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1975 Khondakar Mostaq Ahmad, freedom fighter, minister and President of Bangladesh, was ousted from presidency. Google | Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad Timeline | 1975 Three of the four Cabinet members of late President Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, killed in Dacca Central Jail were buried in Banani graveyard in Dacca while the body of former Industries Minister Mr. A.H.M Kamaruzzaman was flown to Rajshahi by a helicopter at the request of his relatives for burial. Google | Political Crisis in Bangladesh Timeline | 1996 Dhaka Stock Exchange suffered the biggest single-day crash to date when DSE General Index plunged 233 points or 6 percent at the close of trading session. Google | Dhaka Stock Exchange Timeline | 2012 To compete with privately owned local television channels, Bangladesh Television began broadcasting for 24 hours via satellite television, while still retaining the 18-hour broadcast on terrestrial. Google | Bangladesh Television Timeline | 2016 Mohammad Rafi Khan (1928–2016), pioneer pediatric surgeon and former national professor of Bangladesh, dies in Dhaka. Google | MR Khan Timeline |