1947 Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury, cine journalist, editor of Chitrali, was born in Chandpur.Google | Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury Timeline1974 State of emergency declared as political situation deteriorates; fundamental rights under Constitution suspended.Google | Political Crisis in Bangladesh Timeline1998 Ashraf Chowdhury, footballer, mercurial centre-forward of 1950s and 1960s, pivotal force during the meteoric rise of Mohammedan Sporting, died at the age of 63.Google | Ashraf Chowdhury Timeline2000 Passanger launch M.L. Rajhongshi went down after a head-on collision with another vessel in the Meghna leaving more than 200 passengers dead and another 100 or more missing.Google | Ferry Accidents in Bangladesh Timeline2008 23 were killed and 20 others injured in a truck accident on Jamuna Bridge approach road in Tangail Sadar upazila; truck was loaded with iron rod and carrying the day labourers victims on their way back to their villages to cast vote in parliamentary election.Google | Road and Railway Accidents in Bangladesh Timeline2010 11 killed and 40 injured in a head-on collision between two buses on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chandina upazila in Comilla.Google | Road and Railway Accidents in Bangladesh Timeline2019 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid the foundation stone of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.Google | Shahjalal International Airport Timeline2022 The first metro rail system was officially opened and inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The first section of the metro in the capital was Line 6 that's 11.7km long and runs from Uttara North south to Agargaon with seven intermediate stations.Google | Bangladesh Timeline