2018 Bangladesh Road Safety Protests
A series of public protests in Bangladesh advocating improved road safety were held from 29 July to 8 August 2018. They were sparked by the deaths of two high-school students in Dhaka struck by a bus operated by an unlicensed driver who was racing to collect passengers. The incident impelled students to demand safer roads and stricter traffic laws, and the demonstrations rapidly spread throughout Bangladesh. The protests were peaceful until 2 August, when police attempted to disperse the demonstrators with tear gas and people believed to be members of a pro-government youth league attacked protesters and journalists. The government arrested several protesters and a photographer for giving an interview about the protests to international media. Various international organisations and high-profile figures expressed solidarity with the protesters. The crack-down on the student protesters received high criticism both domestically and internationally. The third Sheikh Hasina Cabin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Uttara Thana
Uttara Model Town or simply Uttara ( bn, উত্তরা) is a suburb of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The name derives from the Bengali word ''uttar'' meaning "north". It lies on the road to Gazipur, and adjoins Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. History Planning In 1966, Dhaka Improvement Trust planned to build a satellite town under ''North Satellite Town project'' in Dhaka District. In 1980, DIT changed the project name into ''Uttara Residential Model Town Project''. First phase RAJUK completed the first phase of the project in 1992. In this phase Uttara had 6,000 plots. The total land for these plots was 950 acrss. Completed sectors in 1st phase are Sector 1, Sector 2, Sector 3, Sector 4, Sector 5, Sector 6, Sector 7, Sector 8, Sector 9, and Sector 10. Second phase New phase started after the completion of first phase. Second phase took 6 years to complete. Completed sectors in 2nd phase are Sector 11, Sector 12, Sector 13, and Sector 14. Third phase During t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ministry Of Shipping (Bangladesh)
The Ministry of Shipping ( bn, নৌপরিবহন মন্ত্রণালয়; ''Nauparibahana mantraṇālaẏa'') is the government ministry of Bangladesh, the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to shipping. Directorates *Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority *Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation *Bangladesh Land Port Authority *Bangladesh Marine Academy *Bangladesh Shipping Corporation *Chittagong Port Authority * Department of Shipping *Mongla Port Authority * National Maritime Institute *Payra Port Authority See also * ABM Zahidul Haq, former Bangladesh Deputy Minister of Shipping * Bangladesh Marine Fisheries Academy References Shipping Freight transport, also referred as ''Freight Forwarding'', is the physical process of transporting Commodity, commodities and merchandise goods and cargo. The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea but in American English, i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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, Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2009. Hasina is the daughter of the founding father and first President of Bangladesh, President of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She previously served as prime minister from June 1996 Bangladeshi general election, June 1996 to 2001 Bangladeshi general election, July 2001. She is the longest serving prime minister in the History of Bangladesh (1971–present), 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, 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 Banglades ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. newspapers and broadcasters. The AP has earned 56 Pulitzer Prizes, including 34 for photography, since the award was established in 1917. It is also known for publishing the widely used '' AP Stylebook''. By 2016, news collected by the AP was published and republished by more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcasters, English, Spanish, and Arabic. The AP operates 248 news bureaus in 99 countries. It also operates the AP Radio Network, which provides newscasts twice hourly for broadcast and satellite radio and television stations. Many newspapers and broadcasters outside the United States are AP subscribers, paying a fee to use AP material without being contributing members of the cooperative. As part of their cooperative agreement with the AP, most ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marcia Bernicat
Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat (born 1953) is an American diplomat who is the current Director General of the Foreign Service. She is a former United States Ambassador to Bangladesh. She served as Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau from 2008 to 2011. From January 1, 2019, to April 3, 2020, she was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs at the Department of State. Early life and education Bernicat was born in 1953.Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat (1953–) , Office of the Historian. Accessed September 14, 2022< ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shahidul Alam May 2009 Malaysia
Shahidul is a Bengali Muslim given name. It may refer to: *Shahidul Islam (other), list of people with the name *Shahidul Zahir, late Bangladeshi writer *Shahidul Alam (other) Shahidul Alam (born 1955) is a Bangladeshi photographer. Shahidul Alam may also refer to: *Shahidul Alam Sachchu (1982–2016), Bangladeshi actor * Shahedul Alam Shahed (born 1991), Bangladeshi midfielder * Shahidul Alam Sohel (born 1991), Banglad ..., list of people with that name * AKM Shahidul Haque, current inspector general of Bangladesh police {{given name ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 in 19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Obaidul Quader
{{Infobox officeholder , name = Obaidul Quader , native_name = ওবায়দুল কাদের , native_name_lang = Bn , image = Obaidul Quader MP (cropped).jpg , caption = , primeminister = Sheikh Hasina , office = , president = Zillur Rahman (Robot)Abul Hamid , term_start = 6 December 2011 , predecessor = Syed Abul Hossain , office1 = Member of Parliament (Bangladesh), Member of Parliament , constituency1 = Barisal-5 , term_start1 = 6 January 2009 , predecessor1 = Dud Ahmed , constituency2 = Barisal-5 , term_start2 = 1996 , term_end2 = 2001 , predecessor2 = Dud Ahmed , successor2 = Dud Ahmed , office3 = General Secretary of the BAL , term_start3 = 23 October 2016 , predecessor3 = Sayed Ashraful Islam , spouse = , birth_date = {{birth date and age, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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World University Of Bangladesh
World University of Bangladesh ( bn, ওয়ার্ল্ড ইউনিভার্সিটি অব বাংলাদেশ) often abbreviated as (WUB) is a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abdul Mannan Chowdhury is the vice-chancellor of the University. History World University of Bangladesh (WUB) established in 2003 under the private University Act, 1992 (amended in 1998) and private university Act 2010, approved and recognized by the Ministry of Education, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh is a leading university for quality and utilitarian education. His Excellency the President of People's Republic of Bangladesh is the Chancellor Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ... of th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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BRAC University
BRAC University ( bn, ব্র্যাক বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, also known as BracU) is a private research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 2001 as a branch of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed's BRAC under the Private University Act 1992. History Sir Fazle Hasan Abed founded Brac University in 2001, under the Private University Act. Located at 66 Mohakhali, Dhaka, the university is based on the American liberal arts college model. Brac University began with three departments and around 80 students in 2001. It held its first Convocation in January 2006. Initially, it offered a limited number of bachelor's degrees. As the university grew, it increased the number of programs and introduced master's degrees. The development of a library with high academic standards was important to Sir Abed. The Ayesha Abed Library was digitized shortly after its inception. The university had 11,200 students in 20 schools, departments, and institutes in 20 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shahbag
Shahbag or Shahbagh (also Shahbaugh, bn, শাহবাগ, Shāhbāg, ) is a major neighbourhood and a police precinct or ''thana'' in Dhaka, the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. It is also a major public transport hub. It is a junction between two contrasting sections of the city—Old Dhaka and New Dhaka—which lie, respectively, to its south and north. Developed in the 17th century during Mughal rule in Bengal, when Old Dhaka was the provincial capital and a centre of the flourishing muslin industry, it came to neglect and decay in early 19th century. In the mid-19th century, the Shahbag area was developed as New Dhaka became a provincial centre of the British Raj, ending a century of decline brought on by the passing of Mughal rule. Shahbag is the location of the nation's leading educational and public institutions, including the University of Dhaka, the oldest and largest public university in Bangladesh, Dhaka Medical College, the largest medical college in the c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 & cu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |