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Cheora Union
Cheora Union () is a union parishad of Chauddagram Upazila in Comilla district of Bangladesh. Demographics According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Cheora Union had a population of 32,563. This comprised 15,292 males and 17,271 females. Cheora has an average literacy rate of 62.87%. Administrative structure No. 11 Union Parishad is under Chauddagram Upazila of Cheora Union. Administrative activities of this union are under Cheora police station. It is part of Comilla-11, the 259th constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad.Cheora union comprises thirty-nine villages. Notable residents * Kazi Zafar Ahmed-Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh * Musharraf Hussain (nawab)- politician * Latifur Rahman- Bangladeshi industrialist 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 analo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upazila
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 borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas are further administratively divided into union council areas (union parishads). Bangladesh ha495 upazilas(as of 20 Oct 2022). The upazilas are the second lowest tier of regional administration in Bangladesh. The administrative structure consists of divisions (8), districts (64), upazilas (495) and union parishads (UPs). This system of devolution was introduced by the former military ruler and president of Bangladesh, Lieutenant General Hossain Mohammad Ershad, in an attempt to strengthen local government. Below UPs, villages (''gram'') and ''para'' exist, but these have no administrative power and elected members. The Local Government Ordinance of 1982 was amended a year later, redesignatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comilla-11
Comilla-11 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Mazibul Hoque of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Chauddagram Upazila. History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census In 2001, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, ten years after the 1991 census. They recorded data from all of the districts, upazilas, and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on populati .... The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s Mazibul Hoque was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas are further administratively divided into union council areas (union parishads). Bangladesh ha495 upazilas(as of 20 Oct 2022). The upazilas are the second lowest tier of regional administration in Bangladesh. The administrative structure consists of divisions (8), districts (64), upazilas (495) and union parishads (UPs). This system of devolution was introduced by the former military ruler and president of Bangladesh, Lieutenant General Hossain Mohammad Ershad, in an attempt to strengthen local government. Below UPs, villages (''gram'') and ''para'' exist, but these have no administrative power and elected members. The Local Government Ordinance of 1982 was amended a year later, redesignatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latifur Rahman (businessman)
Latifur Rahman (28 August 1945 – 1 July 2020) was a Bangladeshi business magnate and media mogul. He served as the founding chairman and CEO of Transcom Group which deals with beverages, electrical and electronics products, pharmaceuticals, fast food, snacks and breakfast cereals, print media, FM radio and tea plantations mostly as the comprador of international brands like Pizza Hut, KFC, Pepsi and Philips. He was the founding director of Mediaworld and Chairman of Mediastar, which owned The Daily Star and Prothom Alo newspapers respectively. Both are the nation's leading English and Bangla newspapers. Rahman received the ''Oslo Business for Peace Award 2012'' in 2012 for his recognition of business ethics and social responsibility. Career Rahman started his career as a trainee in 1966 in his family-owned jute mills in Chandpur District. He worked as an executive in the mills until 1971. Rahman established Transcom Group in 1973 after ''W Rahman Jute Mills'', the main earni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musharraf Hussain (nawab)
Musharraf Hussain (187115 November 1966) was an Indian Muslim League politician and former Minister in the government of Bengal Presidency. Early life Musharraf was born on 1871 in Kazi family of Cheora, Chauddagram, Comilla, Bengal Presidency, British Raj. His father was Kazi Mokarram Ali, who was lawyer at Comilla Judge Court. He graduated from Hughli Mohsin college in 1899. He completed his law degree from the Calcutta University. After graduation he married Faizunnesa Begum. His wife was the daughter of a tea planter through who he inherited tea estates in Jalpaiguri. Career Musharraf started his legal career in the Jalpaiguri district bar. In 1918 he was elected to the Bengal Legislative council, he campaigned on issues that affected Muslims of Bengal. He also served in the Bengal Legislative council from 1923 to 1936. In 1926 he was given the title Khan Bahadur and Nawab by the British Raj. In 1927 he was the minister of Education of the Bengal. He helped in the passa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Bangladesh
