Amjad Khan Chowdhury
Amjad Khan Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi Army officer and founder of Bangladesh conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group. Early life and family Chowdhury was born on 10 November 1937 to Ali Qasim Khan Chowdhury and Amatur Rahman. He belongs to the branch of the Chowdhury family of Natore. His father was an Inspector General of Police and a former general secretary of Ahmadiyya Jamaat Bengal. His grandfather, Khan Bahadur Abul Hashim Khan Chowdhery, was a former Amir of Ahmadiyya Jamaat Bengal who translated several Ahmadiyya texts into the English language and was buried at the Bahishti Maqbara in Qadian. Education He was educated at the Nabakumar Institution in Dhaka. Chowdhury is a graduate of the Pakistan Military Academy and Australian Defence College, Australian Staff College. Career Chowdhury joined Pakistan Army in 1956. He was posted in 29 Cavalry as a Major during March 1971 and was sent to West Pakistan after the start of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He joined Bangladesh Army in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pakistan Army Armoured Corps
The Armoured Corps ( ur, ﺁرمرڈ كور) of the Pakistan Army is a combat branch tasked with armoured warfare. Equipped with more than 3,742 main battle tanks, the corps is headquartered in the garrison town of Nowshera, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The corps has only administrative control of its component regiments. The regiments are deployed in a number of field formations including two armoured divisions, two mechanised divisions, and a number of independent armoured brigades. The corps has a history going back to September 1773, when its oldest unit, the Governor General's Bodyguard, was raised in British India. The corps maintains a number of units , who earned fame in numerous wars and engagements as part of the British Indian Army including in the two World Wars. At the time of the independence, Pakistan inherited six armoured regiments from the old British Indian Army. Since then, the corps has expanded into more than forty regiments. Many of these new regiments have a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Real Estate And Housing Association Of Bangladesh
Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh is a real estate trade body in Bangladesh. Shamsul Alamin is president of REHAB. History The association was founded in 1991 with eleven members which had grown to 1151 members by 2016. It holds an annual real estate in Bangladesh fair titled the Rehab fair in Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city .... References Organisations based in Dhaka 1991 establishments in Bangladesh Trade associations based in Bangladesh Real estate in Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-org-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which resulted in the independence of Bangladesh. The war began when the Pakistani military junta based in West Pakistan—under the orders of Yahya Khan—launched Operation Searchlight against the people of East Pakistan on the night of 25 March 1971, initiating the Bangladesh genocide. In response to the violence, members of the Mukti Bahini—a guerrilla resistance movement formed by Bengali military, paramilitary and civilians—launched a mass guerrilla war against the Pakistani military, liberating numerous towns and cities in the initial months of the conflict. At first, the Pakistan Army regained momentum during the monsoon, but Bengali guerrillas counterattac ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manab Zamin
''The Daily Manab Zamin'' ( bn, মানবজমিন "People's Land") is a major daily tabloid newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language. It is the first and largest circulated Bengali tabloid daily in the world, with 19,000,000 monthly pageviews on its online edition. 1.6 million visitors from 189 countries from all over the planet visit the web site every month, making it one of the most visited Bengali-language online publications worldwide. It is ranked within the World Top 500 newspaper web sites of the world, and is in the top 1% of all sites globally. The newspaper is also the only Bangladeshi publication to boast credentials and affiliations with FIFA, UEFA, and the English Premier League. It has also partnered with Sony Pictures and Warner Bros. in publicity for Hollywood productions, including ''Batman Begins'', ''Superman Returns'' and '' Casino Royale''. The ''Daily Manab Zamin'' is also the only Bangladeshi newspaper to host a dedica ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city in the world with a population of 8.9 million residents as of 2011, and a population of over 21.7 million residents in the Greater Dhaka Area. According to a Demographia survey, Dhaka has the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world, and is popularly described as such in the news media. Dhaka is one of the major cities of South Asia and a major global Muslim-majority city. Dhaka ranks 39th in the world and 3rd in South Asia in terms of urban GDP. As part of the Bengal delta, the city is bounded by the Buriganga River, Turag River, Dhaleshwari River and Shitalakshya River. The area of Dhaka has been inhabited since the first millennium. An early modern city developed from the 17th century as a provincial capit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Qadian
Qadian (; ; ) is a city and a municipal council in Gurdaspur district, north-east of Amritsar, situated north-east of Batala city in the state of Punjab, India. Qadian is the birthplace of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement within Islam. It remained the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya movement until the Partition of India in 1947. History Qadian was established in 1530 by Mirza Hadi Baig, a religious scholar dedicated to Islam and the first Qazi in the area. Mirza Hadi Baig was from a royal household of Mirza of the Mughal Empire. He migrated from Samarkand and settled in Punjab where he was granted a vast tract of land comprising 80 villages by the emperor Babur. Because of his religious beliefs, he named the center of the 80 villages ''Islam Pur Qazi'' and governed from there. Over time, the name of the town changed to ''Qazi Maji'', then ''Qadi'', and eventually it became known as 'Qadian'. Qadian and the surrounding areas later fell to the Ramgar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bahishti Maqbara
