January – The interim government bans the broadcasting of the 2026 Indian Premier League in Bangladesh following the exclusion of Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman from the Kolkata Knight Riders by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. 12 January – The Border Guard Bangladesh detains 53 Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army members after they crossed into Bangladeshi territory amid fighting with the Arakan Army in Rakhine State, Myanmar. 20 January – A fire breaks out at Camp 16 in Cox’s Bazar, destroying 335 shelters and displacing more than 2,000 Rohingya refugees.

February 2 February – Sheikh Hasina, Tulip Siddiq and two other relatives of the former prime minister are sentenced to up to 10 years' imprisonment over the illegal procurement of properties in Purbachal. 6 February – The World Health Organization confirms a fatal case of Nipah virus in Rajshahi Division. 12 February – 2026 Bangladeshi general election: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party wins a two-thirds majority in the Jatiya Sangsad. 2026 Bangladeshi constitutional referendum: A motion to approve the July Charter passes with 60.26% of the vote. 13 February – Six fishermen are abducted from a dry fish processing camp by pirates in Shelarchar in the East Sundarbans. 17 February – Tarique Rahman is inaugurated as prime minister. 23 February – Seven people are killed and two others are injured in a gas explosion at a house in Halishahar Thana, Chittagong. 26 February – A court in Dhaka orders the government to petition Interpol for a red notice against Tulip Siddique.

March 1 March – A woman cuts off a sex harasser's penis with a blade during attempted rape in Joypurhat. 2 March – A fugitive murderer named Mir Hossain is arrested by a PBI investigating officer for the killing of a Hindu woman, Rekha Rani Roy, from Monshiganj in 2024. 7 March – Three people, including a Purohita, are injured in a firebombing at a temple in Comilla. 9 March – The government closes all universities and imposes fuel rationing due to energy shortages caused by the 2026 Iran war. 12 March – Hafiz Uddin Ahmad is elected as speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad. A Bangladesh Navy bus collides with a microbus carrying wedding guests in Rampal Upazila, Bagerhat District, killing 14 people including 11 from same family with bridegroom and injuring several. 18 March – A launch is rear-ended by another launch while picking up passengers in Sadarghat Launch Terminal in Dhaka, killing two people, injuring a pregnant woman and leaving three missing. 22 March – A train collides with a bus in Paduar Bazar rail crossing, Comilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila, Comilla District, killing 12 people and injuring at least 15 others. 25 March – At least 26 people are killed, 11 others survive and six are reported missing when a passenger bus plunges into the Padma River in Goalanda Upazila, Rajbari District, Dhaka Division. 26 March – A bus hits a car in Kalakachua, Burichang Upazila, Comilla District, killing five people, including four from same family and injuring one. 27 March – Five people, including a child are killed after being run over by a train in Dholatengor, Kalihati Upazila, Tangail District.

April 3 April – Bangladesh defeats India to regain the SAFF U-20 title.https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/bangladesh-beat-india-regain-saff-u-20-title-4142721 4 April – Five people are killed in a fire at a gas lighter factory in Keraniganj Upazila, Dhaka District. 5 April – Bangladesh launches an emergency MMR vaccine campaign after new health data shows that at least 130 children have been reported dead from measles in the last six weeks. 9 April – A trawler carrying migrants capsizes in the Andaman Sea on its way to Malaysia from Teknaf, Cox's Bazar District, leaving 250 passengers missing. Nine people are rescued by the Bangladeshi-flagged vessel M.T. Meghna Pride.

May 2 May – Babar Ali becomes the first Bangladeshi to climb Mount Makalu. 19 May – 2026 Pallabi child rape and murder case: Eight-year old Ramisa Akter is raped and murdered in Pallabi, Dhaka by her neighbor 31-year old Sohel Rana, triggering nationwide protests. 20 May – Veteran Cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim's century leads Bangladesh to a historic Test cricket series win against Pakistan. 25 May – A truck carrying iron rods and hitchhikers overturns in Tangail District, killing 15 people and wounding 10.

June 2 June – Foreign minister Khalilur Rahman is elected as president of the United Nations General Assembly. 22 June – A magnitude 4.4 earthquake hits Dhaka Division, injuring one person. A truck plunges into a ditch between Dhaka and Tangail, killing 15 and injuring 10. 25 June – The high profile quadruple murder of a mother and her three daughters by fruit vendor Antar Majumdar at their own house in Lakshmipur District. Antar Majumdar is killed on the same day by an enraged mob.

July 13 July – At least 51 people are reported killed following days of flooding caused by heavy rains nationwide. 24 July – Mohammed Shahabuddin resigns as President of Bangladesh citing ill health. The United States imposes a 10% tariff on Bangladesh, citing the presence of alleged forced labour in the supply chain.

August 5 August – The July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum is inaugurated by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. 20 August – 2026 Bangladeshi presidential election: Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is elected president following a 255–88 vote in the Jatiya Sangsad against the LDP candidate Oli Ahmad.

October 2 October – A bus crushes an auto-rickshaw, killing seven people in Mymensingh.

Deaths January 2 January — Sukumar Barua, 87, poet and rhymester.

February

7 February — Ramesh Chandra Sen, 85, Minister of Water Resources (2009–2014). 14 February — Sheikh Kabir Hossain, 84, insurance executive.

March 10 March — Mohiuddin Ahmed, 75, MP (1986–1988).

June June - Tofail Ahmed 82, MP, Awami government minister, Chief Commender of Rakkhi Bahini 3 June — A.K.M. Rahmatullah, 75, MP (1986–1987, 1996–2001, 2009–2024).

July 5 July — Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq, 85, writer and academic, president of Bangla Academy (since 2024). 12 July — Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar, 94, barrister, acting president (2002), minister of education (1991–1996), and speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad (2001–2009).

October 2 October — Toufique Imrose Khalidi, 59, journalist, founder of bdnews24.com.

Holidays

4 February – Shab-e-Barat 21 February – Language Movement Day 17 March – Night of Power 20 March – Jumu'atul-Wida 19-23 March – Eid al-Fitr 26 March – Independence Day 14 April – Pohela Boishakh 1 May – May Day, Buddha's Birthday 26-31 May – Eid al-Adha 26 June – Ashura 5 August – July Mass Uprising Day 26 August – Mawlid 4 September – Krishna Janmashtami 21 October – Vijayadashami 16 December – Victory Day 25 December – Christmas

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