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Manzurul Alam
Manzurul Alam ndc, psc is a retired major general of the Bangladesh Army and former chairperson of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. Career Alam was general officer commanding the 11th Infantry Division, Bogra of Bangladesh Army. On 19 April 2007, Alam was appointed the chairperson of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. He announced plans to provide free internet to schools. He approved mergers of telecom companies in Bangladesh but wanted to prevent the creation of monopolies at the same time. He approved policies for VoIP services in Bangladesh and gateway companies. He discussed with Bangladesh Amateur Radio League about providing licenses to amateur radio operators in Bangladesh. He increased the allocated spectrum for three cellphone operators. He fined Banglalink Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd., d.b.a. Banglalink (; formerly ''Sheba Telecom (Pvt.) Ltd.'') is a Dutch-owned telecommunications company headquartered in G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Army
The Bangladesh Army () is the land warfare branch, and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to defend the land of Bangladesh from any external attack. Control of personnel and operations is administered by the Army Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment. The Bangladesh Army is also constitutionally obligated to assist the government, during times of domestic national emergency e.g. the army helps people during any natural calamity. This additional role is commonly referred to as "aid to civil administration" or, using the Latin form, "Protectio, Transparentia, Reintegratio", in other words, "Protect and Serve". History Early history The martial tradition of Bengal has its roots in the army of Kings and their chiefs, who were called Senapati or Mahasenapati. Armies were composed of infantry, cavalry, war elephants and war boats. The arrival of Muslims and the establishment of the Bengal Sultanate further strengthened the mili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major General (Bangladesh)
Major General () is a two star general rank in the Bangladesh Army. It is the third-highest active rank of the Bangladesh Army and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of major general. Details Major general is a higher rank than Brigadier General, but lower than Lieutenant General. Major general is the equivalent of rear admiral in the Bangladesh Navy and air vice marshal in the Bangladesh Air Force. Mohammad Abdur Rab was the first person to hold this rank after independence. K M Shafiullah was the first person to became army chief while holding this rank. Insignia The insignia for the rank of major general is the ''shapla'' (water lily) taken from the Bangladesh coat of arms, above a 'crossed sword and baton' since 2013. Until 2013, the insignia was used for 'lieutenant-general' rank and major general's insignia was only a pip over crossed sword and baton. Major generals wear two-star pointed badge in collars. Appointments Major generals ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BD Army Major General Star Plate
BD, Bd or bd may refer to: In arts and entertainment * B. D. (Doonesbury), a major character in the ''Doonesbury'' comic strip * ''Bande dessinée'' (or "bédé"), a French term for comics * Bass drum, in sheet music notation * Brahe Djäknar, a Finnish choir * Broder Daniel, a Swedish indie pop band * ''Ben Drowned'', a web serial and web series, focused on the character of the same name * ВD, shorthand name for the Russian gaming magazine, ''Velikij Drakon'', where the "В" character is actually the Russian letter "ve". * Bette Davis's production company In business Business / Technology * B&D Australia, manufacturing company * Big data, a marketing term for technology of large data sets * Broker-dealer * Business day, a day of the week on which business is conducted * Business development, techniques aimed at attracting customers and penetrating markets * Business directory, a website or printed listing of information which lists all businesses within some category Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) () is an independent commission founded under the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulation Act, 2001 (Act no. 18 of 2001). The commission is responsible for regulating all matters related to telecommunications (wire, cellular, satellite and cable) of Bangladesh. The chairman of the commission has the status of a judge of the High Court Division. Since 10 September 2024, Md. Emdad-Ul-Bari has been the chairman of the commission. History In 1979, the Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board was established through the Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board Ordinance, 1975. The ordinance was revised in 1995. The BTRC started operating from 31 January 2002 with a vision of facilitating affordable telecommunication services and increasing the teledensity to at least 10 telephones per 100 inhabitants by 2010. The ordinance was updated with the passage of the Telecommunication Act (Corrected) bill in 2010. In 2016, the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)
