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Monday, January 26, 2009

Festivals of the Hindus in Bangladesh

Festivals of the Hindus

The biggest religious festival of the Hindu community in Bangladesh is the festival of Durga Puja. Hindus participate in this festival with great devotion. Durga Puja is an old festival but it is difficult to say with any degree of certainty exactly how old it is. The oldest manifestation of goddess Durga, who slew the Mahisasura, belonged to the fifteenth century AD. A series of festivals, centering on Durga Puja, is held in Bangladesh.

Usually, on the sixth lunar day of the bright fortnight in the Bengali month of Ashwin, the ceremonial awakening of the goddess Durga takes place. Thereafter, Puja is performed for three days on the seventh, eighth and ninth and the immersion of the image of the goddess Durga (with her companions) takes place on the tenth day. People exchange greetings during a period of fifteen days after the immersion of the image of the deity.

On the following full-moon day, Laksmi Puja takes place. Before that, on the new moon day usually in the month of Kartik, Kali Puja is performed. Then, on the last day of the Bengali month of Kartik, Kartik Puja (worship of god Kartik who is the commander-in-chief of heavenly forces) is performed. On the fifth lunar day of the bright fortnight in the Bengali month of Magh, Saraswati Puja (the Hindu goddess of learning and music) is held. It is particularly popular among the students. The series of Pujas, which starts in Ashwin with Durga, comes to an end with Saraswati.

The celebration of Janmastami (lord Krishna's birthday) is an old festival of this region, particularly of Dhaka City. In almost all the regions of the subcontinent, this day is observed in some manner as a religious festival. Janmastami is celebrated in Dhaka with special pomp and grandeur.

Festivals of the Muslims in Bangladesh

Festivals of the Muslims in Bangladesh

Muslims are major part of the population in Bangladesh and their festivals are encouraged by local culture and improvized with these. From time to time folk culture has influenced these festivals, as a result of which the original religious practices have changed.

Muslims mainly observe Eid and Muharram.

Eid consists of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha. Eid-ul-Fitr is observed after the end of the month of Ramadan. The social meaning of Eid is a joyful festival, while its etymological meaning demotes returning lime and again. Like all other social festivals, Eid returns every year. Same is the case with Eid-ul-Azha.

The celebration of those two festivals in the early period was influenced by the folk belief of the peasants. Later on, a few other religious practices and customs were added.

One of the main features of the Eid festival is the preparation of special food an drink. The food would include korma, pilau and various types of homemade pitha, semai and jarda. One of the main characteristic features of Eid in the nineteenth century Dhaka was the Eid procession. Probably the Naib-Nazims of Dhaka introduced this practice after taking the cue from the famous Janmastami procession of Dhaka.

After being stopped for some time, such processions were again revived a few years ago. In many cases, local or urban culture has also made an impact on this festival.

The main feature of Eid-ul-Azha is the sacrifice of animals, especially cows and oxen. Many people in the villages sacrifice domestically raised cows or goats. The majority of the professionals in towns sacrifice cows on a share basis. The well to do sacrifice cows or goats or both animals on their own.

Eid for the common people means meeting family members and friends, buying new clothes and preparing delicious food on the Eid day.

Hoseni Dalan, also spelt Husaini Dalan, is a Shia shrine in the old part of the Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was built in the 17th century AD during the Mughal Period. This shrine commemorates the martyrdom of Imam AI Husain (R), grandson of Hazrat Mohammed (SM), during the battle of Karbala on 10 October 680 AD.

Although the Sunni sect is in the majority in Bangladesh, there is a small number of Muslims belonging to the Shia sect in Dhaka. During the first 10 days of Muharram, it becomes a centre of mourning and religious celebration in old Dhaka. Both the Sunni and the Shia followers join the mourning, ending in the festival of Ashura when a great procession parades through the city streets.

At present, Muharram is observed in the remote areas of the districts of Dhaka, Manikganj and Tangail in a somewhat different fashion. In some houses of different locations, Muharram is observed according to the folk customs centering on saints and fakirs, which have continued on the basis of regular line of descent.

Monday, January 12, 2009

The World Heritage : Paharpur Monestry

Paharpur Monestry is situated in a village named Paharpur (Pahadpur) under the Badalgachhi Upazila of Naogaon district. The village is connected with the nearby Railway station Jamalganj, the district town Naogaon and Jaipurhat town by metalled roads. It is in the midst of alluvial flat plain of northern Bangladesh. In contrast to the monotonous level of the plain, stands the ruins of the lofty (about 24m high from the surrounding level) ancient temple which was covered with jungle, locally called Pahar or hill from which the name Paharpur is derived.

In 1923 the excavation was started at last by the initiative of the Archaeological Survey of India. This excavation continued until 1934 and the devoted work of K. N. Dikshit, one of the senior officers of the Survey, and others achieved the tremendous result to clarify the whole structure of the Vihara. Continued excavation and conservation activities showed that the degradation was becoming a problem, so the Government of Bangladesh started to request assistance and contribution to such kinds of activities from international resources. At the 21st UNESCO General Conference held in November 1980, a resolution was adopted to take up the ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur and the Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat, Bangladesh, as target heritage sites for the UNESCO's international campaign to safeguard the cultural heritage. In accordance with this decision a UNESCO mission visited Bangladesh from February through March 1982 with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and a master plan for the conservation of both heritage sites was completed in 1983. The international safeguarding campaign officially commenced in 1985 when Paharpur Buddhist Vihara was included in the World Heritage List.

Inscriptions : Paharpur Monestry

The discovery of an inscribed copper-plate and some stone inscriptions has helped us to determine the chronology of the different periods. The copper-plate found in the northeast corner of the monastery is dated in 159 Gupta Era (479 AD). It records the purchase and grant by a Brahman couple of a piece of land for the maintenance of the worship of Arhats and a resting place at the Vihara, presided over by the Jaina teacher Guhanandin. This Vihara, which was situated at Vatagohali in the 5th century AD, must have been an establishment of local celebrity.

It is worth mentioning here that the same name Vatagohali is found on a mutilated copper-plate found at Baigram dated 128 GE (448 AD). The mention of the name Vatagohali in a record from Barigram, which is about 30 km to the north of Paharpur, indicates that the two places Vaigrama and Vatagohali may not be for away from each other. The Guhanandi Vihara at Vatagohali must have shared the fate of other Jaina establishments in Pundravardhana, when anarchy reigned supreme in Bengal in the 7th century AD. At last peace was established and the Pala empire was securely founded in Bengal in the 8th century AD and a magnificent temple along with a gigantic monastery was established by Dharmapala at Somapura. Dikshit believes that the monks in the new Buddhist Vihara might have been given the royal permission to appropriate the land belonging to the Jaina Vihara and kept the original charter in their possession. According to him 'this suppostion can alone, explain the find of the plate among the ruins of the Buddhist Vihara'.

A number of stone pillar inscriptions were discovered from the site which contain the records of the donation of pillars referring to either Buddha or the three jewels. The dates assigned to them belong to 10th and 12th century AD. All the donors have names ending in garbha, viz, Ajayagarbha, Shrigarbha and Dashabalagarbha, excepting one which shows a fragmentary record of some person whose name ended in nandin. It is possible that these indicate continuity or succession of monks at Paharpur Vihara.

A few stucco heads have been recovered from Paharpur, but this art was not as developed as in the Gandhara period. The common feature of all the Buddha heads found at Paharpur is the protruding eyelids and in some of them the hair is shown in ringlets.

