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Sheikh Afil Uddin
Sheikh Afil Uddin (born 6 May 1966) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jessore-1 constituency. Early life Afil Uddin was born on 6 May 1966. His father, Sheikh Akij Uddin, is the founder of Akij Group. He is also related to fellow member of parliament Manirul Islam Monir, Monirul Islam Monir. Career Afil Uddin was elected to parliament in 2008. He was reelected to government in the 5 January 2014 elections unopposed. In the elections, a voice recording of his emerged in which he appeared to instruct fellow Awami League candidates on how to rig the elections. Afil Uddin was re-elected in 2018 with 325,793 votes from Jessore-2 while his nearest rival, Abu Sayed Muhammad Shahadat Hussain of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 13,940 votes. References Living people 1966 births Awami League politicians 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members 12th Jatiya Sangsad members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessore-1
Jessore-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of 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 .... Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Sharsha Upazila. History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s Sheikh Afil Uddin was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election. Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1990s References External links * Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Jessore District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Bashir Uddin
Sheikh Bashir Uddin () is a Bangladeshi businessman and the managing director of Akij-Bashir Group, an industrial conglomerate in Bangladesh. He is currently serving as an adviser to the Interim government of Bangladesh. Early life He was born in 1974 in the village of Nabharan, Jhikargacha Upazila in Jessore District. He belonged to a Bengali Muslim family originally from the village of Madhyadanga in Phultala, Khulna District. His father, Sheikh Akij Uddin, was the founding chairman of Akij Group Akij Group is a Bangladeshi industrial conglomerate founded by Sheikh Akijuddin in 1940. The industries under this conglomerate include textiles, tobacco, food and beverage, cement, ceramics, printing and packaging, pharmaceuticals, consumer pro .... Career He took oath as an advisor on 10 November 2024. He is currently the adviser of three ministry's. These are Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Textiles & Jute and Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Awami League
The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achieving the independence of Bangladesh. It is one of the two dominant parties in the country, along with their traditional rival, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The party's activities were banned on 10 May 2025, under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009, Anti-Terrorism Act. In 1949, the party was founded as the East Pakistan Awami Muslim League (after 1955, the East Pakistan Awami League) by Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalists, Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, Yar Mohammad Khan and Shamsul Huq, and joined later by Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy who went on to become Prime Minister of Pakistan. It was established as the Socialism, socialist Bengali people, Bengali alternative to the domination of the Muslim League (Pakistan), Muslim League in Pakist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jatiya Sangsad
The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for women. Elected occupants are called Member of Parliament (Bangladesh), members of Parliament, or MPs. The 2024 Bangladeshi general election, 12th national parliamentary election was held on 7 January 2024. Elections to the body are held every five years, unless a parliament is dissolved earlier by the President of Bangladesh. On 6 August 2024, President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved parliament after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina and ordered to form an 2024 Bangladesh Interim Government, interim government. The leader of the party (or alliance of parties) holding the majority of seats becomes the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and so the Head of government, head of the government. The President of Bangladesh, the ceremonial head of state, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Akij Uddin
Sheikh Akij Uddin (1929 – 10 October 2006) was a leading Bangladeshi entrepreneur and the founding chairman of Bangladeshi conglomerate Akij Group. Early life Akij Uddin was born on 1929 in Madhyadanga, Phultala, Khulna, East Bengal, British Raj. He was an only child. He worked while in school and had to discontinue his studies to help his family income. He left home amidst the Bengal Famine for Calcutta . Career He slept rough in Sealdah railway station in Kolkata while looking for work. He once saw retailers auctioning off fruits to vendors. He opened his store in Kolkaka called Nilamwala Chhay Ana (Auctioneer six ana) where everything cost six ana. He was arrested and fined after which he sold of his assets in Kolkata. He moved to Peshawar and stayed there for two years. He returned to Kolkata with some capital from Peshawar. He started a small business in Kolkata, which he sold and returned to his home town in Phultala with 10 rupee. He met a friend of his father, Bidhu B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akij Group
Akij Group is a Bangladeshi industrial conglomerate founded by Sheikh Akijuddin in 1940. The industries under this conglomerate include textiles, tobacco, food and beverage, cement, ceramics, printing and packaging, pharmaceuticals, consumer products etc. They are primarily known for their drink products known as Mojo, Speed and Frutika. History Akij Group was established in the 1950s by industrialist Sheikh Akijuddin as a cigarettes manufacturing business, before moving into other areas of business Like Rice, Jute, Paddy etc. In 2009, Akij Group paid 390 million euros in tax, making it the biggest local tax-payer, contributing two per cent to the nation's entire budget. Akij also provides services in healthcare, information and communication technology. Its turnover in 2009 was 89 billion taka. In 2018, Akij sold their tobacco division to JTI for $1.47 billion. It was the biggest ever single foreign direct investment in Bangladesh. Sister projects In August 2018, Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manirul Islam Monir
Manirul Islam Monir (born 1 March 1952) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament for Barisal-2. Early life Manirul was born on 1 March 1952. His father Rafiqul Islam was the president of Barisal District NAP and a professor of Bangla and philosophy in BM College. Mother Mahmuda Rafiq was a poet, writer and teacher. He and his brothers Zahidul Islam Mahmud Jami and Maidul Islam Chuni played a heroic role in the great liberation war in Sector 9. His sister Nargis Rafika Rahman was a journalist. Career Monirul Islam Moni is a freedom fighter and leader of Bangladesh Awami League. He was the joint secretary general of the Jatiya Party and the founding president of the Jatiya Swechchhasebak Party. He was elected as a member of parliament from the then Pirojpur-2 constituency as a candidate of Jatiya Party in the 3rd Jatiya Sangsad elections on 7 May 1986. He was elected as a member of parliament from Pirojpur constituency along with the then Bari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Sayed Muhammad Shahadat Hussain
Abu Sayeed Md. Shahadat Hussain (8 December 1955 – 30 May 2020), commonly known as Muhaddis Abu Sayeed was a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politician and a member of parliament for Jessore-2. He was a Muhaddis, an Islamic speaker and scholar. He had a deep knowledge of Quran, Hadith, Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh. Career Muhaddis Abu Sayeed was elected to parliament from Jessore-2 as a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is the largest Islamist political party in Bangladesh. The origin of the party can be traced back to the original faction founded by Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi in 1941. The predecessor of Jamaat which is known as Ja ... candidate in 2001. Death Muhaddis Abu Sayeed died of a heart attack on 30 May 2020. References Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politicians 8th Jatiya Sangsad members People from Jessore District Politicians from Khulna Division 1955 births 2020 deaths {{Khulna-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1966 Births
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** Georgia House of Representatives, The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. * January 15 – 1966 Nigerian coup d'état: A bloody military coup is staged in Nigeria, deposing the civilian government and resulting in the death of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. * January 17 ** The Nigerian coup is overturned by another faction of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awami League Politicians
In Urdu language Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ..., Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people. The adjective appears in the following proper names: * Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan * Awami Front, was a front of six Muslim political parties in Uttar Pradesh, India * Awami Muslim League Pakistan, a Pakistani political party * Awami National Party, a secular and leftist Pashtun nationalist political party in Pakistan * Bangladesh Awami League, often simply called the Awami League or AL, one of the major political parties in Bangladesh * National Awami Party, progressive political party in East and West Pakistan * National Awami Party (Bhashani), split-off from National Awami Party in E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
