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Barisal Cantonment
Barisal Cantonment is the headquarters of the 7th Infantry Division of the Bangladesh Army. It is located in Lebukhali, Patuakhali. The area of the cantonment is . The project was completed by the Ministry of Defence by June 2021. History The "Sheikh Hasina Cantonment" was planned to be established as part of the government's long-term modernization scheme for the Bangladesh Armed Forces called "Forces Goal 2030". under ''the then'' Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's approval, the project in 2014 began its journey which she first announced during a winter exercise of the Bangladesh Armed Forces on January 16, 2015. The executive committee of the National Economic Council approved the project "Establishment of Sheikh Hasina Cantonment, Barishal" on November 14, 2017. The set up of this cantonment will cost approximately Tk 1,699 crore. On February 8, 2018, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the cantonment. After the fall of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's regime due to the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakerganj Upazila
Bakerganj () is an Upazila of Barisal District in Barisal Division, Bangladesh. Geography Bakerganj is located at . It has a total area of . The upazila shares its boundaries with Nalchity Upazila and Barisal Sadar Upazila to the north, Mirzaganj Upazila, Dumki Upazila, and Bauphal Upazila to the south, Bauphal Upazila and Bhola Sadar Upazila to the east, and Nalchity Upazila, Betagi Upazila, and Rajapur Upazila to the west. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bakerganj Upazila had 71,537 households and a population of 313,845. 72,647 (23.15%) were under 10 years of age. Bakerganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 63.27%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1107 females per 1000 males. 19,492 (6.21%) lived in urban areas. Administration Bakerganj Upazila is divided into Bakerganj Municipality and 14 union parishads: Bharpasha, Charadi, Char Amaddi, Darial, Dudhal, Durgapasha, Faridpur, Garuria, Kabai, Kalashkati, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Armed Forces
The Bangladesh Armed Forces () is the Armed forces, military force of Bangladesh. It consists of three uniformed organizations, they are the Bangladesh Army, the Bangladesh Navy, and the Bangladesh Air Force. The Armed Forces is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence (Bangladesh), Ministry of Defence of the Government of Bangladesh, and is directly administered by the Armed Forces Division of the Prime Minister's Office (Bangladesh), Prime Minister's Office. The President of Bangladesh serves as the Commander-in-chief, Commander-in-Chief of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. Bangladesh has the third-largest defence budget in South Asia. The Bangladeshi military is also the 35th strongest in the world and the third most powerful military force in South Asia. Border Guard Bangladesh and Bangladesh Coast Guard is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Bangladesh), Ministry of Home Affairs during peacetime, but during wartime, they fall under the command of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Formations Of The Bangladesh Army
The Bangladesh Army is commanded by the Chief of Army Staff who is a four star general and chief administrative officer at Army Headquarters. Under the command of army headquarters, Bangladesh Army has 1 training command, 1 logistics command and 10 area commands consigned with their coequal divisions. The training command is also the doctrine body of the army and is commanded by a general officer commanding with the rank of Lieutenant General. The area commands are adjured by area commanders, who are also general officer commanding of their respective divisions which precisely commanded by a major general. In addition, there are several independent brigades commanded by a brigade commander in the rank of brigadier general. Army Headquarters Administrations * Chief of General Staff's Branch **Directorate of Military Operations **Directorate of Military Intelligence **Directorate of Military Training **Directorate of Staff Duties **Directorate of Budget **Directorate of Weap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka Post
''Dhaka Post'' () is a Bengali and English language online news portal in Bangladesh. Launched on 16 February 2021, As of December 2021, Alexa ranked the website 3,479 worldwide and sixth in Bangladesh which is the second among the News websites and first position Internet-based newspaper in Bangladesh. History ''Dhaka Post'' is owned by The Bijoy Bangla Media Limited (BBML) is a sister concern of the US Bangla Group of Companies. It officially launched on 16 February 2021 with the slogan `Treaty with the truth'. Mohiuddin Sarker is editor. He is former Acting Editor of Jagonews24.com. The portal has started the multimedia journalism and podcast at starting time. English daily Dhaka Tribune published news To Dhaka post source. In 2021, Dhaka Post achieved the DRU, Best reporting award for reporting on the series titled 'Dhaka University in its centenary'. 5 farmers in Bangladesh go to jail after falling into the 'trap of motivation' of fraudsters. On July 12, 2021, Dhaka Post ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prothom Alo