Only a few metal images have been found. The ornamental image of Hara-Gouri, a standing naked Jaina and the bronze figures of Kubera and Ganesha are the only important images that have been discovered at Paharpur from pre-Bangladesh period excavations. But the post-liberation excavation (1981-82 precisely) discovered the torso of a large and highly important bronze Buddha image. Due to damage by fire only the upper half down to the thighs has been preserved. However, it is still possible to make out that the figure once represented the Buddha in a standing posture. The surviving part of the image measures roughly 1.27m, so that total height of the original must have been about 2.40m. In view of its style and the layer in which the bronze was discovered the sculpture can be attributed to about the 9th or 10th century. The only other known bronze Buddha figure from about the same period and of roughly equal size is the famous image from Sultanganj in Bihar, now in the Art Gallery of Birmingham Museum.

Coins As many as five circular copper coins have been discovered from a room close to the main gateway complex of the monastery. Of them three are of a unique type showing a rather clumsily depicted bull on the obverse and three fishes on the reverse. A silver coin belonging to Harun-ur-Rashid, the Khalifa of Baghdad, bears the date 127 AH (788 AD). Another series of six coins issued by sher shah (I540-45 AD), two of Islam Shah (I 545-53 AD), three of Bahadur Shah (16th century AD), two of daud karrani, one of akbar (1556-1605 AD) and one of Sultan Hussain Shah Sharki of Jaunpur. All these coins are fabricated on silver excepting the last one, which is of copper. But we are not yet sure how these coins made their way into this vihara.

Pottery The pottery discovered from the excavation at Paharpur was numerous and varied. Most of them belong to the middle or the late period roughly from the end of the tenth to the twelfth century AD. One class of ware, which may be attributed to the early Pala period (about 9th century AD). These are decorated with cross lines in the lower surface only or on the sides as well. Only a few large storage jars (one inside the other) were found in situ in some monastery cells. These large jars were set in the corner of the room by cutting the floor of the third period (Diskshit's second period) monastery. But no food grains or any other object was found in the jars. These were full of soil. A number of complete saucers could be recovered from the pre-monastic level. This pottery may be attributed to the pre-Pala period (c 6th to 7th century AD). Generally the pottery is well burnt to a red or buff green on which red slip was applied either in bands or on the entire surface except at the bottom. Almost all the vessels had a broad base and a protuberant centre while the large storage jars had a pointed or tapering bottom. Besides a number of vessels shaped like modern handis and spouted vases or lotas, there are also vessels with a narrow neck and mouth with a cylindrical body. A number of lids of pottery, dishes, saucers and lamps which include a large variety of circular shell vessels with or without a lip at the rim near the wick have been found. Other common antiquities are the terracotta crude female figures, the model of animals, parts of finials, dabbers of truncate cone shape, flat discs, sealings and beads of cylinderical shape. A number of ornamental bricks have been found in the pattern of the stepped pyramid, lotus petal, the chessboard, rectangular medallion with half lotuses etc.

Terracotta Plaques in Paharpur Monestry

Terracotta plaques The terracotta plaques play the most predominant part in the scheme of decoration of the walls of the temple. There are more than 2,000 plaques that still decorate the faces of the walls and about 800 loose ones have been registered. Majority of these plaques is contemporaneous with the building. No regular sequential arrangement has been followed in fixing these plaques on the walls. The sizes of the plaques vary in different section of the walls. Some are unusually big, measuring 40 x 30 x 6 cm and some are manufactured in a special size of about 18 cm square, but most of them are of a standard height, measuring 36cm x 22/24 cm.

The representations of divinities of hierarchical religion are few and far between. The Brahmanical as well as the Buddhist gods are equally illustrated in the plaques. They are the principal varieties of Shiva and other Brahmanical gods like Brahma, Visnu, Ganesha and Surya. Buddhist deities, mostly of the Mahayana School, including Bodhisattva Padmapani, Manjushri and Tara are noticed here and there. Well-known stories from the Panchatantra are represented with evident humour and picturesque expressiveness.

The fancy and imagination of the terracotta artists at Paharpur seems to be revealed mostly in the various movements of men and women engaged in different occupations. The artists were fully responsive to their environment and every conceivable subject of ordinary human life finds its place on the plaques. Similarly animals - snake, deer, lion, tiger, elephant, boar, monkey, jackal, rabbit, fish, duck goose - have been presented in their typical actions and movements. But the representations of the flora are comparatively poor. The lotus and the common plantain tree are represented in the plaques. It appears that this art must have been very popular in Bengal and through these plaques we get a glimpse of the social life of the people of that period.

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Sculptures on Different Periods : Paharpur Monestry

These sculptures belong to different periods and can be classified into three distinct groups with respect to their style and artistic excellence. In the first group a considerable number of sculptures depict scenes from the life of Krsna. There are some other panels which depict the most popular themes of the Mahabharata and Ramayana and various other incidents from daily life of the rural folk. Their features and appearances are heavy and sometimes crude, without any proportion or definition of form. Though the art is technically crude and imperfect, but its social content is intensely human, highly expressive of liveliness, and artistically significant.

Despite a general heaviness all through in the sculptures of the second group, there are some panels which are marked by lively action and movement. Thus it is a compromise between the first and third group, which maintains the eastern Gupta traditions. The third group is marked by the soft and tender modelling, the refinement and the delicacy of features, which are generally associated with Gupta classicism. Besides, there is a huge difference in attitude, subject matter, temperament and general technique between the first group and the other two groups. The sculptures of the other two groups generally depict cult divinities conforming to the dictates of the Brahmanical hierarchy. The stones used in them are greyish-white-spotted sandstone or basalt. Of all the loose stone images found in the excavations the most interesting is the fragmentary image of Hevajra in close embrace with his Shakti or female counter-part.

The Monestry : The Entire Establishment in Paharpur

The Monestry : The Entire Establishment

The monastery The entire establishment, occupying a quadrangular court, has high enclosure walls, about 5m in thickness and from 3.6m to 4.5m in height. Though the walls are not preserved to a very great height, but from their thickness and massiveness it can be assumed that the structure was storeyed commensurate with the lofty central shrine. In plan it consists of rows of cells, each approximately 4.26 ´4.11m in area all connected by a spacious verandah (about 2.43 to 2.74m wide), running continuously all around, and approached from the inner courtyard by flight of steps provided in the middle of each of the four sides.

There are in all 177 cells, excluding the cells of the central block in each direction; 45 cells on the north and 44 in each of the other three sides. The central block on the east, west and south sides is marked by a projection in the exterior wall and contains three cells and a passage around them, while in the north there stands a spacious hall. In the monastic cell No. 96 three floors have been discovered. Here the level of the last one (upper) is within 30cm from ground level, that of the second Im, while the third (lowest) is about 1.5m from the surface. It appears that this sequence has been generalised in all the cells of the monastery. However, the top most floor was removed while the second floor has been preserved. It is interesting to note that over this floor ornamental pedestals were built in as many as 92 rooms. Originally the main purpose of the rooms was to accommodate the monks of the Vihara, but the presence of such a large number of pedestals in the rooms indicates that they were used for worship and meditation in later construction phase.

Besides the main gateway to the north, there was a quadrangular subsidiary entrance through the northern enclosure near its eastern end. There was no arrangement of ingress on the southern and western sides, but possibly a small passage in the middle of the eastern block was provided for private entrance.

