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Motaher Hossain Sazu
Motaher Hossain Sazu is a lawyer and former deputy attorney general of Bangladesh. In June 2024, Sazu represented petitioners seeking to restore a 30% quota in the Bangladesh Civil Service for children and grandchildren of Bangladesh Liberation War veterans, winning a verdict that led to the 2024 quota reform movement and the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government. Following the government’s collapse, he was sued for the alleged murder of a student protester, along with several high-profile figures. The High Court granted him anticipatory bail, citing his senior status and absence from the incident site. Career In November 2011, Sazu and SM Rezaul Karim led a group of pro-Awami League lawyers into the office of the President of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association Khandker Mahbub Hossain and remove photos of former President Ziaur Rahman, politician Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, and former chief of Bangladesh Army MAG Osmani from the office. Another gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Civil Service
Bangladesh Civil Service (), popularly known by its acronym BCS, is the civil service of Bangladesh. Civil service in the Indian subcontinent originated from the Imperial Civil Service which was the elite higher civil service of the British Empire in India during British rule, in the period between 1858 and 1947. After the partition of 1947, East Bengal became a province of Pakistan, and the successor to the Imperial Civil Service in Pakistan was Central Superior Services. After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, it became known as Bangladesh Civil Service by an ordinance from the then President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) is the main policy setting and recruitment body of BCS. BCS has 26 cadres. In Bangladesh's parliamentary democracy, elected representatives, known as ministers, are ultimately responsible for running the administration. But the handful of ministers cannot be expected to deal personally with the manifold problems of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittagong University
The University of Chittagong () also known as Chittagong University (CU), is a public research university located in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It was established on 18 November 1966. It is the fifth oldest university of Bangladesh. Having an area of campus, CU is the largest university in Bangladesh. It is one of the four autonomous universities of Bangladesh. Facilities Library Chittagong University's collection of about 350,000 books, and over 40,000 bound journals is housed in a library built in 1990. Chittagong University Museum Chittagong University Museum was established in 1973 with artifacts from the History Department, including fossils found amongst the Nasirabad hills. It has subsequently accumulated an extensive collection of historical artifacts and paintings. In 2016, The Daily Star donated a Chittagong history archive to the museum. University shuttle train The university shuttle train is operated by Bangladesh Railway eastern division and monitored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-Corruption Commission (Bangladesh)
The Anti Corruption Commission (; ''often abbreviated:'' ACC, ) is the principal Government of Bangladesh, government agency against corruption in Bangladesh. History The Anti-Corruption Commission was formed through an act promulgated on 23 February 2004 that came into force on 9 May 2004. Although initially, it could not make the desired impact, immediately following its reconstitution in February 2007, the ACC began working with renewed vigor and impetus duly acceding to the United Nations Convention against corruption that was adopted by the General Assembly away back on 31 October 2003. Its framework and function are governed by Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004. In 2009, Ghulam Rahman was appointed chairman of the commission, replacing Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury. Anti Corruption Commission was formed through an act in 2004, but is considered to be largely ineffective in investigating and preventing corruption because of governmental involvement and influence over it. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizanur Rahman (police Officer)
Mizanur Rahman is a former deputy inspector general Bangladesh police and Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. He was involved in a notable bribery scandal. He was convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment in a bribery case. He was accused of forcefully abducting a woman and marrying her against her will. Early life Rahman is from Gopalganj District. Career Rahman was denied promotions and important postings during the 2001 to 2006 Bangladesh Nationalist Party rule because he was from Gopalganj District. The government descriminated against religious minorities, people from Faridpur District and Gopalganj as they were perceived as being loyal to the opposition Awami League. He was stationed at the Police Training Centre, Noakhali. He also served at the Laxmipur Police Circle and Rajbari Sadar Upazila. Rahman was an additional Superintendent of Police in Chuadanga District and Comilla District. After which he was posted at the Police Training Cente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka
