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1923 Kabir Chowdhury (1923–2011), National Professor, renowned educationist, author and a pioneer in the movement against fundamentalism, was born in Brahmanbaria, British India. Google | Kabir Chowdhury Timeline | 1930 Subhash Dutta (1930–2012), Bangladeshi filmmaker, theater and film actor, died in Dhaka at age 82. was born in Dinajpur, Bengal Presidency, British India. Google | Subhash Dutta Timeline | 1942 (Major) Mohammad Abdul Jalil (1942-1989), army officer, distinguished freedom fighter and politician, was born at Wazirpur in Barisal. Google | Mohammad Abdul Jalil Timeline | 1958 Ahsania Mission, Dhaka an NGO, was established by Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah (1873-1965) at 9 Armenian Street, Armanitola, Dhaka. Google | Ahsania Mission Timeline | 1975 The offices and studios of Bangladesh Television were shifted to the newly built headquarters located at Rampura in Dhaka with newer technology. Google | Bangladesh Television Timeline | 1977 Khwaja Shahabuddin (1898-1977), politician and a diplomat, died in Karachi at the age of 79. Google | Khwaja Shahabuddin Timeline | 2001 M Amirul Islam (1918-2001), scientist and educationist, passed away. Google | M Amirul Islam Timeline | 2012 The first edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), professional cricket league, officially kicked off with a lavish opening ceremony at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. Google | Bangladesh Cricket Timeline | 2020 Bangladesh wins the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup by defeating the defending champions India in the final. Google | Bangladesh Cricket Timeline |