Gopalganj District is a district in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh. The district has 1,172,415 inhabitants and its surface area is 1,490 km2. The main town of the district is also called Gopalganj. It is the bank of the Madhumati river and located at 23°00’47.67" N 89°49’21.41". It is bounded by Faridpur district on the North,Pirojpur and Bagerhat district on the south,and Barisal district on the east and Narail district on the West. This district is also known as "GP" to the youth. Gopalganj is subdivided into five sub-districts (upazila/thana).
Abdul Kader Siddique is a Bangladeshi politician. He served as a Mukti Bahini member and organizer of the Bangladesh War of Independence. He fought with an estimated 17,000-strong guerrilla force in the Tangail region against the Pakistan Army. The army was called Kaderia Bahini. At the end of the war in 1971,Siddique's forces entered Dhaka along with the Indian forces,signaling the end of the war. He was awarded Bir Uttom by the Government of Bangladesh. Since 1999,he has been serving as the leader of his newly formed party,the Krishak Sramik Janata League.
Abdul Latif Siddiqui is a former Bangladesh Awami League politician. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-4 constituency. He served as the Minister of Textiles and Jute in the second Hasina ministry and Minister of Posts,Telecommunications and Information Technology in the third Hasina ministry.
Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-3 constituency. He served as a minister of the Ministry of Labour and Employment,Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment,and Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and Co-operative.
Ha-Meem Group is a Bangladeshi conglomerate in textile and garments sector. It owns 26 garments factories,sweater factory,poly bag industry,label factory,jute mill,chemical formulation plant,tea estates,transport company,Channel 24 and Samakal,a widely circulated national daily newspaper. The newspaper are under Times Media Limited of Ha-Meem Group. It employs 50,000 people.
Abul Kalam Azad,also known by the nickname Bacchu Razakar,is a former Bangladeshi politician of the Jamaat-e-Islami,televangelist and convicted war criminal of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was also the leader and founder of one of the "Razakar" paramilitaries,the Kharadia Military.
Abul Kalam Abdul Momen,known as AK Abdul Momen,is a Bangladeshi economist,diplomat,and politician who served as minister of foreign affairs from January 2019 to January 2024. He served as permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations from August 2009 until October 2015. He was elected a member of Jatiya Sangsad from the Sylhet-1 constituency at the 2018 general elections. Following his election,he was appointed the minister of foreign affairs by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Md Mujibul Haque Chunnu is a Jatiya Party politician and the current secretary general of the party. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Kishoreganj-3 constituency during 2009–2024. He served as the state minister of labour and employment during 2014–2019.
Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC. (SJIBPLC.) is a shariah compliant private sector commercial bank headquartered in Dhaka,Bangladesh.
Tungipara Sheikh family of Tungipara is one of the two most prominent Bangladeshi political families,other being the Zia family. The family primarily consists of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,Sheikh Hasina,Sheikh Rehana and their relatives. Their political involvement has traditionally revolved around the Bangladesh Awami League.
Tangail-8 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad.
Tangail-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh.
Shariatpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Iqbal Hossain Apu of the Awami League.
Rajbari-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Kazi Keramat Ali of the Awami League.
Faridpur-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024,the constituency is vacant.
Gopalganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.
Gopalganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. As of August 2024,the seat of this constituency is vacant,and was last held by Sheikh Hasina who served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 2009 to 2024.
Madaripur-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Tahmina Begum of the Awami League.
Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Member of Parliament representing the Faridpur-4 constituency. He has been missing along with his brother Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton and other family members,ever since the resignation of his aunt Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024.
Mohammad Mamunur Rashid Kiron is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad representing the Noakhali-3 constituency. He is one of the Director of Globe Pharmaceuticals group of companies.
