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1894 Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (1894-1950), novelist, was born in Ghoshpada-Muraripur village, near Kanchrapara in the 24-Parganas, West Bengal.
Google | Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Timeline | 1978 Azizur Rahman (1917-1978), composer of songs and poet, passed away in Dhaka.
Google | Azizur Rahman Timeline | 1999 Police clashed with protestors seeking the resignation of Prime Minister Hasina. Opposition parties called for a 3-day general strike.
Google | Political Crisis in Bangladesh Timeline | 2001 The non-party caretaker administration, at a special meeting of the Council of Advisors in Dhaka, condemns the terrorist September 11 attacks on the United States and resolves to support any international action against terrorism.
Google | Bangladesh USA Relations Timeline | 2006 Police in Dhaka baton-charged thousands of opposition supporters in violent clashes outside the prime minister's office that left at least 110 people injured. A 14-party opposition alliance led by the Awami League is demanding electoral reforms ahead of national elections.
Google | Political Crisis in Bangladesh Timeline | 2009 'Baul Samrat' Shah Abdul Karim, mystic poet and singer, died at the age of 93 in Sylhet.
Google | Shah Abdul Karim Timeline | 2017 Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accuses the Burmese government of 'atrocities' against the Rohingya people and calls for these alleged atrocities to stop.
Google | Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Timeline | 2021 Bangladesh reopened schools and other educational institutions after 543 days of closure as COVID-19 virus situation eases and more people are vaccinated. The government says most Bangladeshi adults will be vaccinated by the end of this year (2021).
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