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St Gregory's School (Dhaka)
St. Gregory's High School & College is a Catholic school in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1882, when the city was part of British India, by Gregory De Groote, a Belgian Benedictine priest. The school, located on Municipal office street of the Lakshmibazar neighborhood of old Dhaka, was named after Pope Gregory I (540–604). Brother Placid Peter Rebeiro, CSC, is the current principal of the institution. Brother Leonard Rozario, CSC, is the current vice principal of the institution. History In 1882, the American priests of the Congregation of Holy Cross took over the Vicariate of East Bengal from the Benedictine Fathers. At the time, Mr. and Mrs. Wise — who were Protestants — ran a school in the present Wiseghat area near the River Buriganga. In this school, most of the students were of European and Anglo-Indian Catholic communities. Anglican and Baptist pastors were allowed to teach religion at this school. Father Francis Boers, CSC. tried many times to be a teacher of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list of cities proper by population density, most densely populated cities in the world with a density of about 34,000 citizens per square kilometers within a total area of approximately 300 square kilometers. Dhaka is a megacity, and has a population of 10.2 million residents as of 2024, and a population of over 23.9 million residents in Greater Dhaka, Dhaka Metropolitan Area. It is widely considered to be the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world. Dhaka is an important cultural, economic, and scientific hub of Eastern South Asia, as well as a major list of largest cities in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member countries, Muslim-majority city. Dhaka ranks list of cities by GDP, third in South Asia and 39th in the worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tajuddin Ahmad
Tajuddin Ahmad (23 July 1925 – 3 November 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician. He led the Provisional Government of Bangladesh, 1st Government of Bangladesh as its Prime Minister of Bangladesh, prime minister during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, and is regarded as one of the most instrumental figures in the birth of Bangladesh. Tajuddin began as a All-India Muslim League, Muslim League youth worker in British India. He belonged to the Dhaka-based pro-democracy, secular Muslim League faction, which broke with the Muslim League's reactionary party line after the partition of India and the birth of Dominion of Pakistan, Pakistan. As a member of the short-lived youth organisation the Jubo League, he actively participated in the Bengali language movement, Language Movement in 1952. In 1953, he joined the Awami League, Awami Muslim League (later the Awami League), a dissident offshoot of the Muslim League. The following year, he was elected a member of the East Pakistan Prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samar Das
Samar Das (; 10 December 1929 – 25 September 2001) was a Bangladeshi musician and composer. He became one of the most important music directors in Pakistan and subsequently Bangladesh and was the composer of over 2,000 songs. Early life Samar Das was born into a Bengali Christian family in the Nabadwip Basak Lane of old Dhaka. His family was deeply involved with music and he received his initial training at home. He started his musical career playing the ''bansi'' (Indian flute), guitar and piano at the Dhaka center of All India Radio. Career as leading music director In 1953, he joined His Master's Voice as a pianist in their backing orchestra. He became chief music director in 1966 of the Cultural Academy located in Karachi, Pakistan. Also in 1966, he led the Pakistan Delegation to the Commonwealth Music Festival in London. In 1967, he was appointed a music director at Dhaka Radio. He was the music director for over 50 Bengali and Urdu films in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustafa Zaman Abbasi
Mustafa Zaman Abbasi (; 8 December 1936 – 10 May 2025) was a Bangladeshi musicologist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1995 by the Government of Bangladesh. Abbasi was the youngest son of folk singer-composer Abbas Uddin Ahmed. As of 2016, he served as a senior research scholar at the "Kazi Nazrul Islam and Abbasuddin Research and Study Centre" of Independent University, Bangladesh. Early life and background Abbasi was born on 8 December 1936 in the Cooch Behar district of the then British India (now in West Bengal, India). Abbasi was the third son of Abbasuddin Ahmed. His eldest brother Mustafa Kamal was the Chief Justice of Bangladesh. His sister Ferdausi Rahman is a playback singer. Abbasi was trained by Indian classical musicians including Ustad Muhammad Hussain Khasru and Ustad Gul Mohammad Khan. Works Abbasi published more than fifty books in total. He published two books on Bhawaiya music with staff notation of about 1,200 songs. He published several books on poe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serajul Islam Choudhury
Serajul Islam Choudhury (born 23 June 1936) is a Bangladeshi literary critic, public intellectual, social and political analyst, activist, historian, educationist, editor, translator, columnist, and professor emeritus at the University of Dhaka. He is the editor of ''Natun Diganta''. Considered one of the foremost oppositional intellectuals of Bangladesh, he authored nearly a hundred books and countless essays in Bangla and English. Early life and education Choudhury was born in the village of Baroikhali under the Sreenagar thana in the district of Munshigonj to Hafizuddin Chowdhury and Asia Khatun. He is the eldest of the nine brothers and four sisters including Amanul Islam Chowdhury (d. 2020) and Fakrul Islam Chowdhury (d. 2023). In his early life, he liked to build his career as a novelist, but his father wanted him to join the civil service after a degree in Economics. On a note of compromise, he enrolled with the English department at the University of Dhaka after an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamilur Reza Choudhury
