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.
NTV,styled in lower case as ntv,an acronym of less commonly used National Television,is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel based in the BSEC Building in Karwan Bazar,Dhaka. It was launched on 2 July 2003,and is one of Bangladesh's most popular television channels. NTV is owned by International Television Channel Limited,with Mosaddek Ali Falu,a businessman and former vice president of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party,being the channel's chairman.
Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of Bangladesh Army,also known as Army Chief,is the commander of the Bangladesh Army. The Chief of Army staff has been a four-star rank since 2007. During the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971,Maj. Gen. M. A. Rab was the Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army under the combined command of Bangladesh Forces which served as the origins of Bangladesh Armed Forces and General M. A. G. Osmani was the Commander-in-Chief. After the War of Independence,Bangladesh Army was officially reverted to the Ministry of Defense in 1972,and Maj. Gen. K. M. Shafiullah was appointed the Chief of Army Staff. The current Chief of Army Staff is General Waker-uz-Zaman.
Islamic TV was a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable religious television channel launched in April 2007. It was headquartered in the Hatirpool neighborhood of Dhaka. One of the founders of the channel was its owner Sayeed Iskander,the younger brother of the former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
Television is one of the most popular forms of media and information in Bangladesh. It was one of the first countries in South Asia to introduce television on 25 December 1964,in the then East Pakistan under the state-owned television network Pakistan Television Corporation in its capital,Dhaka. After the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971,the Dhaka television station of PTV was renamed to Bangladesh Television,which had a monopoly on the country's television industry until 1997,with the launch of ATN Bangla on satellite television. Since then,the number of privately owned television channels saw a tremendous rise in the Bangladeshi television market.
Diganta Television was a Bangladeshi Bengali-language privately owned satellite and cable news television channel founded in 2007. The channel was owned Diganta Media Corporation,which also owns the daily newspaper Daily Naya Diganta. Diganta Television officially began broadcasting on 28 August 2008,and was shut down along with Islamic TV on 6 May 2013,both of which were assumed to be supporting the Jamaat-e-Islami political party,and as a result faced boycotts during the 2013 Shahbag protests.
Asian TV is a Bangladeshi Bengali language satellite and cable television channel owned by the Asian Group of Industries. It began broadcasts on 18 January 2013,with the "Your Channel" slogan. It broadcasts a selection of general entertainment programming.
The Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party is a paramilitary auxiliary force responsible for the preservation of internal security and law enforcement in Bangladesh. It is administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs of the government of Bangladesh. It has 6 million active and reserved members. It is the largest paramilitary force in the world.
bdnews24.com is an English and Bengali language news portal based in Bangladesh.
Channel 9 is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Virgo Media Limited. Based in the Panthapath neighborhood of Dhaka,the channel began broadcasting on 30 January 2012. The channel airs sports and entertainment programming,and formerly aired news until the closure of its news division in 2019. It had the rights to broadcast the Bangladesh Premier League and La Liga.
Independent Television (ITV) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language privately owned satellite and cable 24-hour news television channel owned by BEXIMCO,one of the largest Bangladeshi conglomerates. The channel commenced transmissions on 28 July 2011,and is headquartered in Tejgaon,Dhaka.
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is a Bangladeshi politician. He has been the secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since 2016. He was a member of the parliament for Thakurgaon-1 constituency from 2001 to 2006. In that term,he was also appointed as the Minister of State in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and later Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism.
Somoy TV,also known as just Somoy as branded on-air,is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable news television channel. It is based in the Nasir Trade Centre at Bir Uttam CR Dutta Road in Dhaka. Somoy is primarily owned by City Group.
Apu Biswas Megha,is a Bangladeshi film actress and model.
Shamsunnahar Smrity,known by her stage name Pori Moni,is a Bangladeshi film actress. She is considered one of the most popular and successful actresses in the Bangladeshi film industry. In 2020,She was listed in Forbes Asia's "100 Digital Stars".
Ekattor TV is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable news television channel owned by the Meghna Group of Industries,commencing transmissions on 21 June 2012,as Bangladesh's first news-oriented television channel broadcasting in full HD. Ekattor is among the most popular news-oriented television channels in the country. The channel broadcasts from its headquarters in the Sohrawardi Avenue of Baridhara.
Sheikh Rehana Siddiq is a Bangladesh Awami League (BAL) politician. She is the younger sister of the former Prime Minister Dictator 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.
News24,stylized as NEWS24,is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable pay television channel dedicated to news programming. It began broadcasts on 28 July 2016 and is owned by East West Media Group,a subsidiary of Bashundhara Group. News24 is based in the Bashundhara Residential Area in Baridhara.
Lakshmipur-1 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh.Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.
