Listed below are notable people who are either citizens of

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mo ...

, born in the region of what is now Bangladesh, or of

Bangladeshi Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...

origin living abroad. For brevity, people who fall into more than one category are listed in only one of them. For further information, see

Bangladeshi people Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...

Leaders of independence movements

British colonial period

Khwaja Salimullah Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur (7 June 1871 – 16 January 1915) was the fourth Nawab of Dhaka and one of the leading Muslim politicians during the British rule in India. In 1906, the Muslim League was officially founded at the educationa ...

, founder of the

All-India Muslim League The All-India Muslim League (AIML) was a political party established in Dhaka in 1906 when a group of prominent Muslim politicians met the Viceroy of British India, Lord Minto, with the goal of securing Muslim interests on the Indian subcont ...

, contributed to the spread of

Muslim nationalism in South Asia From a historical perspective, Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed of the University of Stockholm and Professor Shamsul Islam of the University of Delhi classified the Muslims of South Asia into two categories during the era of the Indian independence moveme ...

Chittaranjan Das Chittaranjan Das (5 November 1870 – 16 June 1925), popularly called ''Deshbandhu'' (Friend of the Nation), was an Indian freedom fighter, political activist and lawyer during the Indian independence movement and founder-leader of the Swara ...

, founder of the

Swaraj Party The Swaraj Party, established as the ''Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party'', was a political party formed in India on 1 January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, that sought greater self-government and ...

, one of the leading proponents of intercommunal harmony in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

* Nawaab Syed Shamsul Huda, first Indian Muslim president of the reformed legislative council of the undivided Bengal in 1921 *

A. K. Fazlul Huq Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq ( bn, আবুল কাশেম ফজলুল হক, ur, ; 26October 1873 — 27 April 1962), popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla (''Lion of Bengal''), was a British Indian and Pakistani lawyer and writer who present ...

, Prime Minister of

Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

(1937–1943), Chief Minister of

East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = Ea ...

(1954–1955) and Governor of

East Pakistan East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which, in modern times, is split between India and Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Myanmar, wit ...

(1956) *

Nawab Abdul Latif Nawab Bahadur Abdul Latif (1828 – 10 July 1893) was a 19th-century Bengali aristocrat, educator and social worker. His title, ''Nawab'' was awarded by the British in 1880. He was one of the first Muslims in 19th-century India to embrace the i ...

, educator and social worker * Surya Sen, revolutionary and leader of

Indian independence movement The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British Raj, British rule in India. It lasted from 1857 to 1947. The first nationalistic revolutionary movement for Indian independence emerged ...

, known for leading

Chittagong armoury raid The Chittagong armoury raid, also known as the Chittagong uprising, was an attempt on 18 April 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong armoury in the Bengal Presidency of British India (now in Bangladesh) b ...

Haji Shariatullah Haji Shariatullah ( bn, হাজী শরীয়তুল্লাহ; 17811840) was a prominent religious leader and Islamic scholar from Bengal in the eastern subcontinent, who is best known as the founder of the Faraizi movement. In 1884, ...

, founder of the

Faraizi Movement The Faraizi movement ( bn, ফরায়েজি আন্দোলন, fôrayeji andolon) was a movement led by Haji Shariatullah in Eastern Bengal to give up un-Islamic practices and act upon their duties as Muslims ( ''farāʾiḍ''). F ...

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy ( bn, হোসেন শহীদ সোহ্‌রাওয়ার্দী; ur, ; 8 September 18925 December 1963) was a Bengali barrister and politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 t ...

, last Prime Minister of

(1946–1947), later Prime Minister of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

(1956–1957) *

Pritilata Waddedar Pritilata Waddedar (5 May 1911 – 24 September 1932) was an Indian revolutionary nationalist from the Indian subcontinent who was influential in the Indian independence movement. After completing her education in Chittagong and Dhaka, she att ...

, activist of the

Martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement 1952

Rafiq Uddin Ahmed Rafiq Uddin Ahmed ( bn, রফিক উদ্দিন আহমদ) (30 October 1926 – 21 February 1952) was a protester killed during the Bengali Language Movement that took place in East Pakistan (currently Bangladesh) in 1952. He is co ...

* Abul Barkat * Abdul Jabbar *

Abdus Salam Mohammad Abdus Salam Salam adopted the forename "Mohammad" in 1974 in response to the anti-Ahmadiyya decrees in Pakistan, similarly he grew his beard. (; ; 29 January 192621 November 1996) was a Punjabi Pakistani theoretical physicist and a ...

Shafiur Rahman Shafiur Rahman ( bn, শফিউর রহমান) (24 January 1918 – 22 February 1952) is considered in Bangladesh to be a martyr of the language movement which took place in the former East Pakistan. Early life Shafiur Rahman was bor ...

Bangladesh War of Independence, 1971

Tajuddin Ahmed Tajuddin Ahmad ( bn, তাজউদ্দীন আহমদ; ; 23 July 1925 – 3 November 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician and statesman. He led the Provisional Government of Bangladesh as its prime minister during the Bangladesh Liberatio ...

, first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, War of Independence *

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengali politi ...

, Bangabandhu (Friend of Bengali) *

Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (12 December 1880 – 17 November 1976), often shortened as Maulana Bhashani, was a Bengali politician. His political tenure spanned the British colonial India, Pakistan and Bangladesh periods. Maulana Bhashani was pop ...

Chitta Ranjan Dutta Chitta Ranjan Dutta Bir Uttom (1 January 1927 – 26 August 2020), also known as C R Dutta, was a Bangladeshi war hero who served as major-general of the Bangladesh Army. He was a key sector commander of the Mukti Bahini during the Bangladesh ...

, Sector Commander 4 * Major Nazmul Huq, Commander Sector 7 (till August 1971) * Squadron Leader M. Hamidullah Khan, Bangladesh Government Chief Representative - Chakulia (Bihar) Guerilla Trng. Camp, BDF Sub-sector commander - Mankarchar (Sector 11), BDF Commander - Sector 11 (November 2–February 14, 1972) * Major M.A. Manzur, Commander Sector 8 * Major

Khaled Musharraf Khaled Mosharraf, Bir Uttom ( bn, খালেদ মোশাররফ; 9 November 1937 – 7 November 1975) was a Bangladeshi military officer known for his role in the Bangladesh Liberation War. Khaled was the Sector Commander of Banglades ...

, BDF Commander Sector 2, Commander K-Force * Colonel-in-Chief Muhammad Ataul Ghani Osmany, Commander-in-Chief,

Bangladesh Forces The Mukti Bahini ( bn, মুক্তিবাহিনী, translates as 'freedom fighters', or liberation army), also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was the guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military, paramilitary ...

, War of Independence, 1971. (Later promoted to General) * Major

Ziaur Rahman Lt. General Ziaur Rahman (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. He was assassinated on 30 May 1981 in Chittagong in an army coup d ...

, Declarer (on behalf of Sheikh Mujib) of the Independence of Bangladesh on March 27, 1971. BDF Sector Commander Sector 1(April~May) and Central Sector - Sector 11 (June – October 10, 1971) and Z-Force Commander * Major K.M Shafiullah, S Force Commander * Major

Abu Taher Abu Taher ( bn, আবু তাহের) (14 November 1938 – 21 July 1976) was a Bengalis, Bengali military serviceman, who served in the Pakistan Army, and later in Bangladesh Forces, BDF. He crossed into India around early August and r ...

, sub-sector commander - Mahendraganj (HQ 11), Interim Commander Sector 11 (October 10–November 2, 1971)

Scientists, engineers and educators

* Nasima Akhter (born 1970), nuclear medicine researcher * Arun Kumar Basak, scientist and Professor Emeritus of

University of Rajshahi The University of Rajshahi, also known as Rajshahi University or RU ( bn, রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), is a public co-educational research university in Bangladesh situated near the northern Bangladeshi cit ...

* Abdullah Al Muti, scientist and science writer * Maqsudul Alam, scientist and professor who achieved three milestones in genomics - sequencing the genomes of papaya, rubber plants and jute at

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* Mir Masoom Ali, emeritus professor of statistics *

Amit Chakma Amit Chakma (born 25 April 1959) is a university administrator who was appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Western Australia in July 2020. Previously he served as the 10th president and vice-chancellor of the University of Western Onta ...

, tenth president of the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thames R ...

* Abed Chaudhury, scientist living in Australia, born in Moulavibazar; renowned for getting the Bangladeshi rice variety kasalath recognized by IRRI; the variety was first claimed to be of Indian origin * SM Faruque, microbiologist and scientist, researcher on

Vibrio cholerae ''Vibrio cholerae'' is a species of Gram-negative, facultative anaerobe and comma-shaped bacteria. The bacteria naturally live in brackish or saltwater where they attach themselves easily to the chitin-containing shells of crabs, shrimps, and oth ...

which causes Cholera * Azizul Haque, who pioneered the mathematical formula for the Henry Classification System of

fingerprinting A fingerprint is an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger. The recovery of partial fingerprints from a crime scene is an important method of forensic science. Moisture and grease on a finger result in fingerprints on surfac ...

* Tanzima Hashem, academic, Elsevier Foundation Award winner in 2017 * M. Zahid Hasan, Eugene Higgins endowed chair professor of quantum physics at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...

and scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; known for many ground-breaking discoveries in the quantum world * Khandkar Manwar Hossain, statistician and founder of the Department of Statistics in Rajshahi University * Saleemul Huq, awarded the Burtoni Award for contributing to

climate change adaptation Climate change adaptation is the process of adjusting to current or expected effects of climate change.IPCC, 2022Annex II: Glossary öller, V., R. van Diemen, J.B.R. Matthews, C. Méndez, S. Semenov, J.S. Fuglestvedt, A. Reisinger (eds.) InClimat ...