Apart from the central temple in the courtyard of the monastery there are many other small building remains, which were built in different phases of occupation. The important ones are a number of votive stupas of various sizes and shapes, a model of the central shrine, five shrines, kitchen and refectory, masonry drain, and wells. Still there are some structures whose features could not be ascertained. The miniature model of the central shrine is located in the south of the central block of eastern wing of the monastery. In this model the plan has been perfected and made more symmetrical. Another important structure in this area is a flight of stairs 4m in width projecting for a distance of 9.75 m towards the courtyard of the frontage of the central block of the eastern wing. The last 6 steps are covered with stone blocks. In the southeastern part of the courtyard, near rooms 73 and 74, there are five shrines of varied shapes with a highly ornamented super-structure and a plan with a number of projections in which bold torus and deep cornice mouldings are prominent. The most interesting thing in this group is a structure showing the shape of a 16-sided star. All the shrines are enclosed within a compound wall. To its north there is a big well with the internal diameter of 2.5m.

The kitchen and the long refectory hall (bhojanashala) of the monastery are also situated in this area. A masonry drain in between the refectory and the kitchen has been traced to a length of over 46m northward. To its west there are three large wells in a row, which probably used to serve both the kitchen & refectory. There are some important structures enclosed within a regular brick wall that runs from the verandah against rooms 162 to 174 (in the northwest part of the courtyard). There are rectangular weep-holes at regular intervals through the enclosure wall, so that the water may flow out from inside the enclosure. The most important structure in this area is a square brick structure in which the lower part consists of three channels separated by walling and closed on the top by corbelled brick work; the purpose of the corbelled channels is not clear. Further west there is a well preserved well.

Central temple The central part of the vast open courtyard of the monastery is occupied by a lofty shrine, the remains of which is still 21m high and covers 27sqm area. It was built on a cruciform plan which rises in three gradually diminishing terraces. The shape of the terminal structure is still unknown to us. A centrally placed hollow square right at the top of the terraces provides the moot point for the conception of the whole plan of the spectacular form and feature of this stupendous monument. In order to relieve monotony and to utilise the colossal structure to serve its basic purpose, provision was made in the second as well as in the first terrace for a projection, consisting of an ante-chamber and a mandapa on each face, leaving out a portion of the whole length of the square at each of the four corners. The ambulatory passage with the parapet wall was made to run parallel to the outline of this plan. This arrangement resulted in a cruciform shape with projecting angles between the arms of the cross. An enclosure wall strictly conforming to the basement plan, with only a slight deviation near the main staircase, runs round the monument. There is ample evidence that this complete plan, from the basement to the top, along with different component elements, belonged to a single period of construction, but the later repairs, additions and alterations did not fundamentally affect the general arrangement and plan.

The basement wall of the temple is embellished with 63 stone bas reliefs which were inserted at most angles of the projection and at intervals in specially built recesses in the middle. The walls of the temple were built of well-burnt bricks laid in mud mortar. The plainness of the walls is relieved on the outer face by projecting cornices of ornamented bricks (twisted rope, stepped pyramid, lotus-petal pattern) and bands of terracotta plaques, set in recessed panels, which run in a single row all around the basement and in double rows around the circumambulatory passage in the upper terraces.

The temple-type at Paharpur has been frequently described as entirely unknown to Indian archaeology. The Indian literature on architecture, however, often refers to a type of temple, known as sarvatobhadra - a square shrine with four entrances at the cardinal points and with an ante-chamber on each side (chatuhshala grha). The temple at Paharpur, as now excavated, approximates in general to the sarvatobhadra type.

Structures outside the monastery area An open platform measuring 32m ´ 8m is situated at a distance of about 27m from the outer wall of the southern wing. It runs parallel to the monastery. It stands about 3.5m above the adjoining ground level and is accessible from a raised pathway across room 102. This gangway is 5m in width. In between the gangway and the wall of the monastery there is a vaulted passage running parallel to the wall probably for the free passage of people outside the enclosure from one side to another. Its vaulted construction is of utmost importance. To our knowledge, it is one of the earliest and very rare examples of this type of construction, proving that vaults were known in ancient India before the advent of the Muslims. The entire southern face of the platform is marked with a series of water-chutes, each 30 cm in width and 1.30m in length occuring at interval of 1.2m. The channels are provided with fine jointed brickwork. It was used probably for the purpose of both ablution and toilet.

Bathing ghat There is a bathing ghat at a distance of 48m from the outer wall of the monastery towards the southeastern corner of the monastery . It is not parallel to the south wall of the monastery but is slightly inclined towards the north. On either side of it there is a parallel wall paved with brick-on-edge and concrete. The head of the ghat is laid with huge stone blocks along with brickwork, 3.6m in length. It descends in a gradual slope to 12.5m, where occurs a band of lime stone slabs. The bed of the ghat is also covered with sand which shows the existence of a stream close by. A tradition in relation to the ghat is still current among the local people that Sandhyavati, the daughter of a king named Mahidalan, used to bathe at the ghat every day and she is supposed to be the mother of Satyapir through immaculate conception.

Gandheshvari temple To the southwest of the ghat at a distance of about 12.2 m there is an isolated structure locally known as the Temple of Gandheshvari. The lotus medallion and bricks with floral pattern used in the front wall as also the mortar used between the joints of bricks sufficiently indicate that this building was erected during the Muslim period. It is a rectangular hall measuring 6.7 ´3.5m with an octagonal brick pillar base in the centre. There is a projection in the middle of the western wall which contains a small room, about l.5m square. It was used as a shrine and the four small niches on the sidewalls contained other objects of worship. In front of the door there is a circular platform 7.3m in diameter with a brick-on-edge floor.

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Excavation of Paharpur Monestry

Excavation of Paharpur Monestry

Paharpur an important archaeological site in Bangladesh, situated in a village named Paharpur (Pahadpur) under the Badalgachhi Upazila of Naogaon district. The village is connected with the nearby Railway station Jamalganj, the district town Naogaon and Jaipurhat town by metalled roads. It is in the midst of alluvial flat plain of northern Bangladesh. In contrast to the monotonous level of the plain, stands the ruins of the lofty (about 24m high from the surrounding level) ancient temple which was covered with jungle, locally called Pahar or hill from which the name Paharpur is derived.

The site was first noticed by Buchanon Hamilton in course of his survey in Eastern India between 1807 and 1812. It was next visited by Westmacott. Sir Alexander Cunningham visited the place in 1879. Cunningham intended to carry out an extensive excavation in the mound. But he was prevented by zamindar of Balihar, the owner of the land. So he had to be satisfied with limited excavation in a small part of the monastic area and top of the central mound. In the latter area he 'discovered the ruins of a square tower of 22 feet side with a projection in the middle of each side'. The site was declared to be protected by the Archaeological Survey of India in 1919 under the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act of 1904.

Regular and systematic excavation was jointly started here in 1923 by Archaeological Survey of India, varendra research society of Rajshahi and Calcutta University. In the beginning the joint mission carried out the work with the financial help of Kumar sarat kumar ray of Dighapatia Zamindar family and under the guidance of DR Bhandarkar, Professor of Ancient History and former Superintendent of Archaeological Survey of India, Western Circle. The work was confined to a few rooms at the south-west corner of the monastery and the adjoining courtyard. The work was resumed in 1925-26 by RD Banerjee, who excavated in the northern part of the central mound. From the next season (1926-27) onward excavation was carried out under the supervision of KN Dikshit with the exception of seasons of the 1930-32. In these two seasons GC Chandra conducted the excavation. In the last two seasons (1932-34) the work was carried out at satyapir bhita, a mound at a distance of 364m east of the central temple. During Pakistan period lower levels of a few monastic cells on the eastern wing were excavated by Rafique Mughal, but the results were never published.

