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1986 Pope John Paul II visits Bangladesh in his maiden and only trip to the country from November 18 through December 1.
Google | 1987 Mother Theresa, a humanitarian and advocate for the poor and helpless, Noble Peace Prize winner Albanian Roman Catholic nun, arrives in Dhaka for a visit.
Google | 2003 Bangladesh became the second nation to ban the current issue of Newsweek's international edition over an article on new interpretations of Islam's holy book.
Google | 2008 First ever Hajj and Omrah Fair in Dhaka is held; the three-day fair was inagurated by Religious affairs adviser AF Hassan Ariff.
Google | 2012 Thousands of Muslims angry over an alleged derogatory photo of the Islamic holy book Quran on Facebook set fires overnight in at least 10 Buddhist temples and 40 homes near the southern border with Myanmar.
Google | 2017 Pope Francis arrives in Dhaka; the pontiff is the first pope to set foot in Bangladesh in 30 years.
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