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1848 Pogose Anglo Vernacular School (later Pogose School), the first private school in Dhaka was established by Armenian marchant Nicholas Pogose who also served as its headmaster until 1855.
Google | Education in Bangladesh Timeline | 1897 Earthquake known as Great India earthquake occured with a magnitude of 8.7 and epicentre at Shillong Plateau. The tremor was felt throughout Bengal, from the south Lushai Hills on the east to Shahbad on the west.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 1985 Nazrul Institute Library with publications and memoribila on poet Nazrul Islam was established in Dhanmondi.
Google | Kazi Nazrul Islam Timeline | 1990 The Constitution (Tenth Amendment) Act 1990 was passed providing for reservation of thirty seats for the next 10 years in the Jatiya Sangsad exclusively for women members, to be elected by the members of the Sangsad.
Google | Constitution of Bangladesh Timeline | 1996 Sheikh Hasina and Bangladesh Awami League won the 7th general election was held under a caretaker government, a total of 2,574 candidates took part. The candidates represented 81 parties and independents. The Bangladesh Awami League formed the government securing 146 seats while the BNP got 116 seats.
Google | Elections in Bangladesh Timeline | 2003 An eight-hour hartal called by the Awami League, the main opposition party, was observed peacefully across the country to protest lack of public security, slide in law and order and killing of party leaders and activists.
Google | Awami League Timeline | 2006 Awami League led 14-party opposition called for Dhaka siege to protest 'police atrocities' on opposition leaders and workers. During the siege programme clashes between the law enforcers and opposition men left around 500 injured.
Google | Awami League Timeline | 2008 Sheikh Hasina has left the country for the US a day after her temporary release from prison to get medical treatment abroad.
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