After independence in 1971, the site was further brought under excavation by the Department of Archaeology of Bangladesh. The operations took place in two phases. The first phase was initiated in 1981-82 and continued in every season up to 1984-1985. The second phase was started in 1988-89 and continued in the next two seasons up to 1990-91. In the first phase excavations were aimed at establishing the three major building phases of the cells which Dikshit mentioned in his excavation report and discovering the information of early levels. But in the second phase the works were confined to clear the cultural debris from the courtyard of the monastery.

Buddhist Monestry : Paharpur

Paharpur

Paharpur is a small village 5 km. west of Jamalganj in the greater Rajshahi district where the remains of the most important and the largest known monastery south of the Himalayas has been excavated. This 7th century archaeological find covers approximately an area of 27 acres of land. The entire establishment, occupying a quadrangular court; measuring more than 900 ft. externally on each side, has high enclosure-walls about 16 ft. in thickness and from 12 ft. to 15 ft. in height. With elaborate gateway complex on the north, there are 45 cells on the north and 44 in each of the other three sides with a total number of 177 rooms. The architecture of the pyramidal cruciform temple is profoundly influenced by those of South- East Asia, especially Myanmar and Java.
A small site-museum built in 1956-57 houses the representative collection of objects recovered from the area. The excavated findings have also been preserved at the Varendra Research Museum at Rajshahi.
The antiquities of the museum include terra-cotta plaques, images of different gods and goddesses, potteries, coins, inscriptions, ornamental bricks and other minor clay objects.

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Digital Bangladesh : New Cabint Formed

With the vision of Digital Bangladesh within 2021, Bangladesh Awami League led Mahajot started their new era on the eve of 2009, January.

The 31 member team includes 23 ministers and 8 state ministers.

Sheikh Hasina - Defence, Parliamentary, Religion, Women Affairs, Energy, Housing, Works
Motia Chowdhury - Agriculture
Syed Ashraful Islam - LGRD
AMA Muhit - Finance
AK Khandker -Planning
Nurul Islam Nahid - Education
Abul Kalam Azad - Information
Dr. Abdur Razzak - Food and Relief
Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain (father in law of Hasina’s daughter Saima Wajed) - labour and employment and expatriate welfare
Dilip Barua - Industries (technocrat quota)
GM Quader - Civil Aviation and Tourism
Barrister Shafiq Ahmed - Law (technocrat quota)
Raziuddin Ahmed Razu - Telecommunications
Dr. AFM Ruhul Haq - health
Col Faruq Khan - Commerce
Abdul Latif Siddiqui - Jute and Textiles
Ramesh Chandra Sen - Water Resources
Enamul Huq Mustafa Shahid - Social Welfare
Rezaul Karim Hira - Land
Afsarul Amin - Shipping
Abdul Latif Biswas - Fisheries and Livestock
Syed Abul Hossain - Communication
Dr. Dipu Moni - Foreign
Advocate Sahara Khatun - Home

State Ministers:

Mostafizur Rahman - Environment
ABM Tajul Islam - Liberation War Affairs
Tanjim Ahmed Sohel Taj -Home
Dr Hasan Mahmood - Foreign
Begum Munnujan Sufian - Labor
Dipankar Talukder - CHT
Ahad Ali Sarkar - Sports
Yafes Osman -Science

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Bangladeshi Newspapers in online

Prothom Alo
The Daily Prothom Alo. Online version of popular bengali newspaper in Bangladesh.
http://www.prothom-alo.com

Ittefaq Bangla News Paper
Daily Bangla News paper in Bengali. One of theoldest and popular news paper in Bangladesh.
http://www.ittefaq.com

Daily Inqilab
Internet version of the most popular Bengali news paper in Bangladesh.
http://www.dailyinqilab.com

Daily Janakantha
Daily Bengoli newspaper from Bangladesh.
http://www.dailyjanakantha.com

Bhorer Kagoj
Bengali daily news paper, online version.
http://www.bhorerkagoj.net

JaiJaidin Weekly
Weekly maganize in bangla. Reviews and articles on current political issues.
http://www.jaijaidin.com

Daily Sangram
The leading daily newspaper in bengali, media content provider information portal for Bangladesh.
http://www.dailysangram.com

Anandabazar Patrika
Daily Bengali news paper based in Calcutta.
http://www.anandabazar.com

Amar Desh
Bangla daily news paper, bengali news website. Hourly news from bangladesh is also available.
http://www.amardeshbd.com

The Daily Shamokal
Shamokal is one of leading Daily Newspaper in Bengali. A leading bangla doinik patrika from Dhaka.
http://www.shamokal.com

Amader Shomoy
Daily news paper in bangla.
http://www.amadershomoy.com

The Daily Star
The First Daily Newspaper on the Internet from Bangladesh.
http://www.thedailystar.net

Daily Manabzamin
Daily news paper in banla. In bengali fonts.
http://www.manabzamin.net

Daily Dinkal
Daily news paper in bangla.
http://www.daily-dinkal.com

BBC News in Bengali
BBC bangla news, listen to audio and read news from BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bengali

InfoBangladesh.Com
It is the pioneer portal of Bangladesh where you can get daily updated information, various exclusive and useful services.
http://www.infobangladesh.com

The Bangladesh Observer
Premier English Daily of Bangladesh Since 1949.
http://www.bangladeshobserver.com

Newage
It is a daily newspaper from Bangladesh. Published in English.
http://www.newagebd.com

Daily Khabarpatra
Daily news in bangla fonts.
http://www.khabarpatra.net

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Please vote for Cox's Bazar : Cox's Bazar (Bengali: কক্স বাজার Kôksho Bajar or Kôks Bazar) is a town, a fishing port and district headquarter in Bangladesh. It is known for its wide sandy beach which is claimed to be the world's longest natural sandy sea beach.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox%27s_Bazar

Please Vote for Sundarban : The Sundarbans (Bengali: সুন্দরবন Shundorbôn) is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundarbans

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Bangladeshi Sites : 1

Prime Ministers Office
Prime Ministers Office (PMO) is the office of the Head of the Government of Bangladesh. All the activities of prime ministers held on here.
http://www.pmo.gov.bd

Bangladesh Government Official Web Page
Official website of Bangladesh Government. President, Prime Minister, Cabinet Members, Constitution.
http://www.bangladesh.gov.bd

Jatiya Sangsad
Bangladesh Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad)-Legislative Information Centre.
http://www.parliamentofbangladesh.org

Local Government Engineering Department(LGED)
LGED is playing a pivotal role in rural infrastructure development. People at large in rural Bangladesh are now enjoying the benefits of LGED.
http://www.lged.gov.bd

DgFood
This is a Web Server for dgfood.gov.bd; Which is DG Foods Official Website.
http://www.dgfood.gov.bd

Department of Environment, Bangladesh Gov.
Department of Environments mission is to help secure a clean and healthy environment for the benefit of present and future generations.
http://www.doe-bd.org

Roads and highways department RHD.
RHD is responsible for the management of the National, Regional and Zilla road network and some bridges in Bangladesh.
http://www.rhd.gov.bd

Bangladesh Jute Research Institute
Bangladesh Jute Research Institute web page. Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI) was established in 1951 in order to do research to improve jute crops and products with some specific Mandate.
http://www.bjri.gov.bd

RAB - Rapid Action Battalion
Special force under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Home Affairs in order to make the crime free society. Prevent crimes and eliminate criminals.
http://www.rab.gov.bd

