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Ahmed Akbar Sobhan
Ahmed Akbar Sobhan (Shah Alam) (born on 15 February 1952) is a Bangladeshi business magnate and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of Bashundhara Group. Bashundhara Group operates in various lines of activities including real estate, cement manufacturing, paper and allied products, steel products, LP Gas, and shipping. Career In 1987, Sobhan started the East West Property Development (Pvt) Ltd., now known as Bashundhara Housing and is part of Bashundhara Group. He also owns a number of media organizations through East West Media Group. Sobhan is the President of Bangladesh Land Developers Association. He had served a term as the President of Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association. In 2006, Sobhan sued ''Jugantor'' over two reports the newspaper had published''.'' On 19 April 2009, Sobhan signed a deal with Bangladesh Football Federation to provide 45 million taka to the federation in a sponsorship deal to support district level football. On 23 April 2009, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bancharampur Upazila
Bancharampur ( bn, বাঞ্ছারামপুর) is an upazila (administrative region similar to a county) in the Brahmanbaria District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Geography Bancharampur is located at . It covers an area of . Demographics According to the 2010 Bangladesh census, Bancharampur had a population of 358,371 in 43,987 households. 120,882 were 18 years of age and above. Bancharampur had an average literacy rate of 50.9% for citizens aged 7 and older at the time, compared to the national average of 32.4% Administration Bancharampur Upazila is divided into 13 union parishads: Ayabpur, Bancharampur, Dariadaulat, Darikandi, Fardabad, Manikpur, Pahariyakandi, Rupasdi, Saifullyakandi, Salimabad, Sonarampur, Tezkhali, and Ujanchar. The union parishads are subdivided into 69 mauzas and 121 villages. Villages See also *Upazilas of Bangladesh An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Bangladesh
The COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Bangladesh in March 2020. The first three known cases were reported on 8 March 2020 by the country's epidemiology institute, IEDCR. Since then, the pandemic has spread day by day over the whole nation and the number of affected people has been increasing. Bangladesh is the second most affected country in South Asia, after India. In order to protect the population, the government declared "lockdown" throughout the nation from 23 March to 30 May and prepared some necessary steps to spread awareness to keep this syndrome away from them. Infections remained low until the end of March but saw a steep rise in April. In the week ending on 11 April, new cases in Bangladesh grew by 1,155 percent, the highest in Asia, ahead of Indonesia, with 186 percent. On 6 May, cases were confirm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladeshi Chairpersons Of Corporations
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 made up appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
