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1965 The 2nd of 2 cyclones in less than a month killed 35,000 along the Ganges River in East Pakistan during June 1-2.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 1972 Ten Taka note was first issued as a currency of Bangladesh.
Google | Bangladeshi Taka Timeline | 1991 May 31 - June 2, Cyclonic storm hits offshore islands and chars of Patuakhali, Barisal, Noakhali and Chittagong; maximum wind speed 110 km/hr and surge height of 1.9m; people killed, cattlehead perished, boats lost and standing crops destroyed.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 1992 The Department of Linguistics in Dhaka University was established as the only university department as well as linguistic research centre in the country.
Google | Dhaka University Timeline | 1999 Mercantile Bank Limited, a scheduled commercial bank in the private sector incorporated in Bangladesh under the Banking Companies Act 1991, started its operations.
Google | Mercantile Bank Limited Timeline | 2019 Momtazuddin Ahmed (1935-2019), renowned theatre personality, educationist, language movement activist and Ekushey Padak recipient, passed away in Dhaka at age 85.
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