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1762 The great earthquake which raised the coast of Foul island by 2.74m and the northwest coast of Chedua island by 6.71m above sea level and also caused a permanent submergence of 155.40 sq km near Chittagong.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 1923 Tassduq Ahmad (1923-2001), politician, social worker, freedom fighter, was born in Vadeswar village of Golapganj thana, Sylhet.
Google | Tassduq Ahmad Timeline | 1971 Jinjira massacre took place at the unions Jinjira, Kalindi and Shubhadya of Keraniganj Upazila across the Buriganga River from Dhaka when planned killing of civilians by the Pakistan army during the Bangladesh liberation War of 1971.
Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline | 1979 Inaugural session of the second Jatiya Shangshad (National Parliament) takes place.
Google | Jatiya Shangshad Timeline | 2003 A severe storm with a wind-speed of up to 111 km per hour damaged three Airbus A-310s, a Boeing-737 and a Fokker F-28 aircraft at the Zia International Airport in Dhaka.
Google | Shahjalal International Airport Timeline | 2004 In the largest ever arms and ammunition seizure reported in Bangladesh to date, troops recover 10 truckloads of submachine-guns, AK-47 assault rifles, other firearms and bullets at the Karnaphuli coast in Chittagong.
Google | Arms and Ammunition Haul in Chittagong Timeline | 2005 MA Hannan International Airport, port city Chittagong's international airport, was renamed to Shah Amanat International Airport by the Government of Bangladesh.
Google | Shah Amanat International Airport Timeline | 2007 The price of Kerosene was set at Tk 40 per litre by the government, a 21 percent increase from the previous price of Tk 33 per litre set in 2006.
Google | Bangladesh Timeline | 2007 The price of Diesel was set at Tk 40 per litre by the government, a 21 percent increase from the previous price of Tk 33 per litre set in 2006.
Google | Bangladesh Timeline | 2007 The price of Petrol was set at Tk 65 per litre by the government, a 16 percent increase from the previous price of Tk 56 per litre set in 2006.
Google | Bangladesh Timeline | 2007 The price of Octane was set at Tk 67 per litre by the government, a 15.5 percent increase from the previous price of Tk 58 per litre set in 2006.
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