BanglaCapsule | Bangladesh History on  Aug 26

1934 Atulprasad Sen (1871-1934), poet, lyricist and singer, died in Lucknow.
Google | Atulprasad Sen Timeline
1941 Jamaat-e-Islami Hind was established by Syed Abul Ala Maududi (1903-1979).
Google | Bangladesh Timeline
1951 Abala Bose (1864 – 1951), a social worker well-known for her efforts in the field of women’s education and her contribution towards the alleviation of the condition of widows, dies.
Google | Abala Bose Timeline
1966 Shuvro Dev, popular singer, was born in Sylhet.
Google | Shuvro Dev Timeline
1979 Bodhan Theatre, a theatre group, was established in Kushtia.
Google | Theatre in Bangladesh Timeline
2006 7 killed and 300 injured as police and Bangladesh Rifles opened fire on demonstrators advancing towards Asia Energy Corporation office in Dinajpur protesting massive eviction and loss of farmland due to the implementation of the Phulbari Coalmine Project.
Google | Bangladesh Timeline
2010 The High Court declared void and unconstitutional the Seventh Amendment to the constitution that had legitimised the martial law regime of Hussain Muhammed Ershad.
Google | Hussain Muhammad Ershad Timeline