BanglaCapsule | Bangladesh History on  Oct 17

1890 Lalon Shah (1774-1890), singer and composer of Baul songs, died in Chheuriya.
Google | Lalon Shah Timeline
1987 Abdul Malek Ukil (1925-1987), lawyer, politician, died in Dhaka.
Google | Abdul Malek Ukil Timeline
2009 Probal Chowdhury, a popular singer and an artiste of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, died of brain hemorrhage at a city clinic in Chittagong at the age of 63.
Google | Probal Chowdhury Timeline
2010 Bangladesh cricket team had their first ever One-Day International (ODI) series victory (4-0 clean sweep) after beating New Zealand in the series.
Google | Bangladesh Cricket Timeline