Dhaka City Corporation (DCC)
DCC collects revenue tax from the household of the Dhaka City area, rent from the markets of DCC, trade license fee and issue the trade license, fee of non motor vehicles of Dhaka City etc.
http://www.dhakacity.org

Bangladesh Army
Official web site of Bangladesh army. This web site is intended to introduce Bangladesh Army, about how we are organized and what we do.
http://www.bangladesharmy.info

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bangladesh - MOFA Bangladesh
Official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bangladesh. Contains the list of Bangladeshi foreign missions abroad.
http://www.mofa.gov.bd

National Board of Revenue
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is the central authority for tax administrationin Bangladesh.
http://www.nbr-bd.org

Hydrocarbon Unit
Hydrocarbon Unit was established in July 1999 in the ministry under NORAD financing with a technical cooperation agreement with Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to achieve some definite goals and objectives in the energy sector
http://www.hcu.org.bd

Economic Relations Division (ERD), Bangladesh Ministry of Finance
Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh - Ministry of Finance, Finance Division Website. Bangladesh, ERD, IPRSP, I-PRSP, Economic, Economic Relations Division, Ministry, Finance.
http://www.erd.gov.bd

Bangladesh Navy
In war and peace, invincible at sea. This web site is about Bangladesh Navy.
http://www.bangladeshnavy.org

The SHD Modilling System
The ongoing project Support for Monitoring Sustainable Human Development in Bangladesh’ was initiated to build a coherent model to devise human development strategies for Bangladesh.
http://www.dsi-shd.com

Bangladesh Military
This unofficial website was created to promote the Bangladesh Military and bring the Bangladesh Military enthusiast community and other military supporters together.
http://www.bdmilitary.com

Ministry of Youth Sports
In December 1978 the Ministry of Youth Sports was created under a special gazette notification.
http://www.moysports.gov.bd

Bangladesh Post office
Bangladesh Post office is a govt. owned department dedicated to providing wide range of postal products and public services. It is the premier national postal communication service holding together a vast country with a large population. Bangladesh Post
http://www.bangladeshpost.gov.bd

Education board
All education board in one web site.
http://educationboard.gov.bd

National University
The website of National University is
http://nu.edu.bd

Source : Velki and other internet sites.
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Please vote for Cox's Bazar : Cox's Bazar (Bengali: কক্স বাজার Kôksho Bajar or Kôks Bazar) is a town, a fishing port and district headquarter in Bangladesh. It is known for its wide sandy beach which is claimed to be the world's longest natural sandy sea beach.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox%27s_Bazar

Please Vote for Sundarban : The Sundarbans (Bengali: সুন্দরবন Shundorbôn) is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundarbans

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Total seats won by political parties (unofficial) : Bangladesh Election 2008

