1956 The constitutional amendment making Bangla a state language along with Urdu goes in effect.Google | Bengali Language Movement Timeline1965 Shahid Hussein Suhrawardy, educationist, writer, art-critic and diplomat, died unmarried in Karachi.Google | Shahid Hussein Suhrawardy Timeline1971 ASM Abdur Rab the then VP of Dhaka University Students´ Union had the honour of hoisting the first flag of Independent Bangladesh at the Dhaka University premise popularly known as Bat-tala.Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline1972 East Pakistan Rifles had been renamed to Bangladesh Rifles after the independence. Google | Bangladesh Armed Forces Timeline1988 Parliamentary elections reaffirm Jatiyo Party control of the National Parliament.Google | Elections in Bangladesh Timeline1988 The fourth general election in Bangladesh was held. The number of candidates totaled 1,192 representing 8 parties and independents.Google | Elections in Bangladesh Timeline2013 Pranab Mukherjee, India’’s first Bengali President, arrived in Dhaka in a three-day official visit.Google | Bangladesh India Relations Timeline