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1971 President Yahiya Khan arrived along with several other generals in Dhaka at 2:20PM to meet Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for 'negotiations'. Google | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Timeline | 1985 Aroj Ali Matubbar (1900-1985), self-taught philosopher, died in Barisal. Google | Aroj Ali Matubbar Timeline | 1991 Third population census of Bangladesh reports population count of 11,14,55,185. Google | Bangladesh Census Timeline | 2006 Peace Corps, the United States' non-governmental organisation, decides to suspend indefinitely its programme in Bangladesh fearing attack on its volunteers by terrorists, after the arrest of five of the top seven leaders of the JMB. Google | Bangladesh Timeline | 2011 The 5th Population and Housing Census begins (March 15-19) to enumerate the households, families and population across the country. Google | Bangladesh Census Timeline | 2011 Bangladesh University of Textile (BUT), the only university of its kind and the 34th public university in the country, was inaugurated at its Tejgaon campus. Google | Bangladesh University of Textile Timeline | 2011 The BNP-led opposition lawmakers returned to the Jatiya Sangsad ending their boycott for 74 consecutive sittings since June of 2010. Google | Aviation History in Bangladesh Timeline | 2016 Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman resigns after hackers stole about $101 million from its account in Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Google | Bangladesh Bank Timeline | 2017 Bangladesh's 100th Test cricket match takes place in Colombo against host Sri Lanka on 15-19 March, Bangladesh wins by 4 wickets. It was Bangladesh's first win over Sri Lanka in Test cricket. Google | Bangladesh Cricket Timeline |