india , pakistan and sri lanka competed Competition in the tournament ; bangladesh could not compete Competition because the icc had not granted Giving them test status .

bangladesh , pakistan and sri lanka competed Competition in the second asian test championship Competition between august 2001 and march 2002 .

the bangladesh nationalist party ( bnp ) initially expressed Expressing_publicly its support Supporting for jamaat-e-islami , a political ally .

since then historic farakka long march Self_motion day is observed Perception_active on 16 may every year in bangladesh .

the 2002 west bengal cyclone Catastrophe ( jtwc designation : unk , officially known as severe cyclonic storm Catastrophe bob 04 ) was a deadly tropical cyclone Catastrophe that affected Influence india and bangladesh in november 2002 .

the nascent bangladesh air force flew Escaping sorties against pakistani military bases .

cyclone sidr ( jtwc designation : unk , also known as extremely severe cyclonic storm sidr ) was a tropical cyclone Catastrophe that resulted in Causation one of the worst natural disasters in bangladesh .

although damage was heaviest in myanmar , the cyclone 's effects Influence also spread Dispersal into neighboring bangladesh , where strong winds knocked Destroying over trees and capsized Destroying two ships .

cyclone Catastrophe forrest , also referred Name_conferral to as tropical storm Catastrophe forrest , was a powerful tropical cyclone Catastrophe that prompted Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the evacuation Emptying of 600,000 people in bangladesh in late november 1992 .

over 91,000 dwellings were destroyed Destroying in india and several thousand in bangladesh ; approximately 300,000 dwellings were at least partially damaged Damaging .