Bahishti Maqbara (English: The Heavenly Graveyard), located originally in Qadian, India, and then in Rabwah, Pakistan, is a religious cemetery established by the Ahmadiyya Community as a directive from the community's founder Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, made known in his booklet ''Al-Wasiyyat''. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad established it in his will after he saw an angel showing him the place of his burial. History In 1905, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the Ahmadiyya Community, wrote a publication titled ''Al-Wassiyat'' (English: The Will). In it, he describes establishing a cemetery for members of the community who are more spiritual than materialistic. At the time, finding a suitable piece of land in and around Qadian was costly, and, as such, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad proposed a piece of land from his own property. He also proposed that for anyone to be buried in Bahishti Maqbara, the following three requirements be fulfilled: Allegations It is often alleged that Bahishti Maqbara is an Ahmad ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Emir
Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or ceremonial authority. The title has a long history of use in the Arab World, East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa: Due to the historical ..., West Africa, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. In the modern era, when used as a formal monarchical title, it is roughly synonymous with "prince", applicable both to a son of a hereditary monarch, and to a reigning monarch of a sovereign principality, namely an emirate. The female, feminine form is emira ( '), a cognate for "princess". Prior to its use as a monarchical title, the term "emir" was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Khan Bahadur
Khan Bahadur – a compound of khan ('leader') and bahadur ('brave') – was a formal title of respect and honor, which was conferred exclusively on Muslim and other non-Hindu natives of British India. It was one degree higher than the title of Khan Sahib. The title was conferred on individuals for faithful service or acts of public welfare to the Empire. Recipients were entitled to prefix the title to their name and were presented with a special Title Badge and a citation (or ''sanad''). It was conferred on behalf of the Government of British India by the Viceroy and Governor-General of India. The title was dis-established in 1947 upon the independence of India. The title "Khan Bahadur" was originally conferred in Mughal India on Muslim subjects in recognition of public services rendered and was adopted by British India for the same purpose and extended to cover other non-Hindu subjects of India. Hindu subjects of British India were conferred the title of "Rai Bahadur". R ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Bangladesh
Ahmadiyya is a growing minority Islamic sect in Bangladesh. Although the first Bengalis to join the sect did covert during the lifetime of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the sect was first established as a community in the region of Bengal in 1913 by Syed Muhammad Abdul Wahed, during the Caliphate of Hakeem Noor-ud-Din. As the worldwide community is itself is an highly organised group under the Caliph, the national community works under the name Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Bangladesh or Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Bangladesh ( bn, আহমদীয়া মুসলিম জামা'ত, বাংলাদেশ; abbrv. AMJB). There are an estimated 100,000 Ahmadis in the country as of 2004. History The Ahmadiyya movement is thought to have reached Bengal in 1905, with Ahmad Kabir Noor Muhammad of Anwara, Chittagong pledging allegiance to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. He was then followed by Rais Uddin Khan of Kishoreganj. His wife Syeda Azizatunnisa also pledged allegiance and thus became the fi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chowdhuries Of Natore
The Chowdhuries of Natore ( bn, নাটোরের চৌধুরী বংশ) are a notable Bengali Muslim family who have played important roles throughout the history of North Bengal. History The family is descended from Amanullah Khan, an Afghan Muslim nobleman who settled in Burdwan, Bengal Subah in the early 18th century with his son, Azam Khan. The family moved to Natore in northern Bengal after Muhammad Zaman Khan was appointed as the '' Nazir'' of the Natore court and given large tracts of land in that district. After his death, he was succeeded by his son, Dost Muhammad Khan, who extended the zamindari across the Kholabaria, Piprul and Kalam areas of Natore. In 1787, the Company Raj conferred the title of Chowdhury to him, in addition to the family's original title of Khan. Dost Muhammad Khan Chowdhury married the daughter of the Mutawalli of Bagha, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Muhammad Ali Khan Chowdhury. Khan Bahadur Chowdhury Muhammad Ali Khan h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bangladesh Pratidin
''Bangladesh Pratidin'', literally meaning Bangladesh Everyday, is a daily, Bengali-language independent newspaper in Bangladesh. It was founded on 15 March 2010. ''Bangladesh Pratidin'' tops the list of highest circulated dailies in the country out of 345 newspapers published from Dhaka and elsewhere, the information minister told parliament 10 March 2014. Its editor is Naem Nizam. Bangladesh Pratidin is a subsidiary of East-west media group which is owned by Bashundhara Group. On behalf of east west media group the publisher of the Newspaper is Moynal Hossain Chowdhury. The Bashundhara Group is diversifying its operations, beginning with real estate and moving on to the steel industry. One of their key businesses is paper-based manufacture. East-West Media Group Ltd, their new company, was founded in 2009. It presently owns four of Bangladesh's major media outlets. One of them is the Daily Bangladesh Pratidin. It is published in Dhaka's Bashundhara neighbourhood. According t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |