2025 in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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This is an article for events in the year 2025 in Bosnia and Herzegovina .

Incumbents

• Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
  • • Denis Bećirović
    • Željka Cvijanović
    • Željko Komšić
• Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers: Borjana Krišto

Events

February

• 26 February –
  • A court in Sarajevo convicts Milorad Dodik, the President of Republika Srpska, for disobeying the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina and sentences him to one year imprisonment and a ban on engaging in political activities for six years. ^[1]
  • Three people are arrested on suspicion of child trafficking following the discovery of 31 minors inside a house in Brčko. ^[2]
• 28 February – The National Assembly of Republika Srpska votes to reject the authority of federal prosecutors and courts as well as the Intelligence-Security Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Republika Srpska. ^[3]

March

• 17 March – The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina issues arrest warrants against Milorad Dodik, Republika Srpska Prime Minister Radovan Višković and Republika Srpska National Assembly Speaker Nenad Stevandić for anti-constitutional conduct regarding Dodik's refusal to serve his imprisonment. ^[4]

April

• 23 April – Agents from the Bosnian State Investigation and Protection Agency attempt to arrest Milorad Dodik, the President of Republika Srpska at an office east of Sarajevo but are prevented by the Police of Republika Srpska. ^[5]

May

• 26 May – Six people are injured in a shootout between rival migrant trafficking groups near an asylum camp in Blazuj. ^[6]

July

• 4 July – The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina lifts the arrest warrant against Milorad Dodik after he agrees to be questioned by prosecutors over allegations of secessionism. ^[7]

August

• 3 August 2024 – 25 May 2025: 2024–25 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ^{[8] [9]}
• 6 August – The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina removes Milorad Dodik as president of Republika Srpska after an appeals court affirms his conviction in February. ^[10]

September

• 3 September – FIFA issues a CHF21,000 ($26,000)-fine on the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina over inappropriate behavior by fans during a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match between the national team and San Marino in June. ^[11]
• 11 September – Slovenia issues an entry ban on Milorad Dodik over his refusal to step down as the president of Republika Srpska. ^[12]

October

• 18 October – Ana Trišić-Babić is appointed as interim president of Republika Srpska by the entity's National Assembly. ^[13]
• 25 October – 2025 Republika Srpska referendum
• 29 October – The United States lifts sanctions against Milorad Dodik that it imposed in 2022. ^[14]

November

• 4 November
  • 2025 Tuzla retirement home fire – A fire at a home for the elderly in Tuzla kills 13 people and injures 30 others. ^[15]
  • The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirms Milorad Dodik's six-year ban from political office, rejecting Dodik's appeals and ruling that the ban did not violate the constitution. ^[16]

Scheduled

• 23 November – 2025 Republika Srpska presidential election ^[17]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Source: ^[18]

• 1-2 January – New Year's Day
• 6 January – Orthodox Christmas Eve (RS)
• 7 January – Orthodox Christmas (RS)
• 9 January – Republic Day (RS)
• 14 January – New Year's Day (RS)
• 1 March – Independence Day (FBiH)
• 31 March – Catholic Easter (FBiH)
• 1 April – Catholic Easter Monday (FBiH)
• 10 April – Ramadan Bajram (FBiH)
• 1-2 May – Labour Day
• 3 May – Orthodox Good Friday (RS)
• 5 May – Orthodox Easter (RS)
• 6 May – Orthodox Easter Monday (RS)
• 9 May – Victory Day (RS)
• 16 June – Kurban Bajram (FBiH)
• 28 June – Saint Vitus Day (RS)
• 1 November – All Saints' Day (FBiH)
• 21 November – Dayton Agreement Day (RS)
• 25 November – Statehood Day (FBiH)
• 25 December – Catholic Christmas (FBiH)

2025 was also celebrated as the 1100th Anniversary of the Croatian Kingdom in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ^[19]

Art and entertainment

• List of Bosnian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
• 31st Sarajevo Film Festival

Deaths

• 22 March – Svetlana Broz, author and physician. ^[20]
• 7 October – Halid Bešlić, singer and musician. ^[21]
• 3 November – Mladen Žižović, footballer and football manager. ^[22]

References

1. Cohadzic, Amer (26 February 2025). "A court in Bosnia sentences separatist Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik to 1 year in prison". AP News. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
2. "Bosnian police arrest 3 for trafficking after finding a number of children in a house". AP News. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
3. Cohadzic, Amer (28 February 2025). "Bosnian Serb lawmakers bar joint institutions after a court convicted president and tensions soar". AP News. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
4. "Bosnia issues new nationwide arrest warrant for Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik". Euronews . 17 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
5. "Tensions rise in Bosnia after reports of failed arrest attempt of Serb separatist leader". AP News . 24 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
6. "A shootout near a migrant camp in Bosnia leaves 6 wounded, police say". AP News . 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
7. "Bosnia ends warrant for Bosnian Serb leader after questioning". France 24 . 4 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
8. "Nogometni savez BiH odlučio: Liga se i zvanično smanjuje na 10 klubova". Klix (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-06-06.
9. "Bosnia-Herzegovina Premier League 2023/2024 table, results and statistics". FC Tables. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
10. "Separatist Bosnian Serb leader Dodik removed from office". Al Jazeera . 6 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
11. Dunbar, Graham (2025-09-03). "FIFA hits Argentina and Albania with 6-figure fines after fan racism at World Cup qualifiers". Associated Press . Retrieved 2025-09-03.
12. "EU-member Slovenia bans pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader from entering the country". AP News. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
13. "Bosnia's Republika Srpska installs temporary president as Dodik steps aside". Al Jazeera. 19 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
14. "US lifts sanctions on separatist Bosnian Serb leader Dodik and his family". AP News. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
15. "Bosnia official puts death toll in retirement home fire at 11, with over 30 injured". AP News. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
16. "Bosnia's top court confirms political ban on former Bosnian Serb leader". Reuters . 2025-11-04. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
17. "Prijevremeni izbori za predsjednika RS 23. novembra" [Early election for the president of Republika Srpska on 23 November]. N1 (in Serbo-Croatian). Sarajevo. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
18. "Bosnia and Herzegovina Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
19. Šestan, Marija. "Lectures on 1100 Years of Croatian Kingdom held by Croat association in Montenegro". hina.hr. Croatian News Agency . Retrieved 2025-04-25.
20. "Preminula kardiološkinja Svetlana Broz". Danas (in Serbian). 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
21. "Halid Bešlić died". Dnevni Avaz (in Bosnian). 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
22. Michael Short (4 November 2025). "Players in tears as coach dies during match". BBC. Retrieved 4 November 2025.

External links

• Online calendar