Barisal Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of 13,644.85 km2 (5,268.31 sq mi), and a population of 9,100,102 at the 2011 Census. It is the least populous Division in Bangladesh. It is bounded by Dhaka Division on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Chittagong Division on the east and Khulna Division on the west. The administrative capital, Barisal city, lies in the Padma River delta on an offshoot of the Arial Khan River. Barisal division is criss-crossed by numerous rivers that earned it the nickname Dhan-Nodi-Khal, Ei tin-e Borishal.
The University of Chittagong is a public research university located in Hathazari, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Established in 1966, it ranks among the oldest universities in Bangladesh. It is also known for providing quality education to its students. Its 2,312 acres (936 ha) campus is the largest among Bangladeshi universities.
Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name محمود, common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning praise, along with Muhammad.
Khalid is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal". It also appears as a surname.
Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj, better known as just Sohel Taj, is a fitness and health activist, bodybuilder and retired Bangladesh Awami League politician and former State Minister of Home Affairs. He is the son of Bangladesh's first Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmad.
Muhammad Hasan Mahmud is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who is the incumbent Member of Parliament from Chittagong-7 constituency. In January 2019, he appointed as the Bangladesh Minister of Information. He is also a Joint Secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League.
Bangladesh–Greece relations refer to the bilateral relations of Bangladesh and Greece. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in March 1972, when Greece became one of the first countries to recognize Bangladesh.
The second Hasina cabinet was the Government of Bangladesh during the 9th legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad following the 2008 general election, and serving from 6 January 2009 until 24 January 2014.
Chowdhury is a title of honour, usually hereditary, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is an adaption from Sanskrit. During the Mughal rule, it was a title awarded to eminent people, while during British rule, the term was associated with zamindars and social leaders. The common female equivalent was Chowdhurani. Many landlords under the Permanent Settlement carried this surname. Land reforms after the partition of India abolished the permanent settlement. In modern times, the term is a common South Asian surname for both males and females.
Abul Kalam Abdul Momen, known as AK Abdul Momen, is a Bangladeshi economist, diplomat, and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh 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.
Dinajpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury of the Awami League.
Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament representing the Dinajpur-2 constituency. He is the current Minister of State for Shipping of Bangladesh. He is also the Organizational Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League.
M Hamid is a Bangladeshi dramatist and theatre personality. He served as the director general of Bangladesh Television from March 2012 until April 2014. He is a former chief executive officer of RTV, a Bangladeshi satellite television channel. He served as the founding president of the theatrical group Natyachakra.
Jahanara Begum was a Bangladeshi politician, a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rajbari-1 constituency and a State Minister of Cultural Affairs.
Sajjadul Hassan is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Netrokona-4 constituency since August 2023. Prior to this position, he served as a bureaucrat and the chairperson of Bangladesh Biman airlines. He is a former Senior Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office.