* Fazle Hussain, professor of

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, an ...

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; elected Fellow of National Academy of Engineering * Abul Hussam, awarded the 2007 Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability *

Muhammed Zafar Iqbal Muhammed Zafar Iqbal ( bn, মুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল; ; born 23 December 1952) is a Bangladeshi science fiction author, physicist, academic, activist & former professor of computer science and engineering and former he ...

, scientist and science writer * Jamal Nazrul Islam, physicist and mathematician *

Jawed Karim Jawed Karim (বাংলাঃ জাওয়াদ করিম) (born October 28, 1979) is an American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur of Bangladeshi and German descent. He is a co-founder of YouTube and the first person to up ...

, co-creator of YouTube and designer of PayPal's anti-fraud system *

Mohammad Ataul Karim Mohammad Ataul Karim (born 4 May 1953) is a Bangladeshi American scientist and higher education administrator, with expertise in electro-optical systems, optical computing, and pattern recognition. Karim is ranked amongst the top 50 researcher ...

, Bangladeshi American scientist *

Fazlur Rahman Khan Fazlur Rahman Khan ( bn, ফজলুর রহমান খান, ''Fozlur Rôhman Khan''; 3 April 1929 – 27 March 1982) was a Bangladeshi-American structural engineer and architect, who initiated important structural systems for skyscrape ...

, structural engineer and architect * Bibhuti Roy, engineer and educationist *

Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two Nation ...

, founder of Khan Academy * M. A. Naser, pioneer in engineering education in Bangladesh *

Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda ( – 3 November 1977) was a Bangladeshi organic chemist, educationist and writer. He founded the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. From 1969 till 1972, he served as the president of the Pakista ...

, Bangladeshi scientist, educationist and writer * Khondkar Siddique-e-Rabbani, biomedical physicist * Abdul Matin Patwari, electrical engineer, mathematician, vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology *

Qazi Motahar Hossain Qazi Motahar Hossain (30 July 1897 – 9 October 1981) was a Bangladeshi writer, scientist, statistician, chess player, and journalist. Hossain was a pioneer educationalist of Bangladesh. He did original research in statistics and pioneered i ...

, scientist, statistician, founder-director of

Institute of Statistical Research and Training Institute of Statistical Research and Training, popularly known as ISRT, was established in 1964 by a statute of the University of Dhaka. The institute offers 4 years Bachelor of Science (BS) (Honors) and 1-year MS degree in applied statistics. IS ...

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

* Omar Ishrak, investor, entrepreneur, executive chairman and chairman of the board, Medtronic; board chairman of INTEL * Mohammad Kaykobad, computer scientist, educator, author and columnist of Bangladesh, professor of computer science and engineering at BUET * Towfique Raj, neurogeneticist, Professor of Neuroscience and Genomics at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Gates Cambridge Scholar * Lucina Uddin, American neuroscientist, born in Bangladesh

Educationists

Serajul Islam Choudhury Serajul Islam Choudhury (born 23 June 1936) is a Bangladeshi literary critic, public intellectual, social and political analyst, activist, historian, educationist, editor, translator, columnist, and professor emeritus at the University of Dhaka. ...

, educationist, public intellectual * Rasheda K Chowdhury, Bangladeshi academic, former Advisor of Caretaker Government, Bangladesh * Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq, educationist, former professor of

* Syed Manzoorul Islam, educationist, former professor of

* Rafiqul Islam, national professor, Bangladesh * Jamilur Reza Choudhury, former professor, BUET, national professor, Bangladesh *

Anisuzzaman Anisuzzaman (18 February 1937 – 14 May 2020) was a Bangladeshi academic of Bengali literature. He was an activist who took part in the Language Movement (1952), participated in Mass Uprising (1969), and took part in the Bangladesh Liberation ...

, professor, University of Dhaka, national professor, Bangladesh

Arts, culture, and literature

Hiralal Sen Hiralal Sen ( bn, হীরালাল সেন, ''Hiralal Shen''; 2 August 1868 – 26 October 1917) is generally considered one of India's first filmmakers. In 1903, he filmed the popular Alibaba and Forty Thieves, the first full-length In ...

, founder of Indian cinema *

Ahmed Sofa Ahmed Sofa ( bn, আহমদ ছফা, ; 30 June 194328 July 2001) was a Bangladeshi writer, thinker, novelist, poet, philosopher and public intellectual. Sofa is considered by many, including National Professor Abdur Razzaq (Professor), Abdur ...

, writer, thinker, novelist *

Zainul Abedin Zainul Abedin (29 December 1914 – 28 May 1976) was a Bangladeshi painter born in Mymensingh, East Bengal, British India (now Bangladesh). He became well known in 1944 through his series of paintings depicting some of the great famines in ...

, painter *

Humayun Ahmed Humayun Ahmed (; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and professor. His breakthrough was his debut novel '' Nondito Noroke'' published in 1972. He wrote over 20 ...

, novelist and former professor of Chemistry, Dhaka University * Tofail Ahmed, author and researcher of folk art *

Shahidul Alam Shahidul Alam (born 1955) is a Bangladeshi photojournalist, teacher and social activist. He has been a photographer for more than forty years and "his photographs have been published in almost every major western media outlet". Alam founded the ...

, photographer *

Alaol Syed Alaol ( bn, সৈয়দ আলাওল; 1607 – 1680) was a 17th century poet of Bengal. His most well known work is ''Padmavati'', which depicts the story of Padmavati, the Sinhalese princess. He is considered to be one of the most pro ...

, medieval poet *

Monica Ali Monica Ali FRSL (born 20 October 1967) is a British writer of Bangladeshi and English heritage. In 2003, she was selected as one of the "Best of Young British Novelists" by ''Granta'' magazine based on her unpublished manuscript; her debut nove ...

, author of Brick Lane * Syed Mujtaba Ali, Bengali author, academician, scholar and

linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

* Tahmima Anam, novelist and winner of the 2008

Commonwealth Writers' Prize Commonwealth Foundation presented a number of prizes between 1987 and 2011. The main award was called the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and was composed of two prizes: the Best Book Prize (overall and regional) was awarded from 1987 to 2011; the Best ...

* Rashid Askari, writer, fictionist, columnist, and academic *

Humayun Azad Humayun Azad (born Humayun Kabir; 28 April 1947 – 12 August 2004) was a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, short-story writer, critic, linguist, columnist and professor of Dhaka University. He wrote more than sixty titles. He was awarded the Bangl ...

, writer and former professor of

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, Dhaka University * Rafiq Azad, poet * Manzoor Alam Beg, photographer and author * Munier Chowdhury, educator, dramatist and intellectual killed in 1971

Liberation War of Bangladesh The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali n ...

* Akhteruzzaman Elias, novelist and short story writer * Nirmalendu Goon, poet * Abdul Hakim, medieval poet *

Marjana Chowdhury Marjana Chowdhury (born 10 November 1993) is a Bangladeshi-American model, actress, philanthropist, and beauty queen. She was most recently crowned Miss Alaska World 2019 and competed in October 2019 for the title of Miss World America 2019, wh ...

, Bangladeshi-American model, philanthropist and beauty queen Miss Bangladesh USA *

Sikdar Aminul Haq Sikdar Aminul Haq ( bn, সিকদার আমিনুল হক; 6 December 1942 – 17 May 2003) was a Bangladeshi poet. In recognition of his contribution in language and literature, the government of Bangladesh posthumously awarded him the ...

, poet *

Quamrul Hassan Quamrul Hassan (, 1921–1988) was a Bengali artist. Hassan is referred to in Bangladesh as Potua, a word usually associated with folk artists, due to his down to earth style yet very modern in nature as he always added Cubism other than the fo ...

, artist *

Saad Z Hossain Saad Z. Hossain is a Bangladeshi author writing in English. He lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His war satire, ''Escape from Baghdad!'', was published in 2015 by Unnamed Press in the US, and Aleph in India. It was translated into French by Agullo Editi ...

, writer *

Khondakar Ashraf Hossain Khondakar Ashraf Hossain ( bn, খোন্দকার আশরাফ হোসেন; 4 January 1950 – 16 June 2013) was a leading postmodernist poet, essayist, translator, and editor from Bangladesh. He wrote more than eighteen titles. Ea ...

, poet, essayist, translator and editor * Abul Hussain, poet * Jahanara Imam, writer and activist *

, writer and educator *

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, national poet of Bangladesh *

Mazharul Islam Muzharul Islam (25 December 1923 – 15 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi architect, urban planner, educator and activist. He is considered as the Grand Master of regional modernism in South Asia. Islam is the pioneer of modern architecture in Ban ...

, architect, political activist *

Syed Jahangir Syed Jahangir (2 January 1935 – 29 December 2018) was a Bangladeshi painter. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 1985. He served as the department head of the Arts Faculty at Shilpakala Academy in 1977. His notable ...

, freelance artist of Bangladesh *

Jasimuddin Jasimuddin ( bn, জসীম উদ্‌দীন; 1 January 1903 – 13 March 1976), popularly called Palli Kabi (), was a Bengali poet, lyricist, composer and writer widely celebrated for his modern ballad sagas in the pastoral mode. Althoug ...

, poet * Shahriyar Kabir, author and journalist * Shahidullah Kaiser, educator, novelist and intellectual killed in 1971

* Abul Kashem, architect and educationist *

Lalon Lalon ( bn, লালন; 14 October 1772 – 17 October 1890), also known as Lalon Shah, Lalon Fakir, Shahji and titled Fakir, Shah, was a prominent Bengali spiritual leader, philosopher, mystic poet and social reformer. Regarded as an icon of ...

