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1936 Mir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud (best known as Al Mahmud, a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, and short-story writer, was born in Morail Village, Brahmanbaria District. Google | Al Mahmud Timeline | 1971 The newly formed Bangladesh Government in preparation for a war against Pakistan Army, appointed Col. M. A. G. Osmani as Commander in Chief, Lt. Col. Abdur Rab as chief of Army Staff and Group Captain A K Khandker as Deputy Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Air Force. Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline | 2006 32 passengers of a bus were killed and 30 others were injured when a train rammed into the bus standing on a level crossing due to engine failure at Akkelpur in Joypurhat. Google | Road and Railway Accidents in Bangladesh Timeline | 2016 Mohammad Siddikur Rahman became the first Bangladeshi ever to qualify for the Olympic Games after finishing 56th in the final eligibility list for the Rio 2016 Games. All previous Olympians from Bangladesh had been wild-card selections. Google | Siddikur Rahman Timeline |