2022 in Bangladesh

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See also:	Other events of 2022 List of years in Bangladesh

2022 (MMXXII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2022nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 22nd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2020s decade.

Events in the year 2022 in Bangladesh.

Incumbents

President	Prime Minister	Speaker	Chief Justice	Opposition Leader	Cabinet Secretary
Mohammad Abdul Hamid (Age 78)	Sheikh Hasina Wazed (Age 75)	Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury (Age 56)	Hasan Foez Siddique (Age 66)	Rowshan Ershad (Age 79)	Khandker Anwarul Islam
Bangladesh Awami League (Since 14 March 2013)	Bangladesh Awami League (Since 6 January 2009)	Bangladesh Awami League (Since 1 May 2013)	Independent (Since 31 December 2021)	Jatiya Party (Ershad) (Since 9 September 2019)	Independent (Since 28 October 2019)

Events

January-March

• 21 January – The country closes schools, universities, and other equivalent educational institutions until February 6 and bans social, political, religious, and state events gathered more than 100 people amid an alarming spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.^[1]

April-June

• 19 April - Students of Dhaka College violently clash with poor hard working shop keepers of New Market area, in the process setting shops on fire and causing severe traffic congestions in Dhaka City. Police brought the situation under control by late afternoon.^[2]
• 4-7 June - 2022 Sitakunda fire.^[3]
• 17 June - Narayanganj EPZ fire.
• 17-20 June - Massive flooding hits northeastern districts of Bangladesh leaving millions stranded.^[4]
• 25 June - The largest bridge in the country, the Padma Bridge, was inaugurated.^[5]

July-September

• 29 July - Sajid Asbat Khandaker and Sourodip Paul of BRAC University won the World Universities Debating Championship on behalf of Bangladesh.^[6]
• 22–30 September - 2022 Eden College Scandal

October-December

• 20 October - Bangladesh authorities issue travel ban in Bandarban district amidst security concerns in the region.^[7]
• 25 October - Cyclone Sitrang
• 19 November - Professor MA Hannan, a Bangladeshi scientist is listed among the world"s most influential scientists.^[8]
• 10 December: The prestigious three match ODI Cricket series between Bangladesh and India ends with Bangladesh securing a 2-1 series win over India, despite India's dominating performance in the final match. Bangladeshi player Mehidy Hasan Miraz is named the player of the series for his brilliant performance in the first two games.^[9]
• 28 December: The Dhaka Metro Rail and the first phase of the MRT Line 6 is inaugurated by Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.^[10]
• 29 December: Uttara North and Agargaon metro station is opened for operation.
• 2022 Bangladesh protests

Deaths

January

• 19 January — Qazi Anwar Hussain, writer and litterateur, creator of the Masud Rana character (b. 1936)^[11]

February

• 20 February — Quazi Rosy, poet and former member of parliament (b. 1949)^[12]

March

• 19 March — Shahabuddin Ahmed, former President and Chief Justice of Bangladesh. (b. 1930).^[13]

April

May

• 19 May — Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury, writer, journalist, columnist, political analyst and poet (b. 1934)^[14]

June

July

• 8 July – Sharmili Ahmed, actress (b. 1947)^[15]
• 14 July – Kazi Ebadul Haque, justice and language movement veteran (b. 1936)^[16]

August

September

• 8 September - Akbar Ali Khan, economist (b. 1944)^[17]

October

• 9 October – Samarjit Roy Chowdhury, artist, painter and teacher (b. 1937)^[18]

November

December

References

1. Report, Star Digital (2022-01-21). "All schools, colleges closed till Feb 6: Health Minister". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
2. "Dhaka faces gridlock amid clashes in New Market".
3. "Bangladesh shipping depot fire brought under control after 3 days".
4. "Bangladesh floods: Torrential rain leaves millions stranded". BBC News.
5. "15,200 vehicles cross Padma Bridge in first 8 HRS". 26 June 2022.
6. "Bangladesh becomes champion of World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) 2022". 27 July 2022.
7. "Bangladesh: Authorities issue travel advisory in parts of Bandarban District, Chittagong Division, as of Oct. 20".
8. "Bangladeshi listed among the world's most influential scientists". 19 November 2022.
9. "India vs Bangladesh Scorecard 2022/23 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
10. "PM opens country's first metro rail". 28 December 2022.
11. "Masud Rana creator Qazi Anwar Hussain dies at 85". The Business Standard. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
12. "Ekushey Padak winner Quazi Rosy no more". Dhaka Tribune. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
13. "Former president Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed no more". 19 March 2022.
14. "Veteran journalist Abdul Gaffar Choudhury passes away". www.dhakatribune.com. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
15. "Eminent actor Sharmili Ahmed dies at 75". Bdnews24.com. 8 July 2022.
16. "Justice Kazi Ebadul Haque no more". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
17. "প্রখ্যাত অর্থনীতিবিদ আকবর আলি খান মারা গেছেন". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
18. "Ekushey Padak winning artist Samarjit Roy Chowdhury no more". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 9 October 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.