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Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury
Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury is a standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and former Minister of Commerce. He hails from a political family in Chittagong and headed the city's BNP unit momentarily to organize the party. Career Chowdhury was elected to Parliament from Chittagong-8 in a by-election as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in September 1991. Chowdhury was re-elected Parliament from Chittagong-8 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in June 1996 with 47.1 percent (116,547 votes) of the votes while his nearest rival, Muhammad Afsarul Ameen, received 40.4 (106, 341 votes) percent of the votes. Chowdhury was re-elected Parliament from Chittagong-8 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the 2001 Bangladeshi general election with 56.7 percent (181,584 votes) of the votes while his nearest rival, Muhammad Afsarul Ameen, received 40.4 (129,198 votes) percent of the votes. Chowdhury is a businessman and former chairman and foun ...
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Ministry Of Commerce (Bangladesh)
The Ministry of Commerce ( bn, বাণিজ্য মন্ত্রণালয়; ''Bāṇijya mantraṇālaẏa'') is a ministry of Bangladesh. The ministry is responsible for regulation and implementation of policies applicable to domestic and foreign trade. Directorate *Bangladesh Competition Commission * Bangladesh Tariff Commission * Office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms *Import and Export Control Department * The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants * The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh * National Consumer Rights Protection Department *Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) *Bangladesh Tea Board * Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute * Bangladesh Export Promotion Bureau * Bangladesh Tea Research Institute * Business Promotion Council References Commerce Economy of Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countr ...
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Anti-Corruption Commission (Bangladesh)
The Anti Corruption Commission ( bn, দুর্নীতি দমন কমিশন) ''often abbreviated:'' ACC ( bn, দুদক) is the principal 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, but 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 is 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 ...
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Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh mostly refer to Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMNs) from Myanmar who are living in Bangladesh. The Rohingya people have experienced ethnic and religious persecution in Myanmar for decades. Hundreds of thousands have fled to other countries in Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia, and Philippines. The majority have escaped to Bangladesh, where there are two official, registered refugee camps. Recently violence in Myanmar has escalated, so the number of refugees in Bangladesh has increased rapidly. According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), more than 723,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since 25 August 2017. On 28 September 2018, at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said there are 1.1 million Rohingya refugees now in Bangladesh. Overcrowding from the recent population boom at Bangladesh's Rohingya refugee camps has placed a strain on its infrastructure. The refugees lack ...
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Marcia Bernicat
Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat (born 1953) is an American diplomat who is the current Director General of the Foreign Service. She is a former United States Ambassador to Bangladesh. She served as Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau from 2008 to 2011. From January 1, 2019, to April 3, 2020, she was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs at the Department of State. Early life and education Bernicat was born in 1953.Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat (1953–)
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Chittagong City Corporation
Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) is a self-governing agency that governs the municipal areas of Chattogram and some adjoining areas of south-eastern Bangladesh. CCC government is elected by popular vote every 5 years. Administration Chattogram City Corporation is divided into 16 thanas: Akbarshah, Bakoliya, Bandar, Bayazid, Chandgaon, Double Mooring, Halishahar, Khulshi, Kotwali, Pahartali, Panchlaish, Patenga, Chawkbazar, Sadarghat, EPZ, and Karnaphuli. The thanas are subdivided into 41 wards and 211 mahallas. CCC also administers a portion of adjoining Hathazari Upazila. Services The Chattogram City Corporation is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city. * Evict illegal installations. * Purify and supply water. * Treat and dispose of contaminated water and sewage. * Eliminate waterlogging. * Garbage removal and street cleaning. * To manage solid waste. * To arrange hospital and dispensary. * Construction and maintenanc ...
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Bangladesh Economists Forum
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the most densely populated countries in the world, and shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast; to the south it has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. It is narrowly separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor; and from China by the Indian state of Sikkim in the north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Chittagong, the second-largest city, is the busiest port on the Bay of Bengal. The official language is Bengali, one of the easternmost branches of the Indo-European language family. Bangladesh forms the sovereign part of the historic and ethnolinguistic region of Bengal, which was divided during the Partition of India in ...
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Secretary Kerry Greets Begum Khaleda Zia At The U
A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a white-collar worker person whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, communication, or organizational skills within the area of administration. There is a diverse array of work experiences attainable within the administrative support field, ranging between internship, entry-level, associate, junior, mid-senior, and senior level pay bands with positions in nearly every industry. However, this role should not be confused with the role of an executive secretary, cabinet secretary such as cabinet members who hold the title of "secretary," or company secretary, all which differ from an administrative assistant. The functions of a personal assistant may be entirely carried out t ...
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Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal
Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal ( bn, জাতীয়তাবাদী ছাত্রদল ''Jatiyôtabadee Chhatrô Dôl''), also known as ''J.C.D'', is the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Many of the top BNP leaders and policy-makers today were once closely associated with JCD and developed as student leaders. History After the Bangladesh Nationalist Party was founded by Ziaur Rahman, he realized a strong student organization was needed to cherish future leaders, and founded Chhatra Dal on 1 January 1979. As the student wing of the BNP, Chatra Dal has adopted a 19-point programme, based on the mother organization's structure and approach. Chatra Dal was one of the Vanguard organisation in the democracy movement against Military dictator Hussain Muhammed Ershad. Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal is led by a committee, of whom all the members are students. The Dal has 736 member national committee. The committee formed in 2016 came under critic ...
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Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal
The Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী যুবদল) commonly known as the Jubo Dal, is the youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). History Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal was established on 27 August 1978. On 23 November 2003, Hassan Bahini, followers of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal Jhalokati District unit President Mir Ziauddin Mizan, attacked the residence of Jubo League Shakherhat union unit President Saidur Rahman Khan Swapan injuring five of his family members. Five members of Jubo Dal were injured in internal clashes in Barishal City in September 2008. In March 2010, Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal was appointed President of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal and Saiful Alam Nirob it's general secretary. Alal replaced Barkat Ullah Bulu, who had served as President of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal since 2003. Jubo Dal activist Saifuzzaman Sujan was killed on 2 December in a gunfight with Awami L ...
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M Manjur Alam
Mohammad Manjur Alam aka M. Manjur Alam ( bn, এম. মনজুর আলম) is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He is the former Mayor of Chattogram City Corporation, Chittagong and managing director of Mostafa-Hakim Group. Political career Alam was elected Councillor of North Kattali Ward on 30 January 1994 with the support of Bangladesh Awami League. He was re-elected twice with the support of Awami League. After ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury was imprisoned by the Caretaker Government during the 2006–08 Bangladeshi political crisis, 2007-2008 Bangladeshi political crises, Alam became the acting mayor. During that time Alam's relationship with Mohiuddin deteriorated. Alam sought the nomination of Bangladesh Nationalist Party to contest the 9th parliamentary election from Chittagong-8. He did not get the nomination. Alam was elected Mayor of Chittagong in 2010 as a candidate of Chattagram Unnayan Andolon and backed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He won after defea ...
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Chittagong-10
Chittagong-10 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Afsarul Amin of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Chittagong City Corporation wards 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 24, 25, 26. 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. Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission renumbered the seat for Sandwip Upazila from Chittagong-16 to Chittagong-3, bumping up by one the suffix of the former constituency of that name and the higher numbered constituencies in the district. Thus Chittagong-10 covers the area previously covered by Chittagong-9. Previously Chittagong-10 encompassed Chittagong City Corporation Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) is a self-governing a ...
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