Shariff Enamul Kabir is a Bangladeshi academic who served as the vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University from 24 February 2009 until May 2012. Shariff Enamul Kabir Vice Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University In office 24 February 2009 – May 2012 Succeeded by M. Anwar Hossain Personal details Born 28 February 1955 Gopalganj District, East Pakistan, Pakistan Nationality Bangladeshi Alma mater Jahangirnagar University, University College London
Shams al-Ḥaqq ibn Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Chirāgh ʿAlī al-Farīdfūrī (Arabic: شمس الحق بن محمد عبد الله بن تشراغ علي الفريدفوري), or simply known as Shamsul Haque Faridpuri (Bengali: শামসুল হক ফরিদপুরী; 1896 – 21 January 1969) was an Islamic scholar, educationist, and social reformer. He was the founder-principal of Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh. He also founded many other madrasas and mosques. Organisations which he initiated include; Khademul
Sukanta Bhattacharya (Bengali: সুকান্ত ভট্টাচার্য) (Bhôṭṭācharjoⓘ; 15 August 1926 – 13 May 1947) was a Bengali poet. He was called ‘Young Nazrul’ and ‘Kishore Bidrohi Kobi’, a reference to the great rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam for Sukanta’s similar rebellious stance against the tyranny of the British Raj and the oppression by the social elites through the work of
Wahiduzzaman also known as Thanda Mia, was a Bangladeshi, politician from Faridpur. Early life Wahiduzzaman was born in 1912 at Sitarampur, Gopalganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India. He graduated from Calcutta Islamia College in 1932 and earned a B.L. degree from Calcutta University in 1935. He was part of the Student Union. Career Wahiduzzaman became a councilor of All India Muslim League.
Vaṅga was an ancient kingdom and geopolitical division within the Ganges delta in the Indian subcontinent. The kingdom is one of the namesakes of the Bengal region. It was located in southern Bengal, with the core region including the southern part of present-day West Bengal (India) and southwestern Bangladesh. Vanga features prominently in the epics and tales of ancient India as well as in the history of Sri Lanka.
An upazila (Bengali: উপজেলা, romanized: upajēlā, lit. ‘sub-district’ pronounced: ), formerly called thana, is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas are further administratively divided into union council areas (union parishads). Bangladesh has 495 upazilas. The upazilas are the second lowest tier of regional administration in Bangladesh. The administrative structure consists of
Habibur Rahman (Bengali: হাবিবুর রহমান; born 1 January 1967) is a Bangladeshi police officer. He is the 35th Commissioner of DMP. Prior to join here he was head of the Tourist Police. From 2019 to 2022, he was Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Dhaka Range, and DIG of administration & discipline at the police headquarters in Dhaka. Besides his police responsibilities, Rahman is known
Harichand Thakur (হরিচাঁদ ঠাকুর) (30 March 1812 – 5 March 1878), worked among the untouchable people of Bengal Presidency. He formed the Matua sect of Hindus. Life Harichand Thakur was born in a Namashudra (or avarna nee Chandala) peasant family in 1811(or 1812) in the Orakandi village of Gopalganj District, Bangladesh of what was then Bengal Presidency (now a part of Bangladesh). He was the son of Jashomanta Biswas
Guruchand Thakur (গুরুচাঁদ ঠাকুর) (also known as Sri Sri Guruchand Thakur) (1846-1937) was an Indian reformer who works for the upliftment of the untouchable peoples in the Indian society. He leads the Matua sect of Hindus after the death of his father Harichand Thakur. Under his strong leadership, the Matua section achieved a major organizational push and started the
Brigadier-General Shaheed Jamil Uddin Ahmed (1 February 1936 – 15 August 1975) was a career officer in the Pakistan Army Signal Corps and then the Bangladesh Army. Appointed as the military secretary to the President of Bangladesh in 1973, he was killed in the early hours of 15 August 1975, while he was on his way to aid the then President, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who was assassinated