BanglaCapsule | Bangladesh History on  May 18

1972 Diplomatic relations and the American Embassy at Dhaka was established with Herbert D. Spivack as Charge d'Affaires ad interim.
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2004 The country's second longest bridge named after Baul saint Lalon Shah opens to traffic, connecting Kushtia and Pabna districts across the Padma River at Paksey. The 1.8-kilometre bridge constructed at a cost of Tk 1,065 crore.
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2004 US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Christina B Rocca arrives in Dhaka on a three-day official visit as part of her South Asian tour.
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2008 The High Court (HC) ruled that around three lakh Biharis living in different parts of the country are citizens of Bangladesh.
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