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Siddiqur Rahman Choudhury
Siddiqur Rahman Choudhury is a former secretary of finance of Bangladesh and Chairperson of Social Marketing Company Social Marketing Company (aka SMC) is a Bangladeshi non-profit organisation which offers education and products for family planning, maternal and child health, and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and AIDS. It is the largest soc .... He is the former Chairman of Agrani Bank, Sadharan Bima Corporation, and Sonali Bank. He is Independent Director of MIDAS Financing Limited. Early life Choudhury was born in 1949 in Sylhet District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. He completed his bachelors and masters in chemistry from the University of Dhaka. He also has a diploma from the University of Connecticut. Career In 1977, Choudhury joined the admin branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service. Choudhury was the secretary of the Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance (Bangladesh), Ministry of Finance in 2006 under Md. Saifur Rahman, M Saifur Rahman, Minister of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Marketing Company
Social Marketing Company (aka SMC) is a Bangladeshi non-profit organisation which offers education and products for family planning, maternal and child health, and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and AIDS. It is the largest social marketing company in Bangladesh. Early history The Social Marketing Project was initiated in 1974 when AI.D./Washington, at the request of the Government of Bangladesh, contracted for a two-year program to distribute non-clinical contraceptives throughout the country. A sole-source contract was awarded to Population Services International (PSI), which then signed an agreement with the Government of Bangladesh establishing the activity as a parasternal one, with a project council serving as the board of directors. In 1990, it became a company governed by a board of directors made out of volunteers. AKM Shamsuddin was the founding managing director of the company. Mohammad Mahbubuzzaman was the founding chairman of the company. The counc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrani Bank
Agrani Bank Limited (ABL) ( bn, অগ্রণী ব্যাংক) is a state-owned commercial bank of Bangladesh established in 1972. Its headquarters is situated at Motijheel in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Murshedul Kabir is the CEO and managing director of Agrani Bank. History Agrani Bank Limited was established on 26 March 1972 by combining two abandoned Pakistani banks, Commerce Bank and Habib Bank. The bank is fully owned by the Government of Bangladesh. M. Fazlur Rahman was the first managing director of the bank. Agrani Bank is governed by a board of directors consisting of 12 members headed by a chairman. In 1995, Agrani Bank installed the first Automated teller machine in Bangladesh at the Jatiya Press Club. In 2006, Purbo Banglar Communist Party, demanded toll from six branches of Agrani Bank. In 2007, Agrani Bank, led by chairperson Siddiqur Rahman Choudhury, along with two other state owned banks, Sonali Bank Limited and Janata Bank Limited, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadharan Bima Corporation
Sadharan Bima Corporation (popularly known as SBC) is the one and only state-owned non-life insurer and reinsurer in Bangladesh under the Ministry of Finance, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Both Sadharan Bima Corporation, the non-life insurer, and Jiban Bima Corporation, the life insurer, were created under the Insurance Corporation Act (Act No. VI) of 1973 of Bangladesh. Thereafter, SBC was acting as the sole insurer of general insurance till 1984. In the year 1984 Bangladesh Government allowed insurance companies in the private sector and to that effect promulgated the Insurance Corporations (Amendment) Ordinance 1984. Sayed Bealal Hossain is the Managing Director of Sadharan Bima Corporation. History For underwriting the non-life insurance business of Bangladesh, Sadharan Bima Corporation was formed by the government in the year 1973. Up until 1984, SBC was the sole insurer of non-life insurance business in the country. In the same year, some private ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonali Bank
Sonali Bank Limited ( bn, সোনালী ব্যাংক লিমিটেড) is the principal state-owned leading public commercial bank in Bangladesh. It is the largest bank in the country. Ziaul Hasan Siddiqui is the chairman of the Bank. Niranjan Chandra Debnath and Sanchia Binte Ali are the deputy managing directors of the bank. History Sonali Bank was established in 1972 under the Bangladesh Banks (Nationalisation) Order, through the amalgamation and nationalisation of the branches of National Bank of Pakistan, Bank of Bahawalpur, and Premier Bank branches located in East Pakistan until the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. When it was established, Sonali Bank had a paid up capital of 30 million taka. From 1996 to 1999, Dr Atiur Rahman served as a director of Sonali Bank. In 2001, its authorised and paid up capital were Tk 10 billion and Tk 3.272 billion respectively. Presently, its authorised and paid up capital is Tk 10 billion and Tk 9 billion respectively. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MIDAS Financing Limited
