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Bangabandhu Memorial Trust
Bangabandhu Memorial Trust is a trust in Bangladesh that was created to remember Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is the chair of the trust. History On 11 April 1994, Sheikh Hasina, daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, established the Bangabandhu Memorial Trust. On 6 September 1994, Sheikh Hasina handed over the deed of Bangabandhu Bhaban, the personal residence to Bangabandhu Memorial Trust. The trust turned Bangabandhu Bhaban in to a museum, Bangabandhu Memorial Museum. The first head of the museum was A. F. Salahuddin Ahmed. After A. F. Salahuddin Ahmed died, Hashem Khan took over as the head of the museum. The trust established the Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib Memorial KPJ Specialized Hospital, named after Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On 17 May 2017, a consortium of banks donated 1360 million Bangladeshi taka ($16.7M as of 2017) to the trust along with Prime Minister’s Education Assistance T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengalis, Bengali politician, Member of parliament, parliamentarian and the founding leader of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He first served as the titular President of Bangladesh, President of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh between April 1971 and January 1972. He then served as Prime Minister of Bangladesh from the Awami League between January 1972 and January 1975. He finally served as President again during BAKSAL from January 1975 till his assassination in August 1975. In 2011, the 15th constitutional amendment in Bangladesh referred to Sheikh Mujib as the Father of the Nation who Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence, declared independence; these references were enshrined in the fifth, sixth, and seventh schedules of the constitu ... [...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, 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] |
Bangabandhu Bhaban
Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, also known as Bangabandhu Bhaban or Dhanmondi 32, located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh, was the personal residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was also called Bangabandhu, the founder and president of Bangladesh. Rahman was assassinated with most members of his family in this residence. In 2009, RAJUK declared the museum a national heritage site. History 1956–1961 In 1956, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the industry minister of East Pakistan, applied to the government through his private secretary to be allotted a plot in the Dhanmondi residential project in Dhaka, the administrative capital. A year later, the government allotted him a plot in Dhanmondi for . Until 12 October 1958, Sheikh Rahman and his family lived in a government building in Shegunbagicha, Dhaka. In 1958, General Ayub Khan suspended the Constitution of Pakistan and imposed martial law. Sheikh Rahman was arrested and his family were evicted from the property, after which they ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangabandhu Memorial Museum
Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, also known as Bangabandhu Bhaban or Dhanmondi 32, located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh, was the personal residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was also called Bangabandhu, the founder and president of Bangladesh. Rahman was assassinated with most members of his family in this residence. In 2009, RAJUK declared the museum a national heritage site. History 1956–1961 In 1956, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the industry minister of East Pakistan, applied to the government through his private secretary to be allotted a plot in the Dhanmondi residential project in Dhaka, the administrative capital. A year later, the government allotted him a plot in Dhanmondi for . Until 12 October 1958, Sheikh Rahman and his family lived in a government building in Shegunbagicha, Dhaka. In 1958, General Ayub Khan suspended the Constitution of Pakistan and imposed martial law. Sheikh Rahman was arrested and his family were evicted from the property, after which they rente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hashem Khan (artist)
Hashem Khan (born April 16, 1941) is a Bangladeshi painter. His paintings mostly focus rural life of Bangladesh. He has important contribution to enrich Bangladeshi art and culture. Hashem Khan participated in Bangladesh liberation war and his many artworks on the war. He is the Chairman of Bangladesh National Museum. Career Khan was born in Chandpur district of present-day Bangladesh. He graduated from Faculty of Fine Arts, 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 i ... in 1961. He was a professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts for 44 years. He retired in 2007. As he was born and grew up in a village his works reflect the natural beauty of the village, rural life, and many other things. His drawing style is different. He has made significant contribution to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib Memorial KPJ Specialized Hospital
Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a tribe or a royal family member in Arabian countries, in some countries it is also given to those of great knowledge in religious affairs as a surname by a prestige religious leader from a chain of Sufi scholars. It is also commonly used to refer to a Muslim religious scholar. It is also used as an honorary title by people claiming to be descended from Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali both patrilineal and matrilineal who are grandsons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The term is literally translated to "Elder" (is also translated to "Lord/ Master" in a monarchical context). The word 'sheikh' is mentioned in the 23rd verse of Surah Al-Qasas in the Quran. Etymology and meaning The word in Arabic stems from a triliteral root connected with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib
Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib ( bn, শেখ ফজিলাতুন্নেছা মুজিব; 8 August 1930 – 15 August 1975), also known by her daak naam Renu ( bn, রেনু), was the wife of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first President of Bangladesh. She is the mother of Sheikh Hasina, who now leads Bangladesh. She was assassinated with her husband and three sons. Early life and marriage Sheikh Fazilatunnesa was born in 1930, to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Tungipara, Gopalganj in 1930. She had Iraqi Arab ancestry through her grandfather Sheikh Abdul Hamid, who was a direct descendant of 15th-century Muslim preacher Sheikh Awwal of Baghdad. Her father, Sheikh Zahurul Hoque, and mother, Husne Ara Begum, died when she was three years old. She was paternal cousin of her husband Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. When Begum Fazilatunnesa was only 3 and Sheikh Mujib was 13, their marriage had been fixed by elders in the family. Renu was only 8 years old when she was ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister’s Education Assistance Trust
Prime Minister's Education Assistance Trust () is a Bangladesh government trust fund under the Ministry of Education responsible for providing scholarships to underprivileged students based on merit. It is managed by an advisory council headed by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. History On 20 April 2010, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sent a written order to the Ministry of Planning to form a trust fund for underprivileged students in Bangladesh. On 31 January 2011, the Ministry of Planning submitted the final proposal for the trust fund to the Planning Commission. On 6 March 2011, the Ministry of Planning sent a semi official plan to the Ministry of Education on the Trust fund. On 12 December 2011, the trust was approved by the Cabinet of Bangladesh. On 11 March 2012, the bill for the Prime Minister's Education Assistance Trust was passed by the Parliament of Bangladesh. In 2013, MD. Nurul Amin (Senior Secretary, Retired) was assigned as the first Managing Director of Prime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuchona Foundation
Shuchona Foundation () is a Bangladeshi non-profit foundation that works to help people with mental disability, neurological disability, autism, and mental health issues. Saima Wazed, daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is the founder and chairperson of the foundation. History Shuchona Foundation was established in 2014. It was for a while known as Global Autism. The foundation released an app with Samsung mobile called "Look at me" that specifically designed to help with autism. On 17 May 2017, 37 commercial banks donated 1360 million taka to Shuchona Foundation along with Jatir Janak Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust and Prime Minister’s Education Assistance Trust. On 4 June 2017, Shuchona Foundation started a program to train trainer who would provide information to lactating mothers with the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs ( bn, মহিলা ও শিশু বিষয়ক মন্ত্র ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mujib Year
Mujib Year ( bn, মুজিব বর্ষ) was the year declared to celebrate on the occasion of the centennial birth anniversary of the founding leader of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The Government of Bangladesh had declared the year 2020-21 as the Mujib Year. This year was celebrated from March 17, 2020, to March 31, 2022 (extended to 1 year, from 17 March 2021 to 31 March 2022). Bangabandhu Mujib was born on March 17, 1920, in Bengal Presidency (now in Tungipara Upazila, Tungipara village of the Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, Gopalganj district of Bangladesh). Again, on March 26, 2021, Bangladesh marked the half-centenary of it's independence. The announcement of the year 1971 is particularly important as Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was actively involved in Bangladesh's struggle for independence. Narendra Modi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh was cancelled after the Government of Bangladesh decided to avoid mass-scale celebrations on March 17 fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Education (Bangladesh)
Ministry of Education ( bn, শিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়), abbreviated as MoE, is the ministry responsible for secondary, vocational and tertiary education in Bangladesh. Primary education and mass literacy is the responsibility of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (MOPME). The Ministry of Education contains two divisions: * Secondary and Higher Education Division * Technical and Madrasah Education Division Ministers * Current Minister: Dr.Dipu Moni * Current Deputy minister of Technical and Madrasah Education Division: Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Departments Secondary and Higher Education Division * University Grants Commission of Bangladesh * Bangladesh Accreditation Council * Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education * National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM) * Education Engineering Department * Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics (BANBEIS) * Department of Inspection and Audit * National Curriculum and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Establishments In Bangladesh
File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Mandela casts his vote in the 1994 South African general election, in which he was elected South Africa's first president, and which effectively brought Apartheid to an end; NAFTA, which was signed in 1992, comes into effect in Canada, the United States, and Mexico; The first passenger rail service to utilize the newly-opened Channel tunnel; The 1994 FIFA World Cup is held in the United States; Skulls from the Rwandan genocide, in which over half a million Tutsi people were massacred by Hutus., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1994 Winter Olympics rect 200 0 400 200 Northridge earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Sinking of the MS Estonia rect 0 200 300 400 Rwandan genocide rect 300 200 600 400 Nelson Mandela rect 0 400 200 600 1994 FIFA World Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
