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19 November - Professor MA Hannan, a Bangladeshi scientist is listed among the world"s most influential scientists. [8] 10 December: The prestigious three match ODI Cricket series between Bangladesh and India ends with Bangladesh securing a 2-1 series win over India, despite India's dominating performance in the final match.
Bangladesh is elected to a two-year term on the UN Security Council. 3 June: Zia-ur Rahman wins presidential election and secures his position for a five-year term. 1979: 18 February: The 1979 General Election takes place. Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by Zia scores a decisive victory. [21] 1981: 30 May: Assassination of Ziaur Rahman. 1982: ...
The history of Bangladesh dates back over four millennia to the Chalcolithic period. The region's early history was characterized by a succession of Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms and empires that fought for control over the Bengal region .
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This year will be celebrated from 17 March 2020 to 26 March 2021. The UN General Assembly, UNESCO, has decided to jointly celebrate the Mujib Year with Bangladesh at the UNESCO 40th General Assembly. [79] [80] The decision was made in the presence of all UNESCO members on 12–27 November in Paris, held on 25 November 2019.
The United States is committed to supporting Bangladesh's inclusive economic growth, institution building and development and will provide an additional $202 million of aid, a U.S. delegation said ...
Dhaka is among the most congested cities in the world, and traffic was estimated to cost the local economy US$6.5 billion per year in 2020. [191] The average speed of a car travelling in the city is less than 7 kilometres per hour (4.3 mph). [ 192 ]
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Sunday rolled back most of the controversial quotas on government jobs which sparked violent protests.. Under the quota system, some 30% of sought-after civil ...