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AHM Mustafa Kamal
Abu Hena Mohammad Mustafa Kamal (Bengali: আবু হেনা মুহাম্মদ মুস্তফা কামাল; born 15 June 1947) much commonly known as Lotus Kamal is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He is a member of the Jatiya Sangsad representing the Comilla-10 constituency and is a former Minister for Planning and current Minister of Finance. He is the owner of Lotus Kamal Group, which is a well-known Bengali textile industry. Kamal was awarded the Finance Minister of the Year 2020 by the Banker. Early life Kamal was born on 15 June 1947 in Laksham, Cumilla, East Bengal, British India. After the primary education from local Dattapur Primary School, SSC from Bagmara High School in 1962, later HSC from Cumilla Victoria Government College, and B.Com. (Honors) degree from Chittagong Government Commerce College in 1964–1967. In 1967 he finished his undergraduate in Financial Management from the University of Dhaka. He completed his master's degree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Finance (Bangladesh)
The Finance Minister of Bangladesh heads the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Bangladesh. It is one of the most important positions in the Cabinet and the Finance Minister must deal with all the other departments and plays an important role in deciding the funding levels for each. The Finance Minister is responsible each year for presenting the government's budget. List of finance ministers ; Parties ! No. ! Portrait ! Name ! Took Office ! Left Office ! colspan="2", Head of Government , - ! , , , M. Saifur Rahman , April 1980 , May 1981 , style="background: ;" , , Ziaur Rahman (President) , - ! , , , Abul Maal Abdul Muhith , March 1982 , January 1984 , rowspan="2" style="background: ;" , , rowspan="2", ''Post abolished'' , - ! rowspan="3", , rowspan="3", , rowspan="3", Hussain Muhammad Ershad , rowspan="3", February 1984 , rowspan="3", March 1987 , - , style="background: ;" , , Ataur Rahman Khan , - , rowspan="3" style="background: ;" , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal Presidency
The Bengal Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort William and later Bengal Province, was a subdivision of the British Empire in India. At the height of its territorial jurisdiction, it covered large parts of what is now South Asia and Southeast Asia. Bengal proper covered the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal (present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal). Calcutta, the city which grew around Fort William, was the capital of the Bengal Presidency. For many years, the Governor of Bengal was concurrently the Viceroy of India and Calcutta was the de facto capital of India until 1911. The Bengal Presidency emerged from trading posts established in Mughal Bengal during the reign of Emperor Jahangir in 1612. The East India Company (HEIC), a British monopoly with a Royal Charter, competed with other European companies to gain influence in Bengal. After the decisive overthrow of the Nawab of Bengal in 1757 and the Battle of Buxar in 1764, the HEIC expanded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma Bank Limited
Padma Bank Limited, formerly known as The Farmers Bank Limited, is a private commercial bank headquartered in Gulshan-1, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The bank was established in 2013. The fourth generation bank commenced its banking operation on June 3, 2013. By an order On 29 January 2019 Bangladesh Bank has changed the name of The Farmers Bank Limited to Padma Bank Limited after the bank failed to pay its liabilities due numerous bad loans and embezzlements. Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat is the Chairperson of Padma Bank Limited. History The Farmers Bank Limited was established in 2013 and was granted a licence due to the political links of its founder Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir. In January 2016, Bangladesh Bank appointed an observer to The Farmers Bank Limited who had found evidence of irregularities with the distribution of 4 billion taka loans. Farmers Bank used its security deposit money with Bangladesh Bank to payback interbank short-term loans to four banks for a total of 7 billion taka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nafisa Kamal
Nafisa Kamal (born 1989) is a Bangladeshi businesswoman and cricket franchise owner. Kamal is an avid cricket patron and is the owner of the Comilla Victorians, one of the most successful cricket teams in Bangladesh. She is the first woman in Bangladeshi history to own a cricket franchise. Early life When Kamal was a child, her father, Mustafa Kamal, took her to cricket matches regularly. He would take Kamal out of school to attend matches, traveling internationally for tournaments. Career Nafisa Kamal is the first - and only - woman in Bangladesh to have ever operated a cricket team. She first owned the Sylhet Royals. Today, she is the owner of the Comilla Victorians ("Comilla"). In 2017, Kamal said Comilla would build a stadium in Comilla. The stadium has yet to be built. Under Kamal's leadership, Comilla uses a revenue sharing model regarding player salaries, which is industry standard internationally in cricket, except in Bangladesh. Sponsorship is the core source of r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abahani Limited (Dhaka)
Abahani Limited Dhaka ( bn, ঢাকা আবাহনী লিমিটেড), also referred as Dhaka Abahani or Abahani Limited, is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in the Dhanmondi area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club currently competes in the Bangladesh Premier League, the top flight of Bangladeshi Football. The club was founded as Abahani Krira Chakra ( bn, আবাহনী ক্রীড়া চক্র), through the re-organisation of Iqbal Sporting Club in 1972 by Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In 1989, it was converted into a Limited company. Abahani Limited Dhaka is regarded as one of the country's most renowned and well supported clubs. Since arriving in the domestic football scene, the club has formed a long enduring rivalry with the neighboring Dhaka Mohammedan SC, known as the Dhaka Derby. The club has won eleven Dhaka League titles, which was the highest tier in Bangladesh until 2006. Since the inception of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comilla-9
