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Historical Event on 3/9/1997

Bangladesh and Chakma refugee leaders sign a historic agreement for repatriation of the 50,000 refugees sheltered in six camps in Tripura for the past 11 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/2/1991Nanankal Krishna Pillai, famous Malyalam poet, died.
1/25/1914Gandhi reaches agreement with South African Union govt. on treatment of Indian nationals at South Africa.
5/20/1992V. Prabhakaran, LTTE supremo, heads the list of 41 accused in the SIT chargesheet.
7/31/1993Transport operators begin nation-wide strike.
10/11/1984Khanderao M. Rangnekar, cricketer (33 runs at 5.50 for India), died
1/5/1988India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.
2/16/1982Sibnath Banerjee, great social worker and leader, passed away.
7/15/1979Morarji Desai resigns as PM. Jagjivan Ram elected Janata Parliamentary party leader.
3/12/1991Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray admits to an Opposition-sponsored motion for removal of the Supreme Court Judge V. Ramaswamy for alleged misappropriation of public funds, and sets up a three-Judge committee to investigate.
2/19/1861Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away.