Shah, mystic poet * Al Mahmud, poet * Firoz Mahmud, contemporary visual artist, creator, painter * Ghulam Murshid, author, scholar and journalist *

Partha Pratim Majumder Partha Pratim Majumder ( bn, পার্থ প্রতিম মজুমদার; born 18 January 1954) is a Bangladeshi mime artist who is considered the "forerunner" of mime art in Bangladesh. Born in Pabna District in the north-western p ...

, Bangladeshi mime artist who is considered the "forerunner" of mime art in Bangladesh *

Natyaguru Nurul Momen (25 November 1908 – 16 February 1990) was a Bangladeshi playwright, educator, director, broadcast personality, academician, satirist, essayist, translator and poet.Bangla Natyashahitter Itihash, the most authoritative reference boo ...

Nurul Momen Nurul Momen (25 November 1908 – 16 February 1990) was a Bangladeshi playwright, educator, director, broadcast personality, academician, satirist, essayist, translator and poet.Bangla Natyashahitter Itihash, the most authoritative reference boo ...

, trailblazer progressive cultural personality who dispelled fundamentalism from the society by championing theatrical and performing arts and secular literature *

Shahabuddin Nagari Shahabuddin Nagari ( bn, শাহাবুদ্দীন নাগরী; born 6 October 1955) is a modern poet of Bangladesh, who appeared in the 1970s and gained pre-eminence as a lyricist. According to literary critic Abdul Mannan Syed, "S ...

, poet, writer and singer * Shamsur Rahman, poet *

Hason Raja Dewan Hason Raja Chowdhury, or simply known as Hason Raja ( bn, হাসন রাজা; 21 December 1854 – 6 December 1922), was a Bengali mystic poet and songwriter from Sylhet, Bengal Presidency (now Bangladesh). His unique style of mu ...

, mystic poet * Begum Rokeya, writer * Bibi Russell, model and fashion designer *

Arunabh Sarkar Arunabh Sarkar (born 29 May 1941) is a Bangladeshi poet, columnist, literary editor, and freedom fighter. He was born in Tangail, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It ...

, poet * Muhammad Shahidullah, Bengali educationist, writer and linguist * Rudra Muhammad Shahidullah, poet *

Ahmed Sharif Ahmed Sharif (13 February 1921 – 24 February 1999) was an educationist, philosopher, critic, writer and scholar of medieval Bengali literature. He is recognized as one of the most outspoken atheist and radical thinkers of Bangladesh. Back ...

, writer of Bengali literature, secularist *

SM Sultan Sheikh Mohammed Sultan ( bn, শেখ মহম্মদ সুলতান; 10 August 1923 – 10 October 1994), popularly known as S M Sultan, was a Bengali decolonial artist who worked in painting and drawing. His fame rests on his striking ...

, painter * Kamal Chowdhury, poet *

Taslima Nasrin Taslima Nasrin (born 25 August 1962) is a Bangladeshi-Swedish writer, physician, feminist, secular humanist, and activist. She is known for her writing on women's oppression and criticism of religion. Some of her books are banned in Bangladesh ...

, famous writer and feminist, awardee of Ananda Puraskar *

Salimullah Khan Salimullah Khan ( bn, সলিমুল্লাহ খান; born 18 August 1958) is a Bangladeshi writer. Khan explores national and international politics and culture using Marxist and Lacanian theories. Informed and influenced by Ahmed Sof ...

, writer, thinker * Hasan Azizul Haq, writer *

Sanjida Khatun Sanjida is a Bangladeshi feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Sanjida Islam Sanjida Islam ( bn, সানজিদা ইসলাম) (born 1 April 1996) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh women's ...

, musicologist, one of the founders of

Chhayanaut The Chhayanaut Sangeet Vidyatan ( bn, ছায়ানট) is an institution devoted to Bengali culture, founded in Bangladesh in 1961. As in the case of many similar organizations, it was established during Pakistani rule in Bangladesh to prom ...

* Shahid Mahmud Jangi, writer, lyricist * Monica Jahan Bose, artist and climate activist

Chefs

* Afroza Naznin Shumi * Keka Ferdousi *

Alpana Habib Alpana Habib is a Bangladeshi cook expert and cookbook writer. Biography Alpana Habib was born on 26 September 1966 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. She was brought up in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She studied in Holy Cross Girls' High School and Holy ...

* Tony Karim * Siddika Kabir

Social reformers and leaders

Fazle Hasan Abed Sir Fazle Hasan Abed ( bn, ফজলে হাসান আবেদ; 27 April 1936 – 20 December 2019) was the founder of BRAC, one of the world's largest non-governmental organizations. Early life Abed was born on 27 April 1936 in the vi ...

, founder of BRAC *

Hazi Mohammad Mohsin Haji Muhammad Mohsin ( – 29 November 1812) was a prominent Bengali Muslim philanthropist. His most notable contribution was to establish the Hooghly Mohsin College and the Hooghly Imambara. He also played a significant role during the Great Be ...

, philanthropist *

Muhammad Yunus Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance ...

, founder of the Grameen Bank, 2006

Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiolog ...

winner

Music, film and television

Ayub Bachchu Ayub Bachchu (; 16 August 1962 – 18 October 2018) was a Bangladeshi rock guitarist, composer, singer and songwriter, who was the founder of the Bangladeshi rock band LRB and earned success as the lead singer and the lead guitarist of the ...

, singer and guitarist *

Abdur Razzak ʻAbd al-Razzāq (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الرزاق) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Razzāq'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to ...

, actor, director * Shabana, film actress * Bobita, film actress * Shefali Chowdhury, played Harry Potter's Yule Ball date in ''Goblet of Fire'' * Sumita Devi, film and television actress *

Farzana Dua Elahe Farzana Dua Elahe ( bn, ফারজানা দুআ এলাহি; 9 February 1990 is an English actress and music DJ. She is best known for her role of Parveen Abbasi in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Early life Elahe studied at ...

, British actress and DJ * Abdul "Duke" Fakir, American singer of Ethiopian and Bangladeshi descent, member of the Four Tops *

Humayun Faridi Humayun Kamrul Islam (known as Humayun Faridi; 29 May 1952 – 13 February 2012) was a Bangladeshi actor and drama organiser. He worked in television dramas, movies and theatre plays. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for his ...

, TV, stage, and film actor * Chanchal Chowdhury, actor *

Bidya Sinha Saha Mim Bidya Sinha Saha Mim is a Bangladeshi actress and model. She made her debut in 2008 appearing in Amar Ache Jol directed by Humayun Ahmed and produced by Impress Telefilm Limited. Career Mim participated in '' Lux Channel I Superstar'' in 2007 ...

, actor and model * Apu Biswas, film actress and model * Jaya Ahsan, actress and producer * Dipjol, film actor, film producer and politician * Waheedul Haq, Tagore song specialist and journalist * Zahid Hasan, actor and director *

Rahsaan Islam Rahsaan Nur Islam ( , ; born 24 September 1986) is an American actor, director, and writer known for his work in the Bengali film industry. He made his debut in '' Simanaheen'' (2013) and broke out to gain international recognition in 2018 for ac ...

, American actor of Bangladeshi descent * Jayasree Kabir, actress * Kaushik Hossain Taposh, music composer, singer, producer & MD of Gaan Bangla *

Mehazabien Chowdhury Mehazabien Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi actress, model and the winner of Lux Channel I Superstar 2009. Mehazabien began her acting career after winning ''Lux Channel I Superstar'', (2009) a Bangladeshi beauty pageant, and rose to national prominenc ...

* Mosharraf Karim, actor *

Montazur Rahman Akbar Montazur Rahman Akbar is a Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter, producer, social activist and entrepreneur. He is known for his work in the Bengali-language film industry, which is centered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Akbar also fought in t ...

, film director, producer * Mukul Chowdhury, lyricist and musical artist * Azam Khan, singer * Alam Khan, music director and composer *

Tahsan Rahman Khan Tahsan Rahman Khan (Bengali:তাহসান রহমান খান; born 18 October 1979), known mononymously as Tahsan Khan or Tahsan, is a Bangladeshi musician and actor. He is the lead singer of his own rock band Tahsan and the Band. ...

, singer and actor * Shakib Khan, actor, producer, singer, film organiser and media personality * Arifin Shuvoo, actor, television presenter, RJ and model *

Runa Laila Runa Laila ( bn, রুনা লায়লা, ur, ; born 17 November 1952) is a Bangladeshi playback singer and composer. She started her career in Pakistan film industry in the late 1960s. Her style of singing is inspired by Pakistani p ...

, singer *

Manna Manna ( he, מָן, mān, ; ar, اَلْمَنُّ; sometimes or archaically spelled mana) is, according to the Bible, an edible substance which God provided for the Israelites during their travels in the desert during the 40-year period follow ...

, film actor *

Tareque Masud Tareque Masud (6 December 1956 – 13 August 2011) was a Cinema of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi independent film director, film producer, screenwriter and lyricist. He first found success with the films ''Muktir Gaan'' (1995) and ''Matir Moina'' (2002), ...

, film director *

Tanvir Mokammel Tanvir Mokammel (born 8 March 1955) is a Bangladeshi filmmaker and writer. He is the recipient of Ekushey Padak in 2017. He won Bangladesh National Film Awards total ten times for the films ''Nodir Naam Modhumoti'' (1995), ''Chitra Nodir Pare'' (19 ...

, film director *

Asaduzzaman Noor Asaduzzaman Noor (born 31 October 1946) is a Bangladeshi actor, politician and activist. He has been a Jatiya Sangsad member from Nilphamari-2 constituency since 2001 and served as the Cultural Affairs Minister during 2014–2019. Noor work ...

, actor, politician and member of parliament *

Khan Ataur Rahman Khan Ataur Rahman (known as Khan Ata; 11 December 1928 – 1 December 1997) was a Bangladeshi film actor, director, producer, screenplay writer, music composer, and singer, best known for his role in the film '' Jibon Theke Neya'' (1970). He r ...

