Bangladesh in the Space Age
The atlas holds 10 people and 33 moments here, from 1957 to 2025. The most recorded lives are Khaleda Zia, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Rajiv Gandhi.
Notable people
Abdus Salam
in 1993
1 moment here
Pakistani theoretical physicist and 1979 Nobel Prize laureate whose career connected education in Punjab and Cambridge with professorships in Lahore…
Audrey Hepburn
in 1989
1 moment here
British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Ruston) was born in Brussels, raised across Belgium, England and the Netherlands,…
Khaleda Zia
from 1971 to 2025
15 moments here
Bangladeshi politician who was prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–1996 and 2001–2006, chaired the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 1984 until her…
Muhammad Ali
in 1978
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Pranab Mukherjee
in 2013
1 moment here
Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th President of India from 25 July 2012 to 25 July 2017.…
Rajiv Gandhi
in 1985
2 moments here
Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
from 1957 to 1975
8 moments here
Bangladeshi political leader, founding president of Bangladesh, and prime minister. His documented life moved from childhood and schooling in Bengal…
Sushma Swaraj
in 2014
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, politician and diplomat. Swaraj served in the Haryana government, represented constituencies in Parliament, was Chief Minister of…
Trần Đại Quang
in 2018
1 moment here
Vietnamese police general and politician who served as Minister of Public Security from 2011 to 2016 and as President of Vietnam from April 2016…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
from 1971 to 1974
2 moments here
Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…
Moments
- 1957 Appearance at Dhaka Stadium with Zhou Enlai Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1969 Ramna Race Course reception Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1971 7 March speech Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1971 Arrest at Dhanmondi 32 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1971 Raising Bangladesh’s flag at Dhanmondi 32 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1971 Dhaka negotiations and departure Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1971 Arrived at Narayanganj during Liberation War Khaleda Zia
- 1971 Sheltered in Khilgaon Khaleda Zia
- 1971 Lived in hiding at Siddheshwari Khaleda Zia
- 1971 Detained at old Parliament building Khaleda Zia
- 1971 Detention in Dhaka Cantonment Khaleda Zia
- 1972 Homecoming in Dhaka Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1972 Inspection at Indian troop-withdrawal ceremony Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1974 Official visit to Dhaka Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1975 Assassination at Dhanmondi 32 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1978 Bangladesh visit Muhammad Ali
- 1983 Led public rally at BNP party office Khaleda Zia
- 1983 Gherao of the Secretariat Khaleda Zia
- 1985 Visit to Dhaka Rajiv Gandhi
- 1985 First SAARC summit Rajiv Gandhi
- 1987 Detained at Purbani Hotel Khaleda Zia
- 1989 UNICEF mission to Bangladesh Audrey Hepburn
- 1993 ICSTED foundation-stone ceremony Abdus Salam
- 2007 Detention at parliament-building prison Khaleda Zia
- 2010 Moved from cantonment residence to Gulshan Khaleda Zia
- 2013 First presidential visit abroad Pranab Mukherjee
- 2014 Official visit to Dhaka Sushma Swaraj
- 2018 Imprisoned at Old Dhaka Central Jail Khaleda Zia
- 2018 State visit to Bangladesh Trần Đại Quang
- 2019 Admitted to Bangladesh Medical University Khaleda Zia
- 2020 Conditional release to Gulshan residence Khaleda Zia
- 2021 Treatment at Evercare Hospital Dhaka Khaleda Zia
- 2025 Death at Evercare Hospital Dhaka Khaleda Zia