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1880 Roquiah Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932), litterateur, educationist, and social reformer, who played a pioneering role in awakening Muslim women, was born in Pairaband in Rangpur. Google | Roquiah Sakhawat Hossain Timeline | 1927 Brojen Das (1927-1998), first South Asian to swim across the English Channel, was born in Kuchiamora village of Bikrampur, Munshiganj. Google | Brojen Das Timeline | 1932 Roquiah Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932), litterateur, educationist, and social reformer, who played a pioneering role in awakening Muslim women, passed away in Calcutta. Google | Roquiah Sakhawat Hossain Timeline | 1971 Meghna Heli Bridge was liberated from Pakistan through an aerial operation of Indian and Bangladeshi allied forces. Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline | 1971 Battle of Kushtia: Indian attacks from West Bengal into East Pakistan. Google | Bangladesh Liberation War Timeline | 1973 December 6-9, Severe cyclonic storm accompanied by storm surge hits Sundarban coast, low-lying coastal areas of Patuakhali and adjoining offshore islands inundated. Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 2014 An oil tanker named Southern Star VII carrying more than 350,000 liters (92,500 gallons) of bunker oil sank on Shela River flowing through the Sundarbans after being hit by a cargo vessel. Google | Maritime Accidents in Bangladesh Timeline | 2016 Dhaka Dynamites beats Rajshahi Kings by 56 runs in the final to seal the Bangladesh Premier League 2016 title. Google | Bangladesh Cricket Timeline |