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1975 The Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini, a Bangladeshi paramilitary force during Sheikh Mujibur Rahman government, was disbanded. Google | Bangladesh Timeline | 1981 Qazi Motahar Hossain (1897-1981), Bangladeshi author, scientist, statistician, chess player, and journalist, dies at age 84 in Dhaka. Google | Qazi Motahar Hossain Timeline | 1991 Abdur Rahman Biswas became the president of Bangladesh. Google | Abdur Rahman Biswas Timeline | 1996 Justice Sahabuddin Ahmed became the president of Bangladesh. Google | Sahabuddin Ahmed Timeline | 2008 Bangladesh wins first ever One Day International (ODI) Cricket match against New Zealand (ODI#2763). Google | Bangladesh Cricket Timeline | 2010 Ataur Rahman Khan Kaiser, veteran politician and Awami League presidium member, died at the age of 71 in Chittagong. Google | Ataur Rahman Khan Kaiser Timeline | 2016 Archbishop Patrick D'Rozario, the highest ranked priest of the Roman Catholic Church in Bangladesh, was named cardinal thus becoming the first ever cardinal from Bangladesh. Google | Bangladesh Timeline |