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[citation needed] After the Independence of Bangladesh, it was changed to Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), [5] and after the BDR carnage on 25 February 2009, it has been changed currently as Border Guard Bangladesh, BGB. Although with the passage of time the name of the said para-military force was changed on a number of occasions but the headquarters ...
Eventually, they formally surrendered at this location on 16 December, now celebrated as Victory Day. [3] After independence, [ 4 ] the ground's name was changed to Suhrawardy Udyan in honour of politician Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy , [ 2 ] a key figure in the early political history of Pakistan and Bangladesh. [ 5 ]
Fakir Lalon was born in 1774 and died on 17 October 1890 in Kushtia district, Bangladesh. He is known as the Baul Samrat. Shilaidaha Kuthibadi is a place in Kumarkhali Upazila of Kushtia District in Bangladesh. The place is famous for Kuthi Bari; a country house made by Dwarkanath Tagore.
BAF Base Bashar (ICAO: VGTJ) — also known as Tejgaon Airport — is a Bangladesh Air Force military base in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1] Bangladesh Army also uses this military base. It is also the National Parade Square of Bangladesh. [2] It served as the country's sole international airport prior to the construction of Hazrat Shahjalal ...
Aynaghor (Bengali: আয়নাঘর, romanized: Āẏnāghôr, aka Aynaghar lit. 'House of Mirrors') is a colloquial term referring to a network of clandestine detention centers which were operated by the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), the intelligence branch of Bangladesh's defense forces during the autocratic rule of Hasina regime.
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Khagrachhari District had 169,526 households and a population of 714,119 with an average 4.14 people per household. Among the population, 144,968 (20.30%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age.
Armed Forces Day (Bengali: সশস্ত্র বাহিনী দিবস, romanized: Sôśôstrô Bāhinī Dibôs) is annually observed in Bangladesh on 21 November, signifying formation of Bangladesh Armed Forces on the day in 1971, when the members of the Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force were officially unified under and launched joint operations against the Pakistan Armed Forces ...
East Bengal, now known as Bangladesh, was part of this division. On 15 September 1951, Dacca Time (DACT) was introduced in East Bengal, which was UTC+06:00 achieved by subtracting 30 minutes from UTC+06:30. This is the official time zone in use today. [1] [3] On 30 September 1951, Dacca Time was officially implemented in East Bengal. [4]