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MPL SMTP’11 THE CHANGE MAKER ®

THE CHANGE MAKER ®

THE CHANGE MAKER ®

BUSINESS & DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTUS ‘2012

MPL SMTP’11 THE CHANGE MAKER ®

MPL SMTP’11 THE CHANGE MAKER ®

1.0 OUR VOICE IN BANGLA 1

2.0 OVERVIEW OF SRINAGAR MODEL THANA PROJECT 7

3.0 OVERVIEW OF MOMENTUM PROMOTION & LOGISTICS 19

4.0 OVERVIEW OF THE AREA 22

5.0 MUNSHIGONJ CRITICAL INFO 40

6.0 NOTEABLE RESIDENTS 53

7.0 SWOT OF MPL 61

8.0 PROJECT PARTNERS, AUDIENCES & GOVERNMENT BODIES 63

9.0 FOUNDERS OVERVIEW 64

10.0 BOARD OF ADVISORS 69

11.0 OVERVIEW of KBSS 70

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MUNSHIGANJ DHAKA DISTRICT

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1.0 OUR VOICE IN BANGLA

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2.0 OVERVIEW OF SRINAGAR MODEL THANA PROJECT

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3.0 OVERVIEW OF MOMENTUM PROMOTION & LOGISTICS

It is a sole proprietorship organization devoted to

develop, Markets, Produce Small & Cottage industry

products, Human resources, Tourism services towards

sustainable & eco-friendly aspects…

1. To ensure Productivity

2. Create Sustainable Industrial Development

3. Human Resource Development

4. Eco Tourism Development

5. Energy Management

6. Green Marketing

7. Create sustainable Products & Services

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We wish to be change maker and lead our nation towards

productivity, efficiency & effective development of lifestyle.

• Create Cooperative producers hub

• Spread Agri & Agro industrialization

• Provide Technical Assistance & Supply Chain Management

• Develop Strong Knowledge base

• Create Lifestyle towards Green

• Produce Eco-friendly Goods & Services

• Have eco-friendly Industrialisation

We are international marketers of Small & Cottage industry

products, Agro & Agri products, Herbal & Naturitical products

MPL wish to

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& Services, Leather, Jute, Fiber goods, Readymade apparels,

Home & Kitchen Solutions.

We are keen to develop Entertainment Facilities, Sites, Parks, and

Tourism Superstructures like Hotels, Motels, Resorts, Restaurants,

Drink points, and Resale outlets.

We wish to develop Breeding centers, Research centers, and

Commercial gardens.

We wish to develop community centers, Catering Centers, Seminar

& Conference Centers.

We are strategically aliened with

Kolapara Bohumukhi Somobay Somity (KBSS)

For the supervision, management, and support the

development of the cooperative hubs, sales points,

production facilities and maintain the logistical functions of

the MPL.

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4.0 OVERVIEW OF THE AREA

Munshiganj (Bangla: ) also historically known as Bikrampur is a district in

central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Munshiganj

District (DHAKA division) with an area of 954.96 sq km, is bounded

byDHAKA and NARAYANGANJ districts on the north, MADARIPUR and SHARIATPUR districts

on the south, COMILLA and CHANDPUR districts on the east, Dhaka

and FARIDPURdistricts on the west. Main rivers are

the PADMA, MEGHNA, DHALESHWARI, ICHAMATIand SHITALAKSHYA. The southern and

eastern parts of the district often fall victim to erosion caused by the mighty

Padma and the Meghna respectively. Main depression is Arial Beel covering an

area of 4330 hectare.

The Annual temperature- maximum 36°C and minimum 12.7°C; total rainfall 2376

mm.

Munshiganj (Town) consists of 9 wards and 42 mahallas.The area of the town is

14.17 sq km. The population of the town is 52071; male 51.62% and female

48.38%; density of population is 3674 per sq km. Literacy rate among the town

people is 49.3%. The town has two dakbungalows.

Administration Munshiganj district, formerly a subdivision under Dhaka district,

was established in 1984. It consists of 6 upazilas, 67 union parishads, 662 mouzas,

906 villages, 18 wards, 73 mahallas and 2 municipalities. The upazilas

are GAZARIA,TONGIBARI, SERAJDIKHAN, LOHAJANG, SREENAGAR and MUNSHIGANJ SADAR.

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4.1 Archaeological heritage

Idrakpur Fort (1660) in Munshiganj town, Panditer vita(birth place of ATISH

DIPANKAR SRIJNAN) at Bajrayogini, Baba Adam's Mosque, Dighi of Raja Haris chandra,

home stead of Raja Ballal Sen, home stead of Raja Sreenath at Rampal, Rampal

Dighi, Kodal Dhoar Dighi, Shyamsiddhi Math at Sreenagar, Hasara Dargah,

Sholaghar Math, Bhagyakul Rajbari, residence of Jagadis Chandra Basu at

Radhikhal, Jora Math at Sonarang, Kalibari at Tongibari, Taltala Pancha-shikhara

Mahadeva Temple, Talukdarbari Mosque at Kusumpur, Tajpur Mosque,

Patharghata Mosque, Kazishal Mosque, Palghata Bridge, Panch Pir Dargah, marble

statue of Ashutosh Ganguly inside the library room of Haraganga College.

4.2 Historical events

The area comprising the districts of Munshiganj stretching on the west of the

Meghna and Dhaleshwari had been included in the kingdom ofVIKRAMAPURA in the

ancient period. During the Sena rule Vikramapura in East Bengal had been the

second capital of the Senas in addition to their capital at Nadia. After the fall of

Nadia in the hands of BAKHTIYAR KHALJI (1204) the Sena KingLAKSHMANASENA fled to

Vikramapura and began to rule East Bengal. After the death of Lakshmanasena

(1206) his descendants Visvarupasena and Kesavasena ruled in Vikramapura till at

least 1223 AD. Some historians postulate that the sons of Lakshamanasena ruled

in Vikramapura up to 1243-45 AD. Raja Dasarathadeva Danujmadhava (Danuj Rai),

the Deva king of Chandradvipa, ousted the Senas from Vikramapura in the third

quarter of the thirteenth century and ruled the south-eastern Bengal till the end

of the thirteenth century.

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During the Mughal rule the present Munshiganj town including the outlying areas

was known as Idrakpur which was named after the then Mughal faujdar Idrak. A

village on the outskirts of Munshiganj town is still known as Idrakpur. During the

British rule Idrakpur was renamed as Munshiganj after the name of Munshi

Enayet Ali, the localZAMINDAR and the inhabitant of the village Kazi Kasba in

Rampal.

During the WAR OF LIBERATION of 1971 the Pak army raided Munshiganj and Kewar

on 9 and 14 May respectively and killed some youths there. They launched an

attack on the innocent villagers at Gazaria upazila on 5 May and killed about four

hundred villagers by gun-shot. The people of Narayanganj in alliance with youths

of Munshiganj resisted an attack of the Pak army on Narayanganj on 31 March.

Hundreds of youths were recruited as freedom fighters and were given military

training at Dhalgaon area in the month of July and they took part in various

operations against the Pak army. The freedom fighters raided Sreenagar police

station on August 11, Lauhajang police station within a few days and the Tongibari

police station at the end of September, procured huge arms and ammunitions

and Lohajang police station was set on fire. The freedom fighters attacked the

motor-launches of the Pak-army on 24 September at Galimpur and Goalimandra

and killed more than one hundred Pak soldiers. On the night of Shab-e-Qadr the

freedom fighters numbering only 115 launched a combined attack on the Pak

army stationed at Munshiganj and captured the town.

Marks of War of Liberation Mass killing site 3, memorial monument 3, mass grave

1.

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Population 1293536; male 50.09%, female 49.91%; Muslim 90.78%, Hindu 8.01%,

Christian 1.2%, Buddhist 0.01%. Ethnic nationals include snake charmers, cobblers

(Rishi) and scavengers of Munshir Hat.

Religious institutions Mosque 1478, temple 108, tomb 10, church 9.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 35.8%; male 40.3%, female

31.1%. Educational institutions: college 16, high school 82, junior high school 11,

primary training institute 1, technical training centre 3, madrasa 87, government

primary school 423, non-government primary school 78, kindergarten 5, mass-

education centre 688.

Newspapers and periodicals Daily Munshiganjer Kaghaz, Weekly Munshiganj,

Weekly Munshiganj Sangbad, Monthly Vikrampur; Defunct papers: Monthly Palli-

Vijnan, Hindu Intelligencer, Mukti, Vikrampur Patrika (1920), Gramer Katha

(weekly, 1962), Anusandhan, Chetana, Kaler Vela, Sangsaptak, Sarab, Kavitapatra,

Vikrampur Mukhasri, Weekly Vikrampur Barta, Vikrampur.

Cultural organisations Club 267, public library 16, various organisations 378,

women's association 47, theatre group 10, jatra party 2, drama stage 1, cinema

hall 15, stadium 2, museum 1, musical academy 2, art school 1.

Main occupations Agriculture 27.43%, agricultural labourer 21.96%, fishing 2.25%,

hawker 1.02%, construction 1.57%, commerce 19.46%, service 9.28%, transport

1.67%, wage labourer 2.87% and others 12.49%.

Land use Cultivable land 56594 hectares; single crop 23%, double crop 44%, triple

crop land 33%. Arable land under irrigation 36%.

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Land control Among the peasants, 13.2% are landless, 27.06% marginal, 35.26%

small, 18.65% intermediate, 5.83% rich; cultivable land per head 0.047 hectare.

Value of land The market value of the first grade arable land is Tk 22800 per 0.01

hectare.

Main crops Potato, jute, rice, betel leaf, wheat, mustard, sesame, gram, lentil,

pea, chilli, coriander, ground nut, maize, patal, karalla tomato, sweet pumpkin,

vegetables.

Extinct and nearly extinct crops Indigo, kaun, linseed, arahar (pulse), kalai(pulse).

Main fruits Banana, mango, papaya, jackfruit, litchi, melon, watermelon, black

berry, pomegranate, guava, wood apple, shaddock, plum, palm, coconut,

elephant apple.

Fisheries, poultries and dairies Livestock and dairy 309, poultry 237, fishery 179,

hatchery 6.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 242.27 km, semi pucca 127 km, mud road

1339 km; launch ghat 29, ferry ghat 16, boat mahal 5.

Traditional transport Palanquin (extinct), horse carriage and bullock cart (nearly

extinct), boat.

Manufactories Large industries 6, medium industries 20, ice mill and cold storage

60, rice mill 19, saw mill 27. Cottage industries Cottage industries of various

categories 727.

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Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 101, fair 34.

Main exports Potato, banana, paddy, pathal, jute, betel leaf, sweet pumpkin,

vegetables, milk, milk food, sack, cotton yarn, and copper utensil, and bamboo

and cane materials.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are ASA, BRAC, GRAMEEN BANK,CARITAS,

World Vision, PROSHIKA, Samaj Parivartan Kendra, Country Mission, CARE, RSD,

Vikrampur Ayn Sahajya Sangstha, Yuba Sangha, Mahila Angana.

Health centres Hospital 1, upazila health complex 5, family planning centre 48,

satellite clinic 22, mother and child care centre 1, charitable dispensary 4, private

clinic 4, pathological laboratory 3, artificial breeding centre 1, veterinary hospital

4.3 Geography

Total land area is 235974 acres (954 km²), out of which 138472 acres (560 km²)

are cultivable and 5609 acres (23 km²) are fallow land. It has no forest area. 40277

acres (163 km²) of land is irrigated while 26242 acres (106 km²) of land is under

river. It has 14 rivers of 155 km passing through.

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4.4 Economy

Munshiganj is one of the largest producers of potato in Bangladesh. It produces

significant amount of jute, rice, wheat and other vegetables. It also produces

sugar cane and banana.

