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1876 Severe storm hits Meghna estuary and coasts of Chittagong, Barisal, Noakhali; most severe storm-surge of about 12.2m (40 ft) height; about 200,000 people died during the storm.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 1911 Obaidul Huq (1911-2007), Bangladeshi journalist, former editor of the Bangladesh Observer, cinematographer, playwright and writer, Ekushey Padak winner in 1981, was born in Feni, Noakhali District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, British India.
Google | Obaidul Haque Timeline | 1936 The Azad, daily newspaper in Bangla ad Assam, was founded in Kolkata with first editor Maulana Mohammad Akram Khan.
Google | Mass Media in Bangladesh Timeline | 1946 Asaduzzaman Noor, Bangladeshi actor, politician and activist, was born in Jalpaiguri, Bengal Province, British India.
Google | Not Tagged Timeline | 1960 October 30-31, Severe cyclonic storm hits Chittagong, Noakhali, Bakerganj, Faridpur, Patuakhali and eastern Meghna estuary; maximum wind speed 210 km/hr, surge height 4.5-6.1m; about 10,000 persons killed, 27,793 cattle lost.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 1972 Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) was formed by Sirajul Alam Khan and ASM Abdur Rab with motto of scientific socialism.
Google | Politics of Bangladesh Timeline | 1972 Bangladesh Shilpa Rin Sangstha (BSRS) was established by the President's Order No. 128 of 1972 to provide credit facilities and other assistance to industrial concerns and to encourage and broaden the base of investment in Bangladesh.
Google | Not Tagged Timeline | 1997 Last edition of now defunct Weekly Bichitra was published. Weekly Bichitra, considered to be a historic milestone and a pioneering magazine, was owned by the Government of Bangladesh and edited by Shahadat Chowdhury.
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