, film director *

Shahnaz Rahmatullah Shahnaz Rahmatullah (; 2 January 1952 – 23 March 2019) was a Bangladeshi singer. Her notable songs are ''Ekbar Jete De Na Amar Chotto Sonar Gaye'', ''Je Chilo Drishtir Shimanay'' and ''Ek Tara Tui Desher Kotha''. She was the recipient of the Ek ...

, singer *

Raja Chanda Raja Chanda is an Indian film director who concentrates into Bengali language film and commercial ad films. He is one of the leading advertising film makers in Kolkata and has made 450+ ad films. His filmworks include ''Challenge 2'', ''Le Hal ...

* Rola, half Bangladeshi, quarter Russian, quarter Japanese fashion model *

Shabnam Jharna Basak (born 17 August 1946), known by her stage name Shabnam, is a Bangladeshi–Pakistani stage and film actress. Actor Waheed Murad introduced her to the Pakistani film industry by offering her a lead role in his film '' Samundar'' in ...

, film actress * Dino Shafeek, British actor known for ''

Mind Your Language ''Mind Your Language'' is a British sitcom that premiered on ITV in 1977. It was produced by London Weekend Television and directed by Stuart Allen. Three series were made by the London Weekend Television between 1977 and 1979 and briefly re ...

'' * Sadia Khalid Reeti, film critic *

Salman Shah Salman Shah (Urdu: سلمان شاہ) is a Pakistani economist who serves as Advisor to the Chief Minister of Punjab on Economic Affairs and Planning & Development. Previously, he has served as the caretaker Finance Minister of Pakistan. He ...

, film actor *

Sabina Yasmin Sabina Yasmin (born 4 September 1953) is a Bangladeshi singer. She is best known as a playback singer in Bengali cinema. She has won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer a record 14 times. She has recorded more than 1 ...

, singer *

Zahir Raihan Mohammad Zahirullah (19 August 1935 – disappeared 30 January 1972), known as Zahir Raihan, was a Bangladeshi novelist, writer and filmmaker. He is most notable for his documentary ''Stop Genocide'' (1971), made during the Bangladesh Liberatio ...

, film director * Sharmin Sultana Sumi, singer * Emon Chowdhury, singer

Economists

Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir (born 1 March 1942) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chandpur-1 constituency since 2008, and was Minister of Home Affairs from 2011 to 2013. He is also an economist, civil serv ...

, Internationally recognised economist, elected member of IMF (International Monetary Fund), National political leader * Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, economist and development thinker, Chairman of Dhaka School of Economics * Nurul Islam, economist, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, author * Muzaffar Ahmed, economist and an

emeritus professor ''Emeritus'' (; female: ''emerita'') is an adjective used to designate a retired chair, professor, pastor, bishop, pope, director, president, prime minister, rabbi, emperor, or other person who has been "permitted to retain as an honorary title ...

at the Institute of Business Administration of the

* Atiur Rahman, economist, Governor of

Bangladesh Bank Bangladesh Bank ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক) is the central bank of Bangladesh and is a member of the Asian Clearing Union. It is fully owned by the Government of Bangladesh. The bank is active in developing green bankin ...

and a former director of the state-owned

Sonali Bank Sonali Bank Limited ( bn, সোনালী ব্যাংক লিমিটেড) is the principal state-owned leading public commercial bank in Bangladesh. It is the largest bank in the country. Ziaul Hasan Siddiqui is the chairman of the ...

Rehman Sobhan Rehman Sobhan ( bn, রেহমান সোবহান; born 12 March 1935) is a Bangladeshi economist. Regarded as one of the country's top public thinkers, he is the founder of the Centre for Policy Dialogue. Sobhan is an icon of the Bangl ...

, economist

Entrepreneurs

Abdul Awal Mintoo Abdul Awal Mintoo (born 22 February 1949) is a Bangladeshi businessman and politician. He has been chairman or managing director of a number of organisations and groups within Bangladeshi industry. He is the former president of the Federation ...

, former president of

Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI; bn, বাংলাদেশ শিল্প ও বণিক সমিতি) is the apex trade organization of Bangladesh playing a pivotal role in consultative and advisory capa ...

(FBCCI) *

Amjad Khan Chowdhury Amjad Khan Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi Army officer and founder of Bangladesh conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group. Early life and family Chowdhury was born on 10 November 1937 to Ali Qasim Khan Chowdhury and Amatur Rahman. He belongs to the branch of th ...

, founder of Bangladesh business conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group * Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, chairman of the business conglomerate Bashundhara Group *

Ananta Jalil M. A. Jalil (known as AJ) is a Bangladeshi businessman, actor, director and producer. He started his professional career as a businessman in 1999, while he encashed his meme fame and began his film career with '' Khoj: The Search'' in 2010. Jali ...

, chairman of AJ Group (Bangladesh) *

Ayman Sadiq 10 Minute School (, abbreviated as 10MS) is an online educational platform in Bangladesh created in 2015 by internet entrepreneur Ayman Sadiq. The platform covers academic classes from classes 1 to 12 covering the entire academic syllabus of the ...

, founder of 10 Minutes School * Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chairperson of the world's largest international development NGO, BRAC *

Samson H. Chowdhury Samson H. Chowdhury ( bn, স্যামসন এইচ চৌধুরী; 25 September 1925 – 5 January 2012) was a Bangladeshi business magnate. He was the chairman of Square Pharmaceuticals. Personal life Samson H. Chowdhury was born o ...

, chairman of Astras Ltd. and Square (Bangladesh) * Syed Manzur Elahi, founder of Apex Group * Iqbal Quadir, co-founder of

GrameenPhone Grameenphone, widely abbreviated as (d/b/a) GP, is the leading telecommunications service provider in Bangladesh, with 83.02 million subscribers (as of January 2022). It is a joint venture between Telenor and Grameen Telecom Corporation. Tel ...

, co-founder of

YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second mo ...

Mahmudur Rahman Mahmudur Rahman ( bn, মাহমুদুর রহমান ; born 6 July 1953) is the one of the owners and acting editor of one of Bangladesh's Bengali daily newspapers, ''Amar Desh''. He is also an author, engineer and businessman. Establ ...

, newspaper owner and editor *

Mohammad Fazlul Azim Mohammad Fazlul Azim (born 1945) is a Bangladeshi industrialist, business magnate and former politician. He is the chairman of Azim Group, a leading industrial conglomerate and exporter in Bangladesh with business concerns in Garments, Steel, En ...

, chairman of Azim Group, former MP * Omar Ishrak, investor, entrepreneur, executive chairman and chairman of the board, Medtronic; board chairman of INTEL

Media and journalism

* Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury, former adviser to the President of Bangladesh *

Salah Choudhury Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury is a Bangladeshi journalist and the editor of the Bangladeshi newspaper 'Blitz'. Choudhury has faced a number of criminal charges against him including smuggling information out of the country, fraud, sedition, tre ...

, writer, peace activist and journalist * Lenin Gani, journalist, winner of the Best Sports Report in 2001 by Dhaka Reporters Unity *

Kaberi Gayen Kaberi Gayen is a Bangladeshi academic, author, and social activist known for her outspoken views on the oppression of minorities and gender inequality in Bangladesh. She is a professor of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at ...

, prominent academic, author, columnist for ''The Daily Star'' * Kazi Shamsul Hoque, journalist *

Mainul Hosein Mainul Hosein is a Bangladeshi lawyer and the publisher of the daily newspaper ''The New Nation''. He is the former chairman of the editorial board of ''The Daily Ittefaq'', whose building was shelled and completely demolished on 25 March 1971 b ...

, former chairman of the editorial board of ''

The Daily Ittefaq ''The Daily Ittefaq'' ( bn, দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক, translit. ''Doinik Ittefak'') is a Bengali-language daily newspaper. Founded in 1953, it is the oldest newspaper, and one of the most circulated newspapers in Bangladesh. Thi ...

'' * Naveed Mahbub, comedian and columnist * Matiur Rahman, editor of the daily ''

Prothom Alo ''The Daily Prothom Alo'' ( bn, প্রথম আলো) is a daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language. It is the largest circulated newspaper in Bangladesh. According to National Media Survey 2018, conducte ...

'', winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism *

Shykh Seraj Shykh Seraj (born 7 September 1954) is a Bangladeshi journalist, media personality and agriculture development activist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1995 and Independence Day Award in 2018 by the Government of Bangladesh. Early life Seraj c ...

, director of News

Channel i Channel i ( bn, চ্যানেল আই) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Impress Group. It was launched on 1 October 1999, as Bangladesh's first digital television channel. It is one of the ...

, Agriculture Development activist, winner of

FAO The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)french: link=no, Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; it, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura is an intern ...

A.H. Boerma Award,

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

* Mahbub Jamal Zahedi, former editor of the ''

Khaleej Times ''Khaleej Times'' is a daily English language newspaper published in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Launched on 16 April 1978, ''Khaleej Times'' is the UAE's longest-running English daily newspaper. History and profile A partnership between the U ...

'', assistant editor of ''

Dawn Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the appearance of indirect sunlight being scattered in Earth's atmosphere, when the centre of the Sun's disc has reached 18° below the observer's hori ...

'', and founder-editor of '' The Agatya'' * Samia Zaman, Editor and CEO of the television channel ''

Ekattor TV Ekattor ( bn, একাত্তর; , in reference to the 1971 War) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable news television channel owned by the Meghna Group of Industries, commencing transmissions on 21 June 2012, as Bangladesh's ...

