2016 in Bangladesh

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The following lists events that happened during 2016 in the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

Incumbents

• President: Abdul Hamid
• Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina
• Chief Justice: Surendra Kumar Sinha

Events

January

• January 1 - 21th Dhaka International Trade Fair was inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.^[1]

February

• February 1 - ‍
  • SSC and equivalent exams start.
  • Amar Ekushey Granthamela-2015 begins on the Bangla Academy premises and extending into the Suhrawardy Udyan in the Dhaka.^[2]
• February 4 - ‍Hackers breached into the Bangladesh Bank's system and managed to transfer $101 million to entities in the Philippines and Sri Lanka from the bank's account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Game

• January 8 - Bangabandhu Gold Cup starts Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore.^[3]
• January 22 - Bangabandhu Gold Cup Finale was held at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka.

Deaths

• January 22 - Khandakar Nurul Alam, National Film Award obtain Music Artists.^[4]
• February 25 - Anamul Haque Mostofa Shahid, Former Minister of Social Welfare.^[5]
• March 12 - Rafiq Azad, Bangladeshi poet and a freedom fighter.
• April 23 - A. F. M. Rezaul Karim Siddique, professor at the University of Rajshahi.
• April 25 - Xulhaz Mannan, United States embassy employee and LGBT activist.

References

1. "PM inaugurates Dhaka International Trade Fair 2016". banglanews24. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
2. http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/the-book-fair-begins-881
3. "গোল-পাল্টা-গোলের-জমজমাট-খেলা-চলছে". prothom-alo (in Bangali). January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
4. "কণ্ঠশিল্পী খন্দকার নূরুল আলম আর নেই". dhakanews24 (in Bangali). January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
5. "মারা গেছেন সাবেক সমাজকল্যাণমন্ত্রী এনামুল হক মোস্তফা শহীদ". Daily Ittefaq (in Bangali). 25 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.