2–5 January –
Cold wave starts to sweep Bangladesh, mainly in the
northern and western parts of the country. As the average temperature drops more than recent years, sufferings for common people increase.[4][5][6][7]
6 January – The main stage of
Chhatra League (BSL)'s (AL's student wing) diamond jubilee (75th anniversary) program collapses due to overcrowding while AL's general-secretary
Obaidul Quader was giving his speech, injuring 5.[11] The incident becomes a troll-topic and circulates in social media platforms,[12] while opposition politicians warn the ruling party of 'collapsing from their power', indicating to the incident.[13]
14 January –
US Secretary of State for South and Central Asian AffairsDonald Lu visits Bangladesh as part of his South Asia trip.[14] In the highest ranking US official visit since the US sanction over
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in 2021, topics like democracy, election, labor and human rights issues is discussed among top officials. Lu expresses his satisfaction over the tremendous progress of RAB in the matter of reducing extrajudicial killings
(The Daily Star).[15]
19 January – Country's first ever posthumous
organ transplantation takes place on
BSMMU. Two kidneys and two corneas of 20-year-old Sarah Islam who was declared
brain dead, are transplanted to four individual patients.[17][18]
1 February – By-elections are held in six constituencies which felt vacant after the resignation of
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmakers. AL-backed candidates win in every constituencies except
one amid "voter-drought".[20]
2 February –
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the construction programme of the first underground railway project in the country.[citation needed]
16 July: Contractual rail workers cause 4 hour long mass blockade of all rail routes to the capital Dhaka city demanding permanency of their jobs.[31]
30 July: Boxer Mohammad Alamin ‘The Bull’ emerged victorious by Technical Knockout against his Thai counterpart, bringing glory to Bangladesh with his remarkable performance in the ring by completing the 4-round bout within the first round as the Evolution Fight Series concluded.[32][33]
15 November: The
Bangladesh Election Commission announces that parliamentary elections will occur on January 7 next year, following weeks of violent protests by supporters of the opposition.[39]
11 January –
Mohammad Enamul Haque Zoj Miah, 83, two-times former member of the Jatiya Sangsad (1986–1991), known for living like a pauper in his last years.[43]
30 January –
Shamsul Alam Pramanik, 70, BNP politician, two-times former member of the Jatiya Sangsad (1996–2006).
February
6 February –
Moslem Uddin Ahmad, 76, AL politician, member of the Jatiya Sangsad (2020–2023).
13 February –
Reza Ali, 82, businessman, AL politician, former member of the Jatiya Sangsad (2009–2014).[46]
19 February –
Nazmul Huda, 80,
Bar-at-law and politician, former minister of Information (1991–1996) and
Communication (2001–2006), 4-terms former member of the Jatiya Sangsad (1991–2008).
^সংসদ উপনেতা মতিয়া চৌধুরীকে বরণ করে নিলো সংসদ [Parliament welcomes Deputy Leader of the House Matia Chowdhury]. banglainsider.com (in Bengali). 15 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
2–5 January –
Cold wave starts to sweep Bangladesh, mainly in the
northern and western parts of the country. As the average temperature drops more than recent years, sufferings for common people increase.[4][5][6][7]
6 January – The main stage of
Chhatra League (BSL)'s (AL's student wing) diamond jubilee (75th anniversary) program collapses due to overcrowding while AL's general-secretary
Obaidul Quader was giving his speech, injuring 5.[11] The incident becomes a troll-topic and circulates in social media platforms,[12] while opposition politicians warn the ruling party of 'collapsing from their power', indicating to the incident.[13]
14 January –
US Secretary of State for South and Central Asian AffairsDonald Lu visits Bangladesh as part of his South Asia trip.[14] In the highest ranking US official visit since the US sanction over
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in 2021, topics like democracy, election, labor and human rights issues is discussed among top officials. Lu expresses his satisfaction over the tremendous progress of RAB in the matter of reducing extrajudicial killings
(The Daily Star).[15]
19 January – Country's first ever posthumous
organ transplantation takes place on
BSMMU. Two kidneys and two corneas of 20-year-old Sarah Islam who was declared
brain dead, are transplanted to four individual patients.[17][18]
1 February – By-elections are held in six constituencies which felt vacant after the resignation of
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmakers. AL-backed candidates win in every constituencies except
one amid "voter-drought".[20]
2 February –
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the construction programme of the first underground railway project in the country.[citation needed]
16 July: Contractual rail workers cause 4 hour long mass blockade of all rail routes to the capital Dhaka city demanding permanency of their jobs.[31]
30 July: Boxer Mohammad Alamin ‘The Bull’ emerged victorious by Technical Knockout against his Thai counterpart, bringing glory to Bangladesh with his remarkable performance in the ring by completing the 4-round bout within the first round as the Evolution Fight Series concluded.[32][33]
15 November: The
Bangladesh Election Commission announces that parliamentary elections will occur on January 7 next year, following weeks of violent protests by supporters of the opposition.[39]
11 January –
Mohammad Enamul Haque Zoj Miah, 83, two-times former member of the Jatiya Sangsad (1986–1991), known for living like a pauper in his last years.[43]
30 January –
Shamsul Alam Pramanik, 70, BNP politician, two-times former member of the Jatiya Sangsad (1996–2006).
February
6 February –
Moslem Uddin Ahmad, 76, AL politician, member of the Jatiya Sangsad (2020–2023).
13 February –
Reza Ali, 82, businessman, AL politician, former member of the Jatiya Sangsad (2009–2014).[46]
19 February –
Nazmul Huda, 80,
Bar-at-law and politician, former minister of Information (1991–1996) and
Communication (2001–2006), 4-terms former member of the Jatiya Sangsad (1991–2008).
^সংসদ উপনেতা মতিয়া চৌধুরীকে বরণ করে নিলো সংসদ [Parliament welcomes Deputy Leader of the House Matia Chowdhury]. banglainsider.com (in Bengali). 15 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.