The Khulna Division ( bn, খুলনা বিভাগ) is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 15,563,000 at the

2011 Bangladesh census In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...

(preliminary returns). Its headquarters and largest city is

Khulna Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...

city in

Khulna District Khulna District ( bn, খুলনা জেলা , ''Khulna Jela'' also ''Khulna Zila'') is a district of Bangladesh. It is located in the Khulna Division. It is bordered on the north by the Jessore District and the Narail District, on the south ...

History

In British Raj Khulna Division was a part of

Presidency division Presidency Division is an administrative division within the Indian state of West Bengal. The headquarters and the largest city of the Presidency division is Kolkata, the state capital. Presidency division is bounded by Medinipur division to Sout ...

. Before 1947 The Presidency division had six major districts,

Howrah Howrah (, , alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively it lies within Howrah district, and is th ...

Calcutta Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...

, 24 Parganas,

, undivided Jessore, & undivided Nadia. In 1947 The

Partition of India The Partition of British India in 1947 was the Partition (politics), change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: ...

is divided this division into two. The district of

and the lion half of

Jessore District Jessore District (Bengali: যশোর, pronounced Jaw-shore, Anglicised: Jessore), officially spelled Jashore District from April 2018, is a district in the southwestern region of Bangladesh. It is bordered by India to the west, Khulna Distr ...

and

Nadia Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both. In Slavic, names similar to ''Nadia'' mean "hope" in many Slavic languages: ...

District become part of Newly established

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 = East ...

. And rest of the district of the Presidency division become part of

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

. In 1948 The lion half Nadia district of East Bengal formed a new

Kushtia District Kushtia District ( bn, কুষ্টিয়া জেলা, pronunciation: ''kuʃʈia'') is a district in the Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh l ...

. And the govt of East Bengal added the

Jessore Jessore ( bn, যশোর, jôshor, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District situated in Khulna Division. It is situated in the south-western part of Bangladesh. It is the administrative centre (headquarter) of the eponymous district ...

& Kushtia district into

Rajshahi Division Rajshahi Division ( bn, রাজশাহী বিভাগ) is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population at the 2011 Census of 18,484,858. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 district ...

. After in 1960 the govt of

East Pakistan East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Scheme, 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 ...

, This three district from Rajshahi Division and one district from

Dacca Division Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...

create new Division of Khulna. In 1993 the

Barisal Division Barishal Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of , and a population of 8,325,666 at the 2011 Census. It is the least populous Division within the ent ...

is formed from Khulna division.

Geography

The Khulna division borders to

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

of Indian State of

to the west, the

to the north, the

Dhaka division Dhaka Division ( bn, ঢাকা বিভাগ, ''Ḑhaka Bibhag'') is an administrative division within Bangladesh. Dhaka serves as the capital city of the Dhaka Division, the Dhaka District and Bangladesh. The division remains a populati ...

and the

Barisal division Barishal Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of , and a population of 8,325,666 at the 2011 Census. It is the least populous Division within the ent ...

to the east, and has a coastline on the

Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line between ...

to the south. It is part of the

Ganges River The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...

delta Delta commonly refers to: * Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), a letter of the Greek alphabet * River delta, at a river mouth * D ( NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta") * Delta Air Lines, US * Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19 Delta may also ...

or Greater Bengal Delta. Other rivers include the

Madhumati River The Gorai-Madhumati River ( bn, গড়াই-মধুমতি ''Gôŗai-Modhumoti'') is one of the longest rivers in Bangladesh and a distributary of the Ganges. In the upper reaches it is called the Gorai, and the name changes to Madhuma ...

, the

Bhairab River Bhairab River ( bn, ভৈরব নদী) is a river in south-western Bangladesh, a distributary of the Ganges. It passes through Khulna, dividing the city into two parts. Bhairab River originates from Tengamari border of Meherpur District ...

and the

Kapotaksha River The Kopothakho River (Sanskrit), or Kobodak ( bn, কপোতাক্ষ নদ), Kabadak, or Kapotaksha, is a river of Bangladesh. Kopothakho is famous for upholding the memory of popular Bengali poet and novelist Michael Madhusudan Dutt. Ori ...

. The region also includes several islands in the

. The Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, is in the southern part of the delta.Khulna is in the northern part of the district, and the Mayur River is the western boundary of the metropolitan area.

Administrative districts

The division was formed in 1960. Khulna Division consists of the following ten districts (''zilas''), subdivided into 59 sub-districts (''upazilas''):

Economy

Most parts of the largest

mangrove forest Mangrove forests, also called mangrove swamps, mangrove thickets or mangals, are productive wetlands that occur in coastal intertidal zones. Mangrove forests grow mainly at tropical and subtropical latitudes because mangroves cannot withstand fr ...

in the world — the

Sundarban Sundarbans (pronounced ) is a mangrove area in the delta formed by the confluence of the Padma, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans the area from the Baleswar River in Bangladesh's division of Khulna to the Hooghly Ri ...

— is spread over the three most southerly districts of Satkhira,

and Bagherhat.