4.5 History

Bikrampur (Munshiganj) was the political and cultural centre of ancient Bengal. It

was officially known as Bikrampur until 1986 and was part of Dhaka District. The

remains of the city of Bikrampur, the capital of the ancient kingdoms of

southeastern Bengal, are lost and its location can only be guessed on the basis of

available data. It was the capital city of the Candra, Varman and Sena dynasties,

from the beginning of the 10th century AD to the beginning of the 13th century

AD.

The name of Bikramapur survived in the name of a pargana in the Mughal period.

Today the name does not exist even officially; but the inhabitants of a vast tract

of land in the Munshigonj district still feel pride in saying that they belong to

Bikramapur, which, of course, emanates from the past glory of the area. Also,

within the confines of Munshigonj, the colonial era mansion of Badrul Islam, the

renowned Kombal merchant, is located. Today it is a sacred site

for Tibetan Buddhists.

Vikrampur (Munshigonj) the political and cultural centre of ancient Bengal

survives only in the name of an area in the Munshigonj district of Bangladesh. The

remains of the city of Vikramapur, the capital of the ancient kingdoms of

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southeastern Bengal, are lost and its location can only be guessed on the basis of

available data. Bangla, Old History

The name of Vikramapur survived in the name of a pargana in the Mughal period.

It appears in Todarmal's settlement in the 16th century yielding revenue of Rs

83,376. By 1728 the revenue had increased to Rs 1,03,001, and to decrease again

in 1763 to Rs 24,568, partly due to creation of two new parganas, Rajnagar and

Baikunthapur, out of it and partly due to the destructive activity of the Padma.

Today the name does not exist even officially; but the inhabitants of a vast tract

of land in the Munshigonj district still feel pride in saying that they belong to

Vikramapur, which, of course, emanates from the past glory of the area.

In the ancient period Vikramapur was undoubtedly the most important political

centre in the vanga janapada. Indeed, it was the capital city of the Chandra,

Varman, Sena, rulers, from the beginning of the 10th century AD to the beginning

of the 13th century AD. Vikramapur appears for the first time in the copperplates

of Shrichandra as sa Khalu Shrivikramapura Samavasita Shrimajjayaskandhavarat

(from the royal camp of victory or capital situated at Vikramapur) and it held that

position through the rule of the subsequent Varman and Sena dynasties.

Even during the rule of the Senas, who held sway over practically the whole of

Bengal, Vikramapur continued to be their capital, and laksmanasena came to this

place after his defeat at Nadia at the hands of the Muslim invader bakhtiyar khalji,

where his two sons, Vishvarupasena and Keshavasena ruled for a short period.

Though the copperplates of Vishvarupasena and Keshavasena do not mention

Vikramapur as the capital, but the land granted by them lay in Vikramapur bhage,

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indicating their hold over the area. Vikramapur's eminence continued till the early

1280s, when Danujamadhava Dasharathadeva or danuj rai of Ziauddin Barani

transferred his capital to nearby Suvarnagrama (sonargaon). From then onwards,

throughout the Sultanate period, it remained in oblivion, only to make a

comeback as the name of a pargana in the Mughal revenue roll. The heroic

resistance to Mughal aggression put up by chand rai and kedar rai, the zamindars

of Vikramapur (two of the illustrious bara-bhuiyans of Bengal) added short-lived

glory to Vikramapur.

Today Vikramapur is an extensive region of the Munshigonj district, and at some

point of time it extended over some parts of Faridpur across the Padma.

However, it must be said that it is difficult to ascertain the exact boundary of the

territorial unit of that name. On the basis of the geophysical characteristics of the

area an attempt can be made without any claim for exactitude. In the Thakbast

Surveys map (1845-1877) there is no mention of the Kirtinasha (the Padma just

before meeting the Meghna). Vikramapur comprised the area with the Padma on

the west, the Dhaleswari on the north and east, and the confluence of the Arial

river and theMeghna on the south. A local poet Lala Ramgati in his

Mayatimirachandrika mentions that Brahmin Pundits abound in the beautiful

rajya named Vikramapur, which lies between the Brahmaputra mahatirtha on the

east and the Padmavati on the west.

The small river Kaliganga (shown in James Rennel's map of 1781) flowed through

the middle of the tract, and on its either bank grew the prosperous villages

of Idrakpur (Munshigonj), Firingibazar, Abdullapur, Mirganj, Serajdi, Sekernagar,

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Mulfatganj, Karatikal, Japsa, Kandapada, Shyamsundar, Khilgaon, Sarenga,

Chikandi, Ganganagar, Radhanagar, Rajnagar, Ghagariya, Larikul etc on the south.

The Padma, however, played havoc in the area in the 17th century and by

devouring the glorious deeds of Chand Ray and Kedar Ray earned the epithet of

Kirtinasha, the destroyer of relics. The Kaliganga cut through the middle of the

tract dividing it into two parts: Uttara Vikramapur and Daksina Vikramapur. About

200 years ago Vikramapur was about 30 to 40 miles from east to west and about

8 to 10 miles from north to south.

The site of the city of Virampur has been identified with the Rampal area not far

from the modern town of Munshigonj. It has been estimated on the basis of the

archaeological exploration of the area that the ancient capital covered about 15

square miles, on which are situated some 17 or 18 villages. To the north is

the Ichhamati river, and there still stand the remains of a very high parapet

running east to west, parallel with the ancient course of the river. To the east is

the ancient stream of the Brahmaputra. There are two wide moats, one on the

west and one on the south, which in present times are known respectively as

the Mirkadimcanal and the Makuhati canal. The royal palace, known as the

Vallalbadi, on high ground within the mud-fort citadel, with a 200 feet wide ditch

around it, is now in ruins.

