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1960 Severe cyclonic storm hits Eastern Meghna estuary (Noakhali, Bakerganj, Faridpur and Patuakhali); maximum wind speed 201 km/hr, maximum storm wave 3.05m; 3,000 lives lost, 62,725 houses damaged and thousands of cattle perished. Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 1971 Syed Waliullah (1922-1971), novelist, short story writer and playwright, died in Paris. Google | Syed Waliullah Timeline | 1994 Sheikh Mohammed Sultan (1923–1994), popularly known as S M Sultan, a Bengali decolonial artist who worked in painting and drawing, died in Khulna at age 71. Google | S M Sultan Timeline | 2001 With more than two-thirds majority in parliament the Four Party Alliance under BNP led by Khaleda Zia formed the government. Google | Khaleda Zia Timeline | 2001 Begum Khaleda Zia takes oath of office as Member of Parliament (MP) after BNP led coalition got landslide victory in General Election. Google | Khaleda Zia Timeline | 2017 Court verdict against the 2004 grenade attack is given. Top BNP leaders Lutfuzzaman Babar was given the death penalty and Tariqe Rahman was given life term imprisonment. BNP rejected the verdict and carried out protests against it. Google | Bangladesh Timeline |