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Anwar Ul Alam Shahid
Anwar Ul Alam Shaheed (22 February 1947 – 10 December 2020) was a Colonel of the Bangladesh Army, Secretary in the ministry of Foreign affairs, diplomat, and ambassador of Bangladesh to Spain and Bahrain. He had served in the Kaderia Bahini and Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini. Early life Shaheed was born on 22 February 1947 in Thanapara, a suburb of Tangail town in the then Bengal Presidency of British India. His father was Moulvi Abdur Rahim Ichhapuri, an Islamic scholar, and his mother was Begum Eid Un Nesa. Shaheed was involved with student politics since 1962, and president of Tangail District unit of the Chhatra League. He graduated from Bindubhashini High School. Shaheed was elected general secretary of the student union at Salimullah Muslim Hall. Career During the Bangladesh Liberation War, Shaheed served in the Kader Bahini, commanded by Abdul Kader Siddiqui, as head of the civilian unit and deputy commander. He was also the editor of Ronangon, the propaganda publication b ...
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Tangail
Tangail (, ) is a city of Tangail District in central Bangladesh. A significant city in Bangladesh, Tangail lies on the bank of the Louhajang River, northwest of Dhaka, the nation's capital. Etymology ''Tangail'' originates from the Bengali word ''tanga'', meaning horse carts; long lines of horse carts were standard in the area in the early 19th century, as these were the favoured mode of transport for passengers and cargo. History Tangail has been a local business center since the early 19th century. In 1860, Tangail became the 4th ranking area of the Greater Mymensingh district due to its fertile land near the Louhajong River. It was close to Begun Bari, Mymesningh. In 1969, Tangail District was established. Tangail Airdrop The Tangail Airdrop was a successful battalion-size operation by India's Para Commandos, mounted on 11 December 1971, by the 2nd Battalion (Special Operations) (2 PARA) of the Indian Army's Parachute Regiment during the Indo-Pakistani War ...
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Daily Sun (Bangladesh)
''Daily Sun'' is an English-language daily newspaper published in Dhaka, Bangladesh, founded in 2010. It also operates an English news portal and a Bangla news portal, apart from maintaining a website for the e-version of the published copies. The main paper has 16 pages including 4 pages on business and 1 on sports. Daily Sun is owned by East West Media Group, a concern of Bashundhara Group. Description The ''Daily Sun'' is an English-language daily newspaper published in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Also it publishes Bengali-language daily news. It was founded in 2010. The main paper has 28 pages including 4 pages on business and 8 pages on sports which is called "Winner". When the paper criticised the shipping minister's role in granting licences and violation of traffic rules by drivers, transport workers raided and looted delivery vehicles. A Daily Sun journalist based in New York, Santosh Mandal, died in 2016 due to a heart attack. The ''Daily Sun'' is owned by East West Media Group ...
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15 August 1975 Bangladeshi Coup D'état
The Coup d'état, military coup in Bangladesh on August 15 of 1975 was launched by mid-ranking army officers in order to Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, assassinate founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, whose administration post-independence grew corrupt and reportedly authoritarian until he established a one-party state-based government led by the socialist party Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League. Mujib, along with his resident family members, were killed during the coup but was survived by his two then-Expatriate, expat daughters, one of them being future prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The officers were led by Capt. Abdul Majed, Major Syed Faruque Rahman, Sayed Farooq-ur-Rahman, Major Khandaker Abdur Rashid and Major Shariful Haque Dalim. Immediately following the coup, one of Mujib's close associates and cabinet ministers Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, with support of the officers, took control of the government and declared himself President of Bangladesh. Under mart ...
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Independence Of Bangladesh
The independence of Bangladesh was Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence, declared from Pakistan on 26 March 1971, which is now celebrated as Independence Day (Bangladesh), Independence Day. The Bangladesh Liberation War started on 26 March and lasted till 16 December 1971 which is celebrated as Victory Day (Bangladesh), Victory Day in Bangladesh. In the early hours of March 26, 1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared independence before being arrested by the Pakistani army, which was later broadcast by Maj. Ziaur Rahman on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. History Background In 1905, the British Raj partitioned the Bengal Presidency into Eastern Bengal and Assam, East Bengal and West Bengal. The British introduced the Morley-Minto Reforms in 1909 which made the electorate system based on religion and East Bengal was largely Muslim. The Bengal Provincial Muslim League was created to represent Bengali Muslims. The two Bengals were reunited in 1912 in a decision by the British whic ...
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Taslim Ahmed
Taslim Ahmed was the last Inspector General of Police of East Pakistan and the first Home Secretary of Bangladesh under President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Career Ahmed was the appointed Inspector General of Police of East Pakistan on 22 January 1970. He expressed support for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman after Mujib won the 1970 Pakistani general election. He supported the Bengali people during the Non-cooperation movement (1971). He served till 17 May 1971. Mozaffar Ahmed Chowdhury, a non-Bengali police officer, replaced him. He was on a grey list and transferred to West Pakistan. Ahmed was appointed Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs after the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971. His appointment was controversial as he allegedly supported Pakistan during the Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War (, ), also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist and self-dete ...