A large number of tanks, mostly dating from pre-Muslim period, can be seen

around Rampal, but hardly any building of that period except the derelict ruins of

temples; NK Bhattashali identified in 1929 the remains of as many as 30. Dhipur

and Sonarang are the two important temple sites mentioned by him. RD Banerji

also noticed structures in nearby Raghurampur. Vajrayogini, a nearby village, was

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the birthplace of famous Buddhist scholar atish Dipankar Srijnan. The whole area

yielded highly valuable antiquities: sculptures of exquisite quality (both Hindu and

Buddhist), objects of precious metals. A silver Visnu image from this area

(Churain) is now preserved in the Indian Museum. An eleventh century divine

nymph (surasundari) hewn out of a long wooden pillar and forming a part of a

column (now preserved in the Bangladesh National Museum) is considered to be

a unique find in the whole subcontinent. Two other wooden pillars with sculptural

decorations were found from the famous Rampal Dighi (2200 ft x 840 ft). Though

the present landscape around Rampal would not give any indication of the

existence of a metropolis in the distant past, the find of the antiquities and the

legends around speak of the past glory of the ancient city. The river system

around might have also contributed to the extinction of the once prosperous city.

However, the medieval ruins of a mosque and tomb of baba adam shahid at

Rampal now stand as the only visible historical monuments in the area.

The district consists of 6 upazilas:

1. Lohajang Upazila

2. Sreenagar Upazila

3. Munshiganj Sadar Upazila

4. Sirajdikhan Upazila

5. Tongibari Upazila

6. Gazaria Upazila

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4.7 Sreenagar Upazila at a glance:

Sreenagar (Town) consists of two mouzas. The area of the town is 1.99 sq km. It has a

population of 9244; male 56.51% and female 43.49%. Literacy rate among the town

people is 49.5%.

Administration Sreenagar thana was turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 14

union parishads, 102 mouzas and 147 villages.

Archaeological heritage Shyamsiddhir Math, Sholaghar Math, Bhagyakul Rajbari.

Population 205797; male 49.87%, female 50.13%; Muslim 87.61%, Hindu 12.34%, others

0.05%.

Religious institutions Mosque 247, temple 53.

Average literacy 38.56%; male 42.04%, female 35.09%. Educational institutions: college

4, high school 22, government primary school 92, non-government primary school 11,

madrasa 31, orphanage 1.Cultural organisations Public library 1, cinema hall 3, society

and other organisation 303, stadium 1.

Main occupations Agriculture 24.66%, agricultural labourer 18.97%, wage labourer

2.03%, weaving 1.35%, construction 1.86%, fishing 2.34%, commerce 22.66%, service

10.61%, others 15.52%.

Land use Cultivable land 15285 hectares, fallow land 5985 hectares; single crop 52.74%,

double crop 38.74% and triple crop land 8.52%.

Land control Among the peasants, 19% landless, 35% small, 28% intermediate and 18%

rich; cultivable land per head 0.074 hectare.

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Value of land The market value of the first grade arable land is Tk 6000 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, potato, wheat, mustard, sweet pumpkin.

Main fruits Mango, guava, wood apple (bel). Fisheries, poultries and dairies Fishery 683,

poultry 135, dairy 192, hatchery 1. Communication facilities Roads: pucca 98 km, semi

pucca 11 km and mud road 155 km, waterways 9 nautical mile. Traditional

transport Boat, bullock cart (extinct). Manufactories Dairy 2, rice mill 19, saw mill 27,

cold storage 2, brick-field 4.

Cottage industries Welding workshop 28, carpenter 250, goldsmith 225, potteries 115,

blacksmith 100. Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 19, fair 3, noted of which are

Sreenager, Bhagyakul, Kumargaon, Kederpur, Baraikhali Bazar, Hasara Bazar, Sholaghar

Bazar.

Main export Paddy, potato, sweet pumpkin.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are CARITAS, GRAMEEN BANK, BRAC,ASA.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 3, pathological laboratory 3,

family planning centre 10, veterinary hospital 1.

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5.0 MUNSHIGONJ CRITICAL INFO

5.1 CRITICAL DATABASE

1. AREA

Land use Area

(in Acre)

Total Land Area

235974

Cultivable Area

138472

Fallow Land

5609

Area Under Forest

nil

Area Irrigated

40277

Area Under River

26242

2. STORAGE FACILITIES

Commodity No. of godown

Capacity (M. Ton)

Food

27

14694

Seed

14

6778

Fertilizer

1

502

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3. UTILITIES

Name of Items

Total No

Length (in Km.)

River 14 155

Metal Road

15

147

Semi Metal Road

21

173

Kutcha Road 302

1294

Rail Road nil nil

Hat Bazaar 74 151

F/C Center 1 2

4. IRRIGATION FACILITIES

Name of Items

Total No.

Irrigated Area

(acre)

Tubewell 2120 20

Power Pump 655

25464

Low Lift Pump 183 5800

Shallow Tubewell 1131 18090

Deep Tubewell 21 1250

Traditional 1552 935

Total 3612 45759

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5. SOCIAL INFORMATION

Name of Items Total Numbers

Clubs

288

Community Center

49

Co-operative Society

695

Professional Society

310

Post Office

126

Bank Branches

73

NGOs

220

Mosques

1456

Mandirs

160

Churches

2

Pagodas

2

Marriage Register

23

Tea Estate

1

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Livestock Firms

225

Poultry Firms

235

Hatchery

26

Handloom

2758

Bamboo & Cane

1269

Carpentry

4894

Jute/Cotton Fiber

1858

Black Smith

282

Potter

150

Gold Smith

327

Others

1608

Uprooted Persons

843

Telephones

280

Household with Gas

540

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6. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS Name of Items| Area (Acre) Production

(M.Ton)

Rice

Wheat Jute Sugar Cane Tobacco Tea Fish Catch Eggs Milk Sweet Meat Pulse Vegetable Onion Garlic Turmaric Sugar Salt

122411 3488

14256 782 140

- - - - -

650 1928 631 437 35 - -

92626 5004 8596

12831 94 -

3942 91

876 168

1262 8626 2138 1748 1057

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7. Development Projects Name of Items Total Number

Poverty Allivation Rehabilit of Des Family Planning

Education Agriculture & Food

Road & Communication Health Total

284 647

3 35 18 76 8

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5.2 Religion

The district of Munshiganj consist 3254 mosques, 348 temples, nine Buddhist temples and a

church here.

