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The Nandi are part of the Kalenjin, a Nilotic tribe living in East Africa. The Nandi ethnic group live with close association and relation with the Kipsigis tribe. They traditionally have lived and still form the majority in the highland areas of the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya, in what is today Nandi County.
Nandy or Nandi (Bengali: নন্দী) is a Bengali surname (meaning pleasing, from Sanskrit ānand) which is found among the Bengali Kayasthas,Tanti, Teli or Tilis, Sankhari (Conch Shell seller) in Indian States of West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and in Bangladesh.
Arun Nandi (November 16, 1941 – November 26, 2008) was a renowned Bangladeshi swimmer. In 1971, he set a record by swimming continuously for 90 hours and 5 minutes in College Square, Kolkata , to raise public awareness and funds for the freedom fighters of Bangladesh.
The history of Bangladesh dates back over four millennia to the Chalcolithic period. The region's early history was characterized by a succession of Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms and empires that fought for control over the Bengal region .
Bangladesh is elected to a two-year term on the UN Security Council. 3 June: Zia-ur Rahman wins presidential election and secures his position for a five-year term. 1979: 18 February: The 1979 General Election takes place. Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by Zia scores a decisive victory. [21] 1981: 30 May: Assassination of Ziaur Rahman. 1982: ...
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Nandigram Upazila had 45,853 households and a population of 180,802. 35,156 (19.44%) were under 10 years of age.Nandigram had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 47.51%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1000 females per 1000 males. 18,496 (10.23%) lived in urban areas. [1]
Timir started his career in 1969 on Bangladesh Television and radio. In 1971, he participated in Bangladesh Liberation War as a freedom fighter. After Independence, He was admitted to Dhaka music college. In 1972, he formed a cultural organisation named Rajani along with some of his friends in Dhaka.
And today, a consciousness has grown among our people, which is different from that of the people of our neighboring country and other countries of the region. — Ziaur Rahman [ 8 ] After independence, the government of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman began to promote Bengali nationalism which was also the basis of Bangladesh's independence from ...