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1971 Between 10 and 13 March, immediately before the liberation war started, Pakistan International Airlines cancelled all their international routes to urgently fly government officials to Dacca. These passengers were almost all Pakistani soldiers in civilian dress.
Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline | 1971 Japanese, German and UN workers were withdrawn from Bangladesh to their respective countries.
Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline | 1971 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman sent a telegram to the UN Secretary General informing him that the human rights of the Bangalees were being trampled and asked for his help in stopping the flow of arms from the west that were being used to kill Bangalee civilians.
Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline | 1971 Expatriate Bengali students demonstrate in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York and calls for UN intervention to put an end to violence on Bengali people.
Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline | 1980 Dhaka Padatik, a theatre group, was established in Dhaka that performs plays based on the history of Bangladesh, its soil, people and their struggle for survival.
Google | Padatik Nattya Sangsad Timeline | 2003 Nilufar Yasmeen (1948-2003), artiste, renowned performer of classical music, nazrul songs and songs of Atul Prasad, Dwijendralal and Rajanikanta, died of cancer.
Google | Nilufar Yasmeen Timeline | 2004 Bangladesh wins first ever One Day International (ODI) Cricket match against Zimbabwe.
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