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1912 Girish Chandra Ghosh (1844-1912), playwright, actor and director, died in Calcutta. Google | Girish Chandra Ghosh Timeline | 1976 Khaled Mashud (Pilot), Test cricketer and former Bangladesh national team captain, was born in Rajshahi. Google | Khaled Mashud Timeline | 2005 An Airbus with 220 passengers including nine children on board narrowly averted an accident just before take-off from the Sylhet airport. Detecting a mechanical fault, the pilot immediately aborted the take-off. Google | Aviation Accidents in Bangladesh Timeline | 2008 British Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrived on a two-day visit to Bangladesh to discuss democratic future of the country, climate change and militancy among other issues. Google | Bangladesh Britain Relations Timeline | 2009 A ferry boat sank after colliding with a larger ferry on the Titas River, killing 10 women and children. Google | Ferry Accidents in Bangladesh Timeline | 2013 At least two people died and dozens were rescued after the ML Sarash passenger ferry collided with another ship and capsized on the River Meghna in Munshiganj district, dumping as many as 100 people into the water. Google | Ferry Accidents in Bangladesh Timeline | 2017 Ex Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia as per court verdict is jailed for 5 years in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. She is imprisoned in old Dhaka Central Jail located in Nazimuddin Road. Google | Khaleda Zia Timeline |