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Bengal Group Of Industries
Bengal Group (also known as Bengal group of Industries) is a Bangladeshi conglomerate (company), conglomerate. It was established in 1969. It includes Bengal Plastic the largest plastic manufacturer in Bangladesh. Morshed Alam, a member of parliament from Awami League, is the chairman of the Bengal Group of Industries. The Vice chairman of the group is Md Jashim Uddin, younger brother of Morshed Alam. History Bengal Group of Industries was established in 1969 by Morshed Alam in rented factory in Old Dhaka. In 2004, Jashim Uddin became the president of Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association. In June, Bengal Group purchased Rahmania Biscuit and Bread Industries. In March 2007, a fire started at the headquarters of the group in first floor of BSEC (Bangladesh), BSEC Bhaban in Kawran Bazar, Karwan Bazar leaving four dead and 36 injured. The office of Dandy Dying also burned down on the eight floor. In 2008, The Daily Star (Bangladesh), The Daily Star and DHL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city in the world with a population of 8.9 million residents as of 2011, and a population of over 21.7 million residents in the Greater Dhaka Area. According to a Demographia survey, Dhaka has the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world, and is popularly described as such in the news media. Dhaka is one of the major cities of South Asia and a major global Muslim-majority city. Dhaka ranks 39th in the world and 3rd in South Asia in terms of urban GDP. As part of the Bengal delta, the city is bounded by the Buriganga River, Turag River, Dhaleshwari River and Shitalakshya River. The area of Dhaka has been inhabited since the first millennium. An early modern city developed from the 17th century as a provincial capital and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited
Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) is a Public Limited Company under the Power Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Government of Bangladesh, that manages the distribution of electricity to the customers of the Dhaka City Corporation area. The company, created as a part of the Power Sector Reform Programme, was registered on 25 October 2005 under the Companies Act, 1994. The government owns 100% share of the company. DPDC started commercial operation on 1 July 2008 taking over from Dhaka Electric Supply Authority (DESA). All the assets and liabilities of DESA were transferred to DPDC through an agreement signed in September 2008. History The history of power generation and distribution in Dhaka city is eventful. Tradition goes that the Nawab of Dhaka introduced electricity in Dhaka in 1901 when he installed a small generator in his residence Ahsan Manzil. Power generation for public use started in 1930 when a privately owned company M/S DEV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Establishments In East Pakistan
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Brezhnev escaped unharmed. * January 27 ** Fourteen men, 9 of them Jews, are executed in Baghdad for spying for Israel. ** R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conglomerate Companies Of Bangladesh
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Conglomerate or conglomeration may refer to: * Conglomerate (company) * Conglomerate (geology) * Conglomerate (mathematics) In popular culture: * The Conglomerate (American group), a production crew and musical group founded by Busta Rhymes ** Conglomerate (record label), a hip hop label founded by Busta Rhymes * The Conglomerate (Australian group), a jazz quartet See also * Conglomerate Ridge, in the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica * ConGlomeration (convention) ConGlomeration was an annual multigenre convention held in or around Louisville, Kentucky between 2001 and 2019. ConGlomeration was an all-volunteer non-profit organization which, as part of its convention programming, conducted charitable activ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammadpur Thana
Mohammadpur ( bn, মোহাম্মদপুর) is a thana of Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Although initially Mohammadpur had grown as a residential area, subsequent commercial places have also been developed as well. History Unlike some parts of Dhaka city, most parts of Mohammadpur were planned in the 1950s as relatively broad streets and avenues. Saat Masjid, a prominent archaeological structure in the area is part of a renowned mosque of Dhaka city called Shia Masjid. Geography Mohammadpur is at . It has an area of 11.65 km2. Mohammadpur is connected to Sadar Ghat and Gabtali by the city protection dam. Mohammadpur borders Shyamoli and Adabor Thana to the north, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar to the east and Dhanmondi and Hazaribagh thanas to the south. Demographics According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Mohammadpur Thana had 75,546 households and a population of 355,843, 100% of whom lived in urban areas. 7.3% of the population was under the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka Elevated Expressway
Dhaka Elevated Expressway is Bangladesh's first elevated expressway project, which will connect the Shahjalal airport with Kutubkhali via Mohakhali, Tejgaon and Kamalapur of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is one of the largest infrastructure projects taken up by the incumbent government to ease traffic congestion in the capital. It will be long including the connecting roads and will cost around . Contracts for the expressway The Italian-Thai Development Corporation Limited has entered a $1.062 billion contract with China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) for building the Dhaka Elevated Expressway. Developments Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated construction of the 21 km expressway on April 30, 2011, with a hope that it will be completed in three and a half years. However, it has not been completed as of 2022. It is expected that the project might be completed by late 2023 (might be delayed to 2024 or even later because of the COVID-19 Global Pandemic) Controversy O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Bank
