Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Founder and 1st Governor-General of Pakistan
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Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala
Jinnah Stadium is under consideration for hosting matches in the Pakistan Super League edition.
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| January 2025 |
Jinnah International Airport
Work began on reconstructing and extending runway 07L/25R to 11,500ft to accommodate Airbus A380s, with new taxiways and a control tower being constructed.
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| 2024 | Nominated for Best Actor at the 25th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards. |
| 2024 | A film about Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was hastily produced and released by Sheikh Hasina, reportedly in an attempt to influence the upcoming Bangladeshi general election. |
| 2024 | Received the Best Activities Award at the MMU International Expo. |
| 2024 | The university was ranked 86th in Asia and 401-450th in Emerging Economies in the QS World University Rankings. |
| 2024 | Quaid-i-Azam University achieved a global ranking of 315th in the QS World University Rankings, with notable departmental rankings in Physics (201-250), Mathematics (150-200), and Agriculture (201-250). |
| 2024 |
Jinnah International Airport
A suicide attack occurred at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, resulting in multiple fatalities.
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| March 22 2024 |
Release of the biographical film 'Swatantrya Veer Savarkar' in theatres, directed, co-written, and co-produced by Randeep Hooda, who also portrays the lead role of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
Randeep Hooda delighted as Swatantrya Veer Savarkar opens Indian Panorama at IFFI 2024, producer Sandeep Singh also expresses pride - Exclusive | Hindi Movie News - The Times of India
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‘Swatantrya Veer Savarkar’ trailer: Randeep Hooda explains true meaning of 'Hindu' - India Today
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| 2023 | Times Higher Education Latest Rankings placed QAU among the world's top 401 to 500 universities. |
| October 20 2023 | Public screening of the film initiated by the party at Modhuban Cineplex in Bogra district, continuing for a week. |
| October 20 2023 | Public screening of the film organized by Bangladesh Awami League at the government auditorium in Barura Upazila, Comilla district. |
| October 19 2023 | Kaiser Kamal, Legal Affairs Secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, sent a legal notice to the court challenging the film 'Mujib: The Making of a Nation', accusing it of defaming former president Ziaur Rahman and his wife through historically incorrect scenes, and seeking to stop the film's screening. |
| October 19 2023 | Film 'Mujib: The Making of a Nation' screened by Bangladesh Chhatra League at Jagannath University, with Md. Imdadul Hoque, vice chancellor, in attendance. |
| October 16 2023 | Film expanded to 161 movie theaters in Bangladesh |
| October 15 2023 | Kaler Kantho newspaper published an article discussing the film's audience reception, noting mixed theater responses in urban Dhaka. |
| October 13 2023 | Film released in movie theaters across Bangladesh |
| October 12 2023 | Film premiered at the Bangladesh Film Archive |
| October 9 2023 | Lead actor Arifin Shuvoo visited Gulshan to promote the film. |
| October 1 2023 | Confirmed film release in Bangladesh on 13 October, with Jaaz Multimedia as nationwide distributor for 153 cinemas |
| September 30 2023 | National Film Development Corporation of India confirmed film release in India on 27 October 2023 |
| September 20 2023 | Hasan Mahmud announced government plans to release the film in October |
| July 31 2023 | Bangladesh Film Censor Board granted uncut censor certificate to the film |
| 2022 | Won the Audience Award at the 22nd Dhaka International Film Festival for the documentary 'Mujib: The Making of a Nation'. |
| 2022 | Quaid-i-Azam University was ranked 378th globally in the QS World University Rankings. |
| September 12 2022 | Hasan Mahmud announced that the film was ready for release. |
| September 11 2022 | According to a Samakal report, Makuta VFX was appointed for the film's visual effects. |
| September 11 2022 | Production team considering re-shooting some scenes according to Samakal report. |
| September 6 2022 | During Sheikh Hasina's state visit to India, Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi commented on potential film release by end of 2022 |
| May 2022 | Due to a trailer controversy, the production team started re-editing the film's footage. |
| May 19 2022 | Trailer for the film 'Mujib: The Making of a Nation' was shown at the India pavilion during the Cannes Film Festival, receiving praise from viewers. |
| May 3 2022 | National Film Development Corporation of India forecasted film release in September 2022 |
| March 2022 | Post-production of the film 'Mujib: The Making of a Nation' began, with plans to complete the process in Mumbai by June 2022. |
| 2021 | President Dr. Arif Alvi highlighted the importance of digitizing historical artifacts and improving display case illumination at Aiwan-e-Nawadrat-e-Quaid-i-Azam (ANQA), with the goal of making historical information more accessible to researchers and history enthusiasts. |
| 2021 | Zahid Akbar was contacted by the film's production team to compose a song for the movie. Shantanu Moitra composed and sang 'Ochin Majhi', which was his first song for any film. While creating the soundtrack, Moitra watched the film multiple times to draw inspiration and incorporate Bangladeshi folk music influences. |
| December 4 2021 | Captured scenes of the Bengali language movement at Madhur Canteen. |
| November 23 2021 | Scenes for 7 March Speech of Bangabandhu filmed at Dhaka College football field. |
| November 22 2021 | Zayed Khan signed the contract to play the role of Tikka Khan. |
| November 20 2021 | Began shooting scenes in various locations in Bangladesh. |
| November 17 2021 | Irfan Sajjad was finalized for the role of Moazzem Hossain. |
| September 2021 | Due to inability to start shooting earlier, the production team decided to finalize actor contracts. |
| July 2021 |
Jinnah International Airport
Airport began recovery, increasing aircraft movements to 35,259 and passenger numbers to 5,165,904, though cargo and mail handling remained lower than pre-pandemic levels
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| April 4 2021 | First phase of shooting completed within 100 days in India. |
| January 21 2021 | Film shooting began with muhurat shot under the working title 'Bangabandhu: The Making of a Nation' in India. |
| December 2020 | Somnath Chatterjee replaced Rawnak Hasan in the role of Sheikh Kamal. |
| August 2020 | Completion of minor screenplay corrections for the film, with input from a dedicated scriptwriters' committee including Anam Biswas, Gias Uddin Selim, Shihab Shaheen, and Sadhana Ahmed. |
| July 2020 |
Jinnah International Airport
COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact airport operations, with further reduction to 26,743 aircraft movements and 3,366,509 passengers
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| May 22 2020 |
Jinnah International Airport
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303, an Airbus A320-214, crashed into the Model Colony residential area near Jinnah International Airport during a second ILS approach from Lahore to Karachi, resulting in 97 fatalities out of 99 occupants.
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| March 18 2020 | Film production was initially scheduled to start on the day after Bangabandhu's birth centenary, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| March 17 2020 | Original planned release date for the film 'Mujib: The Making of a Nation' |
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