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Moin Uddin
Moin Uddin (born 2 January 1961) is a Retired Major General of the Bangladesh Army. He served as the Chairman of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board. Early life Moin Uddin was born on 2 January 1961 in Khushipur village of Daganbhuiyan in Feni. He obtained his BSc degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology () commonly known by its acronym BUET, is a public technological research university in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Founded in 1876 as the Dacca Survey School and gaining univer ... in 1984. He is the father of two daughters. Career Moin Uddin joined the Bangladesh Army and was commissioned as a Lieutenant on 20 December 1984. He was the Command, Staff and Instructor in the Bangladesh Army. He was the Head of the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Communication Engineering (EECE) at the Military Institute of Science and Techn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daganbhuiyan Upazila
Daganbhuiyan (, ) is an upazila (sub-district) of Feni District in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It consists of one municipality and eight union parishads. Etymology During the reign of Mughal prince Shah Shuja, many officers and military leaders are known from historical sources to have settled in the Noakhali and Comilla regions. They were granted ' jagirs' (land grants) here in lieu of salaries or pensions. There is a popular belief that two eminent individuals named Daganbhuyan and Matubhuyan, belonging to a lineage of the Baro-Bhuyan clan of Bengal, had settled in the western part of Feni around this time. The upazila was hence named after the Baro-Bhuyan member. Geography Daganbhuiyan is located at . It has 49,038 households and a total area of 165.84 km2. Demographics As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Daganbhuiyan had 49,038 households and a population of 254,402. 59,755 (23.49%) were under 10 years of age. Daganbhuiyan had an average literacy rate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Army
The Bangladesh Army () is the land warfare branch, and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to defend the land of Bangladesh from any external attack. Control of personnel and operations is administered by the Army Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment. The Bangladesh Army is also constitutionally obligated to assist the government, during times of domestic national emergency e.g. the army helps people during any natural calamity. This additional role is commonly referred to as "aid to civil administration" or, using the Latin form, "Protectio, Transparentia, Reintegratio", in other words, "Protect and Serve". History Early history The martial tradition of Bengal has its roots in the army of Kings and their chiefs, who were called Senapati or Mahasenapati. Armies were composed of infantry, cavalry, war elephants and war boats. The arrival of Muslims and the establishment of the Bengal Sultanate further strengthened the mili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Army Generals
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world and among the most densely populated with a population of over 171 million within an area of . Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the north, west, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast. It has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal to its south and is separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor, and from China by the Indian state of Sikkim to its north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's political, financial, and cultural centre. Chittagong is the second-largest city and the busiest port of the country. The territory of modern Bangladesh was a stronghold of many Buddhist and Hindu dynasties in ancient history. Following the Muslim conquest in 1204, the region saw Sultanate and Mughal rule. During the Mughal period, particularly under the Bengal Subah, the region emerged as one of the most pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Births
Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the captain and first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti enters the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terracotta warriors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ** After the 1960 military coup, General Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Daily Inqilab
''The Daily Inqilab'' () is a major daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language. It was founded by Maulana MA Mannan, on June 4, 1986. Its main slogan is ‘Only for the country and the people’. History In 2014, during clashes in Satkhira, Inqilab reported that Indian forces had been deployed in Satkhira to quell the protestors. The report detailed an alleged fax, dated 6 November 2013, from the between foreign ministry in Dhaka and the Bangladesh high commission in Delhi, requesting Indian troop presence in Satkhira. Titled "Military Aid from India and Deployment at Satkhira" the alleged fax and the e-mail name real people with their designations. The body of the fax refers to a letter received from Brigadier General Noor Md. Noor Islam, presumably seeking information on purported suggestions from the Prime Minister's office. The document suggested that the Indian Army's 33rd Corps West Bengal, consisting of the 17th, 20th, and 27th M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feni District
