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1870 Bangamahila, the first periodical edited by a woman, was first published.
Google | Mass Media in Bangladesh Timeline | 1922 Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Sarode legend, considered to be one of India's greatest living classical instrumentalists, was born in the village of Shibpur, Comilla.
Google | Ustad Ali Akbar Khan Timeline | 1964 SM Aslam Talukder (1964-2008), popularly known as Manna, one of the most well known actors in Bangladeshi film industry, was born in Tangail.
Google | SM Aslam Talukder Manna Timeline | 1969 Tornado locally known as Kalbaishakhi struck Demra (Dhaka district) with wind speed of 643 km/hr; 922 people killed and 16,511 injured; estimated loss Tk 40 to 50 million.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 1986 Double-decker ferry sank in stormy weather in Bangladesh killing 200.
Google | Open Timeline | 1989 Mangal Shobhajatra, the annual Bangla New Year procession, was first observed as the students of Dhaka University Faculty of Fine Arts decided to demonstrate against the military regime in a creative and festive way.
Google | Bangladesh Timeline | 2001 Eight people killed in a bomb explosion set off by suspected Islamic fundamentalists at a Bengali New Year cultural function in Dhaka.
Google | Terrorism in Bangladesh Timeline | 2003 Cadet College Club Limited (CCCL), a pan-national club for the alumni of all cadet colleges in Bangladesh and located in Purbachal New Town, was established.
Google | Clubs and Societies in Bangladesh Timeline | 2004 Tornadoes swept through northern Bangladesh, killing at least 69 people, injuring hundreds and blowing away thousands of flimsy huts.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 2004 Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) formally started functioning in Chittagong.
Google | Rapid Action Battalion Timeline | 2008 The passenger train service between Dhaka and Kolkata has resumed after an interval of more than 40 years; when the trains travelled in both directions today, it was the first train service since the 1965 war between India and Pakistan.
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