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Khalekdad Chowdhury
Khalekdad Chowdhury ( bn, খালেকদাদ চৌধুরী; 2 February 1907 - 16 October 1985), also known by pen names Shahadat Chowdhury and Atashbaz, is a reputed Bangladeshi writer, playwright and novelist. In recognition of his contribution to Bengali language and literature, the government of Bangladesh posthumously awarded him the country's second highest civilian award Ekushey Padak in 2018. Early life and family Chowdhury was born on 2 February 1907 in his maternal home at the village of Changaon in Madan, Netrokona of the erstwhile Bengal Presidency's Mymensingh district. He belonged to a Bengali Muslims family and was the eldest of Nawab Ali Chowdhury and Najmunnessa Chowdhury's eight sons and two daughters. Chowdhury's paternal home was in the village of Sonajor in Atpara, and they were descendants of one of the 16th-century Baro-Bhuiyan families. Following the Battle of Plassey in 1757, his ancestors had found refuge in the Gazipur. Later, two brothers name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madan Upazila
Madan ( bn, মদন) is an upazila of Netrokona District in the Division of Mymensingh Division, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Geography Madan is located at . It has 21,808 households and total area 225.85 km2. Demographics According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Madan had a population of 154,479. Males constituted 49.24% of the population and females 50.34%. Muslims formed 93.33% of the population, Hindus 6.59%, Christians 0.01% and others 0.08%. Madan had a literacy rate of 30.41% for the population 7 years and above. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Madan has a population of 117,613. Males constitute 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 58,127. Madan has an average literacy rate of 18.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Administration Madan Upazila is divided into Madan Municipality and eight union parishads: Fatehpur, Gobindasree, Chandgaon, Kaitail, Madan, Maghan, Nayekpur, and Tiasree. The union pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matriculation
Matriculation is the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by fulfilling certain academic requirements such as a matriculation examination. Australia In Australia, the term "matriculation" is seldom used now. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, all states replaced the matriculation examination with either a certificate, such as the Higher School Certificate (HSC) in Victoria and NSW, or a university entrance exam such as the Tertiary Entrance Exam in Western Australia. These have all been renamed (except in NSW) as a state-based certificate, such as the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE). Bangladesh In Bangladesh, the "Matriculation" is the Secondary School Examination (SSC) taken at year 10, and the Intermediate Exams is the Higher Secondary Examination (HSC) taken at year 12. Bangladesh, like the rest of Indian sub-continent, still uses terms such as Matriculation Exams and I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abul Mansur Ahmad
Abul Mansur Ahmad ( bn, আবুল মনসুর আহমদ; 3 September 1898 – 18 March 1979), born Ahmad Ali Farazi ( bn, আহমদ আলী ফরাজী), was a Bangladeshi politician, writer, and journalist. Ahmad began as an Indian National Congress worker in Bengal. He participated in the Khilafat Movement in his early youth. A strong advocate of peasant rights, disappointed by the Congress's negligence to Muslim peasants, like many other Muslim Congress workers of Bengal, he left the Congress and founded the ''Praja Samity'' (later the ''Krishak-Praja Samity''), a peasant welfare organisation and its political arm the ''Krishak-Praja Party (KPP)''. He became a major organiser of the KPP in the greater Mymensingh district region. As the KPP president A K Fazlul Huq took office as the first prime minister of Bengal, after the 1937 provincial elections, Ahmad became one of his closest confidantes. Disheartened by KPP's failure in the government, he inclined to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abul Kalam Shamsuddin
Abul Kalam Shamsuddin (3 November 18974 March 1978) was a journalist, politician and littérateur. He was born at Trishal of Mymensingh. Early life Shamsuddin passed HSC from Dhaka College in 1919. Then we went to Ripon College (presently Surendranath College) of Kolkata to gain higher studies. In 1921 he took the Upadhi examination from Gudiya Suvama Vidyayatan. He participated in Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement as a student. Journalism In 1922, Shamsuddin joined the daily '' Mohammadi'' as assistant editor. He also edited the weekly ''Moslem Jagat'', ''The Musalman'', the ''Daily Soltan'', the weekly ''Mohammadi'' and ''Mashik Mohammadi''. He joined the daily newspaper called '' The Azad'' in 1936. He worked as the editor of the daily from 1940 to 1962. He also was the editor of ''Daily Pakistan''. Political career Shamsuddin first came to politics after the Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre in Punjab. He was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and joined the Indian National Congres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Quadir
Abdul Quadir (1 June 1906 – 19 December 1984) was a Bangladeshi poet, essayist, and journalist. He was the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1963 and Ekushey Padak in 1976. Early life and education Quadir was born in the village of Araisidha in Comilla District to Afsaruddin (d. 1973), a jute businessman. Quadir's mother died of cholera when he was 2 years old. He first studied at Bazar Chartola Madrasa, which was moved to Araisidha in 1932 and later named as Araisidha Kamil Madrasa. He passed the matriculation from Annada Model High School in Brahmanbaria in 1923. In 1925, he passed the ISc from Dhaka Intermediate College. He then enrolled at the University of Dhaka. Career Quadir published and edited the monthly ''Jayati'' during 1930–1933. He served in various posts at the Saptahik Nabashakti (1934), Jugantar (1938), Dainik Nabajug (1941), Banglar Katha, weekly Mohammadi (1946) and weekly Paigam (1947-52). He returned to Dhaka in 1952. From 1964 to 1970, he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bande Ali Mia