Bangladesh Bank ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক) is the central bank of Bangladesh and is a member of the Asian Clearing Union. It is fully owned by the Government of Bangladesh. The bank is active in developing green banking and financial inclusion policy and is an important member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion. Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), a department of Bangladesh Bank, has got the membership of Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units. Bangladesh Bank is the first central bank in the world to introduce a dedicated hotline (16236) for people to complain about any banking-related problem. Moreover, the organisation is the first central bank in the world to issue a "Green Banking Policy". To acknowledge this contribution, then-governor Dr. Atiur Rahman was given the title 'Green Governor' at the 2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference, held at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha. History On 7 April 1972, af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shilpakala Academy
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy ( bn, শিল্পকলা একাডেমি; National Academy of Fine and Performing Arts) is the principal state-sponsored national cultural center of Bangladesh. History It is the national academy of fine and performing arts. The academy was established through an act of Parliament in 1974 as a statutory organization under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. But subsequently the Act of 1974 of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy was amended through a new act of Parliament in 1989. The academy is headed by a Director General. The overall direction for the functioning of the academy is provided by an Executive Council (Shilpakala Academy Parishad) headed by the Minister in charge of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. The Director General of the academy, Liaquat Ali, is responsible for its administration. He is also responsible for the implementation of decisions taken by the council. He is assisted in his work by an executive committee which is e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium
Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium is an indoor stadium located in Mirpur, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is also known as Mirpur Indoor Stadium. Indoor games including volleyball, tennis and martial arts are held in this stadium. The Bangladesh volleyball team uses this stadium as their home ground. In 2015, 3 lakh taka was allocated for various developments. During the Bangabandhu International Volleyball Tournament in 2016, the stadium suffered some damage. See also * List of stadiums in Bangladesh Various types of sports are played in different districts of Bangladesh.The following locations (Absolute location) are sporting grounds (specially football and cricket ) of different districts in Bangladesh. See also *List of cricket grounds ... Gallery References {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium Sports venues in Bangladesh Sport in Dhaka Culture of Bangladesh Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Directorate Of Secondary & Higher Education
Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education () is a Bangladesh government Directorate under the Ministry of Education responsible for improving education standards and access to education. The Director General of the Directorate is Nehal Ahmed. History Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education traces its origins to the Directorate of Public Instruction, which was formed following the Wood's despatch In 1854, Sir Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the British East India Company, sent a formal dispatch to Lord Dalhousie, the then Governor-General of India, suggesting a large shift to English language use within India. Sir ... in 1854. The government of Bangladesh converted the Directorate of Public Instruction to the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education in 1981. The Directorate is responsible for 29569 educational institutes in Bangladesh. References 1981 establishments in Bangladesh Organisations based in Dhaka Government agencies of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Fisheries (Bangladesh)
Department of Fisheries () is a Bangladesh government department under the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MOFL, bn, মৎস্য ও প্রাণিসম্পদ মন্ত্রণালয়; ''Maṯsya ō prāṇisampada mantraṇālaẏa'') is a ministry of the government of the People's Repub ... responsible for regulating the fisheries industry in Bangladesh. Kh. Mahbubul Haque is the Director General of the Department of Fisheries. History The Department of Fisheries traces its origin to the Department of Fisheries that existed when Bangladesh was part of Pakistan. Following the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the current Department of Fisheries was established. In April 1975, the Central Fisheries Department was merged with Department of Fisheries. The Central Marine Fisheries Department was merged with the Department of Fisheries in 1984 and became its Marine Fisheries wing. References 1976 establishme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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