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1899 Kazi Nazrul Islam, national poet of Bangladesh, was born in Churulia in the district of Burdawan, West Bengal, India. Google | Kazi Nazrul Islam Timeline | 1924 Nurjahan Murshid, a renowned leader of women renaissance of Bengal and one of the major organisers of the Liberation War, was born in Taranagar of Murshidabad district. Google | Nurjahan Murshid Timeline | 1925 Shahed Ali (1925-2001), educationist, cultural activist and a reputed author, was born at Mahmudpur village under Tahirpur Upazila of Sunamganj. Google | Shahed Ali Timeline | 1940 Moudud Ahmed, Bangladeshi barrister, statesman and politician, was born in Noakhali. Google | Moudud Ahmed Timeline | 1940 Moudud Ahmed, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician, was born in Manikpur, Noakhali. Google | Bangladesh Timeline | 1968 Nazrul Academy was formally inaugurated by Kazi Anwarul Haq, Education Minister of Pakistan at the Engineers' Institute, Dhaka. Google | Nazrul Academy Timeline | 1971 Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra finds home in Kolkata. Google | Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra Timeline | 1972 The newly independent nation of Bangladesh brought poet Kazi Nazrul Islam to live in Dhaka with the consent of the Government of India. Google | Kazi Nazrul Islam Timeline | 1986 Fazlul Karim (1905–1986), lawyer, businessman, politician, soldier, the first mayor of Cox's Bazar, died in Chittagong at age 80. Google | Fazlul Karim Timeline | 1997 President of Peru Alberto K. Fujimori arrives in Dhaka in a 2-day state visit. Google | Bangladesh Peru Relations Timeline | 1998 The government constitutes an interim Chittagong Regional Council entrusting with the task of maintaining law and order, levying taxes and overseeing development projects in the Chittagong region. Google | Chittagong Timeline | 1999 Bangladesh wins first ever One-Day International Cricket match in World Cup (ODI#1459). Google | Bangladesh Cricket Timeline |