Nawabganj () is an upazila of Dhaka District in the Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Geography Nawabganj is located at . It has 70,757 households and a total area 244.80 km2. Nawabganj is surrounded by Singair Upazila on the North, Dohar Upazila on the South, Keraniganj, Sirajdikhan and Sreenagar Upazilas on the East, Harirampur and Manikganj Sadar Upazilas on the West. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Nawabganj Upazila had 70,757 households and a population of 318,811. 66,367 (20.82%) were under 10 years of age. Nawabganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1135 females per 1000 males. 16,917 (5.31%) lived in urban areas. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nawabganj had a population of 269,189. Males constituted 49.31% of the population, and females 50.69%. 134,813 residents were over eighteen. Nawabganj had an average literacy rate of 34.5% (7+ years). For reference, the nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka-1
Dhaka-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dohar and Nawabganj upazilas. History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census In 2001, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, ten years after the 1991 census. They recorded data from all of the districts, upazilas, and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on populati .... The 2008 redistricting added 7 new seats to the Dhaka metropolitan area, increasing the number of constituencies in the capital from 8 to 15, and reducing the extent of the constituency. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s Elections in the 2000s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh () is a political party in Bangladesh founded by former President of Bangladesh and BNP parliamentarian Dr. A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury in 2004. Abdul Mannan (BDB secretary general) and recent (BDB women vice-president) Rabaya Begum; two of the most deepest assets of BDB play the most vital role by recruiting and managing the party to promote itself towards its objectives. Their party symbol during the polls is the ''kula'' (, a handmade winnowing fan). Its current political alignment is ambiguous, and has two seats in the parliament. Background The party was conceived by Dr Chowdhury in 2003 after he was forced to abdicate his presidency. Dr Chowdhury felt the need of a third force in the ''de facto'' two-party democracy in Bangladesh. He expressed recruiting civil society members in politics to fight corruption and terrorism and establish good governance in the country through an ''alternate stream'' (lit. ''Bikalpa Dhara'') political party. He, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khaleda Zia
Begum Khaleda Zia (born August–September 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the prime minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2006. She was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh and the second female prime minister in the Muslim world, after Benazir Bhutto. She is the widow of former president of Bangladesh, president of Bangladesh and army commander, Ziaur Rahman. She has been the chairperson and leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since 1984, which was founded by her husband, Zia, in 1978. Khaleda came to national attention as the First Lady of Bangladesh after her husband, Rahman, became the president in 1977. After Assassination of Ziaur Rahman, Rahman's assassination in 1981, Khaleda joined politics and came to lead BNP. After 1982 Bangladesh coup d'état, a military coup in 1982, she helped lead the movement for democracy. She became the prime minister following the victory of BNP in 1991 Bangladeshi general elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Election Commission
The Bangladesh Election Commission (), abbreviated and publicly referred to as EC, is a government controlled constitutional body that operates the Law, legal functions of election laws in Bangladesh. Article 118 of the Constitution of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi Constitution allows the commission to be formed consisting of a Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh, Chief Election Commissioner alongside a number of assisting Election Commissioner of Bangladesh, Election Commissioners under permission granted by the President of Bangladesh. Structure The appointment of the chief election commissioner of Bangladesh and other election commissioners (if any) is made by the president. When the election commission consists of more than one person, the chief election commissioner is to act as its chairman. Under the constitution, the term of office of any election commissioner is five years from the date on which he enters upon office. A person who has held office as chief election com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonali Bank
Sonali Bank PLC (SBPLC) () is the biggest state-owned leading public commercial bank in Bangladesh. It is the largest bank in the country. Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury is the chairman of the Bank. History Sonali Bank was established in 1972 under the Bangladesh Banks (Nationalisation) Order, through the amalgamation and nationalisation of the branches of National Bank of Pakistan, Bank of Bahawalpur, and Premier Bank branches located in East Pakistan until the 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence. When it was established, Sonali Bank had a paid up capital of 30 million taka. From 1996 to 1999, Dr Atiur Rahman served as a director of Sonali Bank. In 2001, its authorised and paid up capital were Tk 10 billion and Tk 3.272 billion, respectively. Presently, its authorised and paid up capital is Tk 10 billion and Tk 9 billion, respectively. The bank's reserve funds were Tk 60 million in 1979 and Tk 2.050 billion on 30 June 2000. In 2007, Sonali Bank was converted into a public limit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
