The least developed countries (LDCs) are developing countries listed by the United Nations that exhibit the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development. The concept of LDCs originated in the late 1960s and the first group of LDCs was listed by the UN in its resolution 2768 (XXVI) on 18 November 1971.
Irene Zubaida Khan is a Bangladeshi lawyer appointed as of August 2020 to be the United Nations Special Rapporteur for freedom of expression and opinion,the first woman appointed to this mandate. She previously served as the seventh Secretary General of Amnesty International. In 2011,she was elected Director-General of the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) in Rome,an intergovernmental organization that works to promote the rule of law,and sustainable development. She was a consulting editor of The Daily Star in Bangladesh from 2010 to 2011.
Wakil Ahmad Muttawakil Abdul Ghaffar is an Afghan politician. He was the last Foreign Minister in the Taliban government of the first Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in 2001. Prior to this,he served as spokesman and secretary to Mullah Mohammed Omar,leader of the Taliban. After the Northern Alliance,accompanied by U.S. and British forces,ousted the regime,Muttawakil surrendered in Kandahar to government troops.
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed was the founder of BRAC,one of the world's largest non-governmental organizations.
Mahmud Hasan Deobandi was an Indian Muslim scholar and an activist of the Indian independence movement,who co-founded the Jamia Millia Islamia university and launched the Silk Letter Movement for the freedom of India. He was the first student to study at the Darul Uloom Deoband seminary. His teachers included Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi and Mahmud Deobandi,and he was authorized in Sufism by Imdadullah Muhajir Makki and Rashid Ahmad Gangohi.
United Bengal was a proposal to transform Bengal Province into an undivided,sovereign state at the time of the Partition of India in 1947. It sought to prevent the division of Bengal on religious grounds. The proposed state was to be called the Free State of Bengal. A confessionalist political system was mooted. The proposal was not put up for a vote. The British government proceeded to partition Bengal in accordance with the Mountbatten Plan and Radcliffe Line.
The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh is a non political and non profit research organisation registered under both Society Act of 1864 and NGO Affairs Bureau,Government of Bangladesh. The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh was established as the Asiatic Society of East Pakistan in Dhaka in 1952 by a number of Muslim leaders,and renamed in 1972. Ahmed Hasan Dani,a noted Muslim historian and archaeologist of Pakistan played an important role in founding this society. He was assisted by Muhammad Shahidullah,a Bengali linguist. The society is housed in Nimtali,walking distance from the Curzon Hall of Dhaka University,locality of Old Dhaka.
Sayed Ashraful Islam was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League party. He served as a Member of Parliament and Minister of Public Administration of the Government of Bangladesh. Islam also served for a time as Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Co-operative.
Syeda Rizwana Hasan is a Bangladeshi attorney and environmentalist. She has particularly focused on regulations for the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh,and was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2009. She was also awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2012 for her "uncompromising courage and impassioned leadership in a campaign of judicial activism in Bangladesh that affirms the people's right to a good environment as nothing less than their right to dignity and life."
The Provisional Government of Bangladesh,popularly known as the Mujibnagar Government;also known as the Bangladeshi government-in-exile,was a provisional government that was established following the declaration of independence of East Pakistan as Bangladesh on 10 April 1971. Headed by prime minister Tajuddin Ahmad,it was the supreme leadership of the Bangladeshi liberation movement,comprising a cabinet,a diplomatic corps,an assembly,an armed force,and a radio service. It operated as a government-in-exile from Kolkata.
Bangladesh–Bhutan relations are the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Bhutan. The King of Bhutan was the first world leader to announce an official recognition of Bangladesh's independence on 6 December 1971. The leadership of both countries have since exchanged many state visits. In 2016,the President of Bangladesh addressed the Parliament of Bhutan. On 6 December 2020,both countries signed a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with provisions for free trade in certain goods. The signing of the PTA was witnessed by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and the Prime Minister of Bhutan.
The Ganabhaban is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh,which is located on the north corner of the National Parliament House in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar,Dhaka. After independence,Sheikh Mujibur Rahman worked at Bangabhaban,which is located on Minto Road.
Bangladesh–Turkey relations are the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Turkey. Both countries are members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Turkey has an embassy in Dhaka and Bangladesh has an embassy in Ankara and a consulate in Istanbul.
Bangladesh and Israel do not maintain diplomatic relations. Bangladesh said that it will not recognize Israel until there is an independent Palestinian state. Some reports have alleged that Bangladesh and Israel maintain some trade relations indirectly and sometimes secretly,although the government denies these allegations.
Bangladesh–Egypt relations refer to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Egypt. Bangladesh and Egypt enjoy friendly relations. Egypt has a resident ambassador,Mahmoud Ezzat,in Dhaka,Bangladesh. Bangladesh maintains a resident ambassador,Samina Naz,in Egypt.
The Shah Jalal Dargah is the shrine and burial place of the 14th century Muslim saint Shah Jalal,located in Sylhet,Bangladesh. The site,known as a dargah,was originally constructed c. 1500,though many additions and alterations were made to its structures over the following centuries. It became a religious centre in the region,respected across multiple ruling administrations and greatly venerated among Bengalis,with local folklore and legends developing around it. The extensive surrounding compound serves several functions and includes four mosques,a religious school and a public cemetery among others. The Dargah is presently the largest and most visited religious site in Bangladesh.
Dilawar Syed is a Pakistani-American businessman,entrepreneur,and government official. He currently serves as deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration. He previously served as Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs at the United States Department of State.
Mushrefa Mishu is a Bangladeshi trade unionist and politician. She is the current president of the Garment Workers Unity Forum and general secretary of Bangladesh's Democratic Revolutionary Party.
Duty Free Tariff Preference (DFTP) is a unilateral non-reciprocal preferential tariff scheme provided by the Government of India for the least developed countries (LDCs). The scheme was officially introduced on 13 August 2008. India was the first developing country to introduce a preferential tariff program for the LDCs.
