1862 Rail transport in Bangladesh began when the first section of 53.11 kilometers of board gauge line was opened for traffic between Darsana and Jagati of what is now Bangladesh Railway.Google | Bangladesh Railway Timeline1896 Ranadaprasad Saha better known as RP Saha (1896-1971), entrepreneur, philanthropist and patron of learning, was born in Kachhur in Savar.Google | Ranadaprasad Saha Timeline1981 Abdus Sattar was elected president of Bangladesh.Google | Abdus Sattar Timeline2007 A devastating Cyclone named Sidr hit Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5000 people and destroyed the world's largest mangrove forest, Sundarbans.Google | Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Timeline