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74 unusual facts about Dhaka


A.K. Golam Jilani

A. K. Golam Jilani was born in 24 October 1904 in the Algichor village of the Nawabganj Upazila of the Dhaka district of British India (Present day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh).

K. Golam Jilani (24 October 1904 – 9 February 1932) was a Bengali revolutionary of the Indian independence movement from the Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka in present-day Bangladesh.

Abdul Mannan Choudhury

Abdul Mannan Choudhury is a former professor of the University of Dhaka, and is the Vice-Chancellor of the World University of Bangladesh.

All India Muhammadan Educational Conference

After the Congress sponsored agitation against the partition of Bengal (1905) an All India Muhammadan Educational Conference was held at Shahbag in Dhaka, capital of the then East Bengal and Assam Province in the year 1906.

Anushilan Samiti

Two main groups that remained were the Jugantar itself and the Dhaka Anushilan Samiti, in the western and the eastern parts of the Bengal, respectively.

Kolkata and, later, Dhaka were the two major strongholds of the association.

The Dhaka branch of Anushilan was led by Pulin Behari Das and spread branches through East Bengal and Assam.

The Dhaka branch of the Anushilan Samiti was formed by Pulin Behari Das, who was once a teacher in the Dhaka Government College and, later, a founding headmaster of 'National School' (Dhaka), along with his followers, in 1906.

Anwar Uddin

During May 2007, he visited a youth football camp in Dhaka, with British coach Anthony Ferguson and Canary Wharf’s head of public affairs Zakir Khan.

Bangaon

Officials said the route would cut short 63 km compared to the Darshana-Gethe track to Dhaka and facilitate smooth traffic of 7 lakh metric tonnes of expected import-export items in a year.

Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute

The central research station of the institute is at Joydebpur about 35 km north of Dhaka.

Bangladesh Agricultural University

The campus, with an area of 4.85 km², is in scenic rural surroundings on the western bank of the old Brahmaputra River, 3 km south of the district town of Mymensingh and 120 km north from Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Anti Quota Protests 2013

Protesters formed a 10-member committee known as ‘Medhamullayon Mancha’ and said Abdur Rahim, student of University of Dhaka would act as convener of the committee.

Bangladesh Center for Advanced Studies

As of 2007, the Centre has 112 full-time staff (26 senior, 28 mid-level and 46 junior professionals), and has four field offices in Khulna, Faridpur, Jessore and Rajshahi lying outside its Dhaka headquarter.

Bangladesh Education and Research Network

The central node of the network is in the premises of the BUGC situated at Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka.

Bangladesh University of Professionals

Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) (Bengali: BUP বাংলাদেশ ইউনিভার্সিটি অব প্রফেশনালস) is the 30th public university of Bangladesh established in Mirpur, Dhaka in 2008, to run all educational institutions of the army, navy and air force and facilitate professional degrees for armed forces personnel and civilians through its affiliated institutions.

They were earlier affiliated with Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Chittagong University and Bangladesh National University and will now be affiliated with the BUP.

Bengali phonology

In the dialects prevalent in much of eastern Bangladesh (Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions), many of the stops and affricates heard in Kolkata Bengali are pronounced as fricatives.

Bert is Evil

Being unaware of Sesame Street, Dhaka printer Mostafa Kamal had copied the collage from the World Wide Web, leaving the image of Bert in his collage.

Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka

The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka, Bangladesh an autonomous organization, mainly responsible for holding two public examinations (SSC & HSS) and for providing recognition to the newly established non-government educational institutions and also for the supervision, control and developments of those institutions.

Boys of Bangladesh

Based in Dhaka, this non-registered, non-funded and non-formal group is run by a pool of volunteers.

BPATC

Located in Savar, Dhaka, BPATC is the Bangladesh public administration training center to turn government employees into good government officers.

Criminal Investigation Department

In Bangladesh the headquarters of Crime Investigation Department (CID, Bangladesh) is in Malibagh, Dhaka.

Dayemi Complex Bangladesh

It is headquartered in the 700-year old Qadiri Sufi dynasty of Chotto Dayera Sharif, located in Azimpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Dewan Mohammad Azraf

Azraf passed BA with distinction from Murari Chand College, Sylhet in 1930 and received MA in Philosophy from the University of Dhaka in 1932.

