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1958 Sufia Kamaal National Library, most popular library of Dhaka city, was established. Google | Libraries in Bangladesh Timeline | 1966 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, general secretary of the East Pakistan Awami League, announces a Six Point programme of regional autonomy his party wants for the two wings of Pakistan. Google | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Timeline | 1972 The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC), state owned and managed public sector Corporation, was established. Google | Bangladesh Shipping Corporation Timeline | 1974 Bappa Mazumder, renowned singer, was born in Dhaka. Google | Bappa Mazumder Timeline | 1977 Sandhani (seeker), the pioneer of the voluntary blood donation movement in Bangladesh started its journey from the premises of Dhaka Medical College. Google | Healthcare in Bangladesh Timeline | 2003 An anti-Ahamadiya group, Khatme Nabuat Andolon Samannay Committee (KNASC), issues ultimatum to the Government to declare Ahamadiyas as 'non-Muslims.' Google | Education in Bangladesh Timeline | 2006 Five-star Radisson Water Garden Hotel on the Airport Road in Dhaka opens. Google | Radisson Water Garden Timeline | 2015 Dhaka Zoo was renamed to Bangladesh National Zoo. Google | Bangladesh National Zoo Timeline | 2017 Suranjit Sengupta (1945–2017), Bangladesh Awami League politician, dies at age 71 in Dhaka. Google | Suranjit Sengupta Timeline | 2025 The Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, the repurposed former residence of Bangladesh's first prime minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is demolished by protesters. Google | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Timeline |