5.3 Places of interest

Louhajong: Archaeological heritage are still found all around Louhajong, Bikrampur, although a

large number of these sites is now being missed due to erosion of river Padma. The following is

a summary of heritage that is worth visiting.

Munshigonj town: Idrakpur Fort (1660), Panditer vita (birth place of Atisha Dipankar Srijnan) at

Bajrayogini, Baba Adam's Mosque, Dighi of Raja Harish Chandra, home stead of Raja Ballal Sena,

home stead of Raja Sreenath at Rampal, Rampal Dighi, Kodal Dhoar Dighi, marble statue of

Ashutosh Ganguly inside the library room of Haraganga College, Muktarpur bridge (The sixth

Bangladesh-China friendship bridge over the river Dhaleswari connects the link between Dhaka

and Munshigonj).

Sreenagar: Shyamsiddhi Math, Hasara Dargah, Sholaghar Math, Bhagyakul Rajbari, residence of

Jagadis Chandra Basu at Rarikhal, Jora Math at Sonarang,

Tongibari: Kalibari, Taltala Pancha-shikhara Mahadeva Temple, Talukdarbari Mosque at

Kusumpur, Tajpur Mosque, Patharghata Mosque, Kazishal Mosque, Pulghata Bridge, Panch Pir

Dargah,

Sirajdikhan: A single domed mosque at Kusumpur (Talukdar-bari Mosque, Mughal period),

Tajpur Mosque,kazirbag,buyan bhari, baytul mam'ur jamea mosque, Patharghata Mosque,

Qazishal Mosque, Pulghata Bridge, math at village Fegnasar, math at the house of Kankata De

at village Tajpur and Panchasikhar Mahadeva Mandir (temple) at Taltala. A large shiva-linga

(phallus of god Shiva) is placed inside this temple.

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5.4 Rivers across Vikrampur

Padma River the downstream of the ganges, more precisely, the combined flow of the Ganges

and the jamuna after their confluence at goalandaghat. In Bangladesh the Ganges is popularly

known as the Padma from its point of entrance at Manakosa and Durlabhpur unions of shibganj

upazila, nawabganj district. This name (Padma or Podda) is sometimes applied to the Ganges as

far up as the point at which the Bhagirathi leaves its rightbank, and according to the Hindus, it

takes the sanctity of the Ganges with it. It is hydrographically more correct to use the name

Ganges to refer to the river up to its confluence with the Jamuna (brahmaputra), and the

downstream after the confluence as the Padma. The Padma is also sometimes wrongly referred

to as the Ganges. The river between Aricha and Sureshwar (Chandpur) is therefore best called

Padma.

The Padma is 120 kilometres long and from 4 to 8 km wide. The very important Goalandaghat-

Chandpur steamer route is mostly on this river. Near Tepakhola, 14 km from Goalandaghat, the

small Faridpur Khal distributary takes off from the rightbank. Fifty kilometres further down the

arial khan takes off from the rightbank. Fourteen kilometres further downstream the Lohajang

river falls into it at lohajang upazila on the leftbank, and the Kristanagar river branches off from

the opposite side. A few kilometres from Lohajang, the Shosha Khal and the Naria Khal take off

from the rightbank, join up and as one stream falls into the Arial Khan south of madaripur. The

Padma joins the Meghna 5 km from Sureshwar in a maze of shifting shoals and chars. The

Lower Meghna is actually a continuation of the joint flow of the Padma and the Meghna.

The Ganges-Padma is the major hydrodynamic system that formed one of the world's largest

delta complex covering a major portion of the country and also a greater part of West Bengal in

India. For a long period of development of the Ganges Delta, the river shifted southeast and has

reached its present position in the Bengal Basin. The hydrology and drainage systems of the

Ganges Delta in the southwestern part of Bangladesh are intimately related to the mighty

Ganges and the fluvio-hydrological setting of the Bengal Basin. The deltaic estuaries of the

Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna system drain the combined discharges of these river systems,

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amounting on an average of 35,000 cumec. However, during the monsoon the discharge of the

Padma rises to the order of 750,000 cumec with a corresponding increase in its sediment load.

The low-level discharge of the river during the dry season is of the order of 15,000 cumec, and

naturally very little sediment is borne by the river during this period. In the deltaic portion the

river width ranges from 1.6 to 8.0 km and sometimes it shows a braided character although it is

a meandering river.

Meghna River one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, specially famous for its great estuary that

discharges the flows of the Ganges-Padma, the Brahmaputra-Jamuna and the Meghna itself.

The downstream of surma river from Ajmiriganj is often referred to as the Meghna. The matter

would be simpler but for the fact that from Madna downstream for about 26 km (in a straight

line) one of the two channels of the Surma-Meghna is known as the dhaleshwari. The channel

from Ajmiriganj down to the confluence with the Dhanu is referred to as the Surma. This

confluence is five kilometres east of Kuliarchar and north of Bhairab Bazar. Downstream from

this point, the river is referred to as the Meghna.

The Meghna has two distinct parts. The Upper Meghna from Kuliarchar to Shatnol is a

comparatively small river. The Lower Meghna below Shatnol is one of the largest rivers in the

world because of its wide estuary mouth. The Lower Meghna is at times treated as a separate

river.

The Meghna receives the old brahmaputra on its right at Bhairab Bazar. A little above the

confluence, the Meghna has a railway bridge-'Bhairab Bridge'-and a road bridge-'Bangladesh-

UK-Friendship Bridge' over it. The width of the river there is three-quarters of a kilometre.

