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Bimol Akoijam
Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, born in 1967, is an Indian National Congress politician who has represented Inner Manipur in the Lok Sabha since the 2024 election.
BIMSTEC
BIMSTEC, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, is a seven-member regional organization founded in Bangkok in 1997, linking Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
Bin Cheng
Bin Cheng (郑斌, 1921–2019) was a Chinese-born British international lawyer, UCL Professor of Air and Space Law, author of General Principles of Law (1953) and Studies in International Space Law (1997), and originator of the instant custom theory.
Bin Laden family
The Bin Laden family is a wealthy Saudi family of Yemeni origin that founded the kingdom's largest construction firm, held exclusive rights to Islamic holy-site construction, and was globally known after Osama bin Laden founded al Qaeda; the Saudi state now controls over 92% of its holding group.
Bin Yue (岳斌)
Bin Yue (岳斌) is a Chinese venture capitalist and founding partner of Gaorong Capital, which he co-founded in 2014, known for an early Xiaomi investment.
Bina Das
Bina Das (बीना दास) was an Indian revolutionary from Bengal who fired five shots at Governor Stanley Jackson at the Calcutta University convocation in 1932, serving nine years in prison.
Binah (בִּינָה) (Kabbalah)
Binah (בִּינָה, understanding) is the third sefirah in Kabbalah, after Keter and Chochmah. It processes and delimits wisdom, is figured as the Upper Mother and Womb, and is called Mi, the fifty gates.
Binali Yıldırım
Binali Yıldırım (born 1955, Erzincan), Turkish maritime engineer, AKP founding member, long-serving transport minister, last prime minister of Turkey's parliamentary system (May 2016–July 2018), then first Speaker under the executive presidency and 2019 Istanbul mayoral candidate.
Binance
Binance, also known as Binance Holdings, is a cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2017 that became the world's largest crypto trading venue, handling trillions in annual volume.
Binary opposition
Binary opposition: a pair of contrasted terms defined through mutual contrast, from Saussure's linguistics and Prague School phonology to Lévi-Strauss's myth analysis and Derrida's deconstruction of hierarchical pairs like speech/writing.
Binary option
A binary option, also called a digital or all-or-nothing option, is a derivative paying a fixed amount or zero depending on a yes-or-no condition at expiry.
Binderholz GmbH
Binderholz GmbH is an Austrian family-owned timber processing and mass timber construction group headquartered in Fügen, Tyrol, founded in 1950 and described as Europe's largest sawmilling group.
Bindeshwar Pathak
Bindeshwar Pathak (1943–2023) was an Indian sociologist who developed the Sulabh Shauchalaya two-pit pour-flush toilet and founded Sulabh International, which built pay-per-use public toilets across India.
Bindhu Krishna
Bindhu Krishna (ബിന്ദു കൃഷ്ണ), Congress leader and advocate from Kollam, Kerala; won the Kollam seat in 2026 by 16,830 votes and is a cabinet minister in the V. D. Satheesan UDF government.
Binding of Isaac (עֲקֵדָה)
The binding of Isaac, in Hebrew the Akedah (עֲקֵדָה), is the Genesis 22 story in which God commands Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, then halts him and provides a ram.
Bindusara (बिन्दुसार)
Bindusara (बिन्दुसार), Greek Amitrochates, second Maurya emperor (c. 300–272 BCE), son of Chandragupta, father of Ashoka; Deccan consolidation, Hellenistic diplomacy, Ajivika leanings.
Bindusara's religious policy
Bindusara's religious policy was the pattern of religious patronage of Maurya emperor Bindusara (बिन्दुसार), centered on support for the Ajivika sect while maintaining ties with Brahmanical establishments.
Bindy Johal
Bindy Johal (Bhupinder Singh Johal), Indian-born Vancouver drug trafficker and Punjabi Mafia figure of the 1990s, acquitted at a costly trial for the Dosanjh killings, shot dead at the Palladium nightclub on 20 December 1998; killing unsolved.
Binet–Simon Intelligence Test
Binet-Simon Intelligence Test (Echelle Binet-Simon): 1905 scale by Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon, the first practical intelligence test, built to identify Paris schoolchildren needing educational support; 30 items, mental age scoring, revised 1908 and 1911, basis of the Stanford-Binet.
Bing Ji
Bing Ji (丙吉), courtesy name Shaoqing, was a Western Han official who as a prison officer saved the infant future Emperor Xuan and later became Chancellor.
Bing Xin
Bing Xin (冰心), pen name of Xie Wanying, was a Chinese writer and public figure from 1900 to 1999, known for Stars, Spring Waters, and letters to children.
Binghamton University
Binghamton University (SUNY at Binghamton) is a public R1 research university in Vestal, New York, founded in 1946 as Triple Cities College, renamed Harpur College in 1950, and a SUNY University Center since 1965.
Binghatti Holding
Binghatti Holding (بن غطي) is a family-owned real estate developer in Dubai, founded in 2008, best known for branded residences with Bugatti, Mercedes-Benz, and Jacob & Co.
Bingu wa Mutharika
Bingu wa Mutharika, Malawi's third president (2004–2012, UDF then DPP), launched the 2005/2006 fertilizer subsidy programme, was reelected in 2009, repressed 2011 protests killing 19, and died April 5, 2012, succeeded by Joyce Banda.
Binh Ngo dai cao
Binh Ngo dai cao (Bình Ngô đại cáo) is a Vietnamese victory proclamation of 1428 announcing the defeat of Ming occupation forces and the restoration of Dai Viet's independence.
Bình Xuyên
Bình Xuyên was a Vietnamese criminal brotherhood turned paramilitary force, active around Saigon from the late 1920s, that controlled the city's police and vice rackets before its defeat by Ngô Đình Diệm's forces in 1955.
Binibining Pilipinas
Binibining Pilipinas (Bb. Pilipinas), Filipino for Miss Philippines, is an annual national beauty pageant in the Philippines, first held in 1964, whose winners represent the country at international pageants.
Binibining Pilipinas 2026
Binibining Pilipinas 2026 is the 62nd edition of the Philippine national beauty pageant run by BPCI, held July 18, 2026 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum with 36 candidates, staged by Stella Marquez Araneta's organization that lost its Miss Universe franchise in 2019.
Binny Bansal
Binny Bansal is an Indian technology entrepreneur who co-founded the e-commerce company Flipkart in Bangalore in 2007 with Sachin Bansal, later serving as its group CEO.
Binnya Dala
Binnya Dala was the last king of the Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom at Pegu in southern Myanmar, reigning from 1747 to 1757; he captured Ava in 1752 before his capital fell to Alaungpaya in 1757.