2005 in Bangladesh

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See also:	Other events of 2005 List of years in Bangladesh

Events from the year 2005 in Bangladesh.

Incumbents

• President: Iajuddin Ahmed
• Prime Minister: Khaleda Zia
• Chief Justice: Syed Jillur Rahim Mudasser Husain

Events

January

• 27 January - Habiganj grenade attack - assassination of Shah A M S Kibria.^[1]
• The Zimbabwe team tour Bangladesh.^[2]

February

• 25 February - Bangladesh peacekeepers are ambushed and killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[3]

April

• 23 April - Protests erupt in the city of Bogra against the Ahmadiya community.^[4]

June

• 18 June - Bangladesh pull off one of the biggest shocks in cricket history by beating world champions Australia.^[5]

August

• 17 August - a series of bomb blasts are detonated simultaneously across Bangladesh.^[6]

See also

• List of Bangladeshi films of 2005
• Timeline of Bangladeshi history

References

1. Grenades kill Bangladesh lawmaker - CNN
2. Zimbabwe in Bangladesh 2005 - BBC
3. U.N. troops 'die in Congo ambush' - CNN
4. Protests rise against Muslim sect
5. Bangladesh humble sorry Australia - BBC Sport
6. Bombs explode across Bangladesh