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Kalkini Upazila
Kalkini () is an upazila of Madaripur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. History Kalkini Police Station was established in 1909 and it was turned into an upazila on 1 February 1984. Kalkini Municipality was established in 1997. The Dasar Police Station was declared on March 2, 2013, with a partial area of Kalkini Police Station. Earlier, the Dasar Union was divided into two units, Betwari and Dasar, and the Nabagram Union divided into two other unions, named Sasikar and Nabagram. A police inquiry center was established at Dasar on February 2, 2012, with a total of six unions, including Gopalpur and Kazibakai unions. Geography Kalkini is located in between 23°00' and 23°10' North latitudes and in between 90°06' and 90°21' East longitudes. It has total area 204.28 km2. It is bounded by Madaripur Sadar Upazila on the north, Gaurnadi Upazila on the south, Gosairhat Upazila on the east, Kotalipara Upazila on the west. Demographics According to the 2011 Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upazilas Of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a districts of Bangladesh, district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas are further administratively divided into Union councils of Bangladesh, union council areas (union parishads). Bangladesh has 495 upazilas. The upazilas are the second lowest tier of regional administration in Bangladesh. The administrative structure consists of divisions (8), districts (64), upazilas (495) and union parishads (UPs). This system of devolution was introduced by the former military ruler and president of Bangladesh, Hossain Mohammad Ershad, Lt-Gen Hossain Muhammad Ershad, in an attempt to strengthen local government. Below UPs, villages (''gram'') and ''para'' exist, but these have no administrative power and elected members. The Local Government local ordinance, Ordinance of 1982 was amended a year lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotalipara Upazila
Kotalipara () is an upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is one of the five (5) upazilas of Gopalganj. Geography Kotalipara is located at . It has 48,029 households and a total area of 355.90 km2. It is a ''mofussil'' town. It is 4–5 hours from Dhaka via highway by bus (Aricha point) and 3 hours from Mawa point. It is bordered to the north by Rajoir and Madaripur Sadar upazilas of Madaripur district, to the west by Gopalganj Sadar and Tungipara upazilas, to the south by Nazirpur Upazila of Pirojpur district, and to the east by Wazirpur and Agailjhara upazilas of Barisal district, and Dasar upazila of Madaripur district. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kotalipara Upazila had 48,029 households and a population of 230,493. 58,162 (25.23%) were under 10 years of age. Kotalipara had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 59.16%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1031 females per 1000 males ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubaiyat Hossain
Rubaiyat Hossain is a Bangladeshi film director, writer, and producer. She made the films '' Meherjaan'' (2011), '' Under Construction'' (2015) and '' Made in Bangladesh'' (2019). In 2023, she became the second female director to win a Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director, for ''Made in Bangladesh''. Made in Bangladesh was listed in Criterion Collection's hidden-gems of the 2010s. Hossain has started working on her fourth feature film, ''Difficult Bride''. Hossain is also the founder of Sultana's Dream, a funding and mentorship grant to empower, promote and support the next generation of women filmmakers and storytellers in Bangladesh. Background and education Rubaiyat Hossain was born to Syed Abul Hossain, a former Bangladeshi minister, a member of the parliament, and a businessman. Inspired by the works of Satyajit Ray, Rubaiyat pursued her interest in cinema and completed a diploma in film direction at the New York Film Academy in 2002. She has also completed a B. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdus Sobhan Golap
Abdus Sobhan Golap (born 11 October 1956) is a politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Madaripur-3 constituency. He is the current Publicity and Publications Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League. Early life Golap was born on 11 October 1956 at North Ramjanpur village in Kalkini Upazila, Madaripur District of Bangladesh to Taiyab Ali Mia and Anaran Nesa. He completed his Secondary School Certificate, secondary education from Torky Bandor Victory High School and Higher Secondary School Certificate, higher secondary from Dhaka College. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Social science from Dhaka University. In 1983, Golap was admitted to Norwegian University of Science and Technology at Trondheim and obtained his masters' from there. Later, he got his PhD from American World University on the topic of "Digital Bangladesh and Social Changes". The American World University is an uncredited university. Career Golap got involved with Bangladesh Chhatra Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Asaduzzaman
Mohammad Asaduzzaman ( – 28 March 2008) was a Bangladeshi educator. He was a professor in the Public Administration Department of Dhaka University and Chairman of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC). He was awarded the Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak () is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of martyrs of the Bengali language movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contributions in a number of fields, including culture, education, and e ... in 2006. Asaduzzaman died of cardiac arrest at Birdem Hospital in Dhaka on 28 March 2008. References 1940s births 2008 deaths University of Dhaka alumni Burials at Mirpur Martyred Intellectual Graveyard Place of birth missing Year of birth missing Academic staff of Notre Dame College, Dhaka Chairmans of University Grants Commission of Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-academic-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syed Abul Hossain
