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Mosharraf Hossain (Jessore Politician)
Mosharraf Hossain ( bn, মোশাররফ হোসেন; 7 March 1925 – 3 February 1974) was a politician and lawyer from Jessore District, Jessore, Bangladesh. He was actively involved in the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist movement in East Pakistan and the Bangladesh Liberation War, Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. He was elected as a member of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly, Provincial Assembly of East Pakistan in the 1970 Pakistani provincial elections, 1970 election, and was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh from April 1971 to September 1972. In 1972, he resigned from the Constituent Assembly, left the ruling party Awami League, and joined the left-wing opposition party Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (abbr. JSD or JASAD or 'জাসদ') as one of its founding vice presidents. Mosharraf was assasignated in 1974. Early life Born in the Sabhaipur village of Bangaon subdivision, Bangaon (which was then a Mahakuma of the greater Jessor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal ( bn, জাতীয় সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল, 'National Socialist Party of Bangladesh', JSD or 'জাসদ', JASAD) is a List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The party was founded by Serajul Alam Khan. The current party president is Sharif Nurul Ambia, with Executive President Moinuddin Khan Badol MP, and General Secretary Nazmul Haq Prodhan MP. History The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASAD) was formed in 1972 when it split from Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the Bangladesh Awami League, under the leadership of Serajul Alam Khan, M. A. Jalil, ASM Abdur Rab and Shajahan Siraj. It had an armed wing, Gonobahini, led by Colonel Abu Taher and Hasanul Haq Inu, Kazi Aref Ahmed, Monirul Islam, Sharif Nurul Ambia that led a violent left-wing 1972-1975 Bangladesh insurgency, insurgency against the government of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Their aim was to form a new left wing democratic n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahakuma
{{Unreferenced, date=December 2015 Mahakuma ( bn, মহকুমা) is an administrative division of India denoting a sub-district. Subdivisions of Bangladesh Mahakuma was a term of administration under district containing some sub-district (Thana or upazilas) under a district of 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 .... The Local Government Ordinance of 1982 abolished the "Mahakuma" as an administrative tier and then existing Mahakumas have been re-designated and upgraded as new districts. See also * Districts of Bangladesh * Subdivisions of India Administrative divisions of India Former subdivisions of Bangladesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengalis, Bengali politician, Member of parliament, parliamentarian and the founding leader of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He first served as the titular President of Bangladesh, President of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh between April 1971 and January 1972. He then served as Prime Minister of Bangladesh from the Awami League between January 1972 and January 1975. He finally served as President again during BAKSAL from January 1975 till his assassination in August 1975. In 2011, the 15th constitutional amendment in Bangladesh referred to Sheikh Mujib as the Father of the Nation who Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence, declared independence; these references were enshrined in the fifth, sixth, and seventh schedules of the constitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Calcutta Riots
The 1964 Calcutta riot was a religious riot that occurred in January 1964 and spread throughout the city of Calcutta. The violence was a reaction to Muslims attack on Hindu in neighboring Bangladesh by Muslim mobs. This event was the first intense religious violence in the city since the 1946 riots. The violence included attacks resulting in bloodshed, property destruction, and organized looting, which led to the death of at least 264 people, according to official records. Unofficial estimates of casualties ranged from 100 to 500. Reports indicated that as many as 70,000 Muslim residents fled their homes. Background The violence in Calcutta began to develop on December 27, 1963, when a sacred relic believed by many to be a strand from the beard of Islamic Prophet Muhammad was stolen from the Hazratbal Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir. This incident sparked protests and mass agitation, which fueled hatred towards the minority Hindu community in East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habibur Rahman (Jessore Politician)
Habibur Rahman ( Bengali: হাবিবুর রহমান; 1910 – 6 September 1955) was a politician and lawyer from Jashore, Bangladesh. He is notable for his involvement in the Bengali language movement. Early life Habibur was born in 1910 in Bangaon, which was then a Mahakuma of the greater Jessore district. Career Habibur studied law in Kolkata and began practicing professionally in Jessore in 1937. He was politically associated with A. K. Fazlul Huq-led faction of the Muslim League. After the formation of East Pakistan Awami Muslim League Awami League ( ur, ; bn, আওয়ামী লীগ) was a Pakistani political party founded by Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy in February 1950. Pir of Manki Sharif and Khan Ghulam Mohammad Khan from the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) joine ... (former name of Awami League) in 1949, he became the first president of its Jessore district committee. In 1948, he was a member of the National Language Action Committee in Jes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman With Mosharraf Hossain And Others In Jessore (1969)
Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a tribe or a royal family member in Arabian countries, in some countries it is also given to those of great knowledge in religious affairs as a surname by a prestige religious leader from a chain of Sufi scholars. It is also commonly used to refer to a Muslim religious scholar. It is also used as an honorary title by people claiming to be descended from Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali both patrilineal and matrilineal who are grandsons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The term is literally translated to "Elder" (is also translated to " Lord/ Master" in a monarchical context). The word 'sheikh' is mentioned in the 23rd verse of Surah Al-Qasas in the Quran. Etymology and meaning The word in Arabic stems from a triliteral root connect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bichitra
Bichitra is a defunct weekly literary magazine. It was owned by the Government of Bangladesh and edited by Shahadat Chowdhury. The magazine has been described as a historic milestone and a pioneering magazine. History Fazal Shahabuddin is the founding editor of the magazine. It was founded in 1972. Bichitra was the first publication in Bangladesh to issue a special Eid edition. Ziaur Rahman talked about his role in the Bangladesh Liberation war and the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in an article in the magazine in 1972. On 17 May 1978, the Tokai, by Rafiqun Nabi, was first published in the magazine. The cartoon would go on to achieve iconic status in Bangladesh. On 7 December 1991, Sufia Kamal gave an interview to the magazine about her memories of Bangladesh Liberation war. The executive editor, Shahriar Kabir, was fired by the magazine for his involvement in Gono Adalat. Shahadat Chowdhury Shahadat Chowdhury (28 July 1943 – 29 November 2005) was a Bangladeshi journ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communist Party Of India
Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. History Formation The Communist Party of India was formed on 26 December 1925 at the first Party Conference in Kanpur, which was then known as ''Cawnpore''. Its founders included M. N. Roy, his wife Evelyn Trent, Abani Mukherji, and M. P. T. Acharya. S.V. Ghate was the first General Secretary of CPI. There were many communist groups formed by Indians with the help of foreigners in different parts of the world, Tashkent group of Contacts were made with Anushilan and Jugantar the groups in Bengal, and small communist groups were formed in Bombay (led by S.A. Dange), Madras (led by Singaravelu Chettiar), United Provinces (led by Shaukat Usmani), Punjab, Sindh (led by Ghulam Hussain) and Bengal (led by Muzaffar Ahmed). Involvement in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, the Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. The Congress led India to independence from the United Kingdom, and significantly influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire. Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, along with its main rival the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is a "big tent" party whose platform is generally considered to lie in the centre to of Indian politics. After Indian independence in 1947, Congress emerged as a catch-all and secular party, dominating Indian politics for the next 20 years. The party's first prime minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiban Ratan Dhar
Jiban Ratan Dhar (April 1889 – 19 January 1963) was an Indian politician. He headed the municipality of Jessore during the Partition of India, represented the Bangaon constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly twice and served as Minister for Jails and Health in the state government. Youth Dhar was the son of Prasanna Kumar Dhar, a lawyer. Dhar went to school in Jessore and Calcutta. In 1913 he set up a students' mess at 110 College Street, Calcutta. He obtained his Bachelor of Medicine degree in Calcutta in 1916. He joined the Indian Army as a Commissioned Officer during World War I in 1916. On 18 September 1916 he was named Lieutenant in the Indian Medical Service. He remained an officer until 1926, reaching the rank of captain. Independence struggle and Partition During the struggle for Indian independence, Dhar was jailed in 1930, 1941 and 1942. He was a member of the All India Congress Committee 1930–1950. He served as president of the Jessore Congress Dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election
The West Bengal State Assembly Election of 1952 was a part of the series of Legislative Assembly elections in 1952. Alliances On the political left, two alliances had emerged the United Socialist Organisation of India (an alliance between the Communist Party of India, the Socialist Republican Party and the Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)) and the People's United Socialist Front (comprising the Socialist Party, the Forward Bloc (Ruikar) and the Revolutionary Communist Party of India).M.V.S. Koteswara Rao. ''Communist Parties and United Front - Experience in Kerala and West Bengal''. Hyderabad: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 213. Results Alliance wise result The election was won by the Indian National Congress, who got a majority of its own in the assembly. The communists became the largest opposition party. Party wise result , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" ! class="unsortable" , ! Political party !! Flag !! Seats Contested !! Won !! % of Seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourth-most populous and thirteenth-largest state by area in India, as well as the eighth-most populous country subdivision of the world. As a part of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata, the third-largest metropolis, and seventh largest city by population in India. West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region, the coastal Sundarbans and the Bay of Bengal. The state's main ethnic group are the Bengalis, with the Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority. The area's early history featured a succession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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