'' * Tasmima Hossain, on 4 July 2018, she was made the editor of ''

'' * Anisul Hoque, associate editor of a Bengali-language daily ''

'' and the editor of monthly youth magazine Kishor Alo * Naem Nizam, Editor

Bangladesh Pratidin ''Bangladesh Pratidin'', literally meaning Bangladesh Everyday, is a daily, Bengali-language independent newspaper in Bangladesh. It was founded on 15 March 2010. ''Bangladesh Pratidin'' tops the list of highest circulated dailies in the country ...

* Farida Yasmin, President of Jatiya Press Club * Khaled Muhiuddin, head of the German-based international media, Deutsche Welle Bangla Department

Political figures

* Manoranjan Dhar, former law minister, BD * Anwara Khatun, member of East Pakistan Legislative Assembly *

, adviser, Bangladesh Awami League, former Home Minister *

M Saifur Rahman {{Short description, Male name Saifur Rahman (Saudi Arabia ar, سيف الرحمن }) is a male Muslim given name, meaning ''sword of the Most Gracious''. سيفور meaning Saifur in arabic. This may refer to: *Akhundzada Saif-ur-Rahman Mubara ...

, former finance minister * Shah M S Kibria, former finance minister * Abdus Samad Azad, former Foreign Minister * Dewan Farid Gazi, former minister * Abul Mal Abdul Muhit, incumbent finance minister * Nurul Islam Nahid, incumbent education minister * Abul Mansur Ahmed, politician from Mymensingh *

Moudud Ahmed Moudud Ahmed (24 May 1940 – 16 March 2021) was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He was a standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Ahmed was elected as a Jatiya Sangsad member total five times from Noakhali-1 and Noakhali-5 ...

, barrister, politician and statesman * Oli Ahmed ( Bir Bikram), President of the

Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh) The Liberal Democratic Party ( bn, লিবারেল ডেমোক্রেটিক পার্টি) is a political party in Bangladesh. The party was formed after abolishing Bikolpo Dhara on 26 October 2006 by former President of Bang ...

, 2006–present; former Minister (various portfolios in multiple cabinets); decorated freedom fighter; one of the main founders of

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, Bangladesh Jātīyotābādī Dol; BNP) is a centre-right to right-wing nationalist, political party in Bangladesh and one of the major ...

(BNP) *

Shahabuddin Ahmed Shahabuddin Ahmed (1 February 1930 – 19 March 2022) served as the President of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001, and the Chief Justice of Bangladesh from 1990 to 1995. He previously served as the acting president during 1990–91 when Hussain Mu ...

, former president *

, first Prime Minister of Bangladesh * Majid-ul-Haq, minister * Ghulam Azam, Islamist politician, former leader of

Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জামায়াতে ইসলামী, Bānglādēsh Jāmāyatē Islāmī, Bangladesh Islamic Assembly), previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, or Jamaat for short, was ...

, accused of war crimes for his role in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War *

Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (12 December 1880 – 17 November 1976), often shortened as Maulana Bhashani, was a Bengali politician. His political tenure spanned the British colonial India, Pakistan and Bangladesh periods. Maulana Bhashani was pop ...

, founder of

Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

National Awami Party The National Awami Party (NAP), translated from Urdu to English as National People's Party, was the major left-wing political party in East and West Pakistan. It was founded in 1957 in Dhaka, erstwhile East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh), by A ...

* Muhammad Ali Bogra,

Prime Minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan ( ur, , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen cabinet, despite the president of Pa ...

, 1953–1955 * Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry, acting President of Pakistan, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, President of Muslim League, accused of war crimes for his role in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War * Hamidul Huq Choudhury, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, 1954–1956 * A.B.M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury, mayor of Chittagong, member of the Chowdhury Family * A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, former president, Leader of Bikalpa Dhara * Motiya Chowdhury, member of Parliament, former Minister of Agriculture *

Saber Hossain Chowdhury Saber Hossain Chowdhury (born 10 September 1961) is a politician from Bangladesh and the incumbent member of Parliament in Bangladesh from the Dhaka-9 constituency. He was the president of Inter-Parliamentary Union from 2014 to 2017. He is the f ...

, member of Parliament *

Salauddin Quader Chowdhury Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury (13 March 1949 – 22 November 2015) was a Bangladeshi politician, minister and six-term member of Jatiya Sangsad and member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee, who served as the adviser of ...

, former Minister, accused of war crimes for his role in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, son of Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry *

Hussain Mohammed Ershad Lt. Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad ( bn, হুসেইন মুহাম্মদ এরশাদ; 1 February 1930 – 14 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi Army Chief politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990, a time ma ...

, CMLA and later President from 1982 to 1991; Leader of Jatiya Party * Mirza Ghulam Hafiz, politician and minister *

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...

, Prime Minister, 1996–2001, 2009–present * Khorshed Ara Haque, Member of Parliament *

, Chief Minister of East Bengal, Governor of East Pakistan *

Altaf Husain Altaf Husain ( bn, আলতাফ হোসেইন, ur, ; 26 January 1900 – 25 May 1968) was an educationist, journalist, and Pakistan Movement activist. He is noted as one of the pioneers of print journalism in Pakistan and was the fou ...

, Minister of Commerce and Industry of Pakistan, 1965–1968 * Abdul Jolil, politician and Minister * Morshed Khan, former Foreign Minister *

Khawaja Nazimuddin Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin ( bn, খাজা নাজিমুদ্দীন; ur, ; 19 July 1894 – 22 October 1964) was a Pakistani politician and one of the leading founding fathers of Pakistan. He is noted as being the first Bengali to ha ...

, second Governor-General of Pakistan, and the second

Shah Azizur Rahman Shah Azizur Rahman ( bn, শাহ আজিজুর রহমান; 23 November 1925 – 1 September 1989) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. However, he was the subject of considerable controversy for ...

, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh *

, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh * Tareq Rahman, senior vice president of

(BNP), son of

Begum Khaleda Zia Khaleda Zia (; born Khaleda Khanam Putul in 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from March 1991 to March 1996, and again from June 2001 to October 2006. She was the first female prime minister of Ba ...

and

Abdur Razzaq Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, mea ...

, former minister of agriculture *

Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur (7 June 1871 – 16 January 1915) was the fourth Nawab of Dhaka and one of the leading Muslim politicians during the British rule in India. In 1906, the Muslim League was officially founded at the educationa ...

, first to propose the creation of the All India Muslim League *

Suranjit Sengupta Suranjit Sengupta (5 May 1945 – 5 February 2017) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He resigned in 2012 as the first Railway Minister of Bangladesh. He was the member of parliament from Sunamganj-2 constituency in the Jatiya Sangsad ...

, politician and minister *

, 1956–1957 *

, Prime Minister, 1991–1996; 2001–2006 * Sadhan Chandra Majumder, Minister of Food, BD * Swapan Bhattacharjee, Minister of State for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives *

Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu (born 14 December 1948) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Barguna-1 constituency. Early life Shambhu was born 14 December 1948. He has a law degree and a ...

, MP (Barguna-1) * Pankaj Nath, MP (Barisal-4) *

Jaya Sengupta Jaya Sengupta (born 21 September 1943) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician, doctor, and Member of Parliament of Bangladesh. Her husband was Suranjit Sengupta, a senior leader of Bangladesh Awami League and former Minister of Bangladesh Railw ...

, MP (Sunamganj) * Biren Sikder, MP (Magura-2) *

Manoranjan Shill Gopal Manoranjan Shill Gopal ( bn, মনোরঞ্জন শীল গোপাল; born 1 January 1964), also known as Gopal, is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Dinajpur-1 since 2005. Career Gopal unsuccessful ...

, MP (Dinajpur-1)

Photographers

GMB Akash GMB Akash ( bn, জি এম বি আকাশ) is a Bangladeshi documentary photographer. Life and work GMB Akash is a Bangladeshi photographer who concentrates on people living on the edge of society around the world. His work has been fea ...

* Manzoor Alam Beg * Anwar Hossain * Sarker Protick *

Munem Wasif Munem Wasif ( bn, মুনেম ওয়াসিফ) (born 11 April 1983) is a photographer from Bangladesh. Biography Munem Wasif is a documentary photographer in Bangladesh. He has been represented by Agence Vu since 2008, and is now teac ...

Heads of government

Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (also spelled Khandakar Mushtaq Ahmed; – 5 March 1996) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the President of Bangladesh from 15 August to 6 November 1975, after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was part ...

, President, August 15, 1975 – November 3, 1975 *

, (by Appointment and Oath) Prime Minister, 1971–1972 *

, by (India supported Military Coup) Chief Martial Law Administrator (CMLA) 1982–1985 and self declared President (1985–1990 December 6) *

, (elected) Prime Minister, 1996–2001, 2009–13, 2013–present *

, presented the

Lahore Resolution The Lahore Resolution ( ur, , ''Qarardad-e-Lahore''; Bengali: লাহোর প্রস্তাব, ''Lahor Prostab''), also called Pakistan resolution, was written and prepared by Muhammad Zafarullah Khan and was presented by A. K. Fazlul ...

of 1940 that established Muslim League's demand for a homeland for Muslims, Pakistan. Prime Minister of Bengal, April 1937 to December 1941 and December 1941 to March 1943. *

, Chairman of the Awami League 1966–1974 and Prime Minister 1972~1974, Chairman of

BAKSAL Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BaKSAL) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ কৃষক শ্রমিক আওয়ামী লীগ "Bangladesh Worker-Peasant's People's League"; বাকশাল) was a political front comprising B ...

and President January 1975–August 15, 1975 *

, Chief Martial Law Administrator (CMLA) (under National State of Emergency) (November 7, 1975 – 1977); President, 1977–1981 (Assassinated May 30) *

, Prime Minister of Bengal, April 1946 to August 1947;

1956–1957; founder of Awami League *

, (elected) Prime Minister; 1991–1996, 1996–1996, 2001–2006

Intellectuals

Surendra Kumar Sinha Surendra Kumar Sinha (born 1 February 1951), commonly known as SK Sinha is a Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist who served as the 21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh. He resigned from the position in November 2017 amid the 16th amendment verdict controv ...

