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1974 Tirjak Natya Gosthi, a theatre group, was founded in Chittagong. Google | Tirjak Natya Gosthi Timeline | 1976 Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani led a long march from Rajshahi towards India's Farakka barrage to protest against plans to deprive Bangladesh of its rightful share of the Ganges waters. Google | Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani Timeline | 2004 The Constitution (Fourteenth Amendment) Act 2004 was passed to reserve 45 seats for female MPs. Google | Constitution of Bangladesh Timeline | 2009 Dr MA Wazed Miah, a nuclear physicist and husband of Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, died after a long battle with illness at the age of 66 years. Google | MA Wazed Miah Timeline | 2010 In eastern Bangladesh a speeding bus plunged off a bridge after slamming into another bus, killing 11 people and injuring 32 others. Google | Road and Railway Accidents in Bangladesh Timeline | 2013 Cyclonic Storm Viyaru, formerly known as Cyclonic Storm Mahasen has lashed coastal areas of Bangladesh, killing 12 people, destroying thousands of huts and forcing up to a million people to flee. Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 2020 Azad Rahman (1944-2020), renowned singer, composer and music director, died in Dhaka. Google | Bangladesh Timeline |