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1936 Sumita Devi (1936-2004), legendary actress and filmmaker, was born in Manikganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India.
Google | Sumita Devi Timeline | 1966 Pakistan International Airlines Flight 17 was a scheduled domestic flight from Dacca to Faridpur in East Pakistan operated by a Sikorsky S-61 twin-engined helicopter. The Pakistan International Airlines helicopter crashed near Fardipur because of a mechanical failure due to insufficient lubrication. Twenty passengers and three crew died, there was just one survivor.
Google | Aviation Accidents in Bangladesh Timeline | 1968 Aminul Islam (Mohammad Aminul Islam Bulbul), Test cricketer, was born in Dhaka.
Google | Aminul Islam Bulbul Timeline | 1972 Bahubachan, a theatre group, was formed in Dhaka by few youths who had participated actively in the War of Liberation to promote play-going.
Google | Bahubachan Timeline | 1988 Quamrul Hassan, famous artist, designer of Bangladesh flag, died in Dhaka.
Google | Quamrul Hassan Timeline | 1988 Patua Quamrul Hassan, renowned artist and the designer of Bangladesh's national flag, died in Dhaka at age 66.
Google | Patua Quamrul Hassan Timeline | 2002 The government introduces in the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) a bill seeking to repeal the controversial Public Safety (Special Provisions) Act, 2000. However, according to the provisions of the bill, all the ongoing cases filed under the law would continue till their disposal unless the government withdraws them.
Google | Open Timeline | 2003 The government introduces a bill 'Joint Forces Indemnity Act, 2003,' in the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) to indemnify all actions during the Army-led anti-crime drive across the country.
Google | Joint Forces Indemnity Act 2003 Timeline | 2004 Justice Debesh Bhattacharya, founder-president of Bangladesh Enemy Property Act Repeal Committee, died.
Google | Justice Debesh Bhattacharya Timeline | 2006 Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, veteran politician, former prime minister and a leading organiser of the Liberation War, dies in Dhaka.
Google | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury Timeline | 2007 Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim gathering after Hajj, begins on the bank of Turag river in Tongi.
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