1949 The United States established a consulate in Dhaka (then referred to as 'Dacca') in the eastern part of Pakistan.Google | Bangladesh USA Relations Timeline1976 Kazi Nazrul Islam, national poet of Bangladesh, died in Dhaka.Google | Kazi Nazrul Islam Timeline2002 The first private terrestrial TV channel, Ekushey Television (ETV) went off the air after losing a legal battle over its broadcasting rights.Google | Mass Media in Bangladesh Timeline2008 Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, the president of Iceland, arrives in Dhaka on a four-day visit to Bangladesh.Google | Bangladesh Iceland Relations Timeline2016 US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Dhaka on his maiden visit to the country.Google | Bangladesh USA Relations Timeline