1996 in Bangladesh

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See also:	Other events of 1996 List of years in Bangladesh

Events from the year 1996 in Bangladesh.

Events

March

• 22 March: Inauguration of Liberation War Museum.

May

• 14 May - Over 400 are killed as a tornado strikes northern Bangladesh.^[1]
• 19 May: Failed attempt of coup d'état by Lt. Gen. Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim, Bir Bikram.

June

• 12 June: General election of '96, Bangladesh Awami League gains majority.^[2]

December

• 12 December:a 30-year treaty on sharing of the Ganges water is signed between India and Bangladesh.^[3]

See also

• Timeline of Bangladeshi history

References