Badal Ghosh | |
|---|---|
| বাদল ঘোষ (Bengali) بدل گھوش (Urdu) | |
| Born | c. 1925 |
| Died | |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Parent(s) | S.M Ghosh (father) Asnat Zia Ghosh (mother) |
| Relatives | Robin Ghosh (brother) Shabnam (sister-in-law) |
Badal Ghosh was an Pakistani and later Bangladeshi businessman and political donor to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[1]
Early life
Ghosh was born in 1925 in Baghdad.[2][3] His father, S. M. Ghosh, was a Bengali Hindu, and his mother was an Iraqi Christian from Baghdad who separated after returning to Wari, Old Dhaka.[4][2] He and his brothers were raised by their mother as Christians.[4][2] He has two brothers, Robin Ghosh, a music director, and Ashoke Ghosh, a film director.[3][5]
Education
He completed his bachelor's in commerce at the University of Dhaka.[2]
Career
Ghoshowned the Dhaka-based Ajax Power Industries, which he established in the 1950s.[6] He imported agricultural machines.[2] The company was headuarter was on Jinnah Avenue in Dhaka.[7] Another subsidiary, Ajax Jute Mills, was closed in 2014.[8] Its current owner, Mohammad Kawsar Zaman Babla, alleged it was occupied by Awami League politicians because of his association with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[8]
Legal issues
The Special Branch investigated Ghosh in the 1960s to see if he was financing the Awami League led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[1]
Death
Ghosh died in Singapore.[9]
References
- ^ a b Hasina, Sheikh (2022-10-03). Secret Documents of Intelligence Branch on Father of The Nation, Bangladesh: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: Volume XI (May - December 1966). Taylor & Francis. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-000-05252-7.
- ^ a b c d e Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan. Biographical Research Institute, Pakistan. 1972. p. 331.
- ^ a b Jamil, Syed Maqsud (21 July 2006). "WARI A Heritage Crumbling in the High-rise Scramble". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ^ a b Noorani, Asif (2016-02-14). "Maestro Robin Ghosh is no more". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ^ Images Staff (2016-02-13). "End of a legend: Fans pay tribute to Bangladeshi music director Robin Ghosh". Images. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ^ Assembly, Pakistan National (1966). Debates: Official Report. Manager of Publications. p. 46.
- ^ Saṃsada, Bangladesh Jātīẏa (1981-06-23). Bāṃlādeśa Jātīẏa Saṃsadera bitarka (in Bengali). Eyāsisṭeṇṭa Kanṭrolāra-ina-cārja, Bāṃlādeśa Pharamsa eyāṇḍa Pābalikeśansa Aphisa.
- ^ a b "Businessman urges govt to evict grabber, save Ajax Jute Mills". New Age. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Singing Florence Nightingale". The Daily Star. 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
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