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1859
(Roy Bahadur) Jadunath Majumdar (1859-1932), writer, journalist and a community leader reputed for social work, was born in Lohagara in Narail district.
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1939
Shamsur Rahman, one of Bangladesh's most acclaimed poets, journalist and editor of Dainik Bangla and weekly Bichitra, was born in Mahuttuli in Dhaka.
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1943
Chashi Nazrul Islam, eminent film director and producer, was born in Shomoshpur village in Sreenagar upazila of Munshiganj .
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1953
Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani removes 'Muslim' from Awami Muslim League to officially make it Awami League at the council session of the party.
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2006
bdnews24.com, the first-ever online newspaper of the country, was launched.
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2014
Ghulam Azam (1922-2014), Bangladeshi political leader convicted of war crimes and the former Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, dies in Dhaka.
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