BanglaCapsule | Bangladesh History on  May 05

1881 Jamalpur Zilla School, a public high school in Jamalpur District, was founded by T. A. Dono.
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1945 Suranjit Sengupta (1945–2017), Bangladesh Awami League politician, was born in Anwarpur, Sylhet District, Assam Province, British India
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1971 The Gopalpur massacre committed by the Pakistan army took place. The killing took place at Gopalpur municipality of Lalpur Upazila, Natore and the victims of the massacre were the Bengali employees of the North Bengal Sugar Mill.
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1988 Bangladesh Astronomical Association established by a group of young astronomers with a view to spreading astronomical knowledge.
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1996 Mercantile Insurance Company Limited (MICL) commenced business.
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2011 Narayanganj City Corporation was established, unifying three former municipalities, Narayanganj Municipality, Siddhirganj Municipality, and Kadam Rasul Municipality.
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2013 Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, a fundamentalist Islamic group, rally in Dhaka demanding death to Bangladeshi atheists and asking for strict application of Islamic laws.
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