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1923 A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Netrokona District in Bangladesh at a depth of 15.0 km.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 1984 Mohammad Ashraful, Test cricketer and former Bangladesh national team captain, was born in Dhaka.
Google | Mohammad Ashraful Timeline | 1999 Haji M A Jalil, alias Tiger Jalil, Bangladesh Amateur Wrestling Federation vice-president, one-time grappler and internationally recognized referee, died in Khulna at the age of 55.
Google | Tiger Jalil Timeline | 2005 Indian border guards killed 3 Bangladeshi villagers after they had strayed across the border near the eastern Bangladesh town of Akhaura.
Google | Bangladesh India Relations Timeline | 2007 The Caretaker Government (CTG) relaxed the ban on the conduct of indoor politics in the country which was imposed earlier in the year. However, some restrictions on the political parties with regard to the ongoing reforms programme remained.
Google | Bangladesh Timeline | 2008 Khaleda Zia was bailed after 12 months in detention under the military backed caretaker government.
Google | Khaleda Zia Timeline | 2010 Bangladesh high court banned the lease of coastal land to ship-breaking yards, in a ruling welcomed by environmentalists who say the industry destroys fragile eco-systems.
Google | Shipbreaking in Bangladesh Timeline | 2014 Firoza Begum (1930-2014), Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singer, dies at age 84 in Dhaka.
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