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The Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 resulted in the secession of East Pakistan as the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Pakistan (formerly West Pakistan) recognized Bangladesh in 1974. [4] Today, bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Pakistan are considered to be cordial.
In 1975, the company became BOC International Ltd, reflecting its success in developing business outside of Britain, and in products beyond oxygen. An important part of BOC's history was the acquisition of Airco Industrial Gases, an American competitor. After 11 years of litigation, in 1978 Airco became a wholly owned subsidiary of BOC.
Teams are fielded in intra-city and national competitions by many schools, colleges and private entities. The Dhaka Metropolis cricket team represents Dhaka City in the National Cricket League, the oldest domestic first-class cricket competition in Bangladesh. [226] The Dhaka Premier League is the only domestic List A cricket tournament now in ...
Bank of Ceylon (BOC; Sinhala: ලංකා බැංකුව Lanka Bænkuwa, Tamil: இலங்கை வங்கி Ilangai Vangi) is a state-owned, major commercial bank in Sri Lanka. Its head office is located in an iconic cylindrical building in Colombo .
In 2022 the BoC was ranked #42 among global institutions by Fortune magazine. [38] As of January 2024, the BoC planned to sell a new category of total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) bonds worth 150 billion yuan ($21 billion). This would make it the first state-owned bank in the country to fill the funding gap by 2025. [39]
Gulshan (Bengali: গুলশান, romanized: Gulaśāna) is a thana situated in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [6] It is an affluent residential and business neighbourhood [7] [8] and is now home to a number of the city's restaurants, five star hotels, [9] shopping centers, schools, banks, offices and members' clubs; it also hosts the majority of embassies and high commissions in Bangladesh. [10]
The project, with support from the Bangladesh Bank, was extended in 1979 to the Tangail District (to the north of the capital, Dhaka). The project's services expanded to other districts of Bangladesh over the next few years. [13] Through an ordinance of the Bangladesh government dated 2 October 1983, the project was converted into the Grameen ...
Paltan is a thana (precinct) of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. [3] It is often said to be the center of Dhaka, dividing "Old Dhaka" and "New Dhaka". Paltan was made a thana in 2005 by then Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. Paltan Thana was formed on 27 June 2005 comprising part of Motijheel thana. [4]