Parliamentary Election Result : 2008 : Bangladesh

Constituency Winners Party Name
PANCHAGARH-1 (001) Md. Mojaharul Haque Pradhan Bangladesh Awami League
PANCHAGARH-2 (002) Md. Nurul Islam Sujan Bangladesh Awami League
THAKURGAON-1 (003) Ramesh Chandra Sen Bangladesh Awami League
THAKURGAON-2 (004) Alhaj Md. Dabirul Islam Bangladesh Awami League
THAKURGAON-3 (005) Hafizuddin Ahmed Jatiya Party
DINAJPUR-1 (006) Manaranjan Seal Gopal Bangladesh Awami League
DINAJPUR-2 (007) Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League
DINAJPUR-3 (008) Md Iqbalur Rahim Bangladesh Awami League
DINAJPUR-4 (009) Md Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali Bangladesh Awami League
DINAJPUR-5 (010) Md.Mostafizur Rahman Bangladesh Awami League
DINAJPUR-6 (011) Azizul Hoque Choudhury Bangladesh Awami League
NILPHAMARI-1 (012) Jafar Iqbql Siddiki Jatiya Party
NILPHAMARI-2 (013) Asadurzaman Nur Bangladesh Awami League
NILPHAMARI-3 (014) Kazi Faruq Kadar Jatiya Party
NILPHAMARI-4 (015) Karnal (Re) A.A Maruf Saknal Bangladesh Awami League
LALMONIRHAT-1 (016) Md. Motahar Hosssain Bangladesh Awami League
LALMONIRHAT-2 (017) Md. Mojebor Rahman Jatiya Party
LALMONIRHAT-3 (018) Golam Mohammad Kader Jatiya Party
RANGPUR-1 (019) Hossain Mokbul Shahriar Jatiya Party
RANGPUR-2 (020) ANISUL ISLAM MONDAL Jatiya Party
RANGPUR-3 (021) Hussain Muhammad Ershad Jatiya Party
RANGPUR-4 (022) TIPU MUNSHI Bangladesh Awami League
RANGPUR-5 (023) H. N. Ashequr Rahman Bangladesh Awami League
RANGPUR-6 (024) Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh Awami League
KURIGRAM-1 (025) A.K.M. Mostafizur Rahman Jatiya Party
KURIGRAM-2 (026) Hossain Muhammad Ershad Jatiya Party
KURIGRAM-3 (027) A. K. M. Mayeedul Islam Jatiya Party
KURIGRAM-4 (028) Md Zakir Hossain Bangladesh Awami League
GAIBANDHA-1 (029) Md.Abdul Kadar Khan Jatiya Party
GAIBANDHA-2 (030) Mst Mahabubur Ara Begum Gine Bangladesh Awami League
GAIBANDHA-3 (031) Dr. TIM Fazle Rabby Chowdhury Jatiya Party
GAIBANDHA-4 (032) Md Monowar Hosen Chowdhary Bangladesh Awami League
GAIBANDHA-5 (033) Md. Fazle Rabbi Mia Bangladesh Awami League
JOYPURHAT-1 (034) Md Mozahar Ali Prodhan Bangladesh Nationalist Party
JOYPURHAT-2 (035) Golam Mostofa Bangladesh Nationalist Party
BOGRA-1 (036) Abdul Mannan Bangladesh Awami League
BOGRA-2 (037) A. K. M Hafijur Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist Party
BOGRA-3 (038) Abdul Momen Talukder Bangladesh Nationalist Party
BOGRA-4 (039) Z. I. M. Mostofa Ali Bangladesh Nationalist Party
BOGRA-5 (040) Md. Habibar Rahman Bangladesh Awami League
BOGRA-6 (041) Begum Khaleda Zia Bangladesh Nationalist Party
BOGRA-7 (042) Begum Khaleda Zia Bangladesh Nationalist Party
CHAPAI NABABGANJ-1 (043) Mohammad Enamul Huq Bangladesh Awami League
CHAPAI NABABGANJ-2 (044) Md. Ziaur Rahman Bangladesh Awami League
CHAPAI NABABGANJ-3 (045) Md. Abdul Odud Bangladesh Awami League
NAOGAON-1 (046) Shadhon Chandra Mojumdar Bangladesh Awami League
NAOGAON-2 (047) Md. Shahiduzzaman Sarker Bangladesh Awami League
NAOGAON-3 (048) Akram Hossain Chaudhuri Bangladesh Awami League
NAOGAON-4 (049) Muha: Emaj Uddin Pk. Independent Candidate
NAOGAON-5 (050) Md. Abdul Jalil Bangladesh Awami League
NAOGAON-6 (051) Md. Ishrafil Alam Bangladesh Awami League
RAJSHAHI-1 (052) Omer Faruque Chowdhory Bangladesh Awami League
RAJSHAHI-2 (053) Fazle Hossain Badsha Bangladesh Workers Party
RAJSHAHI-3 (054) Md. Maraz Uddn Mallah Bangladesh Awami League
RAJSHAHI-4 (055) Enamul Haque Bangladesh Awami League
RAJSHAHI-5 (056) Md. Abdul Oadud Bangladesh Awami League
RAJSHAHI-6 (057) Md. Shariar Alam Bangladesh Awami League
NATORE-1 (058) Md. Abu Talha Jatiya Party
NATORE-2 (059) Md. Ahad Ali Sarker Bangladesh Awami League
NATORE-3 (060) Zunaid Ahned Palak Bangladesh Awami League
NATORE-4 (061) Md. Abdul Quddus Bangladesh Awami League
SIRAJGANJ-1 (062) TANVIR S JOY Bangladesh Awami League
SIRAJGANJ-2 (063) RUMANA MAHMOOD Bangladesh Nationalist Party
SIRAJGANJ-3 (064) MD. ISHAQUE HOSSAIN TALUKDER Bangladesh Awami League
SIRAJGANJ-4 (065) MD. SHAFIQUL ISLAM Bangladesh Awami League
SIRAJGANJ-5 (066) MD. ABDUL LATIF BISWAS Bangladesh Awami League
SIRAJGANJ-6 (067) CHAYAN ISLAM Bangladesh Awami League
PABNA-1 (068) Md. Shamsul Haque Bangladesh Awami League
PABNA-2 (069) Abdul Karim Khandakar Bangladesh Awami League
PABNA-3 (070) Md. Mokbul Hossain Bangladesh Awami League
PABNA-4 (071) Shamsur Rahman Sharif Bangladesh Awami League
PABNA-5 (072) Golam Faruk Khand: Prince Bangladesh Awami League
MEHERPUR-1 (073) Md. Joynal Abadin Bangladesh Awami League
MEHERPUR-2 (074) Md. Amzad Hossen Bangladesh Nationalist Party
KUSHTIA-1 (075) Afaz Uddin Ahmed Bangladesh Awami League
KUSHTIA-2 (076) Hasanul Haq Enu Jatiya Samajtantric Dal-Jasad
KUSHTIA-3 (077) K.H. Rashiduzzaman Bangladesh Awami League
KUSHTIA-4 (078) Sultana Tarun Bangladesh Awami League
CHUADANGA-1 (079) Solayman Haque Joaddar (Salun) Bangladesh Awami League
CHUADANGA-2 (080) Md. Ali Azgar Bangladesh Awami League
JHENAIDAH-1 (081) Md. Abdul Hai Bangladesh Awami League
JHENAIDAH-2 (082) Md.Shofikul Islam Bangladesh Awami League
JHENAIDAH-3 (083) Md. Safqul Ajam Khan Bangladesh Awami League
JHENAIDAH-4 (084) Abdul Mannan Bangladesh Awami League
JESSORE-1 (085) Sheikh Afil Uddin Bangladesh Awami League
JESSORE-2 (086) Mostafa Faruque Mohammed Bangladesh Awami League
JESSORE-3 (087) Md. Khaledur Rahman Tito Bangladesh Awami League
JESSORE-4 (088) Ranjit Kumar Roy Bangladesh Awami League
JESSORE-5 (089) Khan Tipu Sultan Bangladesh Awami League
JESSORE-6 (090) Sk. Abdul Wohab Bangladesh Awami League
MAGURA-1 (091) Muhammad Serajul Akbar Bangladesh Awami League
MAGURA-2 (092) Shree Birendra Nath sikder Bangladesh Awami League
NARAIL-1 (093) Md. Kabirul Haque Independent Candidate
NARAIL-2 (094) SK Abu Bakr Bangladesh Awami League
BAGERHAT-1 (095) Shaikh Hasina Bangladesh Awami League
BAGERHAT-2 (096) Mir Sawkat Ali Badsha Bangladesh Awami League
BAGERHAT-3 (097) Habibun Nahar Bangladesh Awami League
BAGERHAT-4 (098) Md. Mozammel Hosen Bangladesh Awami League
KHULNA-1 (099) Noni Gopal Mondul Bangladesh Awami League
KHULNA-2 (100) Nazrul Islam Manju Bangladesh Nationalist Party
KHULNA-3 (101) Begum Monnuzan Sufian Bangladesh Awami League
KHULNA-4 (102) MOLLA JALAL UDDIN Bangladesh Awami League
KHULNA-5 (103) Narayan Chandra chanda Bangladesh Awami League
KHULNA-6 (104) Md. Sohorab Ali Sana Bangladesh Awami League
SATKHIRA-1 (105) Sk. Muzibur Rahman Bangladesh Awami League