Several small channels branching off from the Meghna and meandering through the lowland

bordering the Tippera Surface receive the flow of a number of hilly streams and rejoin the main

river downstream. The most important of these offshoots is the titas, which takes off south of

Ghatalpar and after meandering through two long-bends extending over 240 km rejoins the

Meghna through two channels in Nabinagar upazila. Other offshoots of the Meghna are the

Pagli, Kathalia, Dhonagoda, Matlab and Udhamdi. The Meghna and these offshoots receive

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water of a number of hilly streams from the Tripura Hills. The important hill streams are the

gumti, Kakrai, Kagni, dakatia, Hawrah, Sonaiburi, Harimangal, Pagli, Kurulia, Balujuri,

Sonaichhari, Handachora, Jangalia and. All of these are liable to flash floods. The Gumti, Kakrai

and Hawrah are the most destructive rivers. They have silted their beds to the extent that they

now flow above the mean level of the land when brimful. Numbers of embankments have been

built to contain them. But every other year one or the other of these streams overflows and

causes considerable damage to crops, livestock and homestead.

The Meghna receives Tippera Surface streams from the east and flows from the enlarged

Dhaleshwari from the west. At the confluence, just north of Shatnol, the Meghna is about five

kilometres wide. Dhaleshwari comes down in a brown stream and meets the clear blue-green

Meghna. For many kilometres the waters do not seem to mix, for half the river water remains

brown and the other half blue-green. The boatmen are fond of pointing out this peculiarity.

Sixteen kilometres from Shatnol, the combined flow of the Ganges and Brahmaputra-Jamuna,

known as the padma, meets the Meghna at a 11 km wide confluence in the rainy season near

Chandpur. From this point southwards the Meghna is marked as the Lower Meghna, becoming

one of the broadest rivers and largest estuaries in the world.

Lower Meghna is the combined stream of the Padma and the Meghna (Upper Meghna),

reinforced by the Dhaleshwari. All the three rivers are large. The Dhaleshwari-Meghna and the

Padma are each 5 km wide at the confluence. The Lower Meghna has several small chars (braid-

bars) in it, which create two main channels, of which the large eastern one is 5 to 8 km wide.

The western channel is about 2 km in width. Near Muladi the 1.5 km wide Safipur river is an

offshoot from the right-bank. Further south, the Lower Meghna shifts into three channels: west

to east flowing tentulia (Ilsha) river, the Shahbazpur and the Bamni. The Ilsha is a 5 to 6.5 km

wide channel separating Bhola Island from the Barisal mainland.

West of the mouth of the Ilsha is the Rabnabad islands. Shahbazpur Channel, 5 to 8 km wide,

separates Bhola from Ramgati and Hatiya islands and at its mouth are the Manpura islands.

Bamni now is said to be nonexistent. Formerly it used to flow between the islands of Ramgati

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and Char Lakshmi and the Noakhali mainland, and was at times the main outlet for Meghna.

The tides and their bores always affected it considerably, and this channel narrowed or

widened in an unpredictable manner. After eroding a considerable part of the mainland in the

1940s, it suddenly shoaled to such an extent, just west of Noakhali town, that in winter there

was a land bridge from the mainland to Ramgati Island. To make this a permanent feature, a

large earthen cross dam was built. To accelerate the accretion of chars, a second cross dam was

built linking Noakhali mainland and Char Jabbar which rapidly built up nearly 260 sq km of land.

The estuary of the Lower Meghna is usually taken to stretch from the Rabnabad islands to the

Kumira coast, a distance of 153 km. The water is, however, saline for half of the year as far

north, as a line could be drawn from the middle of Bhola to the north of Sandwip. The estuary

of the Lower Meghna may be considered as extending between the Ilsha (Tentulia) and

Shahbazpur rivers which together have a width of about 40 km at the sea-face. The volume of

the estuarine discharge is not known, but at Chandpur the mean discharge from June to

October is around 2.5 million cusec. The mean maximum in this period of the year is about four

million cusec. The winter flow is about one-eighth of it although the river is even then several

kilometres wide. The low flow is due to the stream's sluggishness. In maximum flood, the Lower

Meghna's flow is no less than five million cusec. It is also estimated that from May to October

its daily load of sediments is nearly four million tons. The annual load of sediments carried by it

is about 1,500 million tons and annual water discharge about 875 million acre-feet (MAF). In

comparison, the Congo, La Plata and Yangtse rivers have a total annual flow of 1,022, 636 and

559 MAF respectively. The Lower Meghna, as the major outlet of the combined Ganges,

Brahmaputra and Meghna has therefore somewhat less outflow than the Congo, which is

second only to the Amazon.

The Lower Meghna (160 km) is measured from the south of Chandpur to as far as the Tentulia.

The flow is estimated for a point mid-way between Chandpur and Mehendiganj. The total

length of the Surma-Meghna is about 670 km. The length of the Upper Meghna is measured up

to Chandpur, but the discharge is measured at Bhairab Bazar.

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A larger number of settlements, towns, ports and industries have sprung up on both the banks

of the Meghna. Narsingdi, Chandpur, Barisal and Bhola are the district towns that stand on the

banks of the Meghna. Kuliarchar, Bhairab Bazar, Chandpur (Puran Bazar), Ramdaspur, Kalupur

and Daulatkhan are important riverports and business centres. The Ashuganj thermal power

plant and the Fenchuganj fertiliser factory are located on the banks of this river.

The Meghna is a flood-prone river. The bangladesh water development board (BWDB) has

implemented the Meghna Valley Project and constructed embankments along the riverbanks.

These embankments are protecting greater Sylhet, Mymensingh and Comilla districts from

floods. By constructing dams at different places a total of 180,000 ha of land has been brought

under irrigation. About 125 km of dams (Veri Bandh) have been constructed in the southern

region of Bangladesh under the coastal enbankment project. These are helping to control

floods and keep salinity off. These Veri Bandhs are also playing an important role in land

reclamation.

