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S. M. Abdul Mannan
S. M. Abdul Mannan Chowdhury (born 15 December 1951) is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Manikganj-2 constituency. Early life Mannan was born on 15 December 1951. He has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. Career Mannan is a director of Global Insurance Limited, Premier Leasing Limited, Delta Medical Centre, Delta Spinners Limited, and Mercantile Bank Limited. He had served a term as the President of Gulshan Club. He is a member of the board of governors of the Bangladesh Enterprise Institute. Mannan was elected to Parliament from Manikganj-2 as a candidate of Jatiya Party in 2008. He was elected vice-chairperson of Premier Leasing and Finance Limited on 28 June 2009 and Mizanur Rahman Shelley was elected chairperson. He was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industries Ministry. While campaigning for the general elections in 2018 from Manikganj-2 constituency Mannan's motorcade was attacked a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manikganj-2
Manikganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Momtaz Begum of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Harirampur Upazila, Harirampur and Singair Upazila, Singair upazilas, and four Union Parishad, union parishads of Manikganj Sadar Upazila: Bhararia, Hati Para, and Putail. History The constituency was created in 1984 from a Dhaka constituency when the former Dhaka District was split into six districts: Manikganj District, Manikganj, Munshiganj District, Munshiganj, Dhaka District, Dhaka, Gazipur District, Gazipur, Narsingdi District, Narsingdi, and Narayanganj District, Narayanganj. Ahead of the 2008 Bangladeshi general election, 2008 general election, the Bangladesh Election Commission, Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. Members of Parli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samsuddin Ahmed
Samsuddin Ahmed (6 March 1945 – 20 December 2020) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Manikganj-2 constituency during 2001–2006. Background Ahmed was born in Mirzaganj, Harirampur Upazila, Manikganj District in the then British India in 1945. He graduated from Jagannath College. Career Ahmed was elected to parliament from Manikganj-2 as an independent candidate in 2001. He joined Bangladesh Awami League in 2006. He died on 20 December 2020, from COVID-19, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh The COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Bangladesh in March 2020. The first .... References 1945 births 2020 deaths People from Manikganj District 8th Jatiya Sangsad members Awami League politicians Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momtaz Begum
Momtaz Begum (born 5 May 1974) is a Bangladeshi folk singer and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Manikganj-2 constituency since 2014 and Reserved Women's Seat-21 during 2009–2013. Referred to as "''The Music Queen''," she has recorded around 700 albums. Some of her notable albums include ''Return Ticket'', ''Ashol Boithoki'', ''Murshider Talim'', and ''Ronger Bazar''. Begum won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer three times for the films ''Nekabborer Mohaproyan'' (2014), ''Swatta'' (2017) and ''Maya: The Lost Mother'' (2019). In 2021, she earned an honorary doctorate degree from Global Human Peace University in Tamil Nadu, India. Early life Begum was born on 5 May 1974 in the village Joymontop in Singair Upazila, Singair, in Manikganj District, Manikganj to Uzala Begum and Modhu Boyati, a baul singer. She spent most of her childhood learning music from her father. She also took lessons from Razzak Dewan and Abdur Rashid Sorkar. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jatiya Party (Ershad)
The Jatiya Party ( bn, জাতীয় পার্টি, translit=Jatiyo Party, lit=National Party) is a conservative, nationalist political party in Bangladesh and is currently the main opposition in the Jatiya Sangsad, against the Awami League. The current chairman of the party is Ghulam Muhammad Quader. On 3 January 2019, the party announced its decision to join the Bangladesh Awami League-led Grand Alliance after having been in opposition for the previous parliamentary term. However, the party backtracked the next day and announced that it intended to remain part of the opposition. Currently, it holds Rangpur out of Bangladesh's 12 city corporations. History The party was established by a retired army officer, Hussain Mohammad Ershad on 1 January 1986. He was the Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army. He had seized power through a coup d'état on 24 March 1982. He ruled the country as chief martial law administrator till December 1983. Politics was banned durin ... [...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] |
Mercantile Bank (Bangladesh)