, 21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh * A.F.Salahuddin Ahmed, historian * Muzaffar Ahmed, economist * Syed Modasser Ali, ophthalmologist * Munir Chowdhury, educationist * Nikhilesh Dutta, Deputy Attorney General *

Kamal Hossain Kamal Hossain (born 20 April 1937) is a founding leader, lawyer and politician of Bangladesh. He is known as the "father of the Bangladeshi constitution" and regarded as an icon of secular democracy in the Indian subcontinent. Hossain currently ...

, lawyer and politician, civil rights activist * Nasreen Pervin Huq, women's rights activist *

Roquia Sakhawat Hussain Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain") is the commonly used spelling of Rokeya's full married name, Rokeya herself is never seen to use her full married name in this English spelling. In much of her correspondence in English, she used just her initials: � ...

, prolific writer, feminist, social worker * Muhammed Abdul Muid Khan, nominated as the Best Human Rights Lawyer of England and Wales in 2012 * M S Khan, librarian and pioneer of library science in Bangladesh *

, pioneer cultural emancipator, playwright, essayist, translator, academician * Anu Muhammad, economist *

, economist *

Mohammad Shahedul Anam Khan Brigadier General Mohammad Shahedul Anam Khan is a retired Bangladesh Army officer and defence analyst. He is an associate editor of The Daily Star. Career Khan received his commission in the Pakistan Army in 1968. He studied at the Royal Milit ...

, defence analyst * Mirza Hussain Haider, former Justice of the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court

Government officials and diplomats

* Shakil Ahmed, Army general * Anwar Chowdhury, British High Commissioner to Dhaka, first non-White Briton to hold a senior diplomatic post * Akbar Ali Khan, Bangladeshi economic historian and educationist who was a civil servant until 2001, Finance Ministry Adviser (Minister) of

Caretaker government of Bangladesh The Caretaker Government of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকার) was a form of government in which Bangladesh used to be ruled by a selected government for an interim period du ...

* A. H. M. Moniruzzaman, career diplomat belonging to the Bangladesh Foreign Service, was the head of Bangladesh Mission to the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland * Ayub Quadri, retired bureaucrat, adviser for the ministries of Education and Cultural Affairs to

* Kamal Uddin Siddiqui, senior lecturer at the

Monash University Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university h ...

, a political economist and social scientist and a

bureaucrat A bureaucrat is a member of a bureaucracy and can compose the administration of any organization of any size, although the term usually connotes someone within an institution of government. The term ''bureaucrat'' derives from "bureaucracy", w ...

from Bangladesh * Quadrat Elahi Rahman Shafique, colonel in Bangladesh Army who died in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles mutiny * Sarwar Hossain, Army General and former Military Secretary to the President of Bangladesh.

Noted diplomats and heads of major organizations

Abul Fateh Abul Fateh (16 May 1924 – 4 December 2010) was a Bangladeshi diplomat, statesman and Sufi who was one of the founding fathers of South Asian diplomacy after the Second World War, having been the founder and inaugural Director of Pakistan's ...

, professional diplomat, first Foreign Secretary 1971–1972 * Chandra Kalindi Roy Henriksen, Chief Secretary of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues * M Sakhawat Hossain, former

Election Commissioner of Bangladesh Election Commissioners of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের নির্বাচন কমিশনার), publicly referred to as EC, are members of Bangladesh Election Commission, who are bestowed upon the responsibility to arran ...

(2007–2012), Brigadier General (retd)

Bangladesh Army The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and defe ...

, writer, author of more than 20 books, columnist, speaker, freelance commentator on national and international TV channels, security and defense analyst *

Irene Khan Irene Zubaida Khan ( bn, আইরিন জোবায়দা খান; born 24 December 1956) is a Bangladeshi lawyer appointed as of August 2020 to be the United Nations Special Rapporteur for freedom of expression and opinion, the fir ...

, former Secretary General of human rights organization Amnesty International; the first woman, the first Asian, and the first Muslim to hold the position; won the

Sydney Peace Prize The Sydney Peace Prize is awarded by the Sydney Peace Foundation, a non profit organisation associated with the University of Sydney. The prize promotes peace with justice and the practice of nonviolence. It aims to encourage public interest and d ...

2006 * Osman Ghani Khan, former Chairman of the United Nations Board of Auditors (1980–1982), former Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh (1976–1082), and former Defense Secretary of Bangladesh

Religious personalities

* Fazlul Haque Amini (1945–2012), former principal of

Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh Al-Jāmiʿah al-Qurʼāniyyah al-ʿArabiyyah Lālbāgh ( ar, الجامعة القرآنية العربية لالباغ), better known simply as Lalbagh Madrasah ( bn, লালবাগ মাদ্রাসা), is a Qawmi madrasa providing hi ...

and politician *

Abul Kalam Azad Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al-Hussaini Azad (; 11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was an Indian independence activist, Islamic theologian, writer and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress. Following In ...

(born 1947), preacher and Jamaat-e-Islami politician * Junaid Babunagari (born 1955), former Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh *

Muhibbullah Babunagari Shah Mohammad Muhibbullah Babunagari ( bn, শাহ মোহম্মদ মুহিব্বুল্লাহ বাবুনগরী; born 15 February 1934) is a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, Politician and Academician. He is the c ...

(born 1935), current Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh * Abdul Halim Bukhari (born 1945), Islamic scholar and chancellor of Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya *

(1880–1976), founder of the Awami Muslim League and

Abdul Matin Chowdhury Abdul Matin Chowdhury (1 May 1921 – 24 June 1981) was a Bangladeshi academic and physicist. He served as the 14th Vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka. Education Chowdhury passed entrance examination from Arunchandra High School in No ...

(1915–1990), Shaykh of Fulbari and political activist *

Abdul Haque Faridi Abul Faraḥ Muḥammad ʿAbdul Ḥaque Farīdī (25 May 1903 – 5 February 1996) was a Bangladeshi educator and author. In recognition of his contributions in the field of linguistics, he was awarded a Bangla Academy Fellowship. Faridi was t ...

(1903–1996), founder of the Islami Bishwakosh project * Nurul Islam Farooqi (died 2014), TV presenter assassinated by Islamic militants *

Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali Abdul Latif Chowdhury ( bn, আব্দুল লতিফ চৌধুরী; 25 May 1913 – 16 January 2008), widely known as Saheb Qiblah Fultali, was a Bangladeshi Sufi Islamic scholar and theologian who is the founder of the Fultali movem ...

(1913–2008), founder of the Fultali movement and Darul Hadis Latifiah * Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib (born 1948), reformist and founder of Ahle Hadith Andolon Bangladesh *

Nur Uddin Gohorpuri Nur Uddin Ahmed Gohorpuri ( bn, নূর উদ্দিন আহমদ গহরপুরী; 1924 – 26 April 2005) was a Bengali Muslim religious scholar and teacher. He was notable for his association with Qawmi Madrasahs in Bangladesh ...

(1924–2005), chairman of

Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh ( bn, বেফাকুল মাদারিসিল আরাবিয়া বাংলাদেশ, ar, وفاق المدارس العربية بنغلاديش) is the largest Qawmi madrasa education b ...

* Mahmudul Hasan, President of

Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh Al-Hayʼat al-ʿUlyā lil-Jāmiʿāt al-Qawmiyyah Bangladesh ( ar, الهيئة العليا للجامعات القومية ﺑﻨﻐﻼدﻳش, Supreme Authority to Qawmi universities of Bangladesh) is the government-recognized combined Qawmi Ma ...

and

, Chancellor of Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Madania, Amir of Majlis-e-Dawatul Haq Bangladesh * Ubaidul Haq (1928–2007), former

khatib In Islam, a khatib, khateeb or hatib ( ar, خطيب ''khaṭīb'') is a person who delivers the sermon (''khuṭbah'') (literally "narration"), during the Friday prayer and Eid prayers. The ''khateeb'' is usually the prayer leader (''imam''), ...

of Baitul Mukarram * Azizul Haque (1919–2012), first translator of Sahih Al-Bukhari into the

Bengali language Bengali ( ), generally known by its endonym Bangla (, ), is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bengal region of South Asia. It is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh and the second most widely spoken o ...

Mamunul Haque Maʾmūn al-Ḥaqq ibn ʿAzīz al-Ḥaqq ibn Irshād ʿAlī ad-Dākawī ( ar, مأمون الحق بن عزيز الحق بن إرشاد علي الداكوي; born November 1973), or simply Mamunul Haque ( bn, মামুনুল হক), is a ...

(born 1973), Islamic scholar and influential speaker * Mahfuzul Haque (born 1969), Islamic scholar and politician * A F M Khalid Hossain (born 1959), vice-president of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh * Hafezzi Huzur (1895–1997), founder of the

Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan ( bn, বাংলাদেশ খেলাফত আন্দোলন, , Bangladesh Caliphate Movement) is an Islamist political party in Bangladesh, founded by Hafezzi Huzur after the 1981 presidential elections. H ...

* Abu Hena Saiful Islam (born 1963), imam of the

US Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

Izharul Islam Izharul Islam Chowdhury ( bn, মুফতি ইজহারুল ইসলাম) is the founder of Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar. He is the present executive president of Nizam-e-Islam Party and Nayeb-e-Ameer of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangl ...

, founder of Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar * Saiful Islam (born 1974), founder of Bradford's Jamiah Khatamun Nabiyeen * Shahidul Islam (born 1960), founder of al-Markaz al-Islami * Sayyid Kamal ad-Din Jafri (born 1945), founder of the Bangladesh Islami University *

Abdul Jabbar Jahanabadi Muhammad Abdul Jabbar Jahanabadi ( bn, মোহম্মদ আব্দুল জব্বার জাহানাবাদী) was an Islamic scholar and secretary general of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh. He has been described as a pio ...

