2001 in Bangladesh

← 2000 1999 1998 2001 in Bangladesh → 2002 2003 2004
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
See also:	Other events of 2001 List of years in Bangladesh

Events from the year 2001 in Bangladesh.

Incumbents

• President: Shahabuddin Ahmed (until 14 November), Badruddoza Chowdhury (starting 14 November)
• Prime Minister:
  • until 15 July: Sheikh Hasina
  • 15 July-10 October: Latifur Rahman
  • starting 10 October: Khaleda Zia
• Chief Justice: Latifur Rahman (until 28 February), Mahmudul Amin Choudhury (starting 1 March)

Events

April

• Seven people are killed in bomb blast at a Bengali New Year concert in Dhaka.
• Sixteen Indian and three Bangladeshi soldiers killed in their worst border clashes.
• High Court confirms death sentences on 12 ex-army officers for killing Mujib. Only four are in custody.^[1]

August

• 26 August - 50,000 people are marooned by flash flooding.^[2]

October

• 10 October - Khaleda Zia is sworn in as Prime minister of Bangladesh following a landslide election victory.^[3]
• 11 October - The producers of Sesame Street were reported to be upset by demonstrations in the country against America that included an image of Bert alongside terror chief Bin Laden.^[4]

See also

• List of Bangladeshi films of 2001
• Timeline of Bangladeshi history

References

1. "Bangladesh profile". BBC. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
2. Flash floods hit 50,000 people in Bangladesh - CNN
3. New Bangladesh leader sworn in
4. "'Muppet' producers miffed over Bert-bin Laden image". Time Warner. CNN. October 11, 2001. Retrieved 16 August 2014.