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Bashirul Haq
Bashirul Haq (24 June 1942 – 4 April 2020) was a Bangladeshi architect, town planner and educator. He is regarded as one of the most influential architects in South Asia. Early life Haq was born in Brahmanbaria (now a district of Bangladesh). His father was a Deputy Collector from the Sylhet district and for that reason, Haq spent the majority of his childhood there. He completed his Bachelor of Architecture from the National College of Arts, in Lahore, Pakistan in 1964. He received John Heinrich Tuition, Scholarship and Teaching Assistantship at University of New Mexico, United States in 1971 and completed his masters in architecture from the university in 1975. Career After completing his master's degree, Haq started working for the firm Kallmann McKinnell. He was interested in returning to his homeland. However, another Bangladeshi-American engineer FR Khan discouraged him from returning to Bangladesh citing a newly independent war devastated nation. Khan, who was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahmanbaria
Brahmanbaria ( bn, ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া, Brāhmaṇabāṛiẏā) is a city of Bangladesh and the capital of Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila as well as Brahmanbaria District. It is the second largest city after Cumilla in eastern Bangladesh and one of the oldest municipalities in Bangladesh, established in 1868. Brahmanbaria was declared a district headquarters in 1984. Its municipality area has a population of 270,000 in 2020. It is the 17th largest city in Bangladesh. History During the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 for the liberation of Bangladesh, when Pakistan Army planners predicted India would launch its main attack in the east along the Akhaura–Brahmanbaria axis, it had no brigades available to cover this area, and Pakistan Army moved its 27th brigade from Mymensingh to Akhaura after retaining two battalions of 27th brigade at Mymensingh to form the 93rd Brigade to defend Mymensingh. Pakistan Army's 93,000 troops unconditionally surrendered t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the most prestigious and highly ranked academic institutions in the world. Founded in response to the increasing industrialization of the United States, MIT adopted a European polytechnic university model and stressed laboratory instruction in applied science and engineering. MIT is one of three private land grant universities in the United States, the others being Cornell University and Tuskegee University. The institute has an urban campus that extends more than a mile (1.6 km) alongside the Charles River, and encompasses a number of major off-campus facilities such as the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the Bates Center, and the Haystack Observatory, as well as affiliated laboratories such as the Broad and Whitehead Institutes. , 98 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Rewal
Raj Rewal (born 24 November 1934 in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India) is a leading Indian architect. Education Rewal lived in Delhi and Shimla from 1934–1951. He attended Harcourt Butler higher secondary school. Between 1951-1954 he attended the Delhi School of Architecture in New Delhi. After completing a degree in architecture in New Delhi, he moved to London in 1955 where he lived until 1961. He attended the Architectural Association School of Architecture for one year and the Brixton School of Building, London from 1956-60. GD Goenka University also honour architect Raj Rewal with an honorary doctorate at a special convocation organised by University in India Habitat Centre. Career Raj Rewal worked at Michel Ecochard's office in Paris before starting his practice in New Delhi in 1962. Between 1963-72, he taught at the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. He opened a second office at Tehran, Iran in 1974. Among his better known projects are the ''Hall of Nations'' (Hall 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Correa
Charles Mark Correa (1 September 1930 – 16 June 2015) was an Indian architect and urban planner. Credited with the creation of modern architecture in post-Independent India, he was celebrated for his sensitivity to the needs of the urban poor and for his use of traditional methods and materials. Biography Early life Charles Correa, a Roman Catholic of Goan descent, was born on 1 September 1930 in Secunderabad. He began his higher studies at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He went on to study at the University of Michigan (1949–53) where Buckminster Fuller was a teacher, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1953–55) where he obtained his master's degree. Career In 1958, Charles Correa established his own professional practice in Mumbai. His first significant project was the Mahatma Gandhi Sangrahalaya (Mahatma Gandhi Memorial) at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad (1958–1963), followed by the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Bhopal (1967). In 1961-1966, he desig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muzharul Islam
Muzharul Islam (25 December 1923 – 15 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi architect, urban planner, educator and activist. He is considered as the Grand Master of regional modernism in South Asia. Islam is the pioneer of modern architecture in Bangladesh and the father of Bengali modernism. Islam's style and influence dominated the architectural scene in the country during the 1960s and 70s, along with major US architects he brought to work in Dhaka. As a teacher, architect, social and political activist, Islam set the course of architectural practice in the country not only through his own many varied works but also through being instrumental in inviting architects like Louis Kahn, Richard Neutra, Stanley Tigerman, Paul Rudolph, Robert Boughey and Konstantinos Doxiadis to work in Bangladesh. Early life Muzharul Islam was born on 25 December 1923 in Murshidabad. He went to the United States in 1950 where he received his bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faridpur District
