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1901 Chittagong Club established in 1878, moved and opened at its present site. Google | Chittagong Club Timeline | 1971 The Ramna Kali Mandir near Ramna Park, also known as the Ramna Kalibari, was one of the most famous Hindu temples of the Indian subcontinent and believed to be over a thousand years old was bulldozed by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline | 1971 Independence of Bangladesh is again declared by Major Ziaur Rahman on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline | 1971 Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, expressed full support of her government to the freedom struggle of the Bengalis. Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline | 1971 Algeria recognizes the independence of Bangladesh, the day after its independence and as the first Arab nation. Google | Bangladesh USA Relations Timeline | 1971 Shaheed Minar (Monument to commemorate the martyrs of the Language Movement) was blown up by the army with demolition charges. Google | Shaheed Minar Timeline | 1982 Dr. Fazlur Rahman Khan, the legendary Bangladesh-born structural engineer, dies in Saudi Arabia. Google | Fazlur Rahman Khan Timeline | 1982 Supreme Court justice Abdul Fazal Muhammad Ahsanuddin Chowdhury became interim president of Bangladesh followed by a military coup by army chief of staff, Lieutenant General Hussain Muhammad Ershad. Google | Abdul Fazal Muhammad Ahsanuddin Chowdhury Timeline | 1988 President Hussain Muhammad Ershad appoints Moudud Ahmed the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Google | Moudud Ahmed Timeline | 2015 10 people were killed and dozens more injured in a stampede during 'Astami snan', the Hindu holy bathing ritual in Langalbandh village in Bandar Upazila of Narayanganj District. Google | Langalbandh Stampede Timeline |