Dr. Jamilur Reza Choudhury (15 November 1942 – 28 April 2020) was a Bangladeshi civil engineer, professor, researcher, and education advocate. He was an Adviser (Minister) to Caretaker Government of Bangladesh (April–June 1996). He was the first vice chancellor of BRAC University and former vice chancellor of University of Asia Pacific. He was also the president of Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad Committee from 2003. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in the category of science and technology in 2017. He was inducted as a National Professor by the Government of Bangladesh in 2018. Early life and background Choudhury was born in Sylhet (during British colonial rule) on 15 November 1943. His father, Abid Reza Choudhury (1905–1991), was a civil engineer who had migrated to Dhaka in 1952 (after the Partition of India) from Rangauty, a rural area of Hailakandi (Assam, India). Abid was the first Muslim to graduate from Bengal Engineering and Scien ... [...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] |
Attorney General Of Bangladesh
The attorney general for Bangladesh () is the Bangladeshi government's chief legal adviser and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. The attorney general is usually a highly respected senior advocate and is appointed by the ruling government. Md Asaduzzaman is the current and 17th attorney general for Bangladesh. The attorney general is the ex-officio chairman of the Bangladesh Bar Council and accordingly he performs the duties assigned to that post and empowered to participate in any reference to the Supreme Court of Bangladesh made by the President under article 106 of the Constitution and can express his own opinion. Unlike the attorney general of the United States, the attorney general of Bangladesh does not have any executive authority, and is not a political appointee; those functions are performed by the minister of justice. The attorney general is assisted by the several additional attorneys-general, deputy attorneys-general, and assistant attorneys- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faqueer Shahabuddin Ahmad
Faqueer Shahabuddin Ahmad was the second Attorney General of Bangladesh from 1972 to 1976. Ahmad Mr. Ahmad was born in Ghagotia, Kapasia (Dhaka). He moved to Dhaka City to complete his education. He successfully completed his law degree. He became one of the most prominent lawyers in Bangladesh. He is listed as a freedom fighter by the Government of Bangladesh for his role in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war The Bangladesh Liberation War (, ), also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which res .... He was one of the thirty-three authors of the Constitution of Bangladesh. His signature appears on page #100 on the right column. He represented Bangladesh in the UN with Abu Sayeed Chowdhury during the liberation movement. In 1972, Ahmad was appointed the Attorney General of Bangladesh and Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed the Additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syed Najmuddin Hashim
Syed Najmuddin Hashim (1925–1999) was a Bangladeshi journalist, politician, and writer. Early life Hashim was born on 1 June 1925 in Dhaka, East Bengal, British Raj. In 1942, he graduated from St Gregory's High School and from Dhaka College in 1944. In 1946 he graduated with a B.A. in English from Presidency College Calcutta. Career Hashim started his career as a journalist. From 1948 to 1962 he worked in Radio Pakistan including as editor and broadcaster. From 1962 to 1964 he worked in the Industrial Development Bank as the chief public relations officer. From 1966 to 1968 he was the deputy director of Bureau of National Research and Reconstruction. From 1968 to 1970, he was the first secretary at the Pakistan Embassy in France. From 1970 to 1972, Hashim was the executive director of Pakistan Council. From 1974 to 1975 he served as the managing director of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation after which he was appointed joint secretary to the Ministry of Information. Fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osman Faruk
Osman Faruk is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former minister of education of Bangladesh. He served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Kishoreganj-4 constituency. Career In 2016, he was investigated for war crimes during the Bangladesh Liberation War. He has denied involvement in war crimes. He is an adviser to the former prime minister of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia Begum Khaleda Zia (born August–September 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the prime minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2006. She was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh and the second fema .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Faruk, Osman Living people People from Kishoreganj District Politicians from Dhaka Division Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Ministers of education of Bangladesh 8th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) St. Gregory's High School and Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury
Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury is a former Bangladesh Advisor (Minister) of Foreign Affairs (2007-2009), a position he held after a long career in diplomacy and the Civil Service, starting in Pakistan in 1969, thereafter transferring to Bangladesh after the nation gained independence in 1971. Chowdhury’s contributions as a global diplomat were recognized by the New York City Council; he was named as "One of the World’s Leading Diplomatic Leaders". He was also awarded a Knighthood of the Order of St. Gregory the Great by Pope John Paul the Second. Education Chowdhury obtained an MA and Ph.D., both in International Relations at the Australian National University in Canberra, having stood First in First Class in Political Science Honours at the University of Dhaka. Career In Bangladesh’s pre-independence period, he had stood first in then-East Pakistan in the Superior Civil service examination, and joined the Civil Service of Pakistan (CSP) in 1969. He received his training ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