SATKHIRA-2 (106) M.A Jabbar Jatiya Party
SATKHIRA-3 (107) A.F.M Rahul Haque Bangladesh Awami League
SATKHIRA-4 (108) H.M Golam Reja Jatiya Party
BARGUNA-1 (109) Direndro Chandra Debnath Bangladesh Awami League
BARGUNA-2 (110) Golam Sobur Bangladesh Awami League
PATUAKHALI-1 (111) Md. Shahjahan Mia Bangladesh Awami League
PATUAKHALI-2 (112) A.S.M. Feroz Bangladesh Awami League
PATUAKHALI-3 (113) Md. Golam Mawla Roni Bangladesh Awami League
PATUAKHALI-4 (114) Md. Mahabubur Rahman Bangladesh Awami League
BHOLA-1 (115) Andaleeve Rahman Bangladesh Jatiya Party-BJP
BHOLA-2 (116) Tofail Ahmed Bangladesh Awami League
BHOLA-3 (117) Md. Jashim Uddin Bangladesh Awami League
BHOLA-4 (118) Abdullah Al Islam Bangladesh Awami League
BARISAL-1 (119) Talukder Md. Younus Bangladesh Awami League
BARISAL-2 (120) Md. Manirul Islam Bangladesh Awami League
BARISAL-3 (121) Golam Kibria Tipu Jatiya Party
BARISAL-4 (122) Md. Mazbauddin Farhad Bangladesh Nationalist Party
BARISAL-5 (123) Md. Mazibar Rahman Sarwar Bangladesh Nationalist Party
BARISAL-6 (124) A B M Ruhul Amin Howlader Jatiya Party
JHALOKATI-1 (125) Bazlul Haque Harun Bangladesh Awami League
JHALOKATI-2 (126) AMIR HOSSAIN AMU Bangladesh Awami League
PIROJPUR-1 (127) A. K. M. A. Aowal (Saidur Rahman) Bangladesh Awami League
PIROJPUR-2 (128) Md. Shah Alam Bangladesh Awami League
PIROJPUR-3 (129) Md. Anowar Hossain Bangladesh Awami League
TANGAIL-1 (130) MUHAMMAD ABDUR RAZZAQUE Bangladesh Awami League
TANGAIL-2 (131) Khandaker Asaduzzaman Bangladesh Awami League
TANGAIL-3 (132) Motiur Rahman Bangladesh Awami League
TANGAIL-4 (133) Abdul Latif Siddique Bangladesh Awami League
TANGAIL-5 (134) Md. Abul Quasem Jatiya Party
TANGAIL-6 (135) Khandaker Abdul Baten Independent Candidate
TANGAIL-7 (136) Md. Akabbar Hossain Bangladesh Awami League
TANGAIL-8 (137) SHOKAT MOMEN SHAHJAHAN Bangladesh Awami League
JAMALPUR-1 (138) ABUL KALAM AZAD Bangladesh Awami League
JAMALPUR-2 (139) MD. FARIDUL HOQ KHAN Bangladesh Awami League
JAMALPUR-3 (140) MIRZA AZOM Bangladesh Awami League
JAMALPUR-4 (141) MD. MURAD HASAN Bangladesh Awami League
JAMALPUR-5 (142) MD. REZAUL KARIM HIRA Bangladesh Awami League
SHERPUR-1 (143) MD.ATIUR RAHMAN ATIQUE Bangladesh Awami League
SHERPUR-2 (144) MOTIA CHOWDHURY Bangladesh Awami League
SHERPUR-3 (145) A. K. M. FAZLUL HAQUE Bangladesh Awami League
MYMENSINGH-1 (146) Promod Mankin Bangladesh Awami League
MYMENSINGH-2 (147) Hayatur Rahman Khan Bangladesh Awami League
MYMENSINGH-3 (148) Mozibur rahaman fakir Bangladesh Awami League
MYMENSINGH-4 (149) Md. Motiur Rahman Bangladesh Awami League
MYMENSINGH-5 (150) K M Khalid Bangladesh Awami League
MYMENSINGH-6 (151) Md. Muslem Uddin Bangladesh Awami League
MYMENSINGH-7 (152) Reza Ali Bangladesh Awami League
MYMENSINGH-8 (153) MD. ABDUS SATTAR Bangladesh Awami League
MYMENSINGH-9 (154) Major General Abdus Salam Bangladesh Awami League
MYMENSINGH-10 (155) GIAS UDDIN AHMED Bangladesh Awami League
MYMENSINGH-11 (156) Mohammad Amanullah Bangladesh Awami League
NETRAKONA-1 (157) Mustaque Ahmed Ruhi Bangladesh Awami League
NETRAKONA-2 (158) Md. Ashraf Ali Khan Bangladesh Awami League
NETRAKONA-3 (159) Monjur Kader Kuraishi Bangladesh Awami League
NETRAKONA-4 (160) Rebeka Momin Bangladesh Awami League
NETRAKONA-5 (161) Waresat Hussan Belal Bangladesh Awami League
KISHOREGANJ-1 (162) Syed Asraful Islam Bangladesh Awami League
KISHOREGANJ-2 (163) Alhaj Professor Dr.M.A.Mannan Bangladesh Awami League
KISHOREGANJ-3 (164) Md. Mujib Ul Huque Jatiya Party
KISHOREGANJ-4 (165) Md. Abdul Hamid Advocate Bangladesh Awami League
KISHOREGANJ-5 (166) Md. Afjal Hossain Bangladesh Awami League
KISHOREGANJ-6 (167) Md. Jillur Rahman Bangladesh Awami League
MANIKGANJ-1 (168) A B M ANOWARUL HAQUE Bangladesh Awami League
MANIKGANJ-2 (169) S. M. ABDUL MANNAN Jatiya Party
MANIKGANJ-3 (170) JAHID MALEK Bangladesh Awami League
MUNSHIGANJ-1 (171) Sukumar Ranjan Ghosh Bangladesh Awami League
MUNSHIGANJ-2 (172) Sagupta Yesmen Bangladesh Awami League
MUNSHIGANJ-3 (173) M. Idris Ali Bangladesh Awami League
DHAKA-1 (174) ABDUL MANNAN KHAN Bangladesh Awami League
DHAKA-2 (175) Md. kamrul Islam Bangladesh Awami League
DHAKA-3 (176) Nasrul Hamid Bangladesh Awami League
DHAKA-4 (177) Sanjida Khanam Bangladesh Awami League
DHAKA-5 (178) Habibur Rahman Molla Bangladesh Awami League
DHAKA-6 (179) Mizanur Rahman Khan Bangladesh Awami League
DHAKA-7 (180) Mostofa Zalal Mohiuddin Bangladesh Awami League
DHAKA-8 (181) Rashed Khan Mennon Bangladesh Workers Party
DHAKA-9 (182) Saber hossain chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League
DHAKA-10 (183) A. K. M. Rahmatullah Bangladesh Awami League
DHAKA-11 (184) ASADUZZAMAN KHAN Bangladesh Awami League
DHAKA-12 (185) FAZLE NOOR TAPOSH SHEIKH Bangladesh Awami League
DHAKA-13 (186) Jahangir Kabir Nanak Bangladesh Awami League
DHAKA-14 (187) MD. ASLAMUL HAQUE Bangladesh Awami League
DHAKA-15 (188) KAMAL AHMED MOJUMDER Bangladesh Awami League
DHAKA-16 (189) Md. Elias Uddin Molla Bangladesh Awami League
DHAKA-17 (190) Hussein Muhammod Arshad Jatiya Party
DHAKA-18 (191) Sahara Khatun Bangladesh Awami League
DHAKA-19 (192) Talukder Md.Tohed jong (Murad) Bangladesh Awami League
DHAKA-20 (193) Benzir Ahmed Bangladesh Awami League
GAZIPUR-1 (194) A. K. M. Mozammal Haque Bangladesh Awami League
GAZIPUR-2 (195) Md. Zahid Ahasan Rasal Bangladesh Awami League
GAZIPUR-3 (196) Alhaz Advocate Md. Rahmat Ali Bangladesh Awami League
GAZIPUR-4 (197) Tanjim Ahmad Bangladesh Awami League
GAZIPUR-5 (198) Mahar Afroz Bangladesh Awami League
NARSINGDI-1 (199) MOHAMMAD NAZRUL ISLAM Bangladesh Awami League
NARSINGDI-2 (200) Anwarul Ashraf Khan Bangladesh Awami League
NARSINGDI-3 (201) ZAHIRUL HAQUE BHUIYAN MOHAN Bangladesh Awami League
NARSINGDI-4 (202) Nurul Majid Mahmud HumaYun Bangladesh Awami League
NARSINGDI-5 (203) Raziuddin Ahmed Bangladesh Awami League
NARAYANGANJ-1 (204) Golam Dastagir Gazi Bangladesh Awami League
NARAYANGANJ-2 (205) Md. Nazrul Islam Bangladesh Awami League
NARAYANGANJ-3 (206) Abdullah-Al-Kaisar Bangladesh Awami League
NARAYANGANJ-4 (207) Shara Begum Kabari Bangladesh Awami League
NARAYANGANJ-5 (208) Nasim Osman Jatiya Party
RAJBARI-1 (209) Kazi Keramat Ali Bangladesh Awami League
RAJBARI-2 (210) Muhammad Jillul Hakim Bangladesh Awami League
FARIDPUR-1 (211) Md. Abdur Rahman Bangladesh Awami League
FARIDPUR-2 (212) Syeda Sajeda Chouwdhury Bangladesh Awami League
