The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is a major political party in Bangladesh. Founded on 1 September 1978 by the late Bangladeshi president Ziaur Rahman,with a view to uniting people with a nationalist ideology,BNP later became one of the two dominant parties in Bangladesh,along with its archrival Awami League. Initially a big tent centrist party,it later moved towards more right-wing politics.
Begum Khaleda Zia is a Bangladeshi politician,who served as the Prime minister of Bangladesh from March 1991 to March 1996,and again from June 2001 to October 2006. She was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh and second female prime minister in the Muslim world,after Benazir Bhutto. She is the widow of one of the former President of Bangladesh,Ziaur Rahman. She is the chairperson and leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since 1984,which was founded by her husband in 1978.
Sheikh Hasina is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024. She is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,the first president of Bangladesh. She has remained in the position of prime minister for about 15 years,making her the longest-serving prime minister in history of Bangladesh. Thus,she has become the world's longest-serving female head of government. Her authoritarian regime ended in self-imposed exile following a series of violent protests by the students in 2024.
Jamdani is a fine muslin textile produced for centuries in South Rupshi of Narayanganj district in Bangladesh on the bank of Shitalakhwa river.
The Directorate General of Forces Intelligence,commonly known by its acronym DGFI,is the defense intelligence agency of the Bangladesh Armed Forces,tasked with collection,collation and evaluation of strategic and topographic information,primarily through human intelligence (HUMINT). As one of the principal members of the Bangladesh intelligence community,the DGFI reports to the Director-General under the executive authority of the head of government,the Prime Minister,and is primarily focused on providing intelligence for the Prime Minister,the Cabinet of Bangladesh,and the Armed Forces of Bangladesh.
Holy Cross College (HCC) is a Catholic higher-secondary school for girls,located at Tejgaon in Dhaka,Bangladesh. It serves students of class 11 and class 12. It was founded in 1950 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross.
Mohammed Zillur Rahman was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the President from 2009 until his death in 2013. He was also a senior presidium member of the Awami League. He is the third president of Bangladesh,after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Ziaur Rahman,to die in office,while being the first to die of natural causes.
Sharmin Akter Nipa is a Bangladeshi film actress and model. She is one of the highest-paid actresses of Bangladesh.
Jannatul Ferdoush Peya is a Bangladeshi model,actress and a lawyer. She is a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Bangladesh 2007.
The High Commission of Bangladesh,London is the chief diplomatic mission of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom. The High Commission is located on the Queen's Gate street of South Kensington in London. The Government of Bangladesh also operates two Assistant High Commissions located in Manchester and Birmingham. Moreover,it has concurrent accreditation to Ireland.
Bangladesh–Ireland relations refer to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Ireland.
Bangladesh–Sudan relations refers to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Sudan. Colleges in Bangladesh,like the Sher-e-Bangla Medical College,have hosted students from Sudan.
Nazmul Huda was a Bangladeshi barrister and politician. He served as the minister of information (1991–1996) and the minister of communications (2001–2006) of the government of Bangladesh. He was a four-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-1 constituency. He was a member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party since its inception until 2012 when he left the party as its vice chairman.
Tungipara Sheikh family of Tungipara is one of the two most prominent Bangladeshi political families,other being the Zia family. The family primarily consists of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,Sheikh Hasina,Sheikh Rehana and their relatives. Their political involvement has traditionally revolved around the Bangladesh Awami League.
Tariq Mohammed Jobaer is a retired Major General and former Director General of National Security Intelligence,the main civil intelligence agency in Bangladesh,from July 2018 to March 2024.
Charlotta Schlyter is a Swedish diplomat and was the Swedish Ambassador to Bangladesh from 2017 to 2020. She joined as ambassador of Sweden Embassy in Dhaka in September 2017. Before that she was the Deputy Head of Mission at the Swedish Embassy located in Bangkok.
Nahida Sobhan is a Bangladeshi diplomat. She is the first female diplomat representing Bangladesh in the Middle East as she became ambassador to Jordan on 21 February 2020. Earlier,she served as the director general of the UN Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