MIDAS Financing Limited is a major non-bank financial institution in Bangladesh. History MIDAS (Micro Industries Development Assistance and Services) Financing Limited was established on 16 May 1995. It provided financial support to small women entrepreneurs to establish minimart. On 11 October 1999, Midas secured permission from Bangladesh Bank. MIDAS Financing Limited listed on Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange on 26 October 2002 and 27 July 2004 respectively. From 23 March 2005, it shares used the Central Depository Bangladesh Limited. Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation gave a loan of 50 million taka to MIDAS Financing Limited on 18 May 2012 to provide loans to small and medium enterprises. MIDAS board member Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani died in 2017. MIDAS Financing Limited launched MIDAS Investment Limited in January 2017 as a merchant bank. Parveen Mahmud, chairperson of MIDAS Financing Limited and Underprivileged Children's Educational Programme, ... [...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] |
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Scheme, One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which, in modern times, is split between India and Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Myanmar, 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" in Bengali. East Pakistan was renamed from East Bengal by the One Unit Scheme of Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Ali of Bogra. 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 and 1957 and a Bengali bureaucrat Iskander Mirza became the first Presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Dhaka
The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently it is the largest public research university in Bangladesh, with a student body of 46,150 and a faculty of 1,992. Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Salimullah, who played a pioneering role in establishing the university in Dhaka, donated 600 acres of land from his estate for this purpose. It has made significant contributions to the modern history of Bangladesh. After the Partition of India, it became the focal point of progressive and democratic movements in Pakistan. Its students and teachers played a central role in the rise of Bengali nationalism and the independence of Bangladesh in 1971. Notable alumni include Muhammad Yunus (winner 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, pioneer of microcredit), Natyaguru Nurul Momen (pioneer literature, theatre & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Finance (Bangladesh)
The Ministry of Finance ( bn, অর্থ মন্ত্রণালয়; ''Artho Montronaloya'') is a ministry of Bangladesh. The ministry is responsible for state finance, including the state budget, taxation and economic policy in Bangladesh. It is led by the Finance Minister of Bangladesh. The department must report to the Parliament of Bangladesh. It contains four divisions: * Finance Division *Economic Relations Division *Internal Resources Division *Bank and Financial Institutions Division Directorate i) Finance Division: * Office of the Controller General of Accounts * Investment Corporation of Bangladesh * The Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd. * Financial Management Reform Program * Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh * Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation * Pay and Services Commission 2013 * National Savings Certificate (Bangladesh) ii) Economic Relations Division iii) Internal Resources Division * Bangladesh Customs * Chittagon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Hasina
Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2009. Hasina is the daughter of the founding father and first President of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She previously served as prime minister from June 1996 to July 2001. She is the longest serving prime minister in the history of Bangladesh, having served for a combined total of over 18 years. As of , she is the world's longest-serving female Head of Government in history. Hasina's term as the Prime Minister witnessed worsening security situation that includes the Bangladesh Rifles revolt in 2009 which killed 56 officers of Bangladesh Army, as well as increasing attacks by Islamic extremists in the country, including the July 2016 Dhaka attack which has been described as "deadliest Islamist attack in Bangladeshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Bangladeshi Civil Servants
Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the permanent residents of the former East Pakistan were transformed into citizens of a new republic. Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous nation. The vast majority of Bangladeshis are ethnolingustically Bengalis, an Indo-Aryan people. The population of Bangladesh is concentrated in the fertile Bengal delta, which has been the center of urban and agrarian civilizations for millennia. The country's highlands, including the Chittagong Hill Tracts and parts of the Sylhet Division, are home to various tribal minorities. Bengali Muslims are the predominant ethnoreligious group of Bangladesh with a population of 150.36 million, which makes up 91.04% of the country's population as of 2022. The minority Bengali Hindu population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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