He taught part time at the departments of Philosophy and Islamic Studies of the University of Dhaka from 1973 to 1990.

Education in Bangladesh

: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka

Government Saadat College

The college is located at Karatia near the Dhaka-Tangail highway and about 7 kilometres from the Tangail district.

Hamoodur Rahman

He was appointed Advocate General of East Pakistan in 1953 and held it till 1954 when he was elevated to the bench as a judge of the Dhaka High Court.

HMH-366

The squadron also supported a four aircraft deployment to Dhaka, Bangladesh for presidential support of President Clinton’s visit to the country.

Human rights in Bangladesh

One allegation of such came from a young man who was arrested in Dhaka for protesting against the assault of an old man by plainclothes RAB agents.

Humayun Faridi

Humayun was born in Dhaka in 29 May 1952 to ATM Nurul Islam and Begaum Farida Islam.

Ifad Film Club Award

The The first ever Ifad Film Club Award has been introduced in 7 July 2012 at 'Bangabandhu International Conference Centre', Dhaka.

Institute of Architects Bangladesh

The Institute of Architects Bangladesh was founded in Dhaka in 25 February 1972.

International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh

The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) is an international health research organization located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Islamic University of Technology

IUT is at Board Bazar, Gazipur, about 25 km north of Dhaka (Latitude= 23'42`N, Longitude= 90'23`E), the capital city of Bangladesh.

Jackson McDonald

He began his career in the U.S. Foreign Service in 1980 as Third Secretary and Vice Consul at the American Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University

It is located at Nama para Battala, 1.5 kilometers from Trishal Upazila, some 22 kilometers from Mymensingh district and 100 kilometers from Dhaka.

Jhenaidah Ex-Cadets Association

It has a Free Friday Clinic (FFC) which gives free medication to poor people in Dhaka and Khulna.

K M Shafiullah

Major Shafiullah was among those attending the Pakistan surrender on 16 December 1971 at Race Course in Dhaka.

Kala Jahangir

Both his father and mother have been teachers at reputable schools in Bogra and Dhaka respectively.

Katara

Katra (Dhaka), residential palace built during Mughal period in Dhaka.

Kings of Devon

The box office revenues from Kings of Devon went to raise money for Shishu Bikash Kendra, a school for underprivileged children in the Dhanmondi district of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Library Association of Bangladesh

In 1954, then the East Pakistan Central Public Library was established in Dhaka, the capital city.

Martin Saggers

Saggers made his Test match debut in 2003/04, as a replacement for the injured Andrew Flintoff in Dhaka, and also played in two of the three Tests against New Zealand the following summer.

Martyred Intellectuals Day

Renowned academics, teachers, litterateurs, doctors, engineers, journalists and other eminent personalities were dragged out of their houses blindfolded and were killed before dumping the bodies in Rayerbazar, Mirpur and other killing grounds in Dhaka just two days ahead of the final victory of Bangladesh's liberation war.

Masihur Rahman

Since 2002, he has contributed articles to newspapers and journals published in Dhaka.

Matiur Rahman Mallik

He was killed by the Pakistani police and he was the son of Azhar Ali Mallik from Sabujbagh, Dhaka.

Melaghar Camp

The freedom fighters from this camp fought against the Pakistan Army in the eastern part of Faridpur, Noakhali, part of Comilla and Dhaka city.

Mohammad Sajjad Alam

Alam decided to become a physicist when his eight grade science teacher at Saint Gregory High School in Dhaka, Bangladesh, introduced him to atomic and nuclear physics.

P. E. S. Finney

His book Just My Luck: Memoirs of a Police Officer of the Raj was published by The University Press Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2000.

Paritosh Sen

He was born in Dhaka (then known as Dacca), the present-day capital of Bangladesh.

Partha Dasgupta

He was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, then moved to India, and is the son of the noted economist A.K. Dasgupta.

Payza

Payza is a money transmitter agent with offices in London, New York City, Montreal, Mumbai, Dhaka, Moscow, and Stockholm.

