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.
25-28 February - Protests across the country following the death of journalist Mushtaq Ahmed in police custody.[2]
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.[3]
17 April - While workers in a coal power plant in Chittagong were holding protesting over their unpaid wage, the police stormed on them and opened fire, 5 workers killed, 15 injured in the police firing.[4]
May and June
9 June - A large fire destroys over 500 homes in a slum in Mohakhali.[5][6][7][8]
27 June - Seven people were killed and more than a hundred were injured after an explosion inDhaka.
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 matches T20I cricket series against Australia 4-1, in the final match Australia lost while registering their lowest ever T20I score of 62.[9]
Communal violence rocked the country during and after the Durga Puja festival, from October 13 to October 22. The Government took necessary measures to ensure the arrest of those responsible for the violence.[10]
November and December
12 November - Political violence between rival political factions during the 2021 Union Parishad elections resulted in the death of 7 people.[11]
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