Grameen BankGrameen Bank (Bengali: গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক) is a microfinance, specialized community development bank founded in Bangladesh. It provides small loans (known as or "grameencredit") to the impoverished without requiring collateral. It is a statutory public authority.
Chittagong CollegeChittagong College is a public educational institution in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is a higher secondary school and also a degree awarding college of National University, Bangladesh. It is the second higher secondary school in the region that currently constitutes Bangladesh, established in 1869 after the Dhaka College in 1841. HistoryHaving begun as Chattogram District school (now Chittagong Collegiate School) in 1836, it became an intermediate college on 2 January 1869.
Chief Adviser of BangladeshThe chief adviser of Bangladesh, officially the chief adviser of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is the chief executive of the caretaker and the interim government of Bangladesh, who serves as the head of government during the transition period between one elected government and another. With powers roughly equivalent to those of the prime minister of an elected government, their executive power is limited by the constitution.MicrofinanceProvision of microloans to small scale entrepreneurs and small businesses
Hathazari UpazilaHathazari (Bengali: হাটহাজারী উপজেলা) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. GeographyHathazari is located at 22°30′30″N91°48′30″E / 22.5083°N 91.8083°E / 22.5083; 91.8083. It has a total area of 246.32 km. The main river is Halda.
MicrocreditMicrocredit is the extension of very small loans (microloans) to impoverished borrowers who typically do not have access to traditional banking services due to a lack of collateral, steady employment, and a verifiable . The primary aim of microcredit is to support entrepreneurship, facilitate self-employment, and alleviate poverty, particularly in low-income communities.
Chittagong DistrictChittagong District (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম জেলা), officially Chattogram District, is a district located in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. The commercial capital of Bangladesh and the country's only two-dimensional city are both located in Chittagong District. In terms of establishment, this is the oldest district in Bangladesh, and by area, it is the second largest.
Chattogram Collegiate SchoolChattogram Collegiate School also known as Chittagong Collegiate School and College is a government educational institution in Chattogram, the southern port city in Bangladesh. It provides education from 5th to 12th grade. The school was established in 1836 and in 2016 celebrated its 180 years of establishment. HistoryChittagong Collegiate School was established as Chittagong Government School in 1836. The school was the first English medium high school in Chittagong.
July Uprising2024 mass uprising in BangladeshLead figuresCollective leadershipNahid IslamAsif MahmudMahfuj AlamSarjis AlamHasnat AbdullahNusrat TabassumShadik KayemAnd others...Sheikh Hasina Asaduzzaman Khan Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun (POW)Obaidul Quader CasualtiesDeaths834+ (official gazette)1,000+ (MOHFW estimate)1,400+ (OHCHR estimate)1,581 (SAD estimate)Injuries11,551+ (official gazette)Arrested11,702 (OHCHR estimate)
Bengali languageBengali, also known by its endonym Bangla, is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is primarily spoken by the Bengali people, native to the Bengal region (Bangladesh and India's West Bengal) as well as in Barak Valley in Assam and Tripura in South Asia.
Nobel Peace PrizeThe Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature.
BangladeshisBangladeshis (Bengali: বাংলাদেশী) are the citizens and nationals of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centred on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the permanent residents of the former East Pakistan were transformed into citizens of a new republic. Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous nation. The vast majority of Bangladeshis are ethnolinguistically Bengali.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.