Eden Mohila College, is a women's college in Azimpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1873 in the Farashganj area of Dhaka. In 1878 the school was named after Ashley Eden, Lieutenant Governor of Bengal. The college moved to its present premises in 1963. It is affiliated with the University of Dhaka as of 16 February 2017.
Barguna is a town in Barguna district in southern Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarter and the largest town of Barguna district and a part of Barisal Division. Located on the bank of Khakdon river, the town covers an area of 15.57 square kilometres (6.01 sq mi) with a population of 32,235 as of the 2011 census.
Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, also known as VNSC, is an all-girls higher secondary school and college in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has 25,000 students at four campuses in the city. It is named after Viqar un Nisa Noon.
The Bangladesh Chhatra League, formerly known as the East Pakistan Student League, often simply called the Chhatra League, is a students' political organisation in Bangladesh, founded by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 4 January 1948. BSL is the student wing of the Bangladesh Awami League.
Bogura Polytechnic Institute or BPI is a Government Technical Institute in Bogura, Bangladesh. It is one of the largest polytechnic institutes in Bangladesh.
Shah Ahmad Shafi was a Bangladeshi Sunni Islamic scholar, the chief of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, Rector of Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam Hathazari and also the chairman of Bangladesh Qawmi Madrasah Education Board. He was born in 1916 in Rangunia, Chittagong and was educated at Hathazari Madrasah and Darul Uloom Deoband.
Sylhet Polytechnic Institute or SPI is a state supported technical academic institute located in Sylhet, Bangladesh. It was established in 1955 by the then East Pakistan government. It was named as Sylhet Polytechnic Institute in 1959.
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh is a far-right Islamic Advocacy group of madrassah teachers and students. In 2013, it submitted to the government of Bangladesh a 13-point charter, which included the demand for the enactment of a blasphemy law.
Mymensingh Polytechnic Institute or MPI is a polytechnic institute in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, established in 1963.
Faridpur Polytechnic Institute, often abbreviated as FPI, is a government technical institute in Faridpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest polytechnic institutes in Bangladesh.
Tangail Polytechnic Institute or (TPI) is a polytechnic institute in Tangail, Bangladesh established in 1991.
Bhola Polytechnic Institute or BhPI is a government polytechnic Institute located at Bhola, the largest Island of Bangladesh. It was established in 2005 with four departments. It now offers 4-years Diploma in Engineering courses in each department.
Cumilla Polytechnic Institute is a polytechnic institute in the city of Comilla, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest and largest polytechnic institute in Bangladesh, and was established in 1962. This is the first government ICT based polytechnic institute for diploma engineering courses in the country.
The 2018 Bangladesh Quota Reform Movement was a students' movement demanding reforms in policies regarding recruitment in the Bangladesh government services. Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sangrakshan Parishad initiated movement initially began in Shahbag and on Dhaka University campus on 17 February 2018, and eventually spread country-wide by 8 April 2018. The movement rapidly attained popularity among students of different universities and colleges forcing the government to announce changes in its policy.
A series of public protests in Bangladesh advocating improved road safety were held from 29 July to 8 August 2018. They were sparked by the deaths of two high-school students in Dhaka struck by a bus operated by an unlicensed driver who was racing to collect passengers. The incident impelled students to demand safer roads and stricter traffic laws, and the demonstrations rapidly spread throughout Bangladesh.
Cox's Bazar Polytechnic Institute is a technical institutions in Bangladesh. This polytechnic institute was established in 2004. This organization currently has 4 departments running in the four-year Diploma-in-Engineering course.
Taslima Memorial Academy is a high school located at Patharghata Upazila in Barguna District, Bangladesh. It is one of the top ranked high schools in Barisal Education Board and the first ranked school in Barguna District. It is a semi-public educational institution located at College Road. It was founded by ex Mayor of Patharghata, Mallik Mohammad Ayub, on January 1, 1995. The school offers grades from class I to class X. It has two shifts, morning and day. The morning shift starts at 7:00 am and the day shift starts at 10:00 am.
On the night of 23 June 2019, at around 11 PM, an Upaban Express train from Sylhet was on its way to Dhaka. Whilst passing through a culvert, a calamity took place leading to 5 deaths and hundreds of injuries. 1 km of rail line was damaged.
Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation or BRTWF was established in 1991, after Shajahan Khan successfully united Truck, Bus and Automobile Workers Federations. It is currently the largest trade union in Bangladesh.
On the evening of 11 March 2023, clashes between students of Rajshahi University and local businesspersons occurred in Binodpur on the outskirts of the university campus in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The clashes started over a mere issue of argument about bus fare between a university student and bus authority- where locals got engaged. The clashes injured hundreds of students, meanwhile, dozens of vendors were burnt along with the local police post. The clashes were later surpassed by law-enforcement agencies around midnight. Traffic was closed on the Rajshahi-Dhaka Highway and rail communication was interrupted due to students' blockade.
