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1906 Sachin Dev Burman, singer, composer and music director, was born in Comilla.
Google | Sachin Dev Burman Timeline | 1925 Abdul Malek Ukil (1925-1987), lawyer, politician, was born in Rajapur village under Sadar upazila of Noakhali district.
Google | Abdul Malek Ukil Timeline | 1966 Severe cyclonic storm in Sandwip, Bakerganj, Khulna, Chittagong, Noakhali and Comilla with storm-waves of 4.7-9.1m, maximum wind speed 146 km/hr; affected 1.5 million people, loss of life and livestock were 850 and 65,000 respectively.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 1970 Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), formerly known as the East Pakistan Rice Research Institute (EPRRI), was established at Joydebpur, a small township 36 km north of the capital city Dhaka.
Google | Agriculture in Bangladesh Timeline | 1976 Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) was established under the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh Ordinance 1976 to accelerate the pace of industrialisation and develop a sound securities market in Bangladesh.
Google | Investment Corporation of Bangladesh Timeline | 1978 Dhaka Little Theatre was established in Dhaka to promote the mental development of children through training and performance in the theatre.
Google | Theatre in Bangladesh Timeline | 1983 Muhammad Yunus's pilot program of micro-credit began operations as a full-fledged bank and was renamed to Grameen Bank (Village Bank) to make loans to poor Bangladeshis.
Google | Muhammad Yunus Timeline | 1991 DESA (Dhaka Electricity Supply Authority), an autonomous body with objectives to improve service of electricity to the consumers, improve transmission, and reduce system loss, was established.
Google | Dhaka Electricity Supply Authority Timeline | 1999 The first digital Bangla satellite channel, Channel I started its journey.
Google | R.P. Saha Timeline | 2000 45 people were reported killed in Bangladesh during 3 weeks of flooding.
Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 2001 The 8th General Election was held. A total of 1,935 candidates representing 54 parties and independents contested in the polls. The election was the second to be held under the caretaker government. The BNP won 193 seats while the Awami League got only 62 seats. Total turnout of voters was nearly 74.9 percent.
Google | Elections in Bangladesh Timeline | 2004 India's Border Security Force (BSF) asked Bangladeshi authorities to hand over 126 Indian insurgents, including top leaders of guerrilla groups it says are based in the neighboring country.
Google | Bangladesh India Relations Timeline | 2005 RAB officials arrest the 'operation commander' of the Bangladesh chapter of the Harkatul Jihad, Mufti Abdul Hannan, from Madhya Badda in Dhaka city.
Google | Terrorism in Bangladesh Timeline | 2016 Bangladesh wins their 100th One-Day International Cricket match in a game against Afghanistan in Mirpur, Bangladesh (ODI#3786).
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