Feni District () is a coastal Districts of Bangladesh, district situated in the south-east of Bangladesh, within Chittagong Division. One of Bangladesh's smallest districts, it is strategically located along the N1 (Bangladesh), Dhaka–Chittagong transportation corridor. Bordered by India to the north and the Bay of Bengal to the south, it serves as the sole entry point linking Chittagong, the country's primary port city, to the northern districts. The district's population stood at 1.6 million in 2022, ranking 42nd among 64 districts and 4th least populous in Chittagong Division. Established as Bangladesh's 61st district in 1984 with its administrative hub in Feni, Bangladesh, Feni city, it was previously a Mahakuma, sub-division under Noakhali District. The district comprises six upazilas (sub-districts): Sonagazi Upazila, Sonagazi, Fulgazi Upazila, Fulgazi, Parshuram Upazila, Parshuram, Daganbhuiyan Upazila, Daganbhuiyan, Chhagalnaiya Upazila, Chhagalnaiya and Feni Sadar Upaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalerkantho
''Kaler Kantho'' () is one of the most popular Bengali newspapers in Bangladesh. It is a part of East West Media Group, which is a part of Bashundhara Group. The same group owns ''Bangladesh Pratidin'', ''Daily Sun'', News24, Banglanews24, and Radio Capital. Abed Khan was the founder editor of ''Kaler Kantho''. The daily was first published on 10 January 2010. Khan resigned as editor in June 2011. After Khan's resignation, Imdadul Haq Milan, a popular novelist from Bangladesh, became the editor. Shahed Mohammad Ali, former senior news editor of ''Prothom Alo,'' became the acting editor on 3 October 2021 after Milan became the EWMG director and brand ambassador. On 18 August 2024, the offices of ''Kaler Kantho'' was vandalized. There are many feature and daily pages in ''Kaler Kantho'', including - Chakri Ache (Career and jobs), Tech Bisshow (IT feature page), Tech Pratidin, Oboshore, A2Z, Dosh dik (Literature), Biggapon biroti, Doctor Achen (Health), Kothay Kothay, Rongey M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Pratidin
''Bangladesh Pratidin'' () is a Bengali-language daily 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. Abu Taher is the Acting Editor of Bangladesh Pratidin. ''Bangladesh Pratidin'' is a subsidiary of East West Media Group (EWMG), which is owned by Bashundhara Group. On behalf of EWMG, the publisher of the newspaper is Moynal Hossain Chowdhury. History Bashundhara Group is diversifying its operations, beginning with real estate and moving on to the steel industry. It founded a number of media outlets under EWMG including ''Bangladesh Pratidin'' in 2009. The first printed paper came out on 15 March 2010. '' Daily Sun'' and '' Kaler Kantho'' are sister newspapers of ''Bangladesh Pratidin'' under East West Media Group. In 2011, ''Bangladesh Pratidin'' had a circulation of 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh University Of Engineering And Technology
The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology () commonly known by its acronym BUET, is a public technological research university in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Founded in 1876 as the Dacca Survey School and gaining university status in 1962, it is the oldest institution for the study of engineering, architecture, and urban planning in the country. BUET is considered to be the most prestigious university in Bangladesh for science and research. A large number of BUET alumni are active in notable engineering and non-engineering roles in Bangladesh and abroad. History Dacca Survey School was established in 1876 at Nalgola, west of the current Sir Salimullah Medical College campus, in Old Dhaka by the government of Bengal under British Raj. It offered two-year engineering and survey courses toward the Sub-Overseer's examination, which certified land surveyors. According to a report on public instruction in Bengal, on 31 March 1903, Dhaka Survey School ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, restructured and renamed from the province of East Bengal and covering the territory of the modern country of Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Burma, with a coastline on the Bay of Bengal. East Pakistanis were popularly known as "Pakistani Bengalis"; to distinguish this region from India's state West Bengal (which is also known as "Indian Bengal"), East Pakistan was known as "Pakistani Bengal". In 1971, East Pakistan became the newly independent state Bangladesh, which means "country of Bengal" or "country of Bengalis" in Bengali language. East Pakistan was formed with West Pakistan at the reorganization of One Unit Scheme orchestrated by 3rd prime minister of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali of Bogra, Mohammad Ali. The Constitution of Pakistan of 1956 replaced the Pakistani monarchy with an Islamic republic. Bengali politician H.S. Suhrawardy served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan between 1956 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
