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Saiful Alam (journalist)
Saiful Alam (born 1 November 1956) is a Bangladeshi journalist. He is the former President of Bangladesh National Press Club. He is also the editor of Daily Jugantor. Early life Alam was born on 1 November 1956 in Dhaka of the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to Ali Arshad Mia and Shamsun Nahar. He completed his Secondary School Certificate from Motijheel Government Boys' High School and Higher Secondary School Certificate from Dhaka College in 1974. He graduated from the Department of Linguistics of Dhaka University in 1977 and obtained his post graduate degree from the same University in 1978. From 1972 to 1975, he was an active member of the Bangladesh Students Union. He was also the vice president of ''Dhaka University Cultural Union''. Career Alam started his journalism career with the juvenile weekly Kishore Bangla in 1979. In 1983, he joined the ''Daily Janata'' as a senior reporter. He worked at the Daily Inqilab as senior reporter from 1986 to 1999. When Jugantor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Press Club (Bangladesh)
Jatiya Press Club is the professional club for journalists of Bangladesh located in the capital Dhaka. The current president is Farida Yasmin and the General Secretary is Elias Khan. History The Jatiya Press Club was founded in 1954 as the East Pakistan Press Club. It was formed to be run by an elected committee guided by its rules and regulations. The Government of East Pakistan rented out a building at 18 Topkhana Road at a monthly rent of Tk 100 to be used as the press club headquarters. The building before 1947 was a residential house of Dhaka University and was once residence to physicist Satyendra Nath Bose. The first life member of the club was N. M. Khan who was chief secretary of the provincial government. Mujibur Rahman Khan was the first president of the club. On 25 March Pakistan army started Operation Searchlight Operation Searchlight was the codename for a planned military operation carried out by the Pakistan Army in an effort to curb the Bengali nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Students Union
Bangladesh Students' Union (BSU) was instituted in 1952. This organization is one of the leading student organizations in Bangladesh. It claims to be working for students and youth right as a secular and progressive students' organization in Bangladesh as well as all over the world as the member of several international students' and youth organizations. Bangladesh Students' Union (BSU) is working as the most conscious, advanced and struggling progressive representative of the students of Bangladesh, independent, unique, democratic, pluralistic, non-profit, non-governmental, non-partisan student organization which would embrace, represent and defend the interests of students and their rights. In Bangladesh student organizations are directly involved with political parties except for Bangladesh Students' Union (BSU). The political parties motivate student organizations. They are using students as an instrument to go to the power. Bangladesh Students' Union is not different fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Dhaka District
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Living People
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1956 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Huaorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held in Mosc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) is Bangladesh's national news agency and was established on January 1, 1972, by government order soon after its independence from Pakistan. Abul Kalam Azad Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al-Husseini, Hussaini Azad (; 11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was an Indian Indian independence movement, independence activist, Islamic theologian, writer and a senior leader of the ... is the current managing director and chief editor of the agency. References {{Authority control Mass media companies established in 1972 News agencies based in Bangladesh 1972 establishments in Bangladesh Government agencies of Bangladesh Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Bangladesh) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Press Institute Of Bangladesh
Press Institute of Bangladesh or PIB is an autonomous national research institute that provides training to Journalists and carries out research on mass media and journalism in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Zafar Wazed Ali Wazed Zafar (known as Zafar Wazed) is a Bangladeshi journalist. He is the incumbent Director General of the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB). In recognition of his contribution to journalism, the government of Bangladesh awarded him the co ... is the present Director General of the institute. History The institute was established in 1976 through the publication of a government gazette notification. As of 2011 the institute has organised 721 training sessions with over 18,000 participants. References Government agencies of Bangladesh 1976 establishments in Bangladesh Mass media in Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Inqilab