Dhaleshwari River a distributary of the jamuna, takes off in the northwestern part of tangail

district. It is a meandering river having two branches. The main stream flows north of

manikganj and joins the other branch, the Kaliganga, south of Manikganj. The Kaliganga again

joins with the Dhaleshwari. The buriganga was once a distributary of the Dhaleshwari and used

to discharge its flow again into the Dhaleshwari. It meets the shitalakshya river near

narayanganj and flows south to meet the meghna near Shaitnol and then loses its separate

identity. Total length of the river is about 160 km.

Ichamati River an old river, once well-known as the main river on the west of Dhaka. The river

originates from the south of Jafarganj opposite to the mouth of the hurasagar near Nathpur

Factory and runs towards Joginighat in Munshiganj. Five pilgrimage ghats [Panchatirtha ghat]-

Tirthaghat, Agla, Solepur, Barunighat and Joginighat stand along the river. Joginighat is situated

at the confluence of the brahmaputra and the Ichamati. Ichamati is the name of another

channel originating from the ganges at Rayta, northwest of Bheramara in Kushtia. The river first

flows west and then follows a southerly direction through Kushtia. The Ichamati is a trans-

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boundary rivers and enters India at Darshana. Then it flows south along the Bangladesh-India

border and is renamed as the Kalindi at Debhata upazila of Satkhira district. It falls into the bay

of bengal as the Hariabhanga. Again, there is another river of the name Ichamati in Dinajpur

and the map of James Rennel shows that the Ichamati of Dhaka and the Ichamati of Dinajpur

are the same river. According to a number of hydrologists, these three Ichamati rivers, in the

past were a single channel.

Shitalakshya River originates from the old brahmaputra and bifurcates into two courses at Toke

in Gazipur district. One of the courses named the banar flows southwest and at Lakpur is

renamed as the Shitalakshya. It then flows east of Narayanganj town. The Shitalakshya falls into

the dhaleshwari near Kalagachhiya. The length of the river is about 110 km and the width near

Narayanganj is about 300 m but reduces to about 100 m in the upper reach. Its highest

discharge has been measured at 2,600 cumec at Demra. The river is navigable throughout the

year and shows little erosional tendency.

In the past, the famous muslin industry of the country flourished along the Shitalakshya. At

present, a number of heavy industries including the adamjee jute mills, stand on the banks of

Shitalakshya. There are three thermal powerhouses located at Palash, north of Ghorashal, and

one at Siddhirganj, on the bank of the river. The important riverport of Narayanganj is also

situated on its bank. The river was once famous for its clear and cool water. The river goes

under tidal effect for about five months of the year but never overflows its banks.

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6.0 NOTABLE RESIDENTS

Famous people from the district include:

1. M. Hamidullah Khan, Bangladesh Forces Sector Commander, Sector 11, Bangladesh War

of Independence 1971

2. Jagadish Chandra Bose, Great Bengali physicist.

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3. Fakhruddin Ahmed, Former Chief Adviser, Non-Party Caretaker

Government of Bangladesh, 2007-2008.

4. Iajuddin Ahmed, Former President of Bangladesh

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5. Atisa Dipankara Shrijnana, Buddhist teacher who reintroduced Buddhism to

Tibet. This distinctive portrait of Atisha originated from a Kadampa

monastery in Tibet and was gifted to The Metropolitan Museum of Art,

New York in 1933 by The Kronos Collections. In this graphic depiction Atisha

holds a long, thin palm-leaf manuscript with his left hand, which probably

symbolizes one of the many important texts he wrote, and he makes the

gesture of teaching with his right hand.

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6. Humayun Azad, a linguistic scientist, poet and novelist

7. A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, Former President of Bangladesh

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8. Badal Gupta, revolutionary against British India

9. Benoy Basu, revolutionary against British India

10. A. R. Khandakar, former Inspector General of Police, freedom

fighter, Ekushey Padak recipient

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11. Brojen Das, the first Bangladeshi and Asian to swim across the English

Channel, and the first person to cross it four times.

12. Dhir Ali miya,A great music director,reformer of Bangladeshi modern

folk songs & also a leader of dhaka orchestra

13. Dinesh Gupta, revolutionary against British India

14. Durga Mohan Das, Brahmo reformer

15. Dwarkanath Ganguly, Brahmo reformer

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16. M. A. Naser, Pioneer in engineering education, former Vice Chancellor

or BUET, Ekushey Padak recipient.

17. Emdadul Huq Milon, Writer & Media personality.

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18. Saleh Uddin Ahmed, Former governor Bangladesh Bank.

19. M A Khaleq, Educationalist, Poet & Writer.

20. Rabeya Khatun, Writer & Media personality

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7.0 SWOT OF MPL

STRENGTHS

• Our Vision

• Location

• Organizational Structure

• Association

• Knowledge Base

• Community People

• Leaders Champions

• Cooperative orientation

• Devotion, Quality &

Management efficiency.

• Finance Management

WEAKNESSES

• High attention to details.

• Lengthy processing period.

• Openness to all.

• Aggressiveness.

• Sensitive towards change.

• Devoted to serve and not only

profit oriented

• Adapting Social &

Cultural Change

• Working for people

• Doing government duties.

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OPPORTUNITIES

• Grow Social Business

• Develop Eco-friendly

Industrialisation

• Develop Social Security.

• Agricultural Development.

• Reduction of Poverty

• Sustainable Education.

• Herbal & Health Awareness.

• Tourism Development

• Energy Empowerment

• Lifestyle Development

• Cultural Preservation

• Environment Conservation

THREATS

• Change Reactors.

• Lack of Education.

• Lack of Awareness.

• Political Instability.

• Village Politics.

• Community Bonding.

• Communication Gap.

• Development Reactors

• Real estate Developers

• Old fashioned Lifestyle

• Lack of Vision in the

Community.

