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1946 Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta following a call for Direct Action by the Muslim League. Over four days, thousands of Hindus and Muslims lose their lives and the troubles spread to other parts of India.
Google | Muslim League Timeline | 1962 Ayub Bachchu, a Bangladeshi musician and founding member of the rock band LRB, was born in Chittagong.
Google | Ayub Bachchu Timeline | 1975 The body of former President Shiekh Mujibur Rahman was airlifted to Tungipara and buried with full honour at his family grave yard.
Google | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Timeline | 2001 ATN Bangla, private satellite channel, started broadcasting its own news bulletins.
Google | Mass Media in Bangladesh Timeline | 2003 A countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the Awami League, the main opposition party, was observed peacefully demanding execution of the court verdict in the Bangabandhu murder case.
Google | Hartal in Bangladesh Timeline | 2005 Subal Das, eminent musician and music director, passed away at a hospital in Kolkata.
Google | Subal Das Timeline | 2009 Bangladesh wins their 50th One-Day International Cricket match in a game against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Google | Bangladesh Cricket Timeline | 2010 A daily six-hour suspension of operation (between 3PM and 9PM) of all compressed natural gas (CNG) filling stations were put forth by the government to ensure increased supply of gas to household consumers and power generation plants.
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