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1900 Golam Maksud Hilali (1900-1961), educationist, linguist and litterateur, was born at Fulbari in Sirajganj.
Google | Golam Maksud Hilali Timeline | 1971 November 28-30, Cyclonic storm hits Sundarban coast; wind speed of 97-113 km/hr and storm surge of less than 1m; Khulna district experienced stormy weather and low lying areas of Khulna town inundated.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 1976 Army chief of staff Ziaur Rahman becomes chief martial law administrator.
Google | Ziaur Rahman Timeline | 1988 November 24-30, Severe cyclonic storm hits Jessore, Kushtia, Faridpur, offshore islands and chars of Barisal and Khulna; wind speed 162 km/hr, storm surge of 4.5m; killed 5,708 people and wild animals - deer 15,000, Royal Bengal Tiger 9 and cattle 65,000.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 1997 November 29 -30: A cyclone swept through Chittagong at a speed of 224 kmph, generating 6.1 metre-high tidal waves killing about 1.5 lakh people.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 2006 Mohammed Rafique becomes the first Bangladeshi cricketer to claim 100 ODI wickets.
Google | Mohammed Rafique Timeline | 2016 UNESCO recognized Mangal Shobhajatra, the annual Bangla New Year procession, as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Google | Bangladesh Timeline | 2017 Pope Francis arrives in Dhaka; the pontiff is the first pope to set foot in Bangladesh in 30 years.
Google | Religion in Bangladesh Timeline | 2017 Annisul Huq, a Bangladeshi entrepreneur, TV show host and the mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation, died in London, England at the age of 65.
Google | Annisul Huq Timeline | 2017 Bangladesh enters the Nuclear power era as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the main construction work of the nuclear plant at Rooppur in Pabna.
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