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1872 Shashanka Mohan Sen (1872-1928), poet, literary critic and educationist, was born in Dhalghat of Patiya upazila in Chittagong district.
Google | Shashanka Mohan Sen Timeline | 1895 Two sections of metre gauge railway were constructed by English railway companies. One connected Chittagong and Comilla (149.89 km). The other connected Laksam Upazila and Chandpur (50.89 km).
Google | Bangladesh Railway Timeline | 1895 The railway connection opened to traffic between Laksam and Cahndpur, a length of 50.89 kilometers of what is now Bangladesh Railway.
Google | Bangladesh Railway Timeline | 1903 Abul Fazal (1903-1983), Bangladeshi writer and academic, 4th vice-chancellor of University of Chittagong, was born in
Satkania, Chittagong, Bengal Presidency, British India.
Google | Abul Fazal Timeline | 1921 Dacca (Dhaka) University, under the Dacca University Act 1920 of the Indian Legislative Council, modelled after British universities, started academic activities with 3 faculties, 12 teaching departments, 60 teachers, 847 students and 3 residential halls.
Google | Dhaka University Timeline | 1923 Habibur Rahman (1923-1976), poet, journalist and writer of children's literature, was born in the village of Palish in Burdwan district, West Bengal.
Google | Habibur Rahman Timeline | 1929 The Nikhil Banga Praja Samiti was formed with Sir Abdur Rahim as president, Maulana Akram Khan as secretary and Sher-e-Bangla Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq as vice-president.
Google | Not Tagged Timeline | 1939 Kazi Zafar Ahmed (1939–2015), Bangladeshi politician of the Jatiya Party and former Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1989 to 1990, was born in Chauddagram, Bengal Presidency, British India.
Google | Kazi Zafar Ahmed Timeline | 1940 Sayed Abdul Hadi, renowned singer, was born in Brahmanbaria, Bengal Presidency, British India.
Google | Sayed Abdul Hadi Timeline | 1940 Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall, one of the oldest residential halls of Dhaka University was opened.
Google | Dhaka University Timeline | 1946 Major W. J. Virgin, the head of the committee formed to establish the Dhaka Medical College, becomes the first principal. In the beginning there were only four departments – medicine, surgery, gynecology and otolaryngology (ENT).
Google | Dhaka Medical College and Hospital Timeline | 1947 Abdul Quddus Makhan (1947-1994), student leader, freedom fighter and politician, was born in Brahmanbaria.
Google | Abdul Quddus Makhan Timeline | 1948 Dolly Anwar (1948-1991), Bangladeshi stage, television and film actress and writer and editor of Saatdin magazine, was born.
Google | Dolly Anwar Timeline | 1957 A Macdonald Douglas-built DC-3 aircraft of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) crashed in Charlakhi Island in the Bay of Bengal, killing all the 20 passengers and four crew.
Google | Aviation Accidents in Bangladesh Timeline | 1963 Carmichael College in Rangpur was nationalised by the government of East Pakistan.
Google | Carmichael College Timeline | 1970 The One Unit system is disbanded in West Pakistan and the wing reverts to the provinces of Punjab, Sind, Baluchistan and North-West Frontier Province.
Google | Not Tagged Timeline | 1972 Jhalokathi was made into a sub-division (Mohokuma) under Barisal district.
Google | Jhalokathi Timeline | 1974 A Resident Travel Rate was created via a 30% tax on foreign exchange authorized for travel abroad by residents.
Google | Bangladesh Timeline | 1990 Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) constituted by the government of Bangladesh as a regulatory body under the Ministry of Communications started its operations formally.
Google | Not Tagged Timeline | 1991 Value-Added Tax (VAT) was introduced which marked a significant milestone in Bangladesh taxation system, laying the foundation for modern fiscal management.
Google | National Budget of Bangladesh Timeline | 2005 A DC-10 aircraft of Bangladesh Biman coming from Dubai with 201 passengers and 14 crew skidded off the runway in Chittagong.
Google | Bangladesh Biman Timeline | 2005 Rezaul Haq Bachchu, renowned sports journalist and founding president of the Chittagong chapter of the Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA), died at the age of 60 at Mugaltuli in Chittagong.
Google | Rezaul Haq Bachchu Timeline | 2008 The price of Kerosene was set at Tk 55 per litre from the previous price of Tk 40 per litre set in 2007; the price of Diesel was set at Tk 55 per litre from the previous price of Tk 40 per litre set in 2007; the price of Petrol was set at Tk 87 per litre from the previous price of Tk 65 per litre set in 2007; the price of Octane was set at Tk 90 per litre from the previous price of Tk 67 per litre set in 2007. The price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) was set at Tk 8.5 per cubic metre.
Google | Energy in Bangladesh Timeline | 2016 Five militant gunmen stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery cafe in Gulshan, took hostages and opened fire killing 20 including 17 foreign nationals.
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