 On 16 March 1892, a professional balloonist, Jeanette Van Tassel, invited by Nawab Ahsanullah, made an attempt to fly from the southern bank of Buriganga River to reach the roof Ahsan Manzil lying across the river.A newspaper had reported that thousands of locals gathered around the palace on the occasion.But a sudden gush of wind carried Tassel off to the Ramna Garden in Shahbagh where she got critically injured falling on the ground.