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1893 Narayanganj Club Limited, a social club in Bangladesh originally established as the European Club in Narayanganj during the period of British rule in India, was established.
Google | Clubs and Societies in Bangladesh Timeline | 1941 Rafiq Azad, renowned poet, Ekushey Padak winner and freedom fighter, was born in Ghatail, Tangail.
Google | Rafiq Azad Timeline | 1972 Canada recognizes Bangladesh as an independent nation, one of the first few countries to recognize Bangladesh after independence.
Google | Bangladesh Canada Relations Timeline | 1972 France acknowledges the independence of Bangladesh.
Google | Bangladesh France Relations Timeline | 1983 Hussain Muhammad Ershad's government brutally cracked down on student movement led by 'Chhatra Shangram Parishad' (Students' Movement Council) demanding withdrawal of the education policy, release of political and resumption of fundamental democratic rights; the was the first instance of protest against Ershad's autocratic regime in which 10 students were reported killed.
Google | Hussain Muhammad Ershad Timeline | 2002 The National Convention on Crime Against Humanity held in Dhaka asks the government to stop patronizing terrorism of any kind, free the country's politics from arms and goons and ensure the protection of human rights.
Google | Terrorism in Bangladesh Timeline | 2004 Queen Sofia of Spain arrives in Dhaka on a four-day visit to attend the Asia Pacific Regional Summit on Microcredit beginning here on February 16.
Google | Bangladesh Spain Relations Timeline | 2008 SoftExpo 2008, five-day long software exposition organized by Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) kicks off at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Dhaka; the theme of the expo was 'Get, Gain and Grow'.
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