BanglaCapsule | Bangladesh History on  Jan 23

1863 Mankumari Basu (1863-1943), poet and short story writer, was born in the village of Sridharpur in Jessore district.
Google | Mankumari Basu Timeline
1923 The rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam was arrested on charges of sedition.
Google | Kazi Nazrul Islam Timeline
1942 Abdur Razzak aka Razzak, popular actor and director of Bengali cinema, was born in Naktala, Kolkata.
Google | Abdur Razzak Timeline
2006 Eight more people were killed and hundreds were injured as the police opened fire for the second time on the demonstrators in Kansat, who were demanding the release of the arrestees agitating for uninterrupted supply of electricity for irrigation.
Google | Kansat Timeline
2011 Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) has officially been named Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB).
Google | Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) Timeline