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8.0 PROJECT PARTNERS, AUDIENCES & GOVERNMENT BODIES

Government Sources

1. Ministry of Commerce

2. LGED

3. Ministry of Industries

4. Ministry of Fisharies

5. Bangladesh Porjoton Corporation

6. Business Promotion Council

7. Ministry of Agriculture

8. Ministry of Road & Highways

9. Ministry of Energy & Power

10. Export Promotion Council

11. Energy Regulatory Commission

12. Bangladesh Development Bank

13. Ministry of Forest & Environment

14. Ministry of Education

15. Ministry of Health & Social Welfare

16. Somobay Odhidoptor

17. Poribesh Odhidoptor

18. Toursim Development Board

19. BISIC

20. BUET (IAT, IWFM, DCE)

21. Water Development Board

22. Ministy of Finance

23. Polly Unnayan Board

24. BCSRI

25. BIRI

NGO, Development & Reserch Bodies, Social

Groups

1. BRAC

2. ASA

3. Grameen Bank

4. Water Aid

5. US AID

6. JICA

7. BAPA

8. WILD LIFE RESEARCH GROUPS

9. AQUAMARINE RESERCHERS

10. PKSF

11. UNDP

12. UNICEF

13. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

14. IDLC

15. EXIM BANK

16. SME FOUNDATION

17. WORLD BANK

18. DUTCH BANGLA BANK

19. BANK ASIA

20. BRAC UNIVERSITY

21. UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA

22. KOICA

23. AUS AID

24. RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS

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9.0 FOUNDER’S OVERVIEW

MD.SANWAR HOSSAIN

SPECIALIST, MARKETING COMMUNICATION & HR MANAGEMENT

Founder MOMENTUM PROMOTION & LOGISTICS

[email protected]

http://bd.linkedin.com/in/momentumpl http://momentumpl.qapacity.com 01913805185, 7452503

Summary

I am a business graduate have completed my MBA from Department of Tourism & Hospitality

Management, University of Dhaka.

I have completed BBA from BRAC Business School, BRAC University.

After graduation I have worked in a couple of consultancy, advertising houses namely 4c's,

S.R.Foundation Ltd.

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I consider myself goal oriented and motivated to achieving those goals. It is my passion to

undertake challenging task and drive positive result from uncertainties. I hope for the positive

results from contingent environment and feel my world optimistically towards the vision of

growth.

Momentum Promotion & Logistics is an organization dedicated to Design, Develop, Market

green products and services. We wish to be export oriented product manufacturer and serve

the market with quality & efficiency. It is a sole proprietorship organization dedicated to

support my businesses.

The organization is responsible for warehousing, transportation, supervision to produce

handicrafts, metal works, recycling goods.

Also we are dedicated to export those productions to the target markets like USA, UK, Italy,

Spain, Middle Eastern countries, Australia, & Malaysia.

MPL wish to develop tourism infrastructure, Eco tourism, awareness on environment, mass

employment generation using cooperative societies.

We provide Marketing assistance, Research assistance, Automated Production integration

support, Brand Development Export products and develop for sustainability..

Please visit www.mpl4u.com for better understanding.

Moreover we are the consultant to assist our clients all the support they need for effective

communication and market development for higher growth in their respective business.

I have worked as CEO of S.R. FOUNDATION LTD from 2008 till 2011 with a good name. Our

company is primarily dedicated to architectural design, consultancy, project consultancy and

engineering solution in Bangladesh with a good reputation.

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Education

UNIVERSITY

OF DHAKA

MBA

TOURISM &

HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

2009 - 2011

Activities and Societies:

BTA, BANGLADESH TOURIST ASSOCIATION

TOUR DE FORCE

BRAC UVIVERSITY

BBA

Marketing & HR Management,

2002 – 2007

Activities and Societies:

Brac Business Club

Dhaka City College

HSC, Business Studies,

1999 – 2001

Wills Little Flower School

SSC, Business Studies,

1986 – 1999

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Certifications:

CNC & ADVANCED MACHINARY MANAGEMENT

INSTITUTE OF APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY

BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

April 2011

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Directorate of Continuing Education, BUET

July 2011

DESIGN IN AUTO CAD & SOLID WORKS

DCE, BUET

September 2011

Skills

SPSS, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Access

Edius, Shooting Video, Maya, Particle Illusion, After Effects

Marketing Communications, Event Marketing, Consultancy,

Sustainable Tourism Development, Ecotourism

Fund Management, Institutional Investors, Marketing Management

Brand Management, HRIS, Project Finance, Administrative Support.

Specialties:

AUTOCAD, SOLID WORKS,

MAYA, SKETCH UP.

ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS, ADOBE PREMIERE.

C, MY SQL.RELATIONAL DATABASE ADMINISTRATION,

DESK TOP PUBLICATION MANAGEMENT, EDIUS, FINAL CUT PRO, FLASH.

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Experience:

CEO

S.R. FOUNDATION LTD.

ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY PROVIDER

June 2007 – November 2011.

FOUNDER

Momentum Promotion & Logistics

SUPPLY CHAIN & DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT FIRM

August 2008 - Present

Member

Qapacity

2009 - Present

To show case my works, go for new opportunities and ventures.

Honors and Awards

DHAKA UNIVERSITY MBA’11

BRAC UNIVERSITY BUSINESS GRADUATE 07

BUET CERTIFIED SUPPLY CHAIN EXPERT

BUET CERTIFIED AUTOMATION EXPERT

Interests

Cinematography, Editing, Graphics Design, Modeling, 3D Animation

Business Development, Consultancy, Travelling, & Photography.

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10.0 BOARD OF ADVISORS

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11.0 OVERVIEW of KBSS

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1. http://www.banglapedia.org/httpdocs/HT/M_0397.HTM

2. http://www.dcmunshiganj.gov.bd/

3. http://www.munshigonj.com/

4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munshiganj_District

5. http://www.bangla2000.com/Bangladesh/Districts/munshiganj.shtm

6. The Daily Star

7. The Daily Ittefaq

8. KBSS PROSPECTUS

9. http://www.dcmunshiganj.gov.bd/