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ANM Nuruzzaman
A.N.M Nuruzzaman (2 December 1938 – 16 March 1993) was a Bangladeshi army officer, who was also a sector commander in the Bangladeshi War of Liberation. After the war he served as the first and only director general of the paramilitary force Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini. Biography Nuruzzaman was born in December 1938 in Saidabad, Raipura, Narsingdi. Abu Ahmad, his father, was a government officer. He graduated from Sunamganj High School and Sylhet Murari Chand College. He graduated from the University of Dhaka in 1959 and afterward joined the Pakistan Military Academy. In 1960 he was commissioned in the Pakistan army as second lieutenant. Career In 1968 he was promoted to the rank of captain and posted in Quetta, West Pakistan. Agartala Conspiracy case He was one of the accused in the Agartala Conspiracy Case. After the case was withdrawn he was reinstated in service. Bangladesh Liberation war Nuruzzaman joined the War of liberation in 1971 in the ''S-Force'' under K M Shafiulla ...
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Ganabhaban
The Ganabhaban (, also spelt Gonobhaban) located in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, north of the National Parliament House, served as the official residence of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh until the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In the aftermath of the July Revolution in 2024, the residence is undergoing transformation into a museum, to be named the July Revolution Memorial Museum. History Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, after switching from presidency to premiership following the independence of Bangladesh and founding of a parliamentary government, used to have his office at what was known as the "President's House" (later more commonly "'' Sugandha Bhaban''" and officially "State Guest House Sugandha"), which he referred to as the "''Ganabhaban''", meaning "People's House", and now serves as the Foreign Service Academy office since 1996, located on Baily Road. Due to inadequate office space, following the 1973 general election, he had the Ganabhaban built at Sher-e ...
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman and activist who was the founding president of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangladesh, he led the country as its President of Bangladesh, president and Prime Minister of Bangladesh, prime minister from 1972 until his Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, assassination in a 15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état, ''coup d'état'' in 1975. His nationalist ideology, socio-political theories, and political doctrines are collectively known as Mujibism. Born in an aristocratic Bengali Muslim family in Tungipara, Mujib emerged as a student activist in the Bengal Presidency, province of Bengal during the final years of the British Raj. He was a member of the All India Muslim League, All-India Muslim League, supported Muslim nationalism in South Asia, Muslim nationalism, and advocated for the Pakistan Movement, establishment ...
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S I M Nurunnabi Khan
Shamsul Islam Muhammad Nurunnabi Khan (; 1942 – 22 May 2019) was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter and writer. He was awarded Bir Bikrom for his contribution to the Liberation War of Bangladesh. Early life and education Nurunnabi Khan was born in 1942, into a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Lakshmidharpara, Ramganj, Noakhali District, Bengal Presidency (now in Lakshmipur District, Bangladesh). He was the eldest child of Habibullah Khan and Shamsunnahar Begum. Khan completed his graduation from East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology (now Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology) in electrical and electronics engineering. He was the president of East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology Student League in 1967 and 1968. Later, he became vice president of his university's student union in 1969. He took part in the 1969 Mass Uprising. Career After completing graduation Nurunnabi Khan joined the Pakistan Army. He was in Quetta School ...
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Mukti Bahini
The Mukti Bahini, initially called the Mukti Fauj, also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was a big tent armed guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military personnel, paramilitary personnel and civilians during the Bangladesh War of Independence that transformed East Pakistan into Bangladesh in 1971. On 7 March 1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the undisputed leader of then East Pakistan, issued a call to the people of East Pakistan to prepare themselves for an all-out struggle. Later that evening resistance demonstrations began, and the West Pakistani military began a full-scale retaliation with Operation Searchlight in the early hours of 26 March 1971, which continued through May 1971. Before his arrest on 26 March, East Pakistani leaders declared the independence of Bangladesh, and ordered the people to engage in all-out war. A formal military leadership of the resistance was created in April 1971 under the Provisional Government of Bangladesh. Th ...
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Abdul Kader Siddique
Abdul Kader Siddique is a Bangladeshi politician. He served as a Mukti Bahini commander, and organizer of the Bangladesh War of Independence. He fought with an estimated 17,000-strong guerrilla force in the Tangail region against the Pakistan Army.Brian May, "Indian Army Arrests 'Tiger of Tangail' After Dacca Bayoneting", ''The Times'', 21 December 1971, pg. 4. The army was called '' Kaderia Bahini'' (Kader's Army). At the end of the war in 1971, Siddique's forces entered Dhaka along with the Indian forces, signaling the end of the war. He was awarded Bir Uttom by the Government of Bangladesh. Since 1999, he has been serving as the leader of his newly formed party, the Krishak Sramik Janata League. Career Bangladesh Liberation War During the Bangladesh war of independence, he formed the Kaderia Bahini to fight against the Pakistan military. The Kaderia Bahini, as it is said, had approximately 17 thousand personnel. He was loyal to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. After independence ...
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Salimullah Muslim Hall
Salimullah Muslim Hall is a residential hall at Dhaka University, named after Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur. It was inaugurated on 11 August 1931. Among the residential halls of Dhaka University, Salimullah Muslim Hall holds a special status due to its heritage. History On 27 May 1912, the British government formed the "Nathan Committee" on establishing a residential hall-based university. The Calcutta University Commission recommended a hall for the Muslim students in order to maintain their own culture and religion. Based on the Nathan Committee's report and the recommendation of the Calcutta University commission, the government of India prepared the Dhaka University bill. The bill was passed by the Indian Law Assembly with the viceroy and governor general Lord Reading agreeing to the bill on 23 March 1920. The university began enrolling students on 10 July 1921. Dhaka University began with three halls: the Muslim Hall (Salimullah Muslim Hall), Jagannath Hall Jagan ...
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