(1937–2016), former secretary-general of

* Nurul Islam Jihadi (born 1948), secretary-general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh * Syed Rezaul Karim (born 1971), current Pir of Chormonai and leader of Islami Andolan Bangladesh *

Syed Fazlul Karim Syed Muhammad Fazlul Karim ( bn, সৈয়দ মোহম্মদ ফজলুল করিম; 1935 – 25 November 2006) was an Islamic scholar and politician. He was the founder of Islami Andolan Bangladesh, and founded a residential m ...

(1935–2006), former Pir of Chormonai and founder of Islami Andolan Bangladesh * Nur Hossain Kasemi (1945–2020), former secretary-general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh *

Muhiuddin Khan Muhiuddin Khan ( bn, মুহিউদ্দিন খান; 1935–2016) was an Islamic scholar from Bangladesh and editor of ''Monthly Madina''. Khan was also a Quranic commentator, journalist, poet, writer and translator. He translated for t ...

(1935–2016), translator of the

Qur'an The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , s ...

and the Ma'ariful Qur'an exegesis * Muhammad Abdul Malek (born 1969),

muhaddith Hadith studies ( ar, علم الحديث ''ʻilm al-ḥadīth'' "science of hadith", also science of hadith, or science of hadith criticism or hadith criticism) consists of several religious scholarly disciplines used by Muslim scholars in th ...

and author * Ajmal Masroor (born 1971), British politician, imam and TV presenter * Abdul Khaleque Mondal,

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জামায়াতে ইসলামী, Bānglādēsh Jāmāyatē Islāmī, Bangladesh Islamic Assembly), previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, or Jamaat for short, was ...

associate * Sultan Zauq Nadvi (born 1939), founder of

Jamia Darul Ma'arif Al-Islamia Al-Jāmiʿah Dār al-Maʿārif al-Islāmiyyah ( bn, জামেয়া দারুল মা’আরিফ আল্ ইসলামিয়া, ar, الجامعة دار المعارف الإسلامية), popularly known as ''Darul Marif' ...

Abdur Rahim ʻAbd al-Raḥīm ( ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الرحيم) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ''ʻabd'', ''al-Raḥīm'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to ...

(1918–1987), inaugural Amir of the

Abdur Rahman Abd al-Rahman ( ar, عبد الرحمن, translit=ʿAbd al-Raḥmān or occasionally ; DMG ''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman''; also Abdul Rahman) is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', '' ...

(1920–2015), founder of

Islamic Research Center Bangladesh Islamic Research Center Bangladesh, popularly known as ''Bashundhara Islamic Research Center'', is a higher Islamic research institution situated at Bashundhara, Dhaka. Faqihul Millat Mufti Abdur Rahman was the principal founder of the institutio ...

* Syed Mohammad Saifur Rahman Nizami (born 1916),

recipient *

Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh ( bn, আবু জাফর মোহাম্মদ সালেহ; 1915 – 13 February 1990), popularly known as the Pir of Sarsina, was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar. He was said to have contributed to the establis ...

, Independence Award recipient * Delwar Hossain Sayeedi (born 1940), Islamic scholar and

politician *

Shah Ahmad Shafi Shah Ahmad Shafi ( bn, শাহ আহমদ শফী) (1916 – 18 September 2020) was a Bangladeshi Sunni Islamic scholar, the chief of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, Rector of Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam Hathazari and also the ch ...

(1916-2020), former Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh * Nurul Islam Walipuri (born 1955),

mufassir Tafsir ( ar, تفسير, tafsīr ) refers to exegesis, usually of the Quran. An author of a ''tafsir'' is a ' ( ar, مُفسّر; plural: ar, مفسّرون, mufassirūn). A Quranic ''tafsir'' attempts to provide elucidation, explanation, in ...

, teacher and author * Muhammad Waqqas (1952–2021), former secretary-general of

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh (Bengali: জমিয়তে উলামায়ে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ) is a Bangladeshi Islamist Party registered with Bangladesh Election Commission. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh was ...

* Obaidul Haque Wazirpuri (1934–2008), former co-president of

Criminals

Sports people

Cricket

Mashrafe Mortaza Mashrafe Bin Mortaza ( bn, মাশরাফি বিন মর্তুজা ; born 5 October 1983), Popularly known as the 'Narail Express', is a Bangladeshi international cricketer and politician who is the former captain in all three form ...

, one of the best pace bowler and most successful captain of Bangladesh *

Shakib Al Hasan Shakib Al Hasan (Bengali: সাকিব আল হাসান; born 24 March 1987) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and current captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team in Tests and T20Is. He plays for Barishal in domestic cricket as an all- ...

, one of the great all-rounder in this era, he ranked several times number 1 all-rounder in all three format of Cricket *

Mohammad Ashraful Mohammad Ashraful ( bn, মোহাম্মদ আশরাফুল; born 7 July 1984) is a Bangladeshi cricketer, who has represented the Bangladesh national cricket team, captaining the team in all formats of the game. A top-order batsman ...

, youngest player to hit a ton in Test Cricket *

Tamim Iqbal Tamim Iqbal Khan (Bengali: তামিম ইকবাল খান; born 20 March 1989), more popularly known as Tamim Iqbal, is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the nephew of former Bangladesh skipper Akram Khan, the current chief selector of ...

, test, ODI and t20 batsman *

Mahmudullah Mohammad Mahmudullah ( bn, মোহাম্মদ মাহমুদুল্লাহ; born 4 February 1986), also known as Riyad, is a Bangladeshi cricketer and former captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team in T20I. He has played ...

, top 10 T20I all rounders *

Mushfiqur Rahim Mushfiqur Rahim ( bn, মুশফিকুর রহিম; born 9 May 1987) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and the former captain and vice-captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keepe ...

, wicketpeer batsman best team has produced *

Mustafizur Rahman Mustafizur Rahman ( Bengali: মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান; born 6 September 1995) is a Bangladeshi international cricketer. He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler. He won the Emerging Player Award in his first T20 World Cup i ...

, Got man match on test and ODI debut *

Taijul Islam Taijul Islam (Bengali: তাইজুল ইসলাম; born 7 February 1992) is a Bangladeshi left-arm orthodox spinner who plays for the Bangladesh national cricket team. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in September 2014. Tai ...

, took hat trick on ODI debut and has recorded an eight wicket haul * Mehidy Hasan, Man Series debut * Nayeem Hasan, 5/61 test debut * Nasum Ahmed, bowler *

Soumya Sarkar Soumya Sarkar ( bn, সৌম্য সরকার; born 25 February 1993) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right arm medium-fast bowler who mainly plays as an opening batsman and the creator of the good looking " ...

, all rounder * Mominul Haque, test batsmen *

Imrul Kayes Imrul Kayes ( bn, ইমরুল কায়েস; born 2 February 1987) is a Bangladeshi international cricketer who played for Khulna Division as a left-hand batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. International career He made his first-cla ...

, test and ODI batsman *

Shafiul Islam Shafiul Islam Shuhas ( bn, শফিউল ইসলাম সুহাস; born: 6 October 1989) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Shafiul has played for Rajshahi Division since 2006. Domestic career The Bangladesh C ...

, ODI and t20 bowler *

Mohammad Saifuddin Mohammad Saifuddin ( bn, মোহাম্মদ সাইফুদ্দিন; born 1 November 1996) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. In December 2015, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his intern ...

, all rounder * Mosaddek Hossain, all rounder *

Rubel Hossain Mohammad Rubel Hossain ( bn, মোহাম্মদ রুবেল হোসেন; born 01 Jan 1990) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in January 2009 aged 19. He has the highest bowling average of ...

, fast bowler * Syed Rasel, fast bowler *

, spin bowler *

Liton Das Litton Kumer Das ( Bengali: লিটন কুমার দাস; born 16 February 1994) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a test wicket-keeper. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in June 2015. He has scor ...

, wicket keeper, batsman

Archery

* Emdadul Haque Milon, archer * Md Ruman Shana

Chess

* Abdullah Al Rakib, Bangladeshi Grandmaster *

Reefat Bin-Sattar Reefat Bin-Sattar (born 25 July 1974) is a Bangladeshi chess grandmaster. Career Bin-Sattar earned the International Master title in 1993 and Grandmaster title in 2005. All three of his GM qualifying norms were obtained at tournaments held in ...

, Bangladeshi Grandmaster *

Rani Hamid Rani Hamid (born 14 July 1944) is a Bangladeshi chess player who became the country's first Woman International Master in 1985. She has become the national champion a total of 20 times. She is the current national champion crowned on the 38th Wo ...

, chess player; was awarded the FIDE

Woman International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating an ...

(WIM) title in 1985 and won British Women's Championship (1983, 1985, 1989) * Enamul Hossain, Bangladeshi Grandmaster * Niaz Morshed, first Bangladeshi Grandmaster (as well as South Asia) *

, Bangladeshi Grandmaster

Football

Alfaz Ahmed Alfaz Ahmed ( bn, আলফাজ আহমদ; born: 7 July 1973) is a retired Bangladeshi footballer who played for the Bangladesh national football team from 1995 to 2008. He is seen as one of the best strikers to ever play for Bangladesh. He ...

Sylheti Sylheti may refer to: * Sylhetis, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group in the Sylhet division and South Assam * Sylheti language, a language of the Sylheti region * Sylheti Nagri Sylheti Nagri or Sylheti Nagari ( syl, , ISO: , ), known in cla ...

footballer * Shahed Ahmed, British footballer *

Toklis Ahmed Mohammad Toklis Ahmed (born 2 October 1995) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who last played as a forward for Mohammadan SC in the Bangladesh Premier League. Honours Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club * Bangladesh Premier League: 201 ...