Faridpur District ( bn, ফরিদপুর জেলা) is a district in south-central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. It is bounded by the Padma River to its northeast. The district was named after Farīd-ud-Dīn Masʿūd, a 13th century Sufi saint. A separate district was created by severing Dhaka district in 1786 and was called Dacca Jelalpur. A municipality was established in 1869. Historically, the town was known as ''Fatehabad''. It was also called Haveli Mahal Fatehabad. History The town of Fatehabad was located by a stream known as the Dead Padma, which was from the main channel of the Padma River. Sultan Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah established a mint in Fatehabad during his reign in the early 15th century. Fatehabad continued to be a mint town of the Bengal Sultanate until 1538. In Ain-i-Akbari, it was named as ''Haweli Mahal Fatehabad'' during the reign of Emperor Akbar in the Mughal Empire. The Portuguese cartographer João de Barros mentioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charbhadrasan Upazila
Charbhadrasan or Char Bhadrasan ( bn, চরভদ্রাসন) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Charbhadrasan is located at . It has 12415 households and total area 141.59 km2. The Geographical position: Charbhadrasan size of a small area. Padma was happy to note that it depends on the size and range. North - South travel through the Doha lauhajam Harirampur in the east - Sadarpur the south, in the south - west of Nagarakanda and west - north - Faridpur Sadar Upazila. Demographics As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Charbhadrasan has a population of 69876. Males constitute 51.36% of the population, and females 48.64%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 34758. Charbhadrasan has an average literacy rate of 20.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Administration Charbhadrasan thana was established in 1914 at Charsalehpur. It was turned into an upazila in 1983. Charbhadrasan Upazila is divided into fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfadanga Upazila
Alfadanga ( bn, আলফাডাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Alfadanga is located at . It has 16,579 households and total area 136 km2. Demographics As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Alfadanga has a population of 90,873. Males constitute 49.83% of the population, and females 50.17%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 43,335. Alfadanga has an average literacy rate of 32.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Administration Alfadanga Upazila is divided into 6 union parishads: Alfadanga, Bana, Buraich, Gopalpur, Pachuria, and Tagarband. The union parishads are subdivided into 92 mauzas and 122 villages. See also *Upazilas of Bangladesh An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagarkanda Upazila
Nagarkanda ( bn, নগরকান্দা) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. In this upazila, in the village of Kodalia, the Pakistani Army killed at least 22 people including women and children on 1 June 1971. The incident is also recorded on film. Geography Nagarkanda is located at . It has 51, 016 households and a total area of 379.02 km2. Demographics According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nagarkanda had a population of 267, 193. Males constituted 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. The population aged 18 or over was 131, 533. Nagarkanda had an average literacy rate of 22.6% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%. Most of the people depends on cultivation of land. Rice, Jute, Onion are the main crops. Onion of this locality is famous all around the country. Administration Nagarkanda Upazila is divided into Nagarkanda Municipality and nine union parishads: Char Jashordi, Dangi, Fulsuti, Kaichail, Laskardia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bajitpur Upazila
Bajitpur ( bn, বাজিতপুর) is an administrative unit of Kishoreganj District in Bangladesh. Bajitpur was created by Baizid Kha. It was previously a Mohkuma(মহকুমা) of greater Mymensingh district, currently falls under the Dhaka Division. The place is well known to Bangladeshis and people of West Bengal for being the ancestral home and birthplace. It was famous for fine quality of Muslin. It has one of the best medical college(Jahurul Islam Medical College) in Bangladesh. It has many tourist attractions. Such as Dewan Bari Masjid, Bengla Fishery, Jahurul Islam Medical College, Dilalpur Haor and Dilalpur - Kuliarchar Road. History During the British period the naval port of Dilalpur of this upazila became famous. Indigo centres were established at Gopinathpur and Ghoraghat. Consignments of pearl of the Bhati region were made from these areas. Bajitpur was created by Baizid Kha. The Fakir-Sanyasi revolts extensively spread over Bajitpur. During the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuliarchar Upazila
Kuliarchar - কুলিয়ারচর ( bn, কুলিয়ারচর ''kuliearcor'') is an upazila of Kishoreganj District under the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is about northwest of the capital city of Dhaka. It is also a center of business, especially the fish, jute trade and processing plants, and the shoes sector of the country. Geography Kuliarchar is located at . It has 26143 households and total area 104.01 km2. It is in north east side of Bangladesh. Demographics As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kuliarchar has a population of 182,236. Kuliarchar upazila's literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 41.3%; male 45.1%, female 37.4%. Administration Kuliarchar Upazila is divided into Kuliarchar Municipality and six union parishads: Chhaysuti, Faridpur, Gobaria Abdullahpur, Osmanpur, Ramdi, and Salua. The union parishads are subdivided into 46 mauzas and 97 villages. Kuliarchar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 37 mahallas. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katiadi Upazila
Katiadi ( bn, কটিয়াদি) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Katiadi has an area of . Katiadi Upazila is the largest upazila of Kishoreganj district, with an area of 219.22 km2. It is bounded by Kishoreganj Sadar and Karimganj Upazilas on the north, Belabo and Monohardi upazilas on the south, Nikli and Bajitpur upazilas on the east, and Pakundia Upazila on the west. Purushbadhia, Doba and Reksa Beels are notable. Demographics As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Katiadi had a population of 264,501, across 49,488 households. Males constituted 50.24% of the population and females 49.76%. The number of adults over the age of 18 is 125,001. Katiadi had an average literacy rate of 20.3% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%. Street and railway There have many Street in this upazila. Also have two railway station in Katidai Administration Katiadi thana became an upazila in 1983. Katiadi was declared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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