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Bangladesh: conflict events in August 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

35events17 the month before
353est. deathsrange 128–385
14civilian deaths

Bangladesh saw 35 recorded events and 353 estimated deaths in August 2024. That is +106% compared with 17 events the month before. The death toll range is 128 to 385.

86% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 14.

Events were concentrated in Dhaka division (14), Chittagong division (5), Khulna division (4).

The most active pairing was Opponents of Hasina - Supporters of Awami League with 30 events.

Where events happened

2024-08-15: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (1 deaths)2024-08-06: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (211 deaths)2024-08-05: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (3 deaths)2024-08-05: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (3 deaths)2024-08-05: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (11 deaths)2024-08-05: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (6 deaths)2024-08-05: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (3 deaths)2024-08-05: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (4 deaths)2024-08-05: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (2 deaths)2024-08-05: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (8 deaths)2024-08-05: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (1 deaths)2024-08-05: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (1 deaths)2024-08-05: Government of Bangladesh vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-05: Government of Bangladesh vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-05: Government of Bangladesh vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-05: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (1 deaths)2024-08-05: Government of Bangladesh vs Civilians (6 deaths)2024-08-04: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (3 deaths)2024-08-04: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (6 deaths)2024-08-04: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (25 deaths)2024-08-04: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (11 deaths)2024-08-04: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (7 deaths)2024-08-04: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (6 deaths)2024-08-04: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (4 deaths)2024-08-04: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (8 deaths)2024-08-04: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (3 deaths)2024-08-04: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (1 deaths)2024-08-04: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (1 deaths)2024-08-04: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (1 deaths)2024-08-04: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (1 deaths)2024-08-04: Government of Bangladesh vs Civilians (3 deaths)2024-08-04: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (1 deaths)2024-08-04: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (6 deaths)2024-08-03: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (1 deaths)2024-08-01: Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Bangladesh, August 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, August 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Dhaka division1444
Chittagong division529
Khulna division415
Rajshahi division414
Rangpur division16
Barisāl division13
Sylhet division13

Deadliest events, August 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
6 Aug 2024—Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League
Non-state		211
0–211
4 Aug 2024—Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League
Non-state, 13 sources		25
5 Aug 2024Lakshmipur district
Chittagong division		Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League
Non-state		11
4 Aug 2024Dhaka district
Dhaka division		Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League
Non-state, 4 sources		11
9–11
5 Aug 2024Dhaka district
Dhaka division		Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League
Non-state, 7 sources		8
8–36
4 Aug 2024Lakshmipur district
Chittagong division		Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League
Non-state		8
4 Aug 2024Feni district
Chittagong division		Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League
Non-state, 2 sources		7
5 Aug 2024Dhaka district
Dhaka division		Government of Bangladesh vs Civilians
One-sided, 6 civilian		6
5 Aug 2024Kushtia district
Khulna division		Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League
Non-state		6
4 Aug 2024Sirajganj district
Rajshahi division		Opponents of Hasina vs Supporters of Awami League
Non-state, 1 civilian, 2 sources		6
0–6

Parties

PartyEvents
Opponents of Hasina30
Supporters of Awami League30
Government of Bangladesh5

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based0
Non-state30
One-sided5

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.