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1916 'Baul Samrat' Shah Abdul Karim, mystic poet and singer, was born at Ujandhol village on the bank of the Kalni in Sunamganj.
Google | Shah Abdul Karim Timeline | 1969 Sergeant Zahrul Huq, an under-trial prisoner in the Agartala Conspiracy Case, died of bullet injury in the Dhaka Cantonment.
Google | Sergeant Zahrul Huq Timeline | 1972 Baguda (Bogra) Theatre was established in Bogra with Dr Nanigopal Debdas and Shyamal Bhattachariya as founder president and secretary respectively.
Google | Theatre in Bangladesh Timeline | 1973 Parbatya Chattagram Jana-Samhati Samiti was found under the leadership of Manabendra Narayan Larma With the aim of securing the rights of the hill people.
Google | Manabendra Narayan Larma Timeline | 1982 Jatiya Shangshad Bhaban designed by Louis Kahn at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar was first used as the National Assembly during the eighth (and last) session of the second parliament of Bangladesh.
Google | Jatiya Shangshad Timeline | 1983 February 14-15, Student riots mark first major expression of public opposition to Ershad's martial law administration.
Google | Hussain Muhammad Ershad Timeline | 1984 Narayanganj subdivision was upgraded to a district by the Government of Bangladesh.
Google | Narayanganj Timeline | 1996 Khaleda Zia and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won in a landslide victory in the 6th general election. All the major political parties, including the Awami League, boycotted the controversial election.
Google | Elections in Bangladesh Timeline | 2000 Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Limited (BFICL), a non-banking finance company, commenced business.
Google | Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Limited Timeline | 2000 Shamsul Huda Chaudhury (1920-2000), Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad, died in Dhaka.
Google | Shamsul Huda Chaudhury Timeline | 2000 Public Safety Act (PSA) comes into force; the Act seeks to contain terrorism, political violence, extortion and subversive activities.
Google | Terrorism in Bangladesh Timeline | 2010 Zia International Airport was renamed to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The decision was made in a cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
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