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Terrorism In Bangladesh
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Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh ("Assembly of Mujahideen–Bangladesh", abbreviated: JMB; ) is an Islamist militant terrorist organisation operating in Terrorism in Bangladesh, Bangladesh. It is listed as a terror group by Bangladesh, terrorism in India, India, Terrorism in Malaysia, Malaysia, Terrorism in the United Kingdom, The United Kingdom and Terrorism in Australia, Australia. It was founded in April 1998 in Palampur in Dhaka Division by Abdur Rahman and gained public prominence in 2001 when bombs and documents detailing the activities of the organisation were discovered in Parbatipur in Dinajpur District, Bangladesh, Dinajpur district. The organisation was officially declared a terrorist organisation and banned by the government of Bangladesh in February 2005 after attacks on NGOs. But it struck back in mid-August when it detonated 17 August 2005 Bangladesh bombings, 500 small bombs at 300 locations throughout Bangladesh. The group re-organised and has committed several pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Police
The Bangladesh Police () is the national law enforcement agency of Bangladesh, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs (Bangladesh), Ministry of Home Affairs. It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace, and enforcement of law and order within Bangladesh. Though the police are primarily concerned with the maintenance of law and order and security of persons and property of individuals, they also play a big role in the criminal justice system. Bangladesh Police played an important role during the Liberation War of Bangladesh, 1971 war. History Medieval period Details of policing activities, during the middle age are challenging to find. However, during the periods of the Bengal Sultanate, an official holding the position of Muhtasib used to perform the duties of policing. This person was the chief of police, in charge of public works, and the inspector of public ethics simultaneously. In urban areas, Kotwals were responsible for performing police duties. The policing syst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasan Mahmood Khan
Hasan Mahmood Khan BBP, OSP, GUP, nswc, psc (born 20 June 1966) is a four-star air officer and the current chief of air staff of the Bangladesh Air Force The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) () is the aerial warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The air force is primarily responsible for air defence of Bangladesh's sovereign territory as well as providing air support to the Bangladesh Army a .... Prior to that, he served as assistant chief of air staff (planning). Before that, he served as air officer commanding (AOC) of BAF Base Bir Uttom A. K. Khandker. Career Khan served as officer commanding of Airmen Training Institute from 9 July 2008 to 24 March 2009. He also served as Bangladesh Air Force plans director while he was air commodore. He was commissioned in the Bangladesh Air Force on June 15, 1986 in the general duties (pilot) branch. He is a fighter pilot and an active flyer, having logged 2396:05 flying hours in his credit. The air officer is one of the pioneer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Nazmul Hassan
Mohammad Nazmul Hassan (born 2 February 1967) is the four star admiral of the Bangladesh Navy who is currently serving as the 17th Chief of Naval Staff (Bangladesh), chief of naval staff. Earlier he was assistant chief of naval staff (Operations), (Personnel) and commander, Chattogram naval area. Before that, he was high commissioner of Bangladesh to the Maldives, Republic of Maldives. Military career Nazmul was commissioned in the Bangladesh Navy on 1 July 1986. He commanded four warships, one small patrol craft, the Chittagong naval area and the Bangladesh naval fleet. Nazmul was also the commandant of Bangladesh Naval Academy and director of naval aviation, naval Operations, naval Intelligence at Naval Headquarters. and furthermore the SWADS. He was assigned to Maldives as high commissioner in 2020. During his tenure in high commission, Nazmul signed a bilateral agreement with Maldives' health minister Ahmed Naseem for the AstraZeneca vaccines. In which Bangladesh has receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waker-uz-Zaman
Waker-Uz-Zaman (born 16 September 1966) is a four-star general of the Bangladesh Army who is the incumbent Chief of Army Staff. Earlier, he was the Chief of General Staff at Army Headquarters and the 15th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division. Just over a month of his tenure amid the Student–People's uprising, he announced the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024. Early life and education Waker was born into a Bengali Muslim family on 16 September 1966 at Dacca of then East Pakistan. Waker's family hailed from Sherpur of now Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. His father was Asad-Uz-Zaman, a notable district judge of Sherpur and Gaibandha. Waker's paternal grandfather was Fazlur Rahman who was given the title of '' Khan Bahadur'' by the erstwhile ruling British Administration for his services to the British Raj and so was his maternal grandfather Sadiq Khan. Waker was enlisted to Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) on 1983 and was commissi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SM Kamrul Hassan