''Prothom Alo'' () is a Bengali language, Bengali-language daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka. It is one of the largest circulated newspaper in Bangladesh. According to the National Media Survey of 2018, conducted by Kantar MRB Bangladesh, ''Prothom Alo'' has a daily readership of more than 6.6 million online. According to Alexa Internet, an American web traffic analysis company, the online portal of ''Prothom Alo'' is the most visited Website, Bengali website in the world. History ''Prothom Alo'' was founded on 4 November 1998. The circulation of ''Prothom Alo'' grew from an initial circulation of 42,000 to a circulation of a half million copies. The newspaper distinguished itself by its investigations of acid attacks and violence against women and pushing for tougher laws against the sale of acid. From press facilities located in Dhaka, Chittagong and Bogra, around 5,00,000 copies (as of March '2014) are circulated each day. According to National Media Survey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Student-People's Uprising
The July Revolution, also known as the Student–People's uprising, was a pro-democracy mass uprising in Bangladesh in 2024. It began as a quota reform movement in early June 2024, led by the Students Against Discrimination, after the Bangladesh Supreme Court invalidated the government's 2018 circular regarding job quotas in the public sector. The movement escalated into a full-fledged mass uprising after the government carried out mass killings of protesters, known as the July massacre, by late July. By early August, the movement evolved into a non-cooperation movement, ultimately leading to the ouster of the then-prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India. Hasina's ouster triggered a constitutional crisis, leading to the formation of an interim government led by the country's only Nobel laureate, Muhammad Yunus, as the chief adviser. Names ''July Revolution'' and ''Student–People's uprising'' are the two most widely used names of the movement. On 3 August, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifth Hasina Ministry
The Fifth Hasina Ministry, the 21st cabinet of Bangladesh, was led by Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. It was established following the 2024 general election held on 7 January 2024. The election results were declared on the same day, leading to the formation of the 12th assembly in the Jatiya Sangsad. A cabinet comprising 43 members was subsequently sworn in. On 5 August 2024, after days of deadly unrest in the country, Hasina was given an ultimatum by General Waker-uz-Zaman, the Bangladesh Chief of the Army Staff, to resign. Later the same day, she resigned and fled to India. Her rule ended via self-imposed exile following nationwide protests. The parliament was dissolved by the President Mohammed Shahabuddin Mohammed Shahabuddin (born 10 December 1949) is a Bangladeshi jurist, journalist, civil servant and politician who has served as the 16th and current president of Bangladesh since 2023. He was elected unopposed in the 2023 Bangladeshi president ... th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Hasina
Sheikh Hasina (''née'' Wazed; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024. Premiership of Sheikh Hasina, Her second term in office, which critics characterized as a dictatorship, ended in self-imposed exile following the July Revolution (Bangladesh), July Revolution in 2024. Hasina is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's President of Bangladesh, founding president, and is a member of the Tungipara Sheikh family, Tungipara Sheikh political family. She had little presence in politics before Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, her father's assassination in August 1975. Afterwards, she took asylum in India and became involved with the Awami League and was elected as its president, a position which she continues to hold to this day while residing in India. After returning to Bangladesh in 1981, she and her party Awami League became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forces Goal 2030
Forces Goal 2030 is a military modernization program in Bangladesh that commenced in 2009 and was updated in 2017. It is designed to enhance the capabilities of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, including the Bangladesh Army, Army, the Bangladesh Navy, Navy and the Bangladesh Air Force, Air Force, as well as the Bangladesh Coast Guard, Coast Guard. The program focuses on restructuring military organizations, expanding the forces, transforming the indigenous defense sector to support research and manufacturing, and acquiring advanced military equipment. The requirement for modernisation was realised in the aftermath of the 2008 Bangladesh–Myanmar naval standoff later resulting in Bangladesh's favour. The program was revised in 2017, following the 2015 Rohingya refugee crisis, Rohingya refugee crisis, which facilitated a larger monetary allocation towards the modernisation program. One of the primary objectives of the modernisation program is to develop a three-dimensional force (lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
''The Daily Star'' is a Bangladeshi English-language daily newspaper. It is by far the largest circulating English-language newspaper in the country. Founded by Syed Mohammed Ali on 14 January 1991, as Bangladesh transitioned and restored parliamentary democracy, the newspaper became popular for its outspoken coverage of politics, corruption, and foreign policy. It is considered a newspaper of record for Bangladesh. The newspaper has been described as having a "reputation for journalistic integrity and liberal and progressive views - a kind of Bangladeshi ''New York Times''". Mahfuz Anam serves as the editor and publisher of ''The Daily Star.'' ''The Daily Star'' is owned by Mediaworld, in which a major share is held by the Transcom Group. ''Star Business,'' the business edition of the paper, is highly popular. The newspaper serves its Bengali readership digitally through its website. History In the late 1980s, plans for a major English newspaper in Bangladesh were drawn up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