* Shahedul Alam Shahed, midfielder * Shahidul Alam Sohel, goalkeeper * Jahid Hasan Ameli * Shahed Ahmed British footballer *

Sheikh Aslam Mohammad Aslam ( bn, মোহাম্মদ আসলাম), popularly known as Aslam, is a former Bangladeshi Football (soccer), footballer. He played as a specialist Striker (association football), striker and was one of the most lethal mar ...

, footballer; striker during the 1980s and 1990s *

Jamal Bhuyan Jamal Harris Bhuyan ( bn, জামাল হ্যারিস ভূইয়া; born 10 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Sheikh Russel KC. Born in Denmark, he represents a ...

, Danish footballer of Bangladeshi descent *

Hemanta Vincent Biswas Hemanta Vincent Biswas ( bn, হেমন্ত ভিনসেন্ট বিশ্বাস; born 13 December 1995) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sheikh Russel KC. He became the first Bangladeshi footba ...

, first Bangladeshi footballer to get a trial at a top European club; a Bangladeshi Christian *

Mithun Chowdhury Mithun Chowdhury Mithun (born 10 February 1989) is a Bangladeshi footballer who plays as a striker for Sheikh Russel KC and the Bangladesh national team. He made his international debut in 2009. He captained the U23 team against Kuwait in 2012 O ...

* Nasiruddin Chowdhury *

Hamza Choudhury Hamza Dewan Choudhury (born 1 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship side Watford, on loan from Leicester City. He has made over 80 appearances for Leicester since 2017, and ...

, British footballer *

Kaiser Hamid Mohammad Kaisar Hamid is a Bangladeshi former soccer player. He became well known in the 1980s and 1990s as a central defender for Mohammedan Sporting Club in Dhaka's domestic league and in the 1988–89 Asian Club Championship. He also repr ...

, footballer, son of

(retired) * Raihan Hasan *

Topu Barman Topu Barman (; born 20 December 1994) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bangladesh Premier League team Bashundhara Kings, whom he captains and the Bangladesh national team. Club career Ealy Career Tapu Bu ...

* Aminul Hoque, goalkeeper * Mohammed Monwar Hossain *

Mohamed Zahid Hossain Mohamed Zahid Hossain ( bn, মোহাম্মদ জাহিদ হোসেন; born 15 June 1988) is a Bangladeshi footballer who last played as a winger for Chittagong Abahani Chittagong Abahani Limited ( bn, চট্টগ্র ...

* Mamunul Islam *

Mohammed Ariful Islam Mohammed Ariful Islam may refer to: * Mohammed Ariful Islam (footballer) * Mohammed Ariful Islam (swimmer) {{hndis, Islam, Mohammed Ariful ...

* Sayeed Hassan Kanan, goalkeeper * Rezaul Karim *

Tariq Kazi Tariq Raihan Kazi ( bn, তারিক কাজী; born 6 October 2000) is a Finnish-Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings. Born in Finland, he represents the Bang ...

, Finnish Bangladeshi footballer * Mamun Khan * Abdul Baten Mojumdar Komol * Ashraf Mahmud Linkon * Russel Mahmud Liton * Atiqur Rahman Meshu * Mohd Mamun Miah,

, footballer * Sheikh Mohamed Mintu * Nasirul Islam Nasir *

Shakhawat Hossain Rony Shakhawat Hossain Rony ( bn, সাখাওয়াত হোসেন রনি) is a Bangladeshi footballer who currently plays for Fortis FC in Bangladesh Premier League. He usually plays as a striker, but can also operate as right wing ...

* Syed Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir *

Kazi Salahuddin Kazi Md. Salahuddin ( bn, কাজী সালাউদ্দিন; born 23 September 1953) is a Bangladeshi former football player currently serving as a president of South Asian Football Federation. He was a member of the Shadhin Bangla ...

Saiful Bari Titu Saiful Bari Titu (Bengali: সাইফুল বারী টিটু) is a Bangladeshi football coach and former football player, who was most recently the head coach of Bangladesh Premier League side Chittagong Abahani. He is the former head ...

Anwar Uddin Anwar Uddin ( bn, আনোয়ার উদ্দিন; born 1 November 1981) is an English ´ football manager and former player who works as assistant manager at National League side Aldershot Town. During a career which began at West H ...

, British footballer * Mohammad Ridoy

Golf

* Siddikur Rahman, Bangladeshi pro golfer who plays on the

Asian Tour The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for Wo ...

Gymnastics

* Syque Caesar, artistic gymnast, member of the Michigan Wolverines *

Margarita Mamun Margarita Mamun (russian: Маргарита Мамун; born 1 November 1995) is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast of Bangladeshi-Russian descent. She is the 2016 Olympic All-around champion, two-time (2015, 2014) World All-arou ...

, rhythmic gymnast, 2016 Gold medallist and Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics of Russian and Bangladeshi descent

Hockey

* Mamunur Rahman Chayan * Asim Gope (GK) *

Farhad Shetul Farhad Shetul ( bn, ফরহাদ সেতুল) is a Bangladeshi professional field hockey player and he is an international player in Bangladesh. He is a player of Bangladesh national field hockey team. References

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* Khorshadur Rahman *

Roman Sarkar Roman Sarkar ( bn, রোমান সরকার) is a Bangladeshi professional field hockey player and international player in Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. I ...

Rashel Mahmud Rashel Mahmud is a Bangladeshi professional field hockey player and is an international player in Bangladesh. He is a player of Bangladesh national field hockey team The Bangladesh men's national field hockey team represents Bangladesh in men' ...

* Fazla Rabby * Milon Hossain * Sobuj Shohanur * Sarower Hossain * Naim Uddin * Ashraful Islam * Arshad Hossain * Abu Nippon (GK)

Kabaddi Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on offence, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of the court, touch out as many of their ...

* Kazi Yunus Ahmed * Razu Ahmed * Hena Akhter * Rupali Akhter * Kazi Shahin Ara * Farzana Akhter Baby * Juni Chakma, of Chakma descent * Mohammed Mozammal Haque *

Mosharrof Hossain Mosharrof Hossain ( bn, মোশাররফ হোসেন) (born 16 June 1978) is a Bangladeshi kabaddi player who was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games. References

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* Abul Kalam *

Shahnaz Parvin Maleka Shahnaz Parvin Maleka ( bn, শাহনাজ পারভীন মালেকা) is a Bangladeshi national women Kabaddi player who was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games and 2014 Asian Games The 20 ...

* Badsha Miah, of

descent * Kochi Rani Mondal * Abu Salah Musa * Ismat Ara Nishi * Fatema Akhter Poly * Md Mizanur Rahman *

* Bozlur Rashid * Sharmin Sultana Rima * Md Abdur Rouf *

Dolly Shefali Dolly Shefali ( bn, ডলি শেফালী) is a Bangladeshi national women kabaddi player who was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian ...

Martial arts

* Riaz Amin, youngest British WEKAF (World Eskrima/Kali/Arnis Federation) world champion, practises

Shotokan Karate is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906–1945). Gichin Funakoshi was born in Okinawa and is widely credited with popularizing "karate do" throug ...

and Filipino Martial Arts * Ruqsana Begum, first British woman in kickboxing to be Asian, Bangladeshi and Muslim, she practises Muay Thai * Ali Jacko, British World Champion Lightweight Kickboxer, Black belt in Jujitsu, Wushu and Chinese Boxing * Mak Yuree, founder of Butthan, Vajrapran and Combat Self-Defense, holds four world records * Sarbajit Chandra Sutradhar, WAKO Asian Kickboxing Championship 2nd Runner up, Lightweight Kickboxer, Black belt in Kickboxing, Shotokan Karate

Mountaineering

* Mohammad Khaled Hossain * Musa Ibrahim * Wasfia Nazreen, also social activist

Shooter

* Imam Hossain *

Asif Hossain Khan Mohammad Asif Hossain Khan ( bn, আসিফ হোসেন খান) is a Bangladeshi shooter. He won the gold medal at 2002 Commonwealth Games in 10 m Air Rifle and repeated his success in the 2004 SAF games by winning gold in the same eve ...

, gold and silver medalist in the Commonwealth Games *

Sharmin Ratna Sharmin Ratna (born 24 March 1988) is a Bangladeshi sports shooter. She competed in the Women's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She competed in the same event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Ga ...

Sprinter

* Mohamed Abu Abdullah, personal best 11.07 * Masbah Ahmmed, 100m sprinter *

Mohan Khan Mohan Kan (born September 6, 1991) is a sprinter from Bangladesh. He came 5th in Heat 1 of the 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distan ...

, personal best 11.25 *

Beauty Nazmun Nahar Beauty Nazmun Nahar ( bn, বিউটি নাজমুন নাহার; born January 1, 1984) is a track and field Sprint (running), sprint athlete who competes internationally for Bangladesh.

, personal best 12.52

Swimming

* Brojen Das, swimmer, first Asian to swim across the English Channel and the first person to cross it four times

Table tennis

* Zobera Rahman Linu, table tennis player; 16 times national champion, Guinness World Record holder

References

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Leaders of independence movements

British colonial period

Martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement 1952

Bangladesh War of Independence, 1971

Scientists, engineers and educators

Educationists

Arts, culture, and literature

Chefs

Social reformers and leaders

Music, film and television

Economists

Entrepreneurs

Media and journalism

Political figures

Photographers

Heads of government

Intellectuals

Government officials and diplomats

Noted diplomats and heads of major organizations

Religious personalities

Criminals

Sports people

Cricket

Archery

Chess

Football

Golf

Gymnastics

Hockey

Kabaddi Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on offence, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of the court, touch out as many of their ...

Martial arts

Mountaineering

Shooter

Sprinter

Swimming

Table tennis

See also

References