S M Kamrul Hassan is a three-star general of the Bangladesh Army and incumbent Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division. Education Hassan finished high school from Mirzapur Cadet College and enlisted to Bangladesh Military Academy on 1987. He was commissioned in East Bengal Regiment on December 1989 on 21st BMA long course. He is also a graduate of the Defence Services Command and Staff College and National Defence College. He acquired his PhD on ''Internet Usage in Political Communication'' from Jahangirnagar University. Career Hassan's career spans mostly on training, doctrine and combat operations. He taught and served as instructor at School of Infantry and Tactics, commandant of the Bangladesh Military Academy, served as the Chief Instructor in Defence Services Command and Staff college and was senior directing staff at National Defence College. Hassan commanded two infantry battalions in which one battalion served in United Nations peacekeeping. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jahangir Alam Chowdhury
Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (born 2 February 1953) is a retired three star general of the Bangladesh Army and former director general of the Bangladesh Rifles. As of 16 August 2024, Chowdhury has been designated as an adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh. A former Principal Staff Officer of the Army of Bangladesh he was elevated to the position of Quartermaster General at the same time his military academy course-mate Moeen U Ahmed, the Chief of the Army Staff was made first serving General in national military history. He is widely known to be credited to have gone to the Presidential Palace to ask the President of Bangladesh to declare the State of emergency which led to the events of 2008 that brought the military in power. Early life Jahangir was born on 2 February 1953 in Munshiganj, East Bengal and was commissioned in the Corps of Artillery of Bangladesh Army in 1975. Beginning his career as a Gunner he served in different artillery outfits in various capac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, entrepreneur, and civil society leader who has been serving as the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, Chief Adviser of the Interim government of Muhammad Yunus, interim Yunus ministry, government of Bangladesh since 8 August 2024. Yunus pioneered the modern concept of microcredit and microfinance, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 as the first Bangladeshi. He is the founder of Grameen Bank. Born in Hathazari Upazila, Hathazari, Chittagong District, Chittagong, Yunus passed his matriculation and intermediate examinations from Chittagong Collegiate School and Chittagong College, respectively. He completed his BA from University of Dhaka and joined as a lecturer in Chittagong College. He obtained his PhD in economics from Vanderbilt University in the United States. After the Bangladesh famine of 1974, devastating famine of 1974, Yunus started to work on poverty elevation in Bangladesh. He began experim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Shahabuddin
Mohammed Shahabuddin (born 10 December 1949) is a Bangladeshi jurist, journalist, civil servant and politician who has served as the 16th and current president of Bangladesh since 2023. He was elected unopposed in the 2023 Bangladeshi presidential election, 2023 presidential election as the nominee of the Ruling party, ruling Awami League. Prior to his presidency, Shahabuddin served as a district and sessions judge and a commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission (Bangladesh), Anti-Corruption Commission from 2011 to 2016. Early life and education Shahabuddin was born on 10 December 1949 in the Jubilee Tank area in Shivrampur of Pabna Sadar Upazila, Sadar Upazila of Pabna District in erstwhile East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh). His parents were Sharfuddin Ansari and Khairunnessa. Shahabuddin went to Pabna's Purbatan Gandhi School and later was admitted to Radhanagar Majumdar Academy at fourth grade where he passed Secondary School Certificate, SSC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Coast Guard
The Bangladesh Coast Guard (; BCG) is the maritime law enforcement force of Bangladesh. It is a paramilitary force which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Its officers and sailors are transferred from the Bangladesh Navy, and most of the medical officers are transferred from the Bangladesh Army. The Bangladesh Coast Guard also performs the duty of maritime border security of Bangladesh. The headquarters is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The BCG has 3,339 personnel and 63 ships. A modernisation plan named '' Coast Guard Goal 2030'' is being undertaken to enhance its capabilities. History The Bangladesh Navy had been performing the duties of a coast guard in addition to its own duties of maritime defence since 1994. As time passed, the growing responsibility and workload became inconvenient for the Bangladesh Navy, with the increasing volume of policing duties at sea taking away from its primary role. The emergence of the Bangladesh Coast Guard was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Ansar
The Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (; also known as the Ansar Bahini or Ansar VDP) is a paramilitary auxiliary force responsible for the preservation of internal security and law enforcement in Bangladesh. It is administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs of the government of Bangladesh. It has 6 million active and reserved members. It is the largest paramilitary force in the world. History The name originates from the Arabic word of "Ansar" which denotes a "volunteer". The Ansar were the local inhabitants of Medina who, in Islamic tradition, took the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers (the ''Muhajirun'') into their homes when they emigrated from Mecca during the '' hijra''. The Ansar Force was formed as the "East Pakistan Ansars" by the East Pakistan Ansars Act of 1948, and officially launched on 12 February 1948. The first director of the Ansar was James Buchanan, a British official appointed by the government of then-Chief Minister of East Bengal Kha ... [...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] |
