Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman, activist and diarist, who was the founding president of Bangladesh. As one of the founding leader of Bangladesh, he had held continuous positions, Initially he served as the president of the Awami League, later as the president of Bangladesh, and then as the prime minister of Bangladesh until his assassination in August 1975. His nationalist ideology, socio-political theories, and political doctrines are collectively known as Mujibism.
Jahangirnagar University initially started as Jahangirnagar Muslim University is a fully residential public research university located in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1970 by the Jahangirnagar Muslim University Ordinance of the Pakistani government, which was amended after the independence of Bangladesh to form the university. It is one of the four autonomous universities by the act of universities in Bangladesh.
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 Barishal 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).
Maulana Azad College is a government college of liberal arts, commerce and science in India, located in central Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college is fully government-administered. It is located near the junction of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road and S. N. Banerjee Road, popularly called "Lotus crossing".
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) is a graduate medical university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1965 as Institute of Postgraduate Medical Research (IPGMR). The university offers postgraduate degrees in various medical specialties. These programs encompass MPhil, MPH, MD, MS, PhD, and various diploma degrees.
Tungipara is an upazila of Gopalganj District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. It is the birthplace of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of independent Bangladesh. In 1995, it was carved out of Gopalganj Sadar Upazila to become an upazila.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU) is a public agricultural university in Bangladesh, established in 1998. It was the first Center of Excellence Graduate Agricultural Institute in Bangladesh emphasizing research and extension. It is located at South Salna, in Gazipur District. It is 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) from Gazipur Chowrasta, just east of the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) is a public university located in Gopalganj, Bangladesh. It was established in 2011 and named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Every year, around 1,505 students enroll in undergraduate programs.
Sheikh Rehana Siddiq is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. She is the younger sister of the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the daughter of the first President of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She is also the mother of Tulip Siddiq, a British Labour Party politician and elected Member of Parliament and City Minister.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University (BSMRMU) (Bengali: বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান মেরিটাইম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) was established in 2013, the 37th public university of the country. It is the first maritime university in Bangladesh, the 3rd maritime university in South Asia and the 12th maritime university in the world. It has issued its first calls for admission in December, 2016. The BSc in Oceanography program was started on 3 January 2017 at the university's temporary campus in Mirpur, as part of the first-ever launch of the Bachelor class in the university. Then in 2018, the first batch of BSc in Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering classes started. Two more program classes started in 2019. LLB in Maritime Law and BBA in Port Management and Logistics. 2020 BSc in Maritime Fisheries first batch admission and classes start.
Sheikh Lutfur Rahman was a Bangladeshi serestadar, an officer responsible for record-keeping at the Gopalganj civil court in British India. His son Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the first president of Bangladesh. Lutfar was also the paternal grandfather of Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh Digital University is Bangladesh's first specialized government digital university. It was established in 2016 and started admission process in 2018. It is situated in Kaliakair, Gazipur, Dhaka.
R. A. M. Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former minister of housing and public works of Bangladesh and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Brahmanbaria-3 constituency.
Khulna Agricultural University is a government-financed public university in Khulna, Bangladesh.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University is a public university in Bangladesh. It is funded by the government and is Bangladesh's first higher education institution on aerospace engineering. It is the 46th public University of Bangladesh. The permanent campus of BSMRAAU is situated in Lalmonirhat, beside the Lalmonirhat Airport. As per the admission circular the Aeronautical Engineering program began in January 2020.
Mujib Year, also known as Mujib Hundred, was the year declared to celebrate on the occasion of the centennial birth anniversary of the founding leader of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The Government of Bangladesh had declared the year 2020–21 as the Mujib Year. This year was celebrated from March 17, 2020, to March 31, 2022. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib was born on March 17, 1920, in Bengal Presidency.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University, Kishoreganj is a government financed public university located in the town of Kishoreganj in Bangladesh. Established in 2020, BSMRU is named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country's founding father. On 24 January 2020 in regular cabinet meeting, chaired by prime minister, agreed in principle to the Acts for the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University in Kishoreganj District. Z M Parvez Sazzad, a professor at the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE) in Dhaka University, will serve as the founding vice-chancellor of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University in Kishorganj for the next four years starting from 27 January 2021.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University, Naogaon is a public university in Naogaon District. It is the second general university in Rajshahi Division after University of Rajshahi. The university was established by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University, Naogaon act 2023 in National Parliament.
