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1919 Sikander Abu Zafar (1919-1975), litterateur and journalist, was born at Tentulia in Satkhira (greater Khulna). Google | Sikander Abu Zafar Timeline | 1948 Muhammed Ali Jinnah, the governor general of Pakistan, came to visit East Pakistan. He addressed two meetings in Dhaka, in both of which he ignored the popular demand for Bangla. He reiterated that Urdu would be the only state language of Pakistan. Google | Bengali Language Movement Timeline | 1971 M Osman Ali (1900-1971), a founding member of Bangladesh Awami League party and a member of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly, passed away. Google | Bangladesh Timeline | 1971 After 90 minutes of heated discussion, third day of 'negotiations', with Yahiya Khan, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman heard that the military had fired upon people at Tongi, Joydebpur and other places. Hearing this he found no reason to continue talks. Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline | 1971 Nearly 50 people die as Pakistan Army opens fire on demonstrators at Jaydevpur. Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline | 1972 India and Bangladesh sign friendship treaty. Google | Bangladesh India Relations Timeline | 1972 Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) was established in Dhaka, pursuant to the joint declaration of the prime ministers of Bangladesh and India signed by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Mrs Indira Gandhi. Google | Bangladesh India Relations Timeline | 1984 Ashutosh Bhattacharya (1909-1984), writer and folklorist, died in Calcutta. Google | Ashutosh Bhattacharya Timeline | 1996 Inaugural session of the sixth Jatiya Shangshad (National Parliament) takes place. Google | Jatiya Shangshad Timeline | 2001 Fourth population census of Bangladesh reports population count of 130,522,598. Google | Bangladesh Census Timeline | 2011 Fifth population census of Bangladesh reports population count of 142,319,000. Google | Bangladesh Census Timeline | 2023 At least 19 people were killed and 25 injured after a speeding bus skidded off the road and fell into a 30-feet deep ditch in Madaripur, Bangladesh. Google | Timeline |