Syed Abul Hossain (1 August 1951 – 25 October 2023) was a Bangladeshi businessman and politician. He was the managing director and chairman of SAHCO International Ltd. He served as a member of the Bangladesh Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) for four terms during 1991–1995 and 1996–2014 representing the Madaripur-3 constituency. He served as the minister of information and communication technology (2011–2012), minister of communications (2009–2011) and state minister of local government, rural development and co-operatives (1996–1997). Background and education Abul Hossain was born on 1 October 1951 to a Bengali family of Hashemite Syeds in the village of Dasar, Madaripur in the Dacca district of the Bengal Presidency. His parents were Syed Atahar Ali and Syeda Sufia Ali. The family were descended from Syed Shah Usman, a son of Shah Ali Baghdadi, who settled in Dasar in 1504. In business management, Abul Hossain completed his bachelor's degree from the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunil Gangopadhyay
Sunil Gangopadhyay or Sunil Ganguly (September 7, 1934 – October 23, 2012) was an Indian poet, novelist, short story writer, and critic. He played a key role in modernizing Bengali poetry and co-founded the 1953 Avant-garde, avant-grade poetry magazine ''Krittibas (magazine), Krittibas''. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific Bengali writers since Rabindranath Tagore, he has been called "the man who carried the modern consciousness of Bengal." His debut novel, ''Atmaprakash (novel), Atmaprakash'' (1964), established him as a novelist and was followed by ''Aranyer Din Ratri (novel), Aranyer Din Ratri.'' Both were fictionalized account of real-life events. Those Days (novel), ''Sei Somoy'', a work of historical fiction, marked a major departure from his earlier semi-autobiographical style and was later followed by its sequel, ''First Light (Ganguly novel), Pratham Alo'' (1996). His magnum opus, ''Purba Paschim (novel), Purba Paschim,'' dealt with the partition of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zohra Begum Kazi
Zohra Begum Kazi (15 October 19127 November 2007) was the first Bengali Muslim female physician. She was awarded the Tamgha-e-Pakistan in 1964, Begum Rokeya Padak in 2002, and the Ekushey Padak in 2008. Early life and family Kazi was born in Rajnandgaon, British India now in Chhattisgarh, India. She has been called the Florence Nightingale of Dhaka. Kazi came from Kazi family of Gopalpur in the Madaripur District in what was then Bengal. Her father, Kazi Abdus Sattar was also a physician and a politician. At the age of 32, Kazi married a lawmaker, Razuddin Bhuiyan MLC MP, the only son of the Zamindar of Hatirdia in Monohardi Upazila, Narsingdi District. She was widowed in 1963. Although she did not have any children of her own, Kazi adopted and educated many children from impoverished families throughout Bangladesh. Her eldest brother Kazi Ashraf Mahmud was a Hindi poet. He retired as a professor of botany, Dhaka University. Mahmud is most noted for a controversial book of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalkini Syed Abul Hossain University College
'Kalkini Syed Abul Hossain University College'' is a higher secondary school as well as a degree college affiliated to the National University. It is situated in Kalkini Upazilla, Madaripur, Bangladesh. It was founded by Member of Parliament Syed Abul Hossain. It is one of the oldest and renowned college in Kalkini Thana of Madaripur District. History The college was established in Kalkini Upazila, Madaripur in July, 1972. It was established by Syed Abul Hossain because of the crisis in the education sector of the new born Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by .... Campus The college's 7-acre main campus is centered on Pangasiya village under Kalkini Thana, approximately east of the Dhaka-Barisal Highway. The college contains the central administrative o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahalla
is an Arabic word variously translated as district, Quarter (country subdivision), quarter, Ward (country subdivision), ward, or neighborhood in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. History Historically, mahallas were autonomous social institutions built around familial ties and Islamic rituals. Today it is popularly recognised also by non-Muslims as a neighbourhood in large cities and towns. Mahallas lie at the intersection of private family life and the public sphere. Important community-level management functions are performed through mahalle solidarity, such as religious ceremonies, life-cycle rituals, resource management and conflict resolution. It is an official administrative unit in many Middle Eastern countries. The word was brought to the Balkans through Ottoman Turkish language, Ottoman Turkish ''mahalle'', but it originates in Arabic محلة (''mähallä''), from the root meaning "to settle", "to occupy". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Parishad
Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authorities and upazila parishads (sub-district council) being the intermediate level. A union council, headed by a chairperson, consists of nine wards. These wards serve the purpose of electing members for general seats, with three additional seats reserved for women, all of which are directly elected. Union councils are formed under the ''Local Government (Union Parishads) Act, 2009''. The boundary of each union council is demarcated by the deputy commissioner of the district. Union councils are responsible for various development tasks, including agriculture, education, health, infrastructure, and sanitation. They also oversee administrative duties like birth registration, census activities, and maintaining civil status registers. Addition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
