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1952 Shaheed Minar, initially known as 'Shahid Smrtistambha', was formally inaugurated by Abul Kalam Shamsuddin, the then editor of the daily Azad.
Google | Bengali Language Movement Timeline | 1956 A constitutional amendment was passed in the Pakistan National Assembly to include Bangla as a state language along with Urdu.
Google | Bengali Language Movement Timeline | 1971 Yahiya Khan holds a secret meeting with Bhutto on Bangladesh, leader of the Pakistan People's Party.
Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline | 2001 The Supreme Court of India expressed the fear that unchecked migration of the citizens of Bangladesh to India will pose a threat, both to the economy and the security of the country.
Google | Bangladesh India Relations Timeline | 2004 BNP activists attack former Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina’’s motorcade at Charkawa ferry ghat in Barisal town.
Google | Political Crisis in Bangladesh Timeline | 2005 Abdul Latif, revered folk singer, lyricist and music composer, died.
Google | Abdul Latif Timeline | 2008 Bazlur Rahman, one of the country's most prominent journalists and editor of the daily Sangbad, died in Dhaka.
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