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী, translit=Bangladesher Prodhanmontri), officially Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী, translit=Gonoprojatantri Bangladesh Shorkarer Prodhanmontri) is the chief executive of the government of Bangladesh. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Parliament, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate. The Prime Minister is ceremonially appointed by the President of Bangladesh. The position was taken over by the military during years of 1975–78, 1982-86 and 1990-91 due to imposed martial law. In each of these periods, the national government leadership was in control of the military with the executive authority of the President and the Prime Minister. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazi Zafar Ahmed
Kazi Zafar Ahmad (; 1 July 193927 August 2015) was a Bangladeshi politician of the Jatiya Party, who was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1989 to 1990. Early life Ahmed was born in 1939, in village: Kazi Bari Cheora Chauddagram Upazila, Comilla, British India (now Bangladesh), the son of Cheora Kazi Bari. He was a freedom fighter and a student leader at the University of Dhaka, where he obtained a M.A. degree in history. Political career Ahmed was a Maoist. From 1962 to 1963 he served as the General Secretary of the East Pakistan Chattra Union. In 1966 he joined the Maoist Communist Party and became a labour leader, mainly concentrating in organising the workers in the Tongi industrial area. During the Bangladesh Liberation war he worked for Mujibnagar government. After independence, he joined the National Awami Party of Maulana Bhashani and became its Secretary General. He supported the ideology of Islamic socialism by Maulana Bhashani. He declared that he would form a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jatiya Sangsad
The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for women. Elected occupants are called Member of Parliament, or MP. The 11th National Parliamentary Election was held on 30 December 2018. Elections to the body are held every five years, unless a parliament is dissolved earlier by the President of Bangladesh. The leader of the party (or alliance of parties) holding the majority of seats becomes the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and so the head of the government. The President of Bangladesh, the ceremonial head of state, is chosen by Parliament. Since the December 2008 national election, the current majority party is the Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina. Etymology The Constit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheora Police Station
Cheora Union () is a union parishad of Chauddagram Upazila in Comilla district of Bangladesh. Demographics According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Cheora Union had a population of 32,563. This comprised 15,292 males and 17,271 females. Cheora has an average literacy rate of 62.87%. Administrative structure No. 11 Union Parishad is under Chauddagram Upazila of Cheora Union. Administrative activities of this union are under Cheora police station. It is part of Comilla-11, the 259th constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad.Cheora union comprises thirty-nine villages. Notable residents * Kazi Zafar Ahmed-Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh * Musharraf Hussain (nawab)- politician * Latifur Rahman- Bangladeshi industrialist 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 analogo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chauddagram Upazila
Chauddagram ( bn, চৌদ্দগ্রাম) is an upazila of Cumilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It also a Municipality under Cumilla District. History This Chauddagram area was very dear to md osman bhuiyan of kaichuty alkara chauddagram. From this region, a lot of revenue was collected in the king's treasury. The generous king also did a lot of good deeds in this area. The large reservoirs and dig of Chauddagram bear their identity. At that time, different geographicaregionsas were called Parganas for the purpose of rent collection Upazila was also a pargana headquarters at Chauddagram. As this pargana was established with fourteen villages, it was named Chauddagram. Later, when the thana was established in 1905, the whole thana was renamed Chauddagram after the name of the center. Language and Culture The geo-nature and geographical location of the Chauddagram Upazila have played a role in shaping the language and culture of the people of this Up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Bangladesh Census
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were recorded from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active population, literacy and educational attainment, religion, number of children etc. Bangladesh and India also conducted their first joint census of areas along their border in 2011. According to the census, Hindus constituted 8.5 per cent of the population as of 2011, down from 9.6 per cent in the 2001 census. Bangladesh have a population of 144,043,697 as per 2011 census report. Majority of 130,201,097 reported that they were Muslims, 12,301,331 reported as Hindus, 864,262 as Buddhists, 532,961 as Christians and 201,661 as others. See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
