Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir,popularly known as Chhatrashibir or Shibir,is an Islamist student organisation based in Bangladesh. It was established on 6 February 1977. The organisation functions as the de facto student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami,with numerous former leaders advancing to hold prominent leadership roles within the party.
Nangalkot is an upazila,an administrative unit,of the Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong,Bangladesh. It is a rural area with no urban settlements. It has 16 unions,the lowest of administrative units in Bangladesh. It is one of the 16 upazilas,the second tier of administrative units,of the Cumilla District.The language and culture of Nangalkot Upazila is reciprocally similar to the language of the greater Noakhali region.
Bangladesh Chhatra League;abbr.BSL/BCL),formerly known as the East Pakistan Student League,simply called the Chhatra League,is the student wing of the political party,Bangladesh Awami League,founded by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 4 January 1948. The organisation is banned and designated as a terrorist organisation by the Interim Government of Bangladesh.
Ivy Rahman was a Bangladeshi politician. She was the Women's Affairs secretary of Awami League. She was injured and later died following the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack.
Dipu Moni is a Bangladeshi politician and former minister of social welfare. She was a member of parliament for the Chandpur-3 constituency. She was minister of education in the fourth Hasina ministry and minister of foreign affairs in the second Hasina ministry. She was appointed as the first female foreign minister of Bangladesh on 6 January 2009,serving until 2013. Currently she is Joint secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami,previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh,is the largest Islamist political party in Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh Awami Jubo League commonly known as the Jubo League,is the first youth organization of Bangladesh founded by Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani. It is the youth wing of Bangladesh Awami League. Jubo league's current chairman is Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash,General Secretary is Md Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil.
On 28 February 2013,the International Crimes Tribunal sentenced Delwar Hossain Sayeedi,the vice-president of the Jamaat-e-Islami to death for war crimes committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Following the sentence,activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir attacked Hindus in different parts of the country. Hindu properties were looted,Hindu houses were burnt into ashes and Hindu temples were desecrated and set on fire. While the government has held the Jamaat-e-Islami responsible for the attacks on minorities,the Jamaat-e-Islami leadership has denied any involvement. Minority leaders have protested the attacks and appealed for justice. The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has directed law enforcement to start suo motu investigation into the attacks. The US Ambassador to Bangladesh expressed concern about attacks by Jamaat on the Bengali Hindu community.
Meghna Division was a proposed administrative division within Bangladesh for the north-western parts of the existing Chittagong Division,comprising Brahmanbaria,Comilla,Chandpur,Noakhali,Feni,and Laxmipur Districts of Chittagong Division. The headquarter of the division would be in Comilla. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country,with a total area of 12,848.53 km2 (4,960.85 sq mi) and a population at the 2011 census of 16,708,000.
Obaidul Quader is a Bangladesh Awami League politician,who has been the General Secretary of the party since October 2016. He was the Minister of Road Transport and Bridges during 2011–2024 and represented the Noakhali-5 Jatiya Sangsad member during 2009–2024. He is also the Media Adviser for the Bangladesh Awami League and regularly conducts press conferences on their behalf. Previously,he served as the State Minister for Youth and Sports between 1996 and 2001. Quader has been accused as one of the key perpetrators of the July massacre. He is wanted by the Bangladesh Police on charges of crimes against humanity during the Student–People's uprising of 2024.
Ekramul Karim Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament from Noakhali-4.
The Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Jubodal commonly known as the Jubodal or Jubo Dal,is the youth wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
The NAP-Communist Party-Students Union Special Guerrilla Forces was an armed force active in the Bangladesh Liberation War. It was organized jointly by the National Awami Party (Muzaffar) (NAP),Communist Party of Bangladesh and the East Pakistan Students Union. Its commander was Mohammad Farhad,with Pankaj Bhattacharya serving as deputy commander. Per the account of Moni Singh,the NAP-Communist Party-Students Union Special Guerrilla Forces had some 5,000 fighters at its peak.
From 13 to 19 October 2021,Muslim mobs instigated communal violence against Hindu communities across Bangladesh during the Durga Puja festival,in response to a viral video where Quran was kept under a temple idol's feet. More than 50 temples and makeshift worship arrangements were vandalised all over Bangladesh.
Mohammad Ataur Rahman Bhuiyan (Manik) is a Bangladeshi businessman,sports organizer,and politician. He is the chairman of Toma Group,a major Bangladeshi conglomerate. He is the vice-president of the Bangladesh Football Federation,the associate of FIFA in Bangladesh.
Mostafa Kamal Uddin is a retired senior secretary and former chairman of Bangladesh Biman,the national airlines of Bangladesh.
Shamshun Nahar Chapa is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from a women's reserved for Tangail District. Chapa served as the state minister for education from 1 March 2024 until 6 August 2024.
Ishaque Ali Khan Panna was a Bangladeshi businessman and general secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra League. He was a member of the executive committee of the Bangladesh Insurance Association. He was the founder chairman of Diamond Life Insurance Company Limited.
Shibir Nasir,born Nasir Uddin Chowdhury,is a cadre of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir and gangster from Chittagong. He was facing 36 cases with charges including extortion,kidnapping,and murder. He operated out of a dorm of Chittagong College.
