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Sultanul Kabir Chowdhary
Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury ( – 30 June 2014) was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter, lawyer and politician from Chittagong belonging to Bangladesh Awami League. He was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad. Biography Chowdhury was elected as the general secretary of Government City College, Chittagong in 1969. He took part in the mass uprising in 1969. He also took part in the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. Chowdhury was appointed as the president of Chittagong City Jubo League in 1972. He was arrested after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was released after six months. Chowdhury was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Chittagong-15 in 1991. He served as the acting president of Jubo League The Bangladesh Awami Jubo League ( bn, বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী যুবলীগ) commonly known as the Jubo League, is the first youth organization of Bangladesh founded by Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani. It is the youth wing o ... in 1999. He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittagong-15
Chittagong-15 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Lohagara Upazila, Chittagong, Lohagara Upazila and all but six Union Parishad, union parishads of Satkania Upazila: Bazlia, Dharmapur, Kalais, Keochia, Khagaria, and Puranagar. History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. Ahead of the 2014 Bangladeshi general election, 2014 general election, the Election Commission renumbered the seat for Sandwip Upazila from Chittagong-16 to Chittagong-3, bumping up by one the suffix of the former constituency of that name and the higher numbered constituencies in the district. Thus Chittagong-15 covers the area previously covered by Chittagong-14. Previously Chittagong-15 encompassed Banshkhali Upazila. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jafrul Islam Chowdhury
Jafrul Islam Chowdhury (14 October 1950 – 8 November 2022) was a Bangladeshi politician of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and a four-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-15 constituency. He served as the state minister for forest and environment ministry in the Second Khaleda Cabinet during 2001–2006. Early life Chowdhury was born on 14 October 1950. He completed his undergraduate in commerce. Career Chowdhury served as a state minister for environment and forest in the Second Khaleda Cabinet. He was nominated from Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Chittagong-15 for the 2008 Bangladeshi general election. In June 2009, he made the Joint Convenor of Bangladesh Nationalist Party unit of Chittagong South. In 2010, he served as the Chittagong south district President of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was the only member of parliament from Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the Bangladesh-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group. His cousin, Aminur Rahman Chowdhury, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Awami League
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the most densely populated countries in the world, and shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast; to the south it has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. It is narrowly separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor; and from China by the Indian state of Sikkim in the north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Chittagong, the second-largest city, is the busiest port on the Bay of Bengal. The official language is Bengali, one of the easternmost branches of the Indo-European language family. Bangladesh forms the sovereign part of the historic and ethnolinguistic region of Bengal, which was divided during the Partition of India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittagong District
Chittagong District, renamed the Chattogram District, is a district located in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chattogram Division. The port city of Chattogram, which is the second largest city in Bangladesh, is located within this district. History Because of the natural harbour, Chattogram had been an important location for trade, drawing Arab traders as early as the 9th century CE. The region fell under the rule of kings from Arakan in the 16th and 17th centuries, but later, the Mughal Army under Shaista Khan conquered Chattogram. During the 17th century, the region also faced a lot of attacks by Portuguese pirates. The Mughals established Chattogram as a district in 1666. Chattogram is the 2nd largest district in Bangladesh by population and area. The Chattogram Hill Tracts were separated from Chittagong in 1860. In 1947, Chattogram came under Pakistan and became part a district of East Pakistan. Port of Chattogram was a big spot for exports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jatiya Sangsad
The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme 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, or MP. The 11th National Parliamentary Election was held on 30 December 2018. Elections to the body are held every five years, unless a parliament is dissolved earlier by the President of Bangladesh. 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 the government. The President of Bangladesh, the ceremonial head of state, is chosen by Parliament. Since the December 2008 national election, the current majority party is the Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina. Etymology The Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government City College, Chittagong
Govt. City College Chittagong is a higher secondary and undergraduate level college in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is located in Ice Factory Road (near New Market), 4000 Chittagong, in the Nalapara area of the city. It was established in 1954. It offers HSC, honours and masters courses in different disciplines. It is affiliated with National University, Bangladesh. Departments * HSC *B.B.A(Honours),B.B.S(Pass),M.B.A # Department of Accounting # Department of Management * B.Sc.(Honours), B.Sc. (Degree pass course) and M.Sc. # Department of Physics # Department of Chemistry # Department of Mathematics # Department of Botany # Department of Zoology B.Sc programs under National University(Honours) * Physics * Chemistry * English * Mathematics * Psychology * Botany * Zoology Admission requirement for HSC * Science (must have GPA 5.00) * Business Studies (must have GPA 4.00) * Humanities (must have GPA 3) * Business Studies (Evening Shift) (must have GPA 4.00) * Humanities (Evening Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Mass Uprising In East Pakistan
The 1969 mass uprising in East Pakistan ( bn, ঊনসত্তরের গণঅভ্যুত্থান, lit=69’s Mass uprising) was a democratic political movement in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The uprising consisted of a series of mass demonstrations and sporadic conflicts between government armed forces and the demonstrators. Although the unrest began in 1966 with the Six point movement of Awami League, it got momentum at the beginning of 1969 and culminated in the resignation of Field Marshal Ayub Khan, the first military ruler of Pakistan. The uprising also led to the withdrawal of the Agartala Conspiracy Case and acquittal of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his colleagues. Timeline of events in 1969 * 4 January: ''Shorbodolio Chatro Shongram Porishad'' (The All Party Student Action Committee) puts forth its 11-point agenda. * 7–8 January: Formation of a political coalition named Democratic Action Committee (DAC) to restore democracy. * 20 January: Student activist A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberation War Of Bangladesh
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 War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which resulted in the independence of Bangladesh. The war began when the Pakistani Military dictatorship, 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 1971 Bangladesh genocide, 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 warfare, guerrilla war against the Pakistani military, liberating numerous towns and cities in the initial months of the conflict. At first, the Pakis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassination Of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
The first president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and most of his family were killed during the early hours of 15 August 1975 by a group of young Bangladesh Army personnel who invaded his Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, Dhanmondi 32 residence as part of 15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état, a coup d'état. Minister of Commerce Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad immediately took control of the government and proclaimed himself president. The assassination marked the first direct military intervention in Bangladesh's civilian administration-centric politics. 15 August is National Mourning Day, an official national holiday. Background Mujib's presidency In the 1970 Pakistani general election, Sheikh Mujib's party, the Awami League (previously known as the Awami Muslim League), won the majority of the seats in the Pakistani National Assembly. They won 167 of the 169 seats in East Pakistan, which would later become Bangladesh after it seceded from West Pakistan. Despite Pakistan's mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jubo League
The Bangladesh Awami Jubo League ( bn, বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী যুবলীগ) commonly known as the Jubo League, is the first youth organization of Bangladesh founded by Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani. It is the youth wing of Bangladesh Awami League. Jubo league's current chairman is Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash and General Secretary is Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil. History Jubo league was established on 11 November 1972 by Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani. Controversy *Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on 23 May arrested a Jubo League activist from Basanterbagh village, Begumganj upazila, Noakhali District with an illegal gun. * Detective Branch (DB) of the local police arrested Gias, a Jubo League leader in Kotwali area, Chittagong for involvement in the murder of security guard of Al Arafah Islami Bank's Muradpur Branch during an attempted robbery. *Jubo League engaged in street fighting with Bangladesh Chhatra League over dropping of tender for government contract wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Banshkhali Upazila
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5th Jatiya Sangsad Members
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