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1986 Pope John Paul II visits Bangladesh in his maiden and only trip to the country from November 18 through December 1.
Google | 1987 Mother Theresa, a humanitarian and advocate for the poor and helpless, Noble Peace Prize winner Albanian Roman Catholic nun, arrives in Dhaka for a visit.
Google | 2003 Bangladesh became the second nation to ban the current issue of Newsweek's international edition over an article on new interpretations of Islam's holy book.
Google | 2008 First ever Hajj and Omrah Fair in Dhaka is held; the three-day fair was inagurated by Religious affairs adviser AF Hassan Ariff.
Google | 2017 Pope Francis arrives in Dhaka; the pontiff is the first pope to set foot in Bangladesh in 30 years.
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