1920 (Bangabandhu) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920-1975), charismatic leader, president and prime minister of Bangladesh, was born in the village Tungipara under the Gopalganj Sub-division (currently district) in the district of Faridpur.Google | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Timeline1996 A gasoline bomb killed one person and injured 15 aboard a bus that was defying a nationwide general strike.Google | Political Crisis in Bangladesh Timeline2001 Eight people died when a truck and a microbus made head to head collision at Chandina of Dhaka-Chittagong highway.Google | Road and Railway Accidents in Bangladesh Timeline2002 President of the Bangladesh approved the Acid Control Act 2002 and the Acid Crime Control Act 2002 making acid attacks punishable by death amid public anger over escalating violence against women.Google | Bangladesh Timeline