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Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Company
The Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Company (IIFC) () is a Bangladesh government company that acts as an advisory body under the Economic Relations Division of the Ministry of Finance. Md. Shahriar Kader Siddiky is the chairperson and Md. Shahabuddin Patwary is the managing director of the company. History Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Company was established in 1999 under the Companies Act of 1994. The purpose of the IIFC is to encourage and support public-private partnership (3P) in Bangladesh. The company provides consultancy services to public agencies and projects regarding the development of infrastructure to encourage private investments. In 2004, M Saifur Rahman, Minister of Finance and Planning, criticized the Infrastructure Development Company Limited and Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Center for failing to properly encourage investment. It signed an agreement with Power Grid Company of Bangladesh to lease out the fiber optic cable from Chittag ... [...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] |
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the most densely populated countries in the world, and shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast; to the south it has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. It is narrowly separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor; and from China by the Indian state of Sikkim in the north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Chittagong, the second-largest city, is the busiest port on the Bay of Bengal. The official language is Bengali, one of the easternmost branches of the Indo-European language family. Bangladesh forms the sovereign part of the historic and ethnolinguistic region of Bengal, which was divided during the Partition of India in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Government
The Cabinet of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা) is the chief executive body of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The cabinet is the collective decision-making body of the entire government under the Office of the Prime Minister, composed of the prime minister and some 25 cabinet ministers, 7 advisers, 18 state ministers and 3 deputy ministers. Responsibility Ministers of the government, according to the Constitution of Bangladesh The Constitution of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের সংবিধান — ), officially the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের ..., are selected primarily from the elected members of House of Nation, also known as Jatiya Sangsad. Cabinet ministers are heads of government departments, mostly with the office of the "Minister of [department, e.g. Defence]". The collective co-ordinat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economic Relations Division (Bangladesh)
The Economic Relations Division (ERD) is one of the four divisions of the Ministry of Finance, of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The other three divisions of the Ministry of Finance are: Finance Division, Bank and Financial Institutions Division, and Internal Resources Division. Mustafa Kamal Mustafa Kamal, Mostafa Kamal or variations may refer to: *Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938), Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, and founder of the Republic of Turkey as well as its first President. * Mustafa Kemal Kurdaş (1920–20 ... is the minister and Ms. Sharifa Khan is thsecretaryof the Economic Relations Division.List of Former Secretaries Structure * Wing-2: World Bank and Japan * Wing-3: Administration and Middle East * Wing-4: United Nations * Wing-5: Asian Development Bank * Wing-6: Coordination and Nordic * Wing-7: Europe * Wing-8: Asia, JEC and F&F * Wing-9: Foreign Aid Budget and Accounts (FABA) * Wing-10: Development Effectiveness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saifur Rahman (Bangladeshi Politician)
Mohammad Saifur Rahman ( bn, মোহাম্মদ সাইফুর রহমান; October 6, 1932 – September 5, 2009) was a Bangladeshi economist and politician. He was a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the longest-serving Finance Minister of Bangladesh. He delivered 12 national budgets in three terms between 1980 and 1981, 1991–1996 and 2001–2006 over a ministerial life spanning from December 1976 until October 2006 in three different governments. He was Trade & Commerce Minister for the first three years, and thereafter Finance and Planning Minister for 12 years. In 1994, he was elected governor of the golden jubilee conference of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Madrid, Spain. In 2005, Rahman was awarded Ekushey Padak, the highest state honor of Bangladesh. Life Rahman was born on October 6, 1932, in the village of Baharmardan located in current Mostafapur Union, Moulvibazar Sadar, Moulvibazar District, in the Sylhet Division of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infrastructure Development Company Limited
Infrastructure Development Company Limited is a government owned specialised non-bank financial institution that finances renewable infrastructure projects in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos .... In 2016, it was awarded the United Nations Momentum for Change Award. History Infrastructure Development Company Limited was established on 14 May 1997 by the Government of Bangladesh. It also finances organizations who distribute solar panels in Bangladesh. The company was licensed by the Bangladesh Bank as a non-bank financial institution on 5 January 1998. Since its inception, it has played a major role in bridging the financing gap for developing medium to large-scale infrastructure and renewable energy projects in Bangla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Bridge Authority
Bangladesh Bridge Authority is an autonomous Government body responsible for the construction and maintenance of Bridges, Tunnels, Flyovers, Over Passes, Causeway and Subway in Bangladesh. It is headquartered at Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is under the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges. History The agency is responsible for the implementation of the Padma Bridge. It was involved in the Padma Bridge Corruption Scandal. However, the charge was later dismissed by both Canadian court and Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission Ongoing projects * Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project The Padma Multipurpose Bridge ( bn, পদ্মা বহুমুখী সেতু, Pôdma Bôhumukhī Setu), commonly known as the Padma Bridge ( bn, পদ্মা সেতু, Pôdma Setu), is a two-level road-rail bridge across the P ... * Support to Dhaka Elevated Expressway project * Dhaka Elevated Expressway Project * Construction of Multi Lane Road Tunnel under the River Karnaphuli * Greate ... [...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 Railway
Bangladesh Railway ( bn, বাংলাদেশ রেলওয়ে) is the state-owned rail transport agency of Bangladesh. It operates and maintains all railways in the country, and is overseen by the Directorate General of Bangladesh Railway. The Bangladesh Railway is governed by the Ministry of Railways and the Bangladesh Railway Authority. Its reporting mark is "BR". The Bangladesh Railway system has a total length of In 2009, Bangladesh Railway had 34,168 employees. In 2014, Bangladesh Railway carried 65 million passengers and 2.52 million tonnes of freight. The railway made 8,135 million passenger-kilometres and 677 million tonne-kilometres. History Rail transport in Bangladesh (the then British India) began on 15 November 1862, when 53.11 km of (broad gauge) line was opened between Darshana in Chuadanga District and Jogotee in Kushtia District. On 1 January 1871, extension of Darshana - Jogotee Railway line up to Goalanda by Eastern Bengal Railway. On 4 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharifa Khan
Sharifa Khan is a Bangladeshi civil bureaucrat and the second female secretary at Economic Relations Division, Ministry of finance Bangladesh since 17 July 2022. Prior to the current position, she was a member of the Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Institute Division of the Bangladesh Planning Commission. In addition to the above-mentioned posts, she held Additional Secretary (Development) of Bangladesh Commerce Ministry and adjunct faculty, Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management. Early life and education Sharifa khan was born in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail district. After completed her Bachelor (Honors) and master's degrees in economics from Dhaka University she joined Bangladesh Civil service with 9th Batch at 26 January 1991. She completed her 2nd Masters in Development Economics from Australian National University. Career Khan served as director at WTO Cell, Ministry of Commerce in 2012. Khan served as a counselor at the Bangladesh High Commission in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golam Mainuddin , an Indian practitioner of pehlwani
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Ghulam is an Arabic name. Ghulam or Gholam may also refer to: * Gholam Ali, Sistan and Baluchestan, a village in Iran * ''Ghulam'' (film), a 1998 Hindi film * Ghulam, or Ghilman, slave soldiers See also * * * Ghulami (other) * Gulam Gulam (circa 1860-1901) was an Indian practitioner of pehlwani. Gulam participated in early catch wrestling tournaments in Europe. At 5 feet 9 inches and 280 pounds, Gulam wrestled in Paris in 1900 at the time of 1900 World's Fair. In Paris, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
