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1829 Barisal Zilla School (originally established as Barisal English School) was founded by W. N. Garrett. Google | Bangladesh Timeline | 1863 Nawab Bahadur Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury, a politician, educationist, philanthropist, social reformer and first Muslim minister in the undivided Bengal, was born in Dhanbari, Tangail. Google | Nawab Bahadur Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury Timeline | 1914 Zainul Abedin, (1914-1976) an artist of exceptional talent and international repute and knwon as Shilpacharya, was born in Kishoreganj district. Google | Zainul Abedin Timeline | 1988 The Fourth SAARC Summit was held on 29-31st December in Islamabad, Pakistan. Google | SAARC Timeline | 1988 Two Taka note was first issued as a currency of Bangladesh. Google | Bangladeshi Taka Timeline | 1991 Ghulam Azam emerged as the Ameer of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh. Google | Ghulam Azam Timeline | 2000 A ferry collided with another ferry ship and sank on the Meghna River in southeastern Bangladesh killing at least 178 people. Google | Ferry Accidents in Bangladesh Timeline | 2008 The ninth general election was held under a caretaker government, a total of 1,552 candidates of 39 registered political parties as well as independent candidates, including 50 females, contested for the 300 parliament seats. The turnout was approximately 87 percent. Google | Elections in Bangladesh Timeline | 2009 At least 14 people were killed when a bus bound for Tarail from Dhaka overturned after hitting a roadside tree at at Shimulhati in Tarail upazila, Kishoreganj. Google | Timeline |