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Alamgir Siddique
Alamgir Siddique (আলমগীর সিদ্দিকী) was a politician from Jashore, Bangladesh, who is well-known for his involvement in the Bengali language movement which advocated the recognition of Bengali as a state language of Pakistan. Early life Siddique was born on 19 November 1926. Career At the start of his political career, Alamgir Siddique was involved with the East Pakistan Muslim Student League. In January 1948, he issued a statement on behalf of the students of Jessore, demanding Bengali as the national language, which was published in the newspaper Ittehad. He played an instrumental role in forming the National Language Action Committee in Jessore in February 1948. On 26 February, in a meeting of student leaders at his home, a decision was made to form a committee similar to the National Language Action Committee in Dhaka. The committee in Jessore was formed on 2 March in a hall of the Michael Madhusudan College. He (on behalf of the Student League) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessore
Jessore (, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District in Khulna Division. It lies in southwestern Bangladesh. It is home to the first flight training school of the Bangladeshi Air Force, established in 1971. Jessore city consists of 9 wards and 73 mahalls. Jashore municipality was established in 1864. The area of the town is 21.15 km2. It has a population of about 298,000 according to the record of Jessore municipality. Jessore also has a domestic airport named as Jessore Airport. Name The present-day city of Jashore was originally known as Kasba. The current name was originally acquired from the name of the surrounding ''pargana'' and ''zamindari'' estate of Jashore, or ''Jesar'', when Kasba became its capital. The district's name was also applied to its two previous capitals, which are now known as Ishwaripur and Murali, Bangladesh, Murali, respectively, so early mentions of jashore are not referring to the modern town. The name "Jashore" is traditionally explai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Awami Party
The National Awami Party (NAP) was the major left-wing political party in East and West Pakistan. It was founded in 1957 in Dhaka, erstwhile East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh), by Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani and Yar Mohammad Khan, through the merger of various leftist and progressive political groups in Pakistan. Commonly known as the NAP, it was a major opposition party to Pakistani military regimes for much of the late 1950s and mid-1960s. In 1967, the party split into two factions. History The NAP was founded in Dhaka in erstwhile East Pakistan by 1957. The constituent parties in 1957 and their areas of influence were: *The Bhashani-led faction which broke away from the Awami League * Azad Pakistan Party a party led by Mian Iftikharuddin, Syed Kaswar Gardezi and Mahmud Ali Kasuri. *Sindh Mahaz led by G. M. Syed and Sheikh Abdul Majid Sindhi. * Sindh Hari Committee led by Haider Bakhsh Jatoi. *Wrore Pukhtun (Pukhtun Brotherhood) a Balochistan-based party led by A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Deaths
Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...n separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 – 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown Bacteria, bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst Granville rail disaster, railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Births
In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 '' (Gregorian Calendar)''. 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the last country to officially adopt the Gregorian Calendar, which ended the 344-year calendrical switch around the world that took place in October, 1582 by virtue of the Papal Bull made by Pope Gregory XIII. Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Ibn Saud is crowned ruler of the Kingdom of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne as Bảo Đại, the last monarch of the Nguyễn dynasty of the Kingdom of Vietnam. * January 16 – A British Broadcasting Company radio play by Ronald Knox about workers' revolution in London causes a panic among those who have not heard the preliminary announcement that it is a satire on broadcasting. * January 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessore Institute Public Library
Jashore Institute Public Library () is a public library in Jashore city founded in 1851. It is the oldest library in Bangladesh and one of the oldest libraries in South Asia. It also the oldest Library in Bangladesh. History Jessore Public Library was founded in 1851 by R. C. Rex. the district tax collector, in a central location of Jessore Town. R. C. Rex received funding from the local elites such as the indigo planters and local zamindars of Narail and Naldanga. The library became a centre of social and literary gathering in Jessore. The library had a billiard room. Jessore town developed around the library, the Jessore Town hall was built in 1904 and Arya Theatre in 1919. Roy Bahadur Jadunath Majumdar combined the public library with Arya Theatre and the Town Club in 1927 to form a combined cultural and community centre for Jessore. This created the Jessore institute which was renamed by the government to Jessore Institute Public Library. In 1928, the library moved to a ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bangladesh Observer
''The Bangladesh Observer'', founded by Hamidul Huq Choudhury in 1949, was the oldest continuously published English-language daily newspaper in Bangladesh until it ceased publication in June 2010. History Since its inception as ''The Pakistan Observer'' in 1949, the newspaper consistently followed an independent editorial policy, reflecting both the personality of its owner Hamidul Huq Choudhury and its long time editor Abdus Salam, and was an appropriate stance considering the tumultuous history of the region. Mohammad Shehabullah served as the newspaper's first editor. Shehabullah was succeeded by Abdus Salam, who served as editor of ''The Pakistan Observer'' from 1949 to 1972. The East Pakistan provincial government imposed an embargo on the newspaper's publication under the repressive Public Safety Act in February 1952. This was in response to the newspaper's strong support for the East Pakistan language movement and demands for provincial autonomy. Both Hamidul Huq Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh National Awami Party
