Bangladesh Matchbox Collectors Club (BMCC) celebrated the 237th birthday of John Walker on 29 May, 2018, the English inventor who invented the friction match and namely the matchbox . To celebrate this event, BMCC arranged for a discussion and published a Special Cover at their Hatripool Head Office in Dhaka. Shakil Huq, the head of the association, encouraged all to celebrate 29 May as the annual matchbox day. Visit fb.me/shakilscollection for more on this event.