FARIDPUR-3 (213) Khandaker Mosharaf Hossain Bangladesh Awami League
FARIDPUR-4 (214) Nilufer Zafarullah Bangladesh Awami League
GOPALGANJ-1 (215) Mohammad Faruk Khan Bangladesh Awami League
GOPALGANJ-2 (216) Sheikh Fazlul karim Selim Bangladesh Awami League
GOPALGANJ-3 (217) Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh Awami League
MADARIPUR-1 (218) Nur-E-Alam Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League
MADARIPUR-2 (219) Shajahan Khan Bangladesh Awami League
MADARIPUR-3 (220) Sayed Abul Hossain Bangladesh Awami League
SHARIATPUR-1 (221) B. M. Muzammel Haque Bangladesh Awami League
SHARIATPUR-2 (222) Shawkat Ali Bangladesh Awami League
SHARIATPUR-3 (223) MD. ABDUR RAZZAQ Bangladesh Awami League
SUNAMGANJ-1 (224) Moazzem Hossain Raton Bangladesh Awami League
SUNAMGANJ-2 (225) Suranjit Sen Gupta Bangladesh Awami League
SUNAMGANJ-3 (226) M. A Mannan Bangladesh Awami League
SUNAMGANJ-4 (227) Begum Momtaz Ikbal Jatiya Party
SUNAMGANJ-5 (228) Mohibur Rahman Manik Bangladesh Awami League
SYLHET-1 (229) Abul Maal Abdul Muhith Bangladesh Awami League
SYLHET-2 (230) Shafiqur Rahaman chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League
SYLHET-3 (231) Mahmudus Samad chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League
SYLHET-4 (232) Imran Ahmad Bangladesh Awami League
SYLHET-5 (233) Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder Bangladesh Awami League
SYLHET-6 (234) Nurul Islam Nahid Bangladesh Awami League
MAULVIBAZAR-1 (235) Md.Shahab Uddin Bangladesh Awami League
MAULVIBAZAR-2 (236) Noab Ali Abbas Khan Jatiya Party
MAULVIBAZAR-3 (237) Syed Mohoshin Ali Bangladesh Awami League
MAULVIBAZAR-4 (238) Md. Abdush Shahid Bangladesh Awami League
HABIGANJ-1 (239) Dewan Farid Gazi Bangladesh Awami League
HABIGANJ-2 (240) MD ABDUL MOJID KHAN Bangladesh Awami League
HABIGANJ-3 (241) Md. Abu Zahir Bangladesh Awami League
HABIGANJ-4 (242) ANAMOL HAQUE Bangladesh Awami League
BRAHMANBARIA-1 (243) Mohammad Sayedul Haque Bangladesh Awami League
BRAHMANBARIA-2 (244) Adv. Md. Ziaul Haque Mrida Jatiya Party
BRAHMANBARIA-3 (245) Lutful Hai Bangladesh Awami League
BRAHMANBARIA-4 (246) Mohammed Sha Alam Bangladesh Awami League
BRAHMANBARIA-5 (247) Sha Zikrul Ahmad Jatiya Samajtantric Dal-Jasad
BRAHMANBARIA-6 (248) A B Tazul Islam Bangladesh Awami League
COMILLA-1 (249) Mohammed Subid Ali Bhuiyan Bangladesh Awami League
COMILLA-2 (250) M. K. Anower Bangladesh Nationalist Party
COMILLA-3 (251) Kaji Shah Mofajjal Hossain Kaikobad Bangladesh Nationalist Party
COMILLA-4 (252) A B M Ghulam Mostafa Bangladesh Awami League
COMILLA-5 (253) ABDUL MOTIN KHASRU Bangladesh Awami League
COMILLA-6 (254) A K M Bahauddin Bangladesh Awami League
COMILLA-7 (255) Principal Md Ali Ashraf Bangladesh Awami League
COMILLA-8 (256) Nasimul Alam Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League
COMILLA-9 (257) Md. Tazul Islam Bangladesh Awami League
COMILLA-10 (258) A. H. M Mustafa Kamal Bangladesh Awami League
COMILLA-11 (259) Md. Mujibul Hoque Bangladesh Awami League
CHANDPUR-1 (260) Dr. Mahiuddin Khan Alamgir Bangladesh Awami League
CHANDPUR-2 (261) Mdl Rafiqul Islam Bangladesh Awami League
CHANDPUR-3 (262) Dr. Dipu Moni Bangladesh Awami League
CHANDPUR-4 (263) Md. Harunur Rashed Bangladesh Nationalist Party
CHANDPUR-5 (264) Maj (Rtd.) Rafiqul Islam Bir Uttam Bangladesh Awami League
FENI-1 (265) Begum Khaleda Zia Bangladesh Nationalist Party
FENI-2 (266) Joynal Abdin Bangladesh Nationalist Party
FENI-3 (267) Muhammad Mosharraf Hossen Bangladesh Nationalist Party
NOAKHALI-1 (268)
NOAKHALI-2 (269) Zainul Abdin Farroque Bangladesh Nationalist Party
NOAKHALI-3 (270) Barkat Ullah Bulu Bangladesh Nationalist Party
NOAKHALI-4 (271) Md. Akramul Karim Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League
NOAKHALI-5 (272) Md. Obidul Qdder Bangladesh Awami League
NOAKHALI-6 (273) Mohammad Fazl Azim Independent Candidate
LAKSHMIPUR-1 (274) NAZIM UDDIN AHMED Bangladesh Nationalist Party
LAKSHMIPUR-2 (275) MD. ABUL KHAIR BHUIYAN Bangladesh Nationalist Party
LAKSHMIPUR-3 (276) Md. Shaheed Chowdhury Anee Bangladesh Nationalist Party
LAKSHMIPUR-4 (277) A. B. M ASHRAF UDDIN ( NEJAN) Bangladesh Nationalist Party
CHITTAGONG-1 (278) Engineer Moshuraf Hossan Bangladesh Awami League
CHITTAGONG-2 (279) Salauddin Quader Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party
CHITTAGONG-3 (280) A B M Abul Kasem Bangladesh Awami League
CHITTAGONG-4 (281) Anisul Islam Mahmud Jatiya Party
CHITTAGONG-5 (282) A. B. M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League
CHITTAGONG-6 (283) MOHAMMAD HASAN MAHMUD Bangladesh Awami League
CHITTAGONG-7 (284) Moin Uddin Khan Badal Jatiya Samajtantric Dal-Jasad
CHITTAGONG-8 (285) Nurul Islam Bsc Bangladesh Awami League
CHITTAGONG-9 (286) Md. Afsarul Ameen Bangladesh Awami League
CHITTAGONG-10 (287) MR. ABDUL LATIF Bangladesh Awami League
CHITTAGONG-11 (288) Samsul Haq Chowdhury1 Bangladesh Awami League
CHITTAGONG-12 (289) Aktharujzaman Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League
CHITTAGONG-13 (290) Dr. Oli Ahmad bir bkram Liberal Democratic Party-LDP
CHITTAGONG-14 (291) A.NA.M Shamsul Islam Bangladesh Jamaytee Islami
CHITTAGONG-15 (292) jafrul islam chawdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party
CHITTAGONG-16 (293) MOSTAFA KAMAL PASA Bangladesh Nationalist Party
COX'S BAZAR-1 (294) Hasina Ahmed Bangladesh Nationalist Party
COX'S BAZAR-2 (295) A. H. M. Hamidur Rahman Azad Bangladesh Jamaytee Islami
COX'S BAZAR-3 (296) Lutfur Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist Party
COX'S BAZAR-4 (297) Abdur Rahman Bodi Bangladesh Awami League
PARBATTYA KHAGRACHHARI-1 (298) Jotindra Lal Tripura Bangladesh Awami League
PARBATTYA RANGAMATI-1 (299) Dipankar Talukder Bangladesh Awami League
PARBATTYA BANDARBAN-1 (300) Bir Bahadur U Shei Ching Bangladesh Awami League

Source : Bangladesh Election Commission Web site
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Please vote for Cox's Bazar : Cox's Bazar (Bengali: কক্স বাজার Kôksho Bajar or Kôks Bazar) is a town, a fishing port and district headquarter in Bangladesh. It is known for its wide sandy beach which is claimed to be the world's longest natural sandy sea beach.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox%27s_Bazar

Please Vote for Sundarban : The Sundarbans (Bengali: সুন্দরবন Shundorbôn) is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundarbans

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