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1846 The Dacca Bank, the thirty second oldest bank in India, the very first private bank founded in the present-day country of Bangladesh, was founded by Khwaja Alimullah. Google | Bangladesh Timeline | 1906 In Bengal province of British India Government, the Criminal Investigation Departmen (CID) came into existence with headquarter in Calcutta. Google | Bangladesh Criminal Investigation Department Timeline | 1912 Lord Carmichael, the first Governor of Bengal, assumed office. Google | Lord Carmichael Timeline | 1983 Hasan Hafizur Rahman (1932-1983), poet, journalist and critic, died in Moscow Central Clinical Hospital. Google | Hasan Hafizur Rahman Timeline | 1995 Begum Zebunnesa Jamal, popular lyricist and educationist, passed away in Dhaka. Google | Begum Zebunnesa Jamal Timeline | 2000 The first private terrestrial TV channel, Ekushey Television (ETV) was launched which covered half the country's population and turned out to be the most popular channel offering brisk, highly professional, and path-breaking programmes. Google | Momtazuddin Ahmed Timeline |