| 1996 Lawachara National Park, major national park and nature reserve in Bangladesh, was declared a national park by the Bangladesh government under the Wildlife Act of 1974.
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| 2002 Nearly two dozen people were killed and thousands left homeless as torrential monsoon rains lashed large parts of Asia over the weekend, worsening floods and triggering fresh storms and landslides. Monsoon flooding killed at least 11 in Bangladesh.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline |