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1850 Khwaja Mohammad Yusuf Jan (1850-1923), a member of the Dhaka nawab family, a social worker, and a pro-people leader, was born in Dhaka. Google | Khwaja Mohammad Yusuf Jan Timeline | 1898 Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri (1898-1959), social worker, politician, journalist and an Islamic scholar, was born in the village of Enayetpur, Jessore. Google | Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri Timeline | 1909 The Calcutta based West Bengal Muslim League (WBML) was formed with Prince Jehander Mirza as president and Syed Shamsul Huda as secretary. Google | Muslim League Timeline | 1978 Padatik Natya Sangsad, a pioneer theatre group, was founded in Dhaka by the former workers of Kalantar Natyagosthi (1976). Google | Theatre in Bangladesh Timeline | 2010 Sayeed Ahmed, noted theatre personality, art critic and playwright, died at the age of 79 in Dhaka. Google | Sayeed Ahmed Timeline | 2011 Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim gathering after Hajj, begins on the bank of Turag river in Tongi; first time since its inception in 1967, the rituals are being held in two phases - the second phase commences on January 28 after a four-day break. Google | Bishwa Ijtema Timeline |