Tangail is a district (zila) in the central region of Bangladesh. In 1969,Tangail district was created by Tangail Mohokuma from its 237 square kilometers of land and 3177 square kilometers of land acquired from Mymensingh district. It is the largest district of Dhaka division by area and second largest by population. The population of Tangail zila is about 4 million and its area is 3,414.28 square kilometres (1,318.26 sq mi). The main city of the district is Tangail. It is surrounded by Jamalpur District on the north,the Dhaka and Manikganj Districts on the south,the Mymensingh and Gazipur on the east,and the Sirajganj on the west.
Tangail is a city of Tangail District in central Bangladesh. Tangail is a significant city in Bangladesh. It lies on the bank of the Louhajang River,83 kilometres (52 mi) northwest of Dhaka,the nation's capital. It is the 25th most populous city in Bangladesh.
Abdul Kader Siddique is a Bangladeshi politician. He served as a Mukti Bahini member and organizer of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He fought with an estimated 17,000-strong guerrilla force in the Tangail region against the Pakistan Army. The army was called Kaderia Bahini. At the end of the war in 1971,Siddique's forces entered Dhaka along with the Indian forces,signaling the end of the war. He was awarded Bir Uttom by the Government of Bangladesh. Since 1999,he has been serving as the leader of his newly formed party,the Krishak Sramik Janata League.
Abu Sayeed Chowdhury was a jurist and the second president of Bangladesh. Besides that,he held the positions of the Chairmen of the United Nations Commission on Human rights,the vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka,the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh and the first Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK.
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE),located in Nikunja,Dhaka,is one of the two stock exchanges of Bangladesh,the other being the Chittagong Stock Exchange. In January 2023,DSE and Nasdaq announced their partnership with trading technology.
City University is a private university in Dhaka,Bangladesh. It was established in 2002. The language of instruction of City University is English. The university offers undergraduate and master's degrees in the fields of business administration,mechanical engineering,computer science and engineering,textile engineering,electrical &electronics engineering,civil engineering,pharmacy,agriculture,law,English,etc.
The 2010-11 Bangladesh share market scam was a period of instability in the stock market from 2009 to 2011;the turmoil was in the two Bangladeshi stock exchanges,DSE and CSE. The market rose 62% in 2009,and 83% in 2010,but then declined 10% in January 2011,and a further 30% in February 2011. The crash is deemed to be a scam and exacerbated due to government failure.
Salman Fazlur Rahman is a Bangladeshi businessman,and a member of the Jatiya Sangsad. He is the Private Industry and Investment Adviser to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the rank of a cabinet minister. Earlier,he served as the private sector development affairs adviser to her. He was ranked 1685th on the list of billionaires in the world published by Beijing-based Hurun Gobal in 2017. He is the vice chairman of BEXIMCO Group,one of the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh. He was the president of several trade bodies including Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO).
Abdul Mannan was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the first Minister of Home Affairs of independent Bangladesh from April 1972 to March 1973.
Amanur Rahman Khan Rana is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from Tangail-3 constituency.
Gautam Chakroborty was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-6 constituency. He also served as the state minister of water resources.
Tangail-8 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Joaherul Islam of the Awami League.
Tangail-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Abdul Latif Siddiqui.
Anupam Shahjahan Joy is an Awami League politician and the Member of Parliament from Tangail-8.
Tangail-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Ahasanul Islam Titu of the Awami League.
Khandaker Asaduzzaman was a Bangladeshi Civil Servant and is known as the First Finance Secretary of Independent Bangladesh in the Mujibnagar Government.
Fazlur Rahman Faruque is an Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-8 constituency during 1973–1975. He received the Ekushey Padak in 2021 for his contribution to Bangladesh Liberation war. Since 2017,he is serving as president of Tangail District unit of the Awami League. He is the District Council Administrator of Tangail District.
Mirza Tofazzal Hossain Mukul was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Tangail-5.
Aleem al-Razee was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician.
Siddiqur Rahman Miah is a retired Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court and former President of Dhaka Stock Exchange. He is the chairman of the AB Bank's Shariah Supervisory Committee. He is a director of Dhaka Stock Exchange.
