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Comilla Victoria College
Comilla Victoria Government College is a college in Comilla, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest and renowned colleges in Comilla as well as in Chittagong division. The college is located beside of Ranir Dighi on 32 acres of land including its intermediate and honors section. History Fazlul Karim was the first Muslim teacher of this college in 1937. He later became the Vice Principal of the college in 1958 until his retirement in 1972 when the college was made a government college. Academics At present, the college has 15,000 students and 147 teachers, of whom 36 are women. Freedom fighters Many students of Comilla Victoria College joined the Bangladesh liberation war in 1971. A memorial has been built inside the campus commemorating the sublime contribution of these freedom fighters. Housing Comilla Victoria College has five dormitories: four for boys and one for girls. About 1,000 students reside in these dormitories. Faculty There are currently four departments under Comil ...
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Public University
A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national university is considered public varies from one country (or region) to another, largely depending on the specific education landscape. Africa Egypt In Egypt, Al-Azhar University was founded in 970 AD as a madrasa; it formally became a public university in 1961 and is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the world. In the 20th century, Egypt opened many other public universities with government-subsidized tuition fees, including Cairo University in 1908, Alexandria University in 1912, Assiut University in 1928, Ain Shams University in 1957, Helwan University in 1959, Beni-Suef University in 1963, Zagazig University in 1974, Benha University in 1976, and Suez Canal University in 1989. Kenya In Kenya, the Ministry of Ed ...
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Ekushey Padak
Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contributions in a number of fields, including culture, education, and economics. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs administers the award. The award consists of an 18 carat gold medal weighing 3 tolas and a certificate of honour. The medal was designed by the artist Nitun Kundu. The amount of the cash reward was originally ৳ 25,000, but it was subsequently increased to ৳ 100,000 in 2015. Next it was increased to tk 2,00,000 in 2017 and to tk 4,00,000 as of November 2019. Etymology The name ''Ekushey'' is important to Bengali nationalism, referring to 21 February 1952, commemorated as Language Movement Day and International Mother Language Day, when students campaigning for official status of the Bengali language within Pakistan were killed by ...
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Kazi Shamsul Hoque
''Akhon Samoy'' ( bn, এখন সময়) is a Bengali-language newspaper published from New York, United States since 2000. History The newspaper was founded on 1 January 2000, commemorating the 3rd millennium. Initially it was a monthly newspaper and then it was published in weekly basis from November 2000. Kazi Shamsul Hoque is the founding editor of the newspaper. Speciality and awards ''Akhon Samoy'' worked for the expatriate Bangladeshi living in United States, especially, social issues, immigration issues and other community news are published objectively. See also * List of New York City newspapers and magazines * List of newspapers in New York This is a list of newspapers in New York state. For periodicals specific to New York City, see List of New York City newspapers and magazines. Daily newspapers :''This is a list of daily newspapers currently published in New York. For weekly ne ... References {{Reflist External links 2000 establishments in N ...
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Government Of Bangladesh
The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Constitution of Bangladesh and represented by the president, the prime minister and the cabinet of Bangladesh. The legislature represented by the Jatiya Sangsad, and the judiciary, represented by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a unitary state and the central government has the authority to govern over the entirety of the nation. The seat of the government is located in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The executive government is led by the prime minister, who selects all the remaining ministers. The prime minister and the other most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Cabinet. The current prime minister is Sheikh Hasina, leader of the Bangladesh Awami League, who was sworn-in by the ...
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Bengali People
Bengalis (singular Bengali bn, বাঙ্গালী/বাঙালি ), also rendered as Bangalee or the Bengali people, are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the Bengal region of South Asia. The current population is divided between the independent country Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and parts of Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur. Most of them speak Bengali, a language from the Indo-Aryan language family. Bengalis are the third-largest ethnic group in the world, after the Han Chinese and Arabs. Thus, they are the largest ethnic group within the Indo-Europeans and the largest ethnic group in South Asia. Apart from Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Manipur, and Assam's Barak Valley, Bengali-majority populations also reside in India's union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with significant populations in the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Odisha, ...
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Ajit Kumar Guha
Ajit Kumar Guha (15 April 1914 – 12 November 1969) was a Bengali educationist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2013 posthumously by the Government of Bangladesh. Education and career Guha passed the matriculation from Ishwar Pathshala and intermediate from Comilla Victoria College in 1930 and 1932 respectively. He earned his bachelor's from Comilla Victoria College in 1934 and master's from Calcutta University in 1939. He studied at Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan from 1940 to 1942. Guha started teaching at the Priyanath High School from 1942 until 1948. He then joined the Jagannath College as a professor in the Department of Bangla. He served as a part-time professor in the Department of Bangla at the 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 ...
