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1947 A large number of Bengali students met on the University of Dhaka campus to formally demand that Bengali be made an official language. To promote their cause, Bengali students organised processions and rallies in Dhaka.
Google | Bengali Language Movement Timeline | 1965 Dr. Dipu Moni, politician, medical doctor and also a lawyer and Advocate of the Bangladesh Supreme Court, was born in Dhaka.
Google | Dipu Moni Timeline | 1968 On the call of the main opposition parties namely two factions of NAP (Bhasani and Muzaffar), Awami League, People's Party, Nezam-i-Islam, Jama't-i-Islam etc a hartal was observed throughout East Pakistan.
Google | Not Tagged Timeline | 1971 Comilla district town was freed from the Pakistan occupation forces after nine months of the war.
Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline | 1971 Operation Python: Indian naval attacks Karachi.
Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline | 1985 South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established by India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan.
Google | SAARC Timeline | 2001 Tassduq Ahmad (1923-2001), politician, social worker, freedom fighter, died.
Google | Tassduq Ahmad Timeline | 2005 Two suicide bombers of banned Jama'atul Mujahiden Bangladesh (JMB) struck again within a week, this time in Netrokona in front of an office of a cultural organisation Udichi, killing eight people and injuring 50 others.
Google | Terrorism in Bangladesh Timeline | 2006 Bangladesh wins their 25th One-Day International Cricket match in a game against Zimbabwe in Mirpur, Bangladesh.
Google | Bangladesh Cricket Timeline | 2006 President Iajuddin Ahmed deployed the army to maintain order across the country after his interim government failed to end a political standoff over electoral reforms.
Google | Political Crisis in Bangladesh Timeline | 2006 The Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur made its international debut with One-day International between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe after getting approval of the International Cricket Council (ICC) as an international cricket venue.
Google | Bangladesh Cricket Timeline | 2010 At least 14 people were killed and over 100 injured as two trains, Chittagong-bound intercity train Mahanagar Godhuli and Dhaka-bound local train Chattola, collided head-on at Narsingdi railway station.
Google | Timeline | 2012 Bangladesh wins their 75th One-Day International Cricket match in a game against West Indies in Mirpur, Bangladesh.
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