Mercantile Bank Limited is a commercial bank headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. History Mercantile Bank is a public limited company with limited liability under the bank companies act, 1991. Its share are listed in Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange. The bank provide products and services in retail banking, corporate finance, Islamic finance, asset management, equity brokerage and security. It has 119 branches in Bangladesh and employs around 2,300 employees. In April 2009, Mohammad Abdul Jalil, a former Awami League Commerce Minister, was elected chairman of Mercantile Bank. Md Abdul Jalil was re-elected chairman of Mercantile Bank in April 2012. On 9 January 2013, M Ehsanul Haque was appointed managing director of Mercantile Bank. In May 2013, Bangladesh Bank found a director of Mercantile Bank, Md Shahabuddin Alam, was involved with illegal transaction involving subsidiaries of SA Group of Industries. M Amanullah was elected chairman of Mercantile Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulshan Club
Gulshan Club is a social club for residents of Gulshan located in the Capital 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 .... Rafiqul Alam Helal has been the President of the club for the year 2021- 2023 The club has been described as "exclusive". History Gulshan Club was founded in December 1978. it was registered under the Joint Stock Companies Act of 1913. It is officially called Gulshan Club Limited. Membership to the club is restricted to the permanent residents of Baridhara, Banani, and Gulshan. A 12-member Executive Committee which is headed by the president of the club. The members of the executive are elected annually. The club has a gym and swimming pool. The Clubs holds New Year eve's celebration. On 29 December 2007 Engineer M. Faizul Islam was elected Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Enterprise Institute
Bangladesh Enterprise Institute () is a private research institute and independent think tank. Salman F Rahman is the chairman of the board of governors and members include Ragib Ali. The institute is run by Farooq Sobhan and Ambassador M. Humayun Kabir, acting president. History Bangladesh Enterprise Institute was established in October 2000 by Salman F. Rahman of Beximco Group. It purpose is to encourage the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in Bangladesh. The organization lobbies for reform of regulations and the encouragement of the free market. It is funded by its board of governors. It works with the United States-based International Republican Institute. Bangladesh Enterprise Institute organizes conferences on economic and international affairs issues. In 2018, the Institute for Policy, Advocacy and Governance ranked Bangladesh Enterprise Institute on a list of Top Think Tanks in Southeast Asia and the Pacific region. Board of Governors * Salman F Rahma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizanur Rahman Shelley
Mizanur Rahman Shelley (2 January 1943 – 12 August 2019) was a minister of Government of Bangladesh, political analyst, political scientist and educationalist. Biography Shelley was born on 2 January 1943 in Munshiganj District's Kusumpur Village. After completing study from University of Dhaka he joined its Political Science Department as a teacher. In 1967, he resigned from the post and joined Government Service. After joining Government Service he obtained a PhD from the University of London in International Politics. He resigned from Government Service in 1980. He was the Director of Social Welfare Department at that time. He served as Minister of Information Ministry and Water Resources Ministry in 1990. Shelley was the Founding Chairman of the Center for Development Research Bangladesh and editor of Asian Affairs. He was also the Chairman of Premier Leasing and Finance. He was the Advisory Editor of Weekly ''Sochitro Swadesh'' and Trust Chairman of the ''Bangladesh Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awami League
In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people. The adjective appears in the following proper names: *Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan *Awami Front, was a front of six Muslim political parties in Uttar Pradesh, India * Awami Muslim League (Pakistan), a Pakistani political party * Awami National Party, a secular and leftist Pashtun nationalist political party in Pakistan *Bangladesh Awami League, often simply called the Awami League or AL, one of the two major political parties of Bangladesh *National Awami Party, progressive political party in East and West Pakistan *National Awami Party (Bhashani), split-off from National Awami Party in East Pakistan *National Awami Party (Wali), Wali Khan faction of the National Awami Party was formed after the 1967 split in the original National Awami Party *National Awami Party (Muzaffar) or Bangladesh National Awami Party, political party in Banglad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1951 Births
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel '' Journey Through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