Bande Ali Mia (17 January 1906 – 27 June 1979) was a Bangladeshi poet, lyricist, novelist, dramatist, essayist, children’s writer and journalist. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1962 and Ekushey Padak in 1988. Early life and career Mia was born in Radhanagar, Pabna. He passed the entrance examination in 1923 from the Majumder Academy. He then studied painting at the Indian Art Academy in Calcutta in 1927. He worked as a journalist for the magazine ''Islam Darshan''. He also taught at a Calcutta Corporation School during 1930–1950. His first book, ''Chor Jamai'', was published in 1921 by Calcutta Ashutosh Library. He authored a total of 84 books, most of which feature a rural setting. Another work, ''Maynamotir Char'', was published in 1931 by DM Library in Calcutta. He was the editor of the periodicals ''Bikash'' and ''Bhorer Alo''. Later he worked as a script-writer at Rajshahi Radio Station until his death in 1979. Legacy Mia's poems were included in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Red Crescent Society
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering. Within it there are three distinct organisations that are legally independent from each other, but are united within the movement through common basic principles, objectives, symbols, statutes and governing organisations. History Foundation Until the middle of the nineteenth century, there were no organized or well-established army nursing systems for casualties, nor safe or protected institutions, to accommodate and treat those who were wounded on the battlefield. A devout Calvinist, the Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant traveled to Italy to meet then-French emperor Napoleon III in June 1859 with the intention of discussing difficulties in conducting business in Algeria, which at that time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylhet District
Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট), located in north-east Bangladesh, is the divisional capital and one of the four districts in the Sylhet Division. History Sylhet district was established on 3 January 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Bengal Province under Dhaka Division. However, in that year, Sylhet was moved to the newly created Assam Province, and it remained as part of Assam up to 1947 (except during the administrative reorganisation of Bengal Province between 1905 and 1912). Sylhet district was divided into five subdivisions and the current Sylhet District was known as the North Sylhet subdivision. In 1947, Sylhet became a part of East Pakistan as a result of a referendum (except 3 thanas of Karimganj subdivision) as part of Chittagong Division. It was subdivided into four districts in 1983–84 with the current Sylhet District being known as North Sylhet. It became a part of Sylhet Division after its formation in 1995. Sylhet has played a vital role in the Bangladeshi econ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunamganj District
Sunamganj ( bn, সুনামগঞ্জ) is a district located in north-eastern Bangladesh within the Sylhet Division. History In the ancient period, Sunamganj was part of the Laur Kingdom. After the conquest of Sylhet (Kingdom of Gauiurh) in 1303 by Muslims under the spiritual guidance of Shah Jalal, Shah Kamal Quhafah established a capital in Shaharpara with the aid of his twelve disciples and his second son, Shah Muazzamuddin Qureshi, who also maintained a second sub-administration office at Nizgaon on the bank of the river Surma, present day Shologhar (there is now Shologhar Masjid and madrasa) in Sunamganj town, which was administered by one of his descendants. Between the latter part of 1300 CE and 1765 CE, the present-day Sunamganj district was a part of Iqlim-e-Muazzamabad, i.e. the state of Muazzamabad, which was an independent state until 1620 when it was conquered by the mighty Mughal of Delhi. The last sultan of Muazzamabad was Hamid Qureshi Khan, who was a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcutta
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. Kolkata is regarded as the cultural capital of India. Kolkata is the second largest Bengali-speaking city after Dhaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midland Bank
Midland Bank Plc was one of the Big Four banking groups in the United Kingdom for most of the 20th century. It is now part of HSBC. The bank was founded as the Birmingham and Midland Bank in Union Street, Birmingham, England in August 1836. It expanded in the Midlands, absorbing many local banks, and merged with the Central Bank of London Ltd. in 1891, becoming the London City and Midland Bank. After a period of nationwide expansion, including the acquisition of many smaller banks, the name Midland Bank Ltd was adopted in 1923. By 1934, it was the largest deposit bank in the world. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange, and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, but in June 1992, it was taken over by HSBC Holdings plc, which phased out the Midland Bank name by June 1999 in favour of HSBC Bank. On 10 June 2015, HSBC announced that it would be rebranding its branches in the United Kingdom. HSBC chairman Douglas Flint described the Midland brand as "odds on favourite" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
