Sheikh Hasina Wazed is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again since January 2009. She is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,the founding father and first president of Bangladesh. Having served for a combined total of over 19 years,she is the longest serving prime minister in the history of Bangladesh. As of 4 March 2024,she is the world's longest-serving female head of government.
Bangladesh Television,commonly known by its acronym BTV,is the state-owned television network of Bangladesh. The network was originally established as the East Pakistan branch of PTV in 1964. It is the oldest Bengali-language television network in the world,and is the sister to the radio broadcaster Bangladesh Betar,which,along with BTV,are both owned and operated by the government.
Rabeya Khatun was a Bangladeshi novelist. She wrote over 50 novels and more than 400 short stories. Her works also include essays,research,religious history and travelogues. She was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1973,Ekushey Padak in 1993 and Independence Day Award in 2017 by the Government of Bangladesh.
Shahnaz Rahmatullah was a Bangladeshi singer. Her notable songs are Ekbar Jete De Na Amar Chotto Sonar Gaye,Je Chilo Drishtir Shimanay and Ek Tara Tui Desher Kotha. She was the recipient of the Ekushey Padak in 1992 and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the film Chhutir Phande (1990).
The Bangladesh Post Office also known by trade name Bangla Post is a government-operated agency responsible for providing postal services in Bangladesh. It is a subsidiary of the Ministry of Posts,Telecommunications and Information Technology. This ministry is concerned with the policymaking for its two attached departments. The Director General of Bangladesh Post Office is Md Harunur Rashid.
Comilla Victoria Government College is a college in Comilla,Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest and most renowned colleges in Comilla as well as in the Chittagong division. The college is located beside of Ranir Dighi on 32 acres of land including its intermediate and honors section.
Yeasmin Jahan Tareen,commonly known as Tareen Jahan,is a Bangladeshi actress,model and singer. In 1987 or 1988,she stood first at the reality television competition program Notun Kuri for acting,dancing and storytelling divisions. Since then she started working on television as a child artist. She won Meril Prothom Alo Awards in 2006,2007 and 2012.
Mustafa Jabbar is a Bangladeshi businessman,technology entrepreneur and a former Minister of Post and Telecommunication in the Government of Bangladesh. He also served as the president of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS). He is best known for the creation of Bijoy Bengali keyboard,which was developed in 1988,and it was most widely used Bengali input method until the release of Unicode based Avro Keyboard. He served as the president of Bangladesh Computer Samity,the national ICT organisation of Bangladesh for four consecutive periods. He is a champion of Bangla Bhasha Procholon Ain,1987,and has been praised for promoting the Bengali language in the digital media.
Parveen Sultana was a Bangladeshi film and television actress. She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1987 for her performance in Swami Stree. She acted in more than 200 films in her career.
Nusrat Imrose Tisha, known mononymously as Tisha,is a Bangladeshi actress,model and producer who has appeared mainly in Bengali television and films. She has garnered popularity with her performances both on television and the silver screen.
Tamalika Karmakar is a Bangladeshi actress and model. Her notable film roles were in Ei Ghar Ei Songshar (1996),Kittonkhola (2000) and Ghetuputra Komola (2012). Tamalika won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Kittonkhola. In July 2017,she performed,with Aranyak Nattaydal theatre troupe,in Rarang,on their 180th rendition.
Mehbooba Mahnoor Chandni is a Bangladeshi model,actress and dancer. She had roles in the films Dukhai,Lalsalu and Joyjatra.
The Third Hasina ministry was the cabinet of the People‘s Republic of Bangladesh headed by Sheikh Hasina that was formed after the 2014 general election which was held on 5 January 2014. The Awami League was assured of victory,with its candidates declared victors in 127 of the 154 uncontested seats by default. The elected MPs and Cabinet were sworn in on 9 January.
Shusmita Anis is a Bangladeshi singer,designer,and business executive. She sings Nazrul Sangeet and modern Bengali songs. She is the niece of the artist Firoza Begum.
Notun Kuri is a Bangladeshi reality television competition series for child artistes created by Mustafa Monwar. The show debuted in 1966 which ran on Pakistan Television from 1966 to 1971. After the independence of Bangladesh,the competition was relaunched and ran on Bangladesh Television from 1976 to 2006. The name of the show comes from a poem named "Kishor (Teenager)" by Golam Mostofa.
Sabrin Saka Meem is a Bangladeshi actress and television news presenter. Meem was the champion at the national contest Notun Kuri in 1995. She is currently a television news presenter on ATN News.
Kanak Chapa is a Bangladeshi singer. She received the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer three times,for her performance in the films Love Story (1995),Premer Taj Mahal (2001) and Ek Takar Bou (2008). She published her autobiography Sthobir Jajabor in 2011 and a poetry book Mukhomukhi Joddha in 2012.
Pornography in Bangladesh is forbidden. It is against the law to watch,produce,distribute,or possess pornography,since the Pornography Control Act has been passed in 2012.
Sahana Bajpaie is an Indian singer-songwriter and a contemporary Rabindra Sangeet vocalist in Bengali. Born in Siliguri and brought up in Santiniketan,Sahana started singing by the age of three. She released her debut album Notun Kore Pabo Bole in 2007 from Dhaka,Bangladesh,which was a collection of Rabindra Sangeet. Her second album Shikawr released in 2014 with several musicians from West Bengal. Sahana's second Rabindra Sangeet album Ja Bolo Tai Bolo was released in 2015 and the latest solo album,Mon Bandhibi Kemone in 2016.
Mosammat Amirun Nesa Khanam,known by her stage name Rani Sarker was a Bangladeshi film actress. She started her acting career in Bengali cinema in the 1960s.