Philip Gain

Philip Gain, is a Bangladeshi environmentalist and human rights advocate and director of Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD), an NGO based in Dhaka.

Philip Hartog

Far-reaching reforms in most of the Indian universities followed, and Calcutta was shorn of a part of its vast jurisdiction by the creation in 1920 of the University of Dhaka as a residential teaching foundation and Hartog was made its first vice-chancellor.

Both at Dhaka and later in their Kensington home he had the cooperation of his wife Mabel Hélène, daughter of Mr. H. J. Kisch (they were married in 1915, and three sons ensued).

PIA Flight 17

Pakistan International Airlines Flight 17 was a scheduled domestic flight from Dacca to Faridpur in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) operated by a Sikorsky S-61 twin-engined helicopter.

Prithimpassa Family

He obtained jagirs under sanad(negotiation) from Bengal King Nawab Sarfaraz Khan and Nawab Ali Vardi Khan, Mahabat Jung’s nephew, Nawab Nawazish Muhammad Khan Shahamat Jang who was Naeb Subedhar of Dhaka.

Raipur Fish Hatchery and Training Centre

It also is one of three training centers directly governed by the Director General of the Department, along with Fisheries Training Institute (Chandpur) and Fisheries Training Academy in (Dhaka).

Real estate in Bangladesh

Real estate in Bangladesh has developed dramatically in recent years due to the construction boom and increasing number of high-rise buildings in the major urban centers of the country, most notably Dhaka and Chittagong.

Rikki Clarke

A groin injury to Andrew Flintoff led to Clarke being drafted into the squad for the 2003/04 tour of Bangladesh and on this tour he made his Test debut, at Dhaka.

Sealdah–Ranaghat line

Among the important trains from Sealdah using this track are: Maitree Express to Dhaka, Rajdhani Express to New Delhi, Duronto Express to New Delhi, Annanya Express to Udaipur, Akal Takht Express to Amritsar, Darjeeling Mail to Haldibari, Bhagirathi Express to Lalgola, Gour Express to Balurghat, and Uttar Banga Express to New Cooch Behar.

Shaikh Nazrul Bakar

Bakar joined the elite Indian Civil Service in 1935 and was initially posted in several major cities of Bengal including Dacca and Calcutta.

Shanti Ashram

Shanti Ashram was founded for the first time by Swami Nigamananda on Akshay Tritiya at Kumilla Durgapur in 1314 B.S. Then Shanti Ashram was shifted to Gendaria in Dhaka in 1318 B.S. Sri Gouranga Anath Niketan was founded there on 26th Agrahayana 1318 B.S. The noble purpose behind it is to serve the distressed, the grieved, the sick and the poor.

Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University

The SAU campus is in Dhaka, the heart of Bangladesh, with a solid green covering area, with fresh air.

Shipbuilding in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has now over 200 shipbuilding companies, mostly concentrated in Dhaka, Chittagong, Narayanganj, Barisal and Khulna.

Soham Swami

He was born at Autsahi in Dhaka district (now in Munshiganj district) in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh and was one of pioneers of physical prowess of modern Bengal.

South Asian University

At the Thirteenth SAARC Summit held in Dhaka, in November 2005, Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh proposed the establishment of a South Asian University to provide world-class facilities and professional faculty to students and researchers from SAARC member countries.

Teacher-Student Centre, University of Dhaka

Across the green lawn to the east of the TSC, a small Greek Mausoleum stands distinctively.

UBINIG

UBINIG (Unnayan Bikalper Nitinirdharoni Gobeshona, the Policy Research for Development Alternatives) is a non-governmental organization based in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

Victory day of Bangladesh

Different political parties and socioeconomic organizations undertake programs to mark the day in a befitting manner, including the paying of respects at Jatiyo Smriti Soudho, the national memorial at Savar near Dhaka.

Viqarunnisa Noon College

Viqarunnisa Noon College is a center for higher secondary education in Bailey Road, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Vron Ware

The work explores the practice of intercultural dialogue by engaging with young people living in a variety of postcolonial contexts, from Dublin to Dhaka.


