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1971 The highest temperature on record to date since Bangladesh’’s independence is 45.1 degrees in Rajshahi. Google | Bangladesh Timeline | 1974 Arindam Natya Sampraday (Chittagong) was founded by a few energetic and enterprising drama workers, closely connected with drama performances in Chittagong city. Google | Arindam Natya Sampraday Timeline | 1991 Amphibious Task Force arrives at Chittagong, Bangladesh, for relief operations after Cyclone Marian. Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline | 2002 Matir Moina (also known in English as The Clay Bird), is a 2002 Bengali war-drama film written and directed by Tareque Masud and first Bangladeshi submission for Best Foreign Language Film category at the 75th Academy Awards in 2002, was released. Google | Cinema of Bangladesh Timeline | 2005 Passanger launch M.L. Prince of Patuakhali was caught in a nor'wester and capsised near Galachipa with more than 200 passengers on board; at least half of them either died or went missing. Google | Open Timeline | 2014 A passenger ferry, MV Miraj-4, with 150 to 200 passengers sank in Meghna river that killed 29 people with several other missing. Google | Maritime Accidents in Bangladesh Timeline |