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1918 Srimangal earthquake strikes at 7.6 on the Richter scale and its epicentre was in Balisera valley near Srimangal. Although there was damage, the intensity rapidly decreased due to the shallow focal depth and only minor effects were felt in Dhaka.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 1975 Diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and Mexico were officially established four years after Bangladesh gained independence from Pakistan.
Google | Bangladesh Mexico Relations Timeline | 1997 Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (1916–1997), Bangladeshi jurist and statesman, died in Dhaka at age 81.
Google | Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem Timeline | 2003 A ferry with an estimated 750 passengers sank at the confluence of the Padma, Meghna and Dakatia rivers about 40 miles south of the capital, Dhaka. Some 220 survivors were counted.
Google | Open Timeline | 2015 Amjad Khan Chowdhury (1939-2015), Bangladeshi Army officer and founder of Bangladesh conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group, died in North Carolina, USA at age 75.
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