BanglaCapsule | Bangladesh History on  Jan 29

1972 The East Pakistan Rifles was renamed the Bangladesh Rifles with the officers seconded from Bangladesh Army.
Google | Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) Timeline
1972 While looking for his missing brother Shahidullah Kaisar, film-maker Zahir Raihan disappears — his car is found outside an enclave serving to protect the Biharis; the anti-liberation forces are still believed to be active in their subversive roles against pro-liberation intelligentsia.
Google | Zahir Raihan Timeline
1974 Marshall Tito, President of Yugoslavia, arrives in Dhaka for a visit.
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1999 Abdus Samad, the first defence secretary of the Bangladesh, died.
Google | Abdus Samad Timeline
2010 The 11th South Asian Games (Jan 29 - Feb 9) gets underway in Dhaka; this is the 3rd time Bangladesh hosted the greatest sports extravaganza of South Asia after 1985 and 1993.
Google | South Asian Games Timeline
2020 Algeria reopens its embassy in Dhaka, after closing it in 1990.
Google | Amjad Khan Chowdhury Timeline