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1978 An agreement concering the establishment of a Peace Corps Programme in Bangladesh was signed in Washington DC, USA. Google | Bangladesh Timeline | 2001 The seventh Jatiya Shangshad (National Parliament) was dissolved. Google | Jatiya Shangshad Timeline | 2001 Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina Wajed led Awami League's 5-year term ends. The non-partisan caretaker government headed by former Chief Justice Latifur Rahman takes over. Google | Sheikh Hasina Timeline | 2009 13 people were killed and 15 others injured in a tragic road accident at Chelerghat Bagan area in Trishal upazila on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway when an over loaded truck carrying cement bags and day labourers skidded off the road and fell into a ditch. Google | Road and Railway Accidents in Bangladesh Timeline | 2009 Bangladesh cricket team won their very first Test match against West Indies at Kingstown, St Vincent. Google | Bangladesh Cricket Timeline | 2009 Bangladesh achieves their maiden Test victory on foreign soil when they beat West Indies at Kingstown, St Vincent. Google | Bangladesh Cricket Timeline | 2009 Vehicles of American automaker Ford Motor Company were formally launched in the country by AG automobile, a sister concern of renowned Anwar Group of Industries. Google | Ford Timeline |