BanglaCapsule | Bangladesh History on  Oct 16

1905 Dhaka became the capital of the new province, Eastern Bengal and Assam, under British Raj.
Google | Dhaka City Corporation Timeline
1905 Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller (1854-1935) became the Lieutenant Governorship of the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam.
Google | Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller Timeline
1951 Liaquat Ali Khan (1896-1951), first Prime Minister of Pakistan, was assassinated by a military officer while he was addressing a rally at Rawalpindi.
Google | Liaquat Ali Khan Timeline
1977 Nandanik Natya Sampraday, a pioneer theatre group, was established in Dhaka.
Google | Nandanik Natya Sampraday Timeline