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1913 The Bangladesh National Museum was originally established under the name 'the Dacca Museum'.
Google | Bangladesh National Museum Timeline | 1925 George Nathaniel Curzon commonly known as Lord Curzon (1859-1925), Governor General and Viceroy of India (1899-1905), died.
Google | George Nathaniel Curzon Timeline | 1949 The Morning News, a weekly English newspaper (later became daily), now defunct, was transferred from Kolkata to Dhaka.
Google | Mass Media in Bangladesh Timeline | 1971 Fourth day of 'negotiations' takes place between Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Yahiya Khan and they talked for 2 hours, this time with their advisors.
Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline | 1971 The Daily Telegraph published Simon Dring's front page story of the slaughter in Dhaka that the army perpetrated in the name of 'God and a united Pakistan'.
Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline | 1989 Tamim Iqbal, Bangladeshi former international cricketer and commentator, was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Google | Tamim Iqbal Timeline | 1991 Khaleda Zia was sworn in as the first female prime minister of Bangladesh. The acting president, Shahabuddin Ahmed, granted Zia nearly all the powers that were vested in the president at the time, effectively returning Bangladesh to a parliamentary system.
Google | Khaleda Zia Timeline | 2000 US President Clinton stopped in Bangladesh, but only stood for a reception at the US Embassy due to security reasons.
Google | Bangladesh USA Relations Timeline | 2005 15,000 people were left homeless after twin tornadoes simultaneously tore through northern Gaibandha and Rangpur districts, killing 55 people and wounding 1,000 others.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 2013 Mohammed Zillur Rahman (1929-2013), 19th President of Bangladesh, senior leader of the Awami League, died at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore at age 84.
Google | Mohammed Zillur Rahman Timeline | 2016 Parveen Sultana (known by her stage name Diti), a Bangladeshi film and television actress, died at age 50 in Dhaka.
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