- First humans (100,000 - 60,000 years ago)
- Anga kingdom (~1100 - 500 BC)
- Vanga kingdom (5th century - 2nd century BC)
- Gangaridai Empire (4th century - 1st century BC)
- Maurya Empire (322 - 184 BC)
- Chandra dynasty (327 - 1050 AD)
- Gauda Kingdom (4th century - 626 AD)
- Pala Empire (8th century - 12th century AD)
- Sena dynasty (1070-1230)
- Deva dynasty (12th century - 13th century)
- Muhammad Bakhiyar Khilji establishes Muslim rule (1204)
- Ilyas Shahi dynasty (1342-1415)
- Bengal Sultanate (1352-1576)
- Hussain Shahi dynasty (1494-1538)
- Portugal settles in Bangladesh (1517)
- Mughal Empire (1526-1857)
- Bengal Subah (1576-1765)
- Battle of Plassey (1757)
- First Partition of Bengal (1905)
- Second Partition of Bengal (1947)
- Britain rules Pakistan (1947-1971)
- East Bengal established (1947-1955)
- Leaves Muslim League (1952)
- East Pakistan established (1955-1971)
- Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence (1971)
- Bangladesh Liberation War (1971)
- Bangladesh genocide (1971)
- Pakistani Instrument of Surrender (1971)
- Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict (1977-1997)
- Mass Uprising in Bangladesh (1990)
- Military coup d'état attempt (1996)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Bangladesh at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Bangladesh.)
