Abdus Salam | |
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আবদুচ ছালাম | |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 10 January 2024 –6 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | Noman Al Mahmud |
Succeeded by | TBD |
Constituency | Chittagong-8 |
Chairman of Chittagong Development Authority | |
In office 28 March 2009 –22 March 2019 | |
Preceded by | Eng. Shah Muhammad Akhtar Uddin |
Succeeded by | M. Zahirul Alam dubash |
Personal details | |
Born | Chittagong,East Bengal | 9 September 1951
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Bangladesh Awami League |
Occupation | Politician |
Abdus Salam is a Bangladeshi politician and former chairman of the Chittagong Development Authority. He was elected a member of Jatiya Sangsad from Chittagong-8 as an independent candidate on the 2024 Bangladeshi general election. [1] [2]
Chittagong,officially Chattogram,is the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong,it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. It is the administrative seat of an eponymous division and district. The city is located on the banks of the Karnaphuli River between the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Bay of Bengal. The Greater Chittagong Area had a population of more than 5.2 million in 2022. In 2020,the city area had a population of more than 3.9 million. The city is home to many large local businesses and plays an important role in the Bangladeshi economy.
Chittagong Division,officially known as Chattogram Division,is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country,with a total area of 34,529.97 km2 (13,332.10 sq mi) and a population at the 2022 census of 33,202,326. The administrative division includes mainland Chittagong District,neighbouring districts and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
The University of Chittagong is a public research university located in Hathazari,Chattogram,Bangladesh. It was established on 18 August 1966. It is one of the oldest universities in Bangladesh. Its 2,312.32 acres (935.76 ha) campus is the largest among universities in Bangladesh. It is one of the four autonomous by the act universities of Bangladesh.
Khagrachari is a district in the Chittagong Division of Southeastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region.
Bangladesh Television,commonly known by its acronym BTV,is the state-owned television network of Bangladesh. The network was originally established as the East Pakistan branch of PTV in 1964. It is the oldest Bengali-language television network in the world,and is the sister to the radio broadcaster Bangladesh Betar,which,along with BTV,are both owned and operated by the government.
Chittagonian or Chittagonian Bengali is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of the Chittagong Division in Bangladesh. It's speakers identify with Bengali culture and the Bengali language. Chittagonian and Standard Bengali are not inherently mutually intelligible,although it is considered as a nonstandard Bengali dialect. Chittagonian is considered to be a separate language by some linguists. It is mutually intelligible with Rohingya and to a lesser extent with Noakhailla. It is estimated (2006) that Chittagonian has 13 million speakers,principally in Bangladesh.
The Chittagong Stock Exchange is a stock exchange based in the port city Chittagong,Bangladesh. It is one of the twin financial hubs of the country,alongside the Dhaka Stock Exchange. Established in 1995,the exchange is located in the Agrabad business district in downtown Chittagong. It has a combined market capitalization of over US$ 38 billion as of 2020.
Mirsharai Upazila is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division,Bangladesh. It comprises two police stations and two municipalities.
Chittagong Abahani Limited,also spelled as Chattogram Abahani or Chittagong Abahoni,is a sports club based in Chittagong,Bangladesh. A wing of Abahani Limited was established at Chittagong in 1980,known as Chittagong Abahani. It is considered as one the most successful football clubs in the country. It currently competes in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL),the top tier of Bangladeshi football.
The N1 or Dhaka–Chittagong Highway is the main transportation artery of Bangladesh,connecting the capital city of Dhaka and the southern port city of Chittagong. Approximately 465 kilometres in length,the highway starts at Jatrabari in Dhaka and ends at Teknaf in Cox's Bazar. The highway is known along certain stretches as the Chittagong–Cox's Bazar Highway and the Cox's Bazar–Teknaf Highway.
The city of Chattogram (Chittagong) is traditionally centred around its seaport which has existed since the 4th century BCE. One of the world's oldest ports with a functional natural harbor for centuries,Chittagong appeared on ancient Greek and Roman maps,including on Ptolemy's world map. Chittagong port is the oldest and largest natural seaport and the busiest port of Bay of Bengal. It was located on the southern branch of the Silk Road. The city was home to the ancient independent Buddhist kingdoms of Bengal like Samatata and Harikela. It later fell under of the rule of the Gupta Empire,the Gauda Kingdom,the Pala Empire,the Chandra Dynasty,the Sena Dynasty and the Deva Dynasty of eastern Bengal. Arab Muslims traded with the port from as early as the 9th century. Historian Lama Taranath is of the view that the Buddhist king Gopichandra had his capital at Chittagong in the 10th century. According to Tibetan tradition,this century marked the birth of Tantric Buddhism in the region. The region has been explored by numerous historic travellers,most notably Ibn Battuta of Morocco who visited in the 14th century. During this time,the region was conquered and incorporated into the independent Sonargaon Sultanate by Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah in 1340 AD. Sultan Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah constructed a highway from Chittagong to Chandpur and ordered the construction of many lavish mosques and tombs. After the defeat of the Sultan of Bengal Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah in the hands of Sher Shah Suri in 1538,the Arakanese Kingdom of Mrauk U managed to regain Chittagong. From this time onward,until its conquest by the Mughal Empire,the region was under the control of the Portuguese and the Magh pirates for 128 years.
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