Ajoy

Ajoy Roy (born 1935), retired Professor of Physics at the Dhaka University of Bangladesh

All Pakistan Music Conference

People from all walks of life, from all the big cities, Dhaka, Quetta, Karachi and Peshawar, and from towns and villages all over Pakistan attended the concerts in large numbers.

Altaf Mahmud

On July 18, 2013 Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed was found guilty and received life sentence on the charge related to the killing of Rumi along with Badi, Jewel, Azad and Altaf Mahmud at the army camp set up in Nakhalpara, Dhaka, during the Liberation War.

Chitrabon Hazarika

On Sunday night, November 1, 2009, some unidentified gunman took Hazarika, along with the group’s foreign secretary Sashadhar Choudhury away from a house in sector 3 of Uttara in Dhaka.

Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Jahangirnagar University

At first it is situated on Physics Building, now it moves on its own building which is on the university campus in Savar, Dhaka.

Hamid Ali Mirza

As Member, Election Commission of Pakistan, he participated in the Workshop for Commonwealth Chief Electoral Officers’ held at Dhaka, Bangladesh from 7 to 10 April 1997.

History of cricket in Bangladesh

1980: In January, Pakistan tours Bangladesh for a 2-day match in Chittagong and a 3-day sellout match in Dacca.

The home and away tournament has divisional teams from Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Khulna, Barisal and Rajshahi.

Ispahani family

The company now has corporate offices in Chittagong, Dhaka and Khulna where it employs over 20,000 people in many sectors such as tea, textile, real estate, crisps, poultry, shipping and internet services.

Jagannath Hall

Kisorilal Roy Chowdhury, the Zamindar of Baliati in Tangail, who had previously established Jagannath College named after his father Jagannath Saha, also established this hall of Dhaka University.

James Alfred Davidson

Davidson's visitors in Dhaka in the early days included John Stonehouse and Robert Maxwell.

Jubo Digital Primary School

Jubo Digital Primary School is a primary school located at remote village named Aronkhola, Madhupur Upazila, Tangail, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Kagojer Phool

In 13 August 2011, Tareque Masud and media personality Mishuk Munier died in a road accident while returning to Dhaka from Manikganj on the Dhaka-Aricha highway after visiting the filming location of Kagojer Phool.

Kamalapur railway station

It is also one of the most modern and striking buildings in Dhaka designed by American architect Robert Boughey.

Kamarupa

The southern boundary was near the border between the Dhaka and Mymensingh districts in Bangladesh.

Lakhai Upazila

Movements for establishing Sylhet Division were also organized by people of Lakhai as they are in large number in Dhaka.

Lakhai is the connecting point of 3 administrative divisions Sylhet, Dhaka & Chittagong of Bangladesh.

Principles of Intelligent Urbanism

Islam Nazrul (2000): Urban Governance in Asia, Pathak Samabesh, Dhaka.

Radio Foorti

The station went live on September 21, 2006 and is currently available in Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Mymensingh and Cox's Bazar.

Rashidul Hasan

On the 3rd of November 2013, Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, a Muslim leader based in London, and Ashrafuz Zaman Khan, based in the United States, were sentenced in absentia after the court found that they were involved in the abduction and murders of 18 people in December 1971 - nine Dhaka University teachers including Rashidul Hasan and Anwar Pasha, six journalists and three physicians.

SOS Hermann Gmeiner College

SOS Hermann Gmeiner College Dhaka is an education project of SOS Children's Villages, which is active in 132 countries and territories worldwide.

Tangail District

It is surrounded by the several districts, such as Jamalpur district on the north, the Dhaka and Manikganj districts on the south, the Mymensingh and Gazipur districts on the east, and the Sirajganj district on the west.

Task Force 74

Led by the Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise, the deployment of the task force was seen as a Show of force by USA in support of the beleaguered West Pakistani forces, and was claimed by India as an indication of US "tilt" towards Pakistan at a time that Indian forces were close to capturing Dhaka.

Tejgaon College

Tejgaon College, located at Farmgate, the nerve center of Dhaka city, has attained the age of 45 years.

William A. S. Ouderland

He built a friendly relationship with 22nd Baluch Regiment captain Sultan Newaz and penetrated into Dhaka cantonment.