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Nur Ahmed (politician)
Nur Ahmed was a Bengali-Pakistani lawyer and politician. Early life Ahmed was born on 25 December 1890 in Alkaran Mohalla, Chittagong, Chittagong District, Bengal Presidency, British India. Ahmed graduated from Chittagong Municipal Model High School and Chittagong College in 1910 and 1912 respectively. He completed his bachelors in Arabic and Persian languages and Masters in History from the University of Calcutta in 1915 and 1916 respectively. He received a law degree from the University of Calcutta in 1917. Career Ahmed joined the Chittagong Judges Court after graduation. He was election Commissioner of Chittagong City in 1918 and chairperson in 1921, a position he held till 1954. As Chairperson of Chittagong, he introduced compulsory primary education, education for girls, and school inspectors. He oversaw a rise in the literacy rate of the city and increased the number of primary schools in the city to 62. He renovated the Municipal Public Library and installed electric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittagong
Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in Bengal region. It is the administrative seat of the eponymous division and district. It hosts the busiest seaport on the Bay of Bengal. The city is located on the banks of the Karnaphuli River between the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Bay of Bengal. The Greater Chittagong Area had a population of more than 5.2 million in 2022. In 2020, the city area had a population of more than 3.9 million. One of the world's oldest ports with a functional natural harbor for centuries, Chittagong appeared on ancient Greek and Roman maps, including on Ptolemy's world map. It was located on the southern branch of the Silk Road. In the 9th century, merchants from the Abbasid Caliphate established a trading post in Chittagong. The port fell to the Muslim co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittagong District
Chittagong District, renamed the Chattogram District, is a district located in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chattogram Division. The port city of Chattogram, which is the second largest city in Bangladesh, is located within this district. History Because of the natural harbour, Chattogram had been an important location for trade, drawing Arab traders as early as the 9th century CE. The region fell under the rule of kings from Arakan in the 16th and 17th centuries, but later, the Mughal Army under Shaista Khan conquered Chattogram. During the 17th century, the region also faced a lot of attacks by Portuguese pirates. The Mughals established Chattogram as a district in 1666. Chattogram is the 2nd largest district in Bangladesh by population and area. The Chattogram Hill Tracts were separated from Chittagong in 1860. In 1947, Chattogram came under Pakistan and became part a district of East Pakistan. Port of Chattogram was a big spot for exports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal Presidency
The Bengal Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort William and later Bengal Province, was a subdivision of the British Empire in India. At the height of its territorial jurisdiction, it covered large parts of what is now South Asia and Southeast Asia. Bengal proper covered the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal (present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal). Calcutta, the city which grew around Fort William, was the capital of the Bengal Presidency. For many years, the Governor of Bengal was concurrently the Viceroy of India and Calcutta was the de facto capital of India until 1911. The Bengal Presidency emerged from trading posts established in Mughal Bengal during the reign of Emperor Jahangir in 1612. The East India Company (HEIC), a British monopoly with a Royal Charter, competed with other European companies to gain influence in Bengal. After the decisive overthrow of the Nawab of Bengal in 1757 and the Battle of Buxar in 1764, the HEIC expanded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Raj
The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himself employed by the British East India company from the age of seventeen until the British government assumed direct rule over India in 1858." * * and lasted from 1858 to 1947. * * The region under British control was commonly called India in contemporaneous usage and included areas directly administered by the United Kingdom, which were collectively called British India, and areas ruled by indigenous rulers, but under British paramountcy, called the princely states. The region was sometimes called the Indian Empire, though not officially. As ''India'', it was a founding member of the League of Nations, a participating nation in the Summer Olympics in 1900, 1920, 1928, 1932, and 1936, and a founding member of the United Nations in San F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittagong Municipal Model High School
Municipal Model High School ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম মিউনিসিপাল মডেল উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়), established in 1880, is one of the oldest schools in Bangladesh.The school is located at the Chittagong Biapni Bitan. In fact, it is adjacent to the north boundary wall of the Market which people know as Newmarket in Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B .... It provides education from 6th to 12th grade. History In 1880, Municipal High School was established by a Chittagonian social worker named Shyamacharan Sen. It was first established as a junior English School. Founder Shyamacharan served as the first principal of Municipal High School. References 1880 establishments in India Schools in Chittagong {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittagong College
Chittagong College is a government college in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is the second college established in Bangladesh after Dhaka College. It offers higher secondary education (HSC), bachelor's degree and master's degree. History Having begun as Chattogram District school (now Chittagong Collegiate School) in 1836, it became an intermediate college in 2nd January 1869. Its academic activities as a college started at a Portuguese-merchant built building beside the Parade Ground. The first principal was J C Bose. Initially, it used to offer law education, but the subject was suspended in 1909. In the same year it started providing science education in the intermediate section from the 1909. The institute became a graduation college in 1910 after University of Calcutta recognized it as a first class degree college. From then it started providing honours degrees on Arabic, Bengali, Pali, Sanskrit, history, mathematics, physics and chemistry. From 1919 it started supplementary cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st National Assembly Of Pakistan
The 1st Parliament of Pakistan was the unicameral legislature of Pakistan formed after the partition of India. There were 100 Members of Parliament, including 44 from East Bengal, 17 from West Punjab, 3 from the Northwest Frontier Province, 4 from Sindh, and 1 from Balochistan. Four of West Punjab's 17 allocated seats laid vacant. East Bengal # Abdullah al Mahmood # Abdullah el Baqui # Abdul Hamid # Abdul Kasem Khan # Mohammad Akram Khan # A. M. A. Hamid # Azizuddin Ahmad # Muhammad Habibullah Bahar # Prem Hari Barma # Raj Kumar Chakraverty # Sris Chandra Chattopadhyaya # Abdul Matin Chaudhary # Murtaza Raza Choudhry # Hamidul Huq Choudhury # Akshay Kumar Das # Dhirendranath Datta # Bhupendra Kumar Datta # Ibrahim Khan # A. K. Fazlul Huq # Fazlur Rahman # Ghayasuddin Pathan # Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah # Liaquat Ali Khan # Mafizuddin Ahmad # Mahmud Hussain # Jnanendra Chandra Majumdar # Abdul Motaleb Malik # Birat Chandra Mandal # Jogendra Nath Mandal # Moham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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