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Bangladesh Army (বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী)
Bangladesh Army (বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী), the land force of Bangladesh's armed forces, born from Bengali defectors of the Pakistan Army in the 1971 Liberation War; raised via the 1948 East Bengal Regiment, structured into 11 sectors, and now a leading UN peacekeeping contributor.
Bangladesh Bank (বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক)
Bangladesh Bank (বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক), the central bank of Bangladesh, was established on 31 October 1972 and headquartered in Dhaka; it issues banknotes, manages foreign reserves, and supervises scheduled banks.
Bangladesh Bank robbery
The Bangladesh Bank robbery, also called the Bangladesh Bank heist, was a 2016 theft of $81 million via fraudulent SWIFT payments, attributed to North Korean hackers.
Bangladesh Chhatra League (বাংলাদেশ ছাত্রলীগ)
Bangladesh Chhatra League (বাংলাদেশ ছাত্রলীগ), or BCL, is the student wing of the Awami League, founded 4 January 1948 at Dhaka University under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It dominated campuses for decades, attacked 2024 quota protesters, and was banned under the Anti-Terrorism Act on 23 October 2024.
Bangladesh Civil Service (বাংলাদেশ সিভিল সার্ভিস)
Bangladesh Civil Service (বাংলাদেশ সিভিল সার্ভিস, BCS): the unified cadre civil service of Bangladesh, recruited by the BPSC through a three-stage exam (200-mark preliminary, 900-mark written, 200-mark viva) into 26 general and technical cadres, tracing to the CSP and EPCS after 1971.
Bangladesh genocide
Bangladesh genocide: mass killings, rape, and displacement by the Pakistani army and its Razakar, Al-Badr, and Al-Shams collaborators in 1971, beginning with Operation Searchlight in Dhaka on 25 March; death toll claims range up to three million.
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir (বাংলাদেশ ইসলামী ছাত্রশিবির)
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir (Shibir, ICS), Islamist student organization founded 6 February 1977, linked to Jamaat-e-Islami; banned 2024 then lifted, won 2025 university union elections at Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong, and Jahangirnagar universities.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (বাংলাদেশ জামায়াতে ইসলামী)
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (বাংলাদেশ জামায়াতে ইসলামী), led by Shafiqur Rahman, is Bangladesh's Islamist party, registration restored June 2025 with the Daripalla scales symbol, second-strongest force in the 2026 election.
Bangladesh Liberation War (বাংলাদেশের মুক্তিযুদ্ধ)
Bangladesh Liberation War (বাংলাদেশের মুক্তিযুদ্ধ), the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan, from Operation Searchlight on 25 March to the Pakistani surrender on 16 December, with Mukti Bahini, 10 million refugees, and contested death tolls.
Bangladesh Medical University
Bangladesh Medical University, formerly Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), is a public medical university in Shahbag, Dhaka, and Bangladesh's first dedicated to postgraduate medical education.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল)
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, BNP), founded September 1, 1978 by Ziaur Rahman on Bangladeshi nationalism; led by Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman, it has governed 1979–81, 1991–96, 2001–06, and from 2026.
Bangladesh Navy (বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী)
Bangladesh Navy (বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী), the naval branch of Bangladesh's armed forces, born in the 1971 Liberation War through Operation Jackpot commandos and the gunboats Padma and Palash; organized 7 April 1972, now a three-dimensional fleet of over 80 ships with submarines, aviation, and SWADS.
Bangladesh Police (বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ)
Bangladesh Police (বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ) is the national law enforcement agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs, governed by the Police Act 1861, remodelled as a national force after 16 December 1971.
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, also known as BUET, is a public university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest institution for engineering and architecture in the country.
Bangladesh–India border
The Bangladesh–India border, also called the India–Bangladesh frontier, is the 4,096 km land boundary created by the 1947 Radcliffe Award, settled in key respects by the 1974 and 2015 Land Boundary Agreements and the 2014 maritime arbitration.
Bangladesh–India relations
Bangladesh–India relations, also called Indo-Bangla relations, are the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India, whose 4,096 km border supports trade of USD 15.9 billion in 2022-23.
Bangladesh–Pakistan relations
Bangladesh–Pakistan relations cover ties between Dhaka and Islamabad since East Pakistan became Bangladesh in 1971: recognition in 1974, unresolved apology and compensation issues, and a post-2024 diplomatic and trade thaw.
Bangladeshi taka (টাকা)
The Bangladeshi taka (টাকা) is the national currency of Bangladesh, established by orders of 24 July 1972, divided into 100 poisha, and issued by Bangladesh Bank and the government.
Bangladeshis
Bangladeshis (বাংলাদেশি) are the citizens of Bangladesh, formed from East Pakistan in 1971. Mostly Bengali Muslims, their identity alternated constitutionally between 'Bangalee' ethnic nationalism and territorial 'Bangladeshi' nationalism; large diaspora remittances sustain the economy.
Bangor Conwy Môn
Bangor Conwy Môn is a Senedd constituency for the 2026 Welsh election, pairing the Bangor Aberconwy and Ynys Môn UK constituencies; it elects six members and returned 3 Plaid Cymru, 2 Reform UK, 1 Conservative in 2026.
Bangor University
Bangor University (Prifysgol Bangor), founded 1884 as University College of North Wales, is a public university in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, with about 10,000 students, REF 2021 research ranked 2nd in Wales, and recent top-50 UK league-table rises.
Bangsamoro Organic Law
Bangsamoro Organic Law (Republic Act 11054, OLBARMM), signed July 27, 2018, created the BARMM under the 2014 CAB peace deal: an 80-seat parliamentary region replacing ARMM, with first parliamentary elections held September 14, 2026.
Bangsamoro Parliament
Bangsamoro Parliament: unicameral 80-seat legislature of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao under the Bangsamoro Organic Law; the Philippines' only parliamentary region, with its first elected parliament seated after the September 14, 2026 election.
Bangwato
The Bangwato, also called the Ngwato or Bamangwato, are a Tswana people of east-central Botswana who built the largest Tswana state, centered on Shoshong and later Serowe.
Bani of Ravidas
The bani of Ravidas, also known as Raidas, is the collected devotional hymns of Ravidas, a North Indian bhakti sant poet from the Chamar community.
Bania (बनिया) (caste)
Bania (बनिया, also Baniya, Vania) is a north and west Indian cluster of Hindu and Jain Vaishya trading castes, including Agarwals, Oswals, and Marwaris, traditionally bankers, moneylenders, and shopkeepers, classified as a forward caste.
Banibangou attack
The Banibangou attack was a June 2026 assault by Islamic State Sahel Province fighters on a Nigerien military base in western Niger, killing at least 34 soldiers.
Banijay Group
Banijay Group, formerly FL Entertainment, is a French media and entertainment group on Euronext Amsterdam spanning content production (Banijay Entertainment), live experiences, and gaming (Betclic, Tipico), with 2025 revenue of €4.9 billion.
Banishment Stela
The Banishment Stela of Menkheperre is a fragmentary 21st Dynasty stela in the Louvre recording Amun's oracle approving the pardon and return of banished men.
Banjara (बंजारा)
Banjara (बंजारा), also Lambadi, Lambani, Labana or Gor, is a historically nomadic Indian trader-transporter community, once Mughal army suppliers, later a Criminal Tribe under the 1871 Act, now ST in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha and SC in Karnataka.