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Santi Ghose
Santi Ghose (also known as Santi Ghosh; 22 November 1916 – 1989) was an Indian nationalist who, along with Suniti Choudhury, assassinated a British district magistrate when she was 16 years old and is known for her participation in an armed revolutionary struggle. Early life Ghose was born on 22 November 1916 in Kolkata (formerly called Calcutta). India. She belongs to Yadav caste and was the daughter of Debendranath Ghose, a nationalist and a professor of philosophy at Victoria College of Comilla in eastern Bengal. In 1931, Ghose was a founding member of the Chhatri Sangha (Girl Students Association) and served as its secretary. Ghose was inspired by Profullanandini Brahma, a student at Nawab Faizunnesa Government Girls' High School Comilla, and joined the Jugantar Party, a militant revolutionary organization which "used murder as a political technique to dislodge British colonial rule." She trained in self-defense with swords, clubs, and firearms. Assassination of Ch ...
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Afzal Khan (Bengali Politician)
Afzal Khan may refer to: *Afzal Khan (general) (died 1659), Bijapuri general *Afzal Khan (actor) (born 1966), Pakistani actor * Afzal Khan Shirazi, Mughal administrator and prime minister * Mir Afzal Khan, former Pakistani politician * Afzal Khan Lala (1926–2015), Pashtun nationalist *Afzal Khan (British politician) (born 1958), UK Member of Parliament and former Member of the European Parliament * Afzal Ahmed Khan, Indian film director and producer * Afzal Rahman Khan (1921–2005), Pakistan Navy admiral and politician * Afzal Khan Khattak, Pashtun chief of the Khattak tribe *Afzal Kahn (automotive designer) Afzal Kahn is a British automotive designer and entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Kahn group of companies: Kahn Design, the Chelsea Truck Company, Project Kahn and Flying Huntsman. Work Kahn, who has been described as "the king of car cust ... (born 1964), British automotive designer * Afzal H. Khan, Bangladesh politician {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Afzal ...
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Kamal Dasgupta
Kamal Dasgupta (28 July 1912 – 20 July 1974), also known as ''Kamal Uddin Ahamed'' was a Bangla music director, composer and folk artist. Rāga and Thumri were the main elements of his music. Early life and career Dasgupta was born on 28 July 1912 in Narail, Jessore of the then British India. He matriculated in 1928 from Calcutta Academy and later completed B. Com. from Comilla Victoria Government College. He earned his doctorate in music from Banaras Hindu University in 1943 for his work on Meerabai, the composer and singer of Bhajans. His early inspiration came from his father, Tara Prasanna Dasgupta. He took his first music lessons from his brother, Bimal Das Gupta. Later he studied under Dilip Kumar Roy, K C Dey (Kana Keshto), and Jamiruddin Khan. Dasgupta sang modern songs in Bengali, Urdu, Hindi, and Tamil. He was also a composer, composing the music for about eight thousand songs. His work was based on classical music and tended towards the Thungri style, though he also d ...
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Fazlul Halim Chowdhury
Fazlul Halim Chowdhury (1 August 19309 April 1996) was a fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences and one of the longest-serving Vice-Chancellors of the University of Dhaka. He made pioneering contributions to the development of physical chemistry in Bangladesh, publishing more than 20 articles. He focused on cellulose fibers (especially jute), polyelectrolytes, and proteins. Early life Chowdhury was born on 1 August 1930 to Abdul Aziz Chowdhury, an educationist and Afifa Khatun of Kunja Sreepur village, in Comilla District, Bengal Presidency. Education *SSC, Noakhali R.K. Zilla H.E. School, 1945 *HSC, Comilla Victoria College, 1947 *BSc (Hons), Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, First in the First Class *MSc, Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, First in the First Class, 1951 *PhD, Manchester University, UK (Thesis entitled "The Acid Behaviour of Carboxylic Derivatives", 5 July 1956) Awarded "Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851" to pursue PhD ...
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Abu Osman Chowdhury
Abu Osman Chowdhury (1 January 1936 – 5 September 2020) was a Bangladeshi war hero and freedom fighter. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, he served as the commander of Sector 8 of the Bangladesh Forces that covered the present-day Kushtia, Jashore, Khulna, Barishal, Faridpur and Patuakhali regions. Background Chowdhury was born on 1 January 1936, in Madnergaon village in present-day Faridganj Upazila of Chandpur District. He completed his bachelor's degree from Comilla Victoria College. Career Chowdhury joined the 2nd Battalion the East Bengal Regiment of the Pakistan Army in 1958. He was promoted to the Major rank in April 1968. Role in Bangladesh liberation war In 1971, Chowdhury was posted in Chuadanga, under Kushtia District as a major of the Pakistan army and the Commander of 4th Wing East Pakistan Rifles (EPR). He left for Kushtia with his family on 23 March 1971 to attend an official meeting. He was staying at Kushtia Circuit House on the night of 25–26 March w ...
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Sachin Dev Burman
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