''Inqilab'' ( bn, দৈনিক ইনকিলাব) is a major daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language. Overview The ''Daily Inqilab'' is a leading vernacular newspaper of Bangladesh. The word Inqilab means Revolution esp. Islamic revolution.That is why during the last 36 years, ''Daily Inqilab'' has been pursuing principles of Islam as its main Policy and has never compromised with anything anti-Islamic and anti-Muslim. For this reason, ''Daily Inqilab'' has become most popular among the 90% Muslim people of our country. History The Daily Inqilab was established on 4 June 1986. The Founder of The Daily Inqilab is the famous Islamic scholar and leader late Maulana M. A. Mannan. He was minister of religion and relief affairs of Bangladesh Govt. during the Ershad regime in the 80s. He also served as the state minister for education during General Zia's regime. The Daily Inqilab was the largest circulated newspaper till 2005. Its circul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishore Bangla
''Kishore Bangla'' ( bn, কিশোর বাংলা ) is the first juvenile weekly newspaper ever published in Bengali language. Background The publication of this newspaper commenced in 1977 at the behest of the Bangladesh government. It was published from the 'Observer House' and the eminent journalist and editor of weekly cine-magazine the '' Chitrali'', Syed Mohammad Parvez, was appointed the editor. However, writer, journalist and children's organizer Rafiqul Haque, popularly known as ''Dadu bhai'' was in charge as its executive editor. The Government of Bangladesh discontinued publication of ''Kishore Bangla'' in 1983. Since 2018 it is issued under a new ownership. Team The work team of ''Kishore Bangla'' comprised, in addition to Rafiqul Haque, the eminent journalist Shah Alamgir, writer Abdur Rahman, actor and graphic artist Afzal Hossain, journalist Saiful Alam Lytton and author Mustafa Majid, among others. Najimuddin Manik, Faizul Latif Chowdhury, and Syed B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka University
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 it is the largest public research university in Bangladesh, with a student body of 46,150 and a faculty of 1,992. Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Salimullah, who played a pioneering role in establishing the university in Dhaka, donated 600 acres of land from his estate for this purpose. It has made significant contributions to the modern history of Bangladesh. After the Partition of India, it became the focal point of progressive and democratic movements in Pakistan. Its students and teachers played a central role in the rise of Bengali nationalism and the independence of Bangladesh in 1971. Notable alumni include Muhammad Yunus (winner 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, pioneer of microcredit), Natyaguru Nurul Momen (pioneer literature, theatre & cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jugantor
''Daily Jugantor'' ( bn, দৈনিক যুগান্তর) is a Bengali daily newspaper in Bangladesh. The newspaper is printed and published by Jamuna Printing and Publishing Ltd. established in 1999, and administrative operations are overseen by Jamuna Media Ltd. The editor of this newspaper is Saiful Alam and publisher Salma Islam. History The Daily Jugantor was first published on February 1, 2000 with the slogan of "Sotter Sondhane Nirveek" (Fearless in search of truth). The newspaper owned by the Jamuna Group, and is one of the most popular Bengali language newspapers in Bangladesh. Features * Protimoncho (Crime Scene) * Ghore baire (Life Style) * Jugantor dotcom (Technology) * Tara jhil mil (Entertainment) * Sahittyo samoyiki (Literature) * Sajan samabesh (Reader organisation) * Suranjana (Women page) * Chakrir khuj (Jobs corner) * Prokriti o jibon (Environment & Life) * Islam o jibon (Islam eligion& Life) See also * List of newspapers in Bangladesh This li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka College
Dhaka College ( bn, ঢাকা কলেজ also known as DC) is the oldest secular educational institution of Bangladesh located in Dhaka. It offers higher secondary education ( HSC). It has Honours and Masters programs as well which are affiliated to the University of Dhaka. History Dhaka College is one of Bangladesh's most important as well as earliest higher-secondary educational institutions. It was established by James Taylor Wise (civil surgeon at Dhaka) in 1835 as an English Seminary School (present Dhaka Collegiate School). Mr. Wise organized a local Committee of Public Instruction with the help of district magistrate Mr. Grant. The school building was built partly out of public donations on the grounds of an English factory. On 18 July 1841, the school got its approval from the college. On 20 November 1841, the foundation stone of the college was placed and buildings were completed in 1846, with the aid of the Bishop of Calcutta. In the first graduating class the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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