Comilla-9 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Tazul Islam of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Laksam and Manoharganj 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 An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ... redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1990s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comilla Victoria Government College
Comilla Victoria Government College is a college in Comilla, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest and renowned colleges in Comilla as well as in Chittagong division. The college is located beside of Ranir Dighi on 32 acres of land including its intermediate and honors section. History Fazlul Karim was the first Muslim teacher of this college in 1937. He later became the Vice Principal of the college in 1958 until his retirement in 1972 when the college was made a government college. Academics At present, the college has 15,000 students and 147 teachers, of whom 36 are women. Freedom fighters Many students of Comilla Victoria College joined the Bangladesh liberation war in 1971. A memorial has been built inside the campus commemorating the sublime contribution of these freedom fighters. Housing Comilla Victoria College has five dormitories: four for boys and one for girls. About 1,000 students reside in these dormitories. Faculty There are currently four departments under Comil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comilla District
Comilla District, officially known as Cumilla District, is a district of Bangladesh located about 100 kilometres south east of Dhaka. Comilla is bordered by Brahmanbaria and Narayanganj districts to the north, Noakhali and Feni districts to the south, Tripura of India to the east and Munshiganj and Chandpur districts to the west. Comilla district is located in the southeastern part of Bangladesh. History The name Cumilla is derived from the Bengali word ''Komolangko'' ( bn, কমলাঙ্ক), the previous ancient name of the region, which means 'lotus pond'. The present Comilla is a district under the Chittagong Division. It was once under ancient Samatata and later became part of the state of Tripura. As far as is known from the ancient archeology found in the region, Gupta emperors ruled Tripura since the fifth century AD. According to historians, the Buddhist Deva dynasty ruled the region from the seventh to the middle of the eighth century. In the ninth century, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laksham Upazila
Laksam ( bn, লাকসাম) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Laksam is widely known as the birthplace of Nawab Faizunnesa Chowdhurani. History Laksam was made into an upazila in 1983. On 6 April 1971 more than 200 people were killed by Pakistani army at Ajgara Bazar during the Bangladesh Liberation war. The Pakistan army was defeated on 12 December 1971 in the upazila. During the course of the war, 17 freedom fighters died along with numerous Pakistani soldiers. The upazila has experienced a water crisis due to arsenic in the groundwater. Geography Laksam Upazila has an area of . It is bounded by Comilla Sadar and Barura upazilas on the north, Chatkhil, Begumganj and Senbagh upazilas on the south, Nangalkot and Chauddagram upazilas on the east, Barura and Shahrasti upazilas on the west. The main rivers are Dakatia and Little Feni. Places of interest *Kaliapur Pak Dharbar Sharif *3 domed Kazir Mosque; *10 domed Nawab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Banker
''The Banker'' is an English-language monthly international financial affairs publication owned by ''The Financial Times'' Ltd. and edited in London, United Kingdom. The magazine was first published in January 1926 through founding Editor, Brendan Bracken of the '' Financial News'', who went on to become the chairman of the ''Financial Times'' from 1945-1958. Since its founding, the magazine has claimed a dedication to the international perspective through features, interviews, multi-media applications, and events. ''The Banker'' is the world’s premier banking and finance resource, read in over 120 countries and is the key source of data and analysis for the industry. It combines in-depth regional and country coverage with reports on global financial markets, regulation and policy, cash management and securities services, commodities and carbon finance Carbon finance is a branch of environmental finance that covers financial tools such as carbon emission trading to reduce the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finance Minister
A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", "finance", "financial affairs", "economy" or "economic affairs". The position of the finance minister might be named for this portfolio, but it may also have some other name, like "Treasurer" or, in the United Kingdom, "Chancellor of the Exchequer". The duties of a finance minister differ between countries. Typically, they encompass one or more of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation, but there are significant differences between countries: * in some countries the finance minister might also have oversight of monetary policy (while in other countries that is the responsibility of an independent central bank); * in some countries the finance minister might be assisted by one or more other ministers (some suppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jatiya Sangsad
The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for women. Elected occupants are called Member of Parliament, or MP. The 11th National Parliamentary Election was held on 30 December 2018. Elections to the body are held every five years, unless a parliament is dissolved earlier by the President of Bangladesh. The leader of the party (or alliance of parties) holding the majority of seats becomes the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and so the head of the government. The President of Bangladesh, the ceremonial head of state, is chosen by Parliament. Since the December 2008 national election, the current majority party is the Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina. Etymology The Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
