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1947 Sheikh Hasina, politician, Awami League leader and Prime Minister of Bangladesh, was born in Tungipara Upazila, Bangladesh.
Google | Shaikh Hasina Timeline | 1971 Bangladesh Air Force started functioning at Dimapur in Nagaland, under the command of Air Commodore AK Khondakar with 17 officers, 50 technicians, 2 planes and 1 helicopter.
Google | Bangladesh Mongolia Relations Timeline | 1977 a Japan Airlines Flight 472 en route from Mumbai to Tokyo was hijacked by 5 Japanese Red Army terrorists shortly after takeoff, and forced the plane to land at then Zia International Airport. The terrorists' demand of $6 million and release of 6 JRA terrorists from Japanese prison was met by the Japanese Prime Minister. Bangladesh Air Force was deployed to control the situation in the ground and to facilitate negotiations.
Google | Shahjalal International Airport Timeline | 2001 Three people were killed in Barisal, Sandeep and Pabna. Another 4 were killed in Chittagong City as elections approached.
Google | Elections in Bangladesh Timeline | 2001 Two bomb explosions rock Sathkhira town injuring more than 125 persons. The blasts are reported at a local cinema and a circus. Police suspect the involvement of Islamic Shashantantra Andolon (ISA) for the attack.
Google | Terrorism in Bangladesh Timeline | 2006 100 injured as protesters clash with law enforcers across country to protest power cuts.
Google | Bangladesh Timeline | 2017 At least 14 Rohingya people, including 10 children, fleeing violence in Myanmar are killed when their boat apparently hits a submerged object and capsizes just yards from the Bangladesh coast.
Google | Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Timeline |