The 11th Infantry Division () is a formation of the Bangladesh Army. It has the Bogra Cantonment, the Jahangirabad Cantonment and the Qadriabad Cantonment under its command. The Bogra Cantonment is the HQ of this division. History 11th Infantry Division was inaugurated on 29 March 1976 by then chief of army staff Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman and appointed Major General Abu Zafar Chowdhury as first general officer commanding. It is the second infantry division of Bangladesh Army. Initially headquartered at Jahangirabad Cantonment, the division was composed of 26th Infantry Brigade, 111th Infantry Brigade and 11th Artillery Brigade. The headquarters shifted to Bogra Cantonmenton 1978 under Major General Amzad Ahmed Chowdhury who also established the Bogra Cantonment Public School and College. The 93rd Armoured Brigade was installed on 23 November 1979 as the first mechanized brigade of Bangladesh army with units composed of 4th Horse Regiment, 4th East Bengal Regiment an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessore Cantonment
Jashore Cantonment is a cantonment located in the southern part of Bangladesh in Jashore District outside Jashore town and the Headquarters of 55th Infantry Division. History Ferdousi Priyabhashini was raped in Jessore Cantonment during Bangladesh Liberation War. It had a prisoner camp were Pakistani army carried out rape, torture, and execution. Jessore Cantonment was captured during Bangladesh Liberation war on 6 December 1971 by the Pine Division of the Indian Army The Indian Army (IA) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Land warfare, land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief, Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head .... On 9 March 2009 General Officer Commanding of 55 Infantry Division and Jessore Cantonment Commander Major General Rafiqul Islam was killed in a helicopter crash along with the pilot. In 4 September 2015 a soldier was found dead inside the barracks of the cantonme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banglalink
Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd., d.b.a. Banglalink (; formerly ''Sheba Telecom (Pvt.) Ltd.'') is a Dutch-owned telecommunications company headquartered in Gulshan-1, Dhaka. It is the third-largest mobile network operator in Bangladesh and a fully-owned company of VEON Ltd.. Banglalink attained 1 million subscribers by December 2005, and 3 million subscribers by October 2006. In less than two years, by December 2007, Banglalink overtook Airtel (now Robi) to become the second-largest operator in Bangladesh behind Grameenphone with more than 7.1 million customers. Banglalink had 1.03 million connections until December 2005. The number of Banglalink users increased by 257% and stood at 3.64 million at the end of 2006, making it the fastest-growing operator in the world of that year. In August 2006, Banglalink became the first company to provide free incoming calls from BTTB for both postpaid and prepaid connections. On 20 August 2008, Banglalink g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurmitola Golf Club
Kurmitola Golf Club is a golf club in Dhaka Cantonment, Bangladesh. Operated by Bangladesh Army. The president of the club is the Chief of Army Staff Bangladesh Army General Waker-uz-Zaman, OSP, SGP, psc The club has been described as ''"prestigious".'' History The club was formed in 1956. It was shifted to its present location in 1966. In 2016, the golf club was offered by the foreign ministry of Bangladesh to diplomats residing in the country; after outdoor activities by diplomats were cut over security fears. Siddikur Rahman, a former caddy at the golf club become the first Bangladeshi in history to compete in golf at the Olympics in 2016. The club has held professional national and international golfing tournaments including the Asian Tour The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf professional golf tours, tour in Asia except for Japan (which has its own Japan Golf Tour). It is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Bangladesh Army Generals
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world and among the most densely populated with a population of over 171 million within an area of . Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the north, west, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast. It has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal to its south and is separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor, and from China by the Indian state of Sikkim to its north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's political, financial, and cultural centre. Chittagong is the second-largest city and the busiest port of the country. The territory of modern Bangladesh was a stronghold of many Buddhist and Hindu dynasties in ancient history. Following the Muslim conquest in 1204, the region saw Sultanate and Mughal rule. During the Mughal period, particularly under the Bengal Subah, the region emerged as one of the most pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