The National Awami Party (Muzaffar), is a left wing political party in Bangladesh. History National Awami Party (Muzaffar) traces its origin to a split of the National Awami Party into two factions, one pro-China and one pro-Moscow. The pro-Moscow fraction was National Awami Party (Wali), led by Khan Abdul Wali Khan, and the pro-China was called National Awami Party (Bhashani), led by Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani. Muzaffar Ahmed was a leader of the National Awami Party (Wali) in East Pakistan. After the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the East Pakistan branch of National Awami Party (Wali) became an independent party; the National Awami Party (Muzaffar). The party participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War, through the NAP-CPB-Chhatra Union Guerrilla Bahini.''New Age''. CPB recalls Muzaffar' Muzaffar was an organizer of the guerrilla force. In 1991 Bangladeshi general election NAP(Muzaffar) won one seat when Md. Abdul Hafiz beat Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate Kazi Faruq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazi Abdus Shahid Lal
Kazi Abdus Shahid Lal (; 28 November 1939 – 20 May 2021) was a politician and lawyer from Jashore, Bangladesh. He is well known for his involvement in the 1962 East Pakistan education movement, the 1969 East Pakistan mass uprising, and the Bangladesh Liberation War. Early life Abdus Shahid was born on 28 November 1939 in Jessore. He studied at Michael Madhusudan College and Rajsahi University. Career Abdus Shahid started his political career with the East Pakistan Students Union (EPSU). Subsequently, he was in the National Awami Party (NAP), Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), and Gano Forum. On 31 May 1962, during the East Pakistan education movement against the Martial Law regime, a special military court convicted him under CMLA regulations (24 and 94) and sentenced him to 14 years in prison for participating in student disturbances. This became an exemplary case and gained much national attention. On 6 June, in an extraordinary general meeting of the Dhaka District B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal () is a List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The party was founded by Serajul Alam Khan. The party was dominant during the 1972–1975 Bangladesh insurgency. The current party president is Hasanul Haq Inu, Hasanul Haque Inu. History The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) was formed on 31 October 1972 when it split from Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the Bangladesh Awami League, under the leadership of Serajul Alam Khan, M. A. Jalil, ASM Abdur Rab and Shajahan Siraj. It had an armed wing, Gonobahini, led by Colonel Abu Taher and Hasanul Haq Inu, Kazi Aref Ahmed, Monirul Islam, Sharif Nurul Ambia that led a violent left-wing 1972-1975 Bangladesh insurgency, insurgency against the Premiership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, regime of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Their aim was to form a new left wing democratic national government, for facilitating establishing a socialist state with Bangladeshi characteristics. This led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosharraf Hossain (Jessore Politician)
Mosharraf Hossain (; 7 March 1925 – 3 February 1974) was a politician and lawyer from Jessore District, Jessore, Bangladesh. He was actively involved in the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist movement in East Pakistan and the Bangladesh Liberation War, Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. He was elected as a member of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly, Provincial Assembly of East Pakistan in the 1970 Pakistani provincial elections, 1970 election, and was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh from April 1971 to September 1972. In 1972, he resigned from the Constituent Assembly, left the ruling party Awami League, and joined the left-wing opposition party Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (abbr. JSD or JASAD or 'জাসদ') as one of its founding vice presidents. Mosharraf was assasignated in 1974. Early life Born in the Sabhaipur village of Bangaon subdivision, Bangaon (which was then a Mahakuma of the greater Jessore District, Jessore district), Mosharraf s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raushan Ali
Raushan Ali is a Bangladesh Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ... politician and a former member of parliament for Jessore-3. Career Ali was elected to parliament from (now defunct) Jessore-9 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1973. He was elected again in 1991 from Jessore-3. References Awami League politicians Living people 5th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League central committee members Candidates in the 1970 Pakistani general election Members of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh {{Khulna-AL-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Awami Party (Bhashani)
The National Awami Party (Bhashani) was a left wing political party in Bangladesh. History The National Awami Party (Bhashani) was established on 30 November 1967 when the National Awami Party split into two different fractions. The pro-Moscow fraction was National Awami Party (Wali), led by Khan Abdul Wali Khan, and the pro-Beijing was called National Awami Party (Bhashani), led by Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani. On 17 November 1974, two leaders of the party, Kazi Zafar Ahmed and Rashed Khan Menon, formed a new political party called the United Peoples' Party (Bangladesh), United People's Party. Following this split, Bhashani resigned from post of party president. Later, after the military government gave green signal to political activities, it was granted registration in Bangladesh on 21 September 1976. See also * National Awami Party (Muzaffar) or Bangladesh National Awami Party, successor of the Wali faction * Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP, successor of the Bha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