Education

The division contains educational institutions including: ;Universities Public Universities *

Khulna University Khulna University ( bn, খুলনা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public university in Gollamari, Khulna, Bangladesh. It is near the river Moyur, beside the Sher e Bangla Road (Khulna-Satkhira highway). The academic progra ...

* Khulna University of Engineering and Technology *

Khulna Agricultural University , motto_lang = bn , mottoeng = Knowledge, Skill, Technology , type = Public agricultural university , established = , chancellor = President Abdul Hamid , vice_chan ...

Sheikh Hasina Medical University Sheikh Hasina Medical University, Khulna ;(Common known as Khulna Medical University) is a Government Medical University situated in Khulna, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in S ...

Jashore University of Science and Technology Jashore University of Science and Technology ( bn, যশোর বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), commonly known and abbreviated as JUST ( bn, যবিপ্রবি), is a gov ...

Islamic University, Bangladesh , native_name_lang = Bengali , image = Iub mainGate.jpg , image_upright = 1.0 , image_size = 200px , image_alt = Main gate of Islamic University, Bangladesh , caption ...

* Mujibnagar University,

Mujibnagar Upazila Mujibnagar is an Upazilas of Bangladesh, upazila (subdistrict) of Meherpur District in Bangladesh. History Mujibnagar was formerly a part of the Meherpur Sadar Upazila, before it was made a separate Upazila on 22 February 2000. The name Mujibna ...

Private Universities *

North Western University, Bangladesh North Western University (NWU) ( bn, নর্থ ওয়েস্টার্ন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), established in 2012, is the first private university of Khulna, Bangladesh. It offers bachelor's degrees in ten subjec ...

* Northern University of Business & Technology Khulna * Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia *Lalon Science and Arts University, Kushtia ; ;Medical schools Public *

Khulna Medical College The Khulna Medical College (KMC) ( bn, খুলনা মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a government medical school in Khulna, Bangladesh. It is affiliated with Sheikh Hasina Medical University. It is located in the city of Khulna, near ...

Kushtia Medical College Kushtia Medical College ( bn, কুষ্টিয়া মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a government medical school in Kushtia, Bangladesh, established in 2011. The college is affiliated with Sheikh Hasina Medical University as a co ...

* Jashore Medical College * Satkhira Medical College * Magura Medical College * Army Medical College, Jashore Private * Khulna City Medical College Hospital *

Gazi Medical College Gazi Medical College Hospital (GMCH) ( bn, গাজী মেডিকেল কলেজ) is the first Private university, private medical College in Khulna, Division of Bangladesh, established in 1986. Its former name was Khulna Surgical and ...

* Ad-Din Akij Medical College & Hospital, Khulna * Khulna Homeopathic Medical College * Ad-Din Sakina Medical College & Hospital , Jashore * Selima Medical College & Hospital, Kushtia Colleges *

Kushtia Government College Kushtia Government College () is a traditional college in Kushtia District of Bangladesh. The college is located on a 5-acre land in a beautiful and pleasant environment inside the city of Kushtia. This college is affiliated with Bangladesh Nat ...

* Kushtia Government Central College * Kushtia Government Womens College * Police Lines School and College, Kushtia *Khulna Govt. Model School and college,khulna *Kushtia Islamia College, *Kumarkhali Govt. College, Kushtia *Bheramara Govt. College, Kushtia *Bheramara Govt. Womens College, Kushtia * Chuadanga Govt College-Chuadanga * Government B L College , Khulna * Khulna Public College *

Jhenaidah Cadet College Jhenaidah Cadet College (JCC), which is an English version military boarding school, similar to West Point Military Academy, is located in the outskirts of Jhenidah in Bangladesh. It is one of twelve cadet colleges of Bangladesh. It has depar ...

* Majid Memorial City College, Khulna * Cantonment College, Jashore *

Azam Khan Govt. Commerce College Azam Khan Commerce College is the first Commerce college in Bangladesh. It is located in upper jessore road, Khulna, Bangladesh. Its basically Higher Secondary Certificate level, three years BBS (Degree Pass) and four years Honors courses inclu ...

, Khulna * BN School & College, Khulna * Govt. H.S.S College, Magura * Michael Modhushudon College, Jashore * Govt. Pioneer Woman's College, South-Central Road, Khulna * Khulna Govt. Girls College * Govt. Sundarban Adarsha College. Khulna * Govt. K.C. College, Jhenaidah *

Government P.C. College, Bagerhat Government P.C. College ( bn, সরকারি পি.সি. কলেজ) is a renowned college in Bangladesh which is located at Harinkhana, Bagerhat, Khulna Division Bangladesh. It is a National University oriented cum Intermediate affiliat ...

* Daulatpur College (Day/Night), Daulatpur, Khulna * Govt. Keshabpur College, Keshabpur, Jashore * Khan Jahan Ali Ideal College * Chuknagor College, Dumuria, Khulna * Dr. Abdur Razzak Municipal College * BAF Shaheen college ,Jashore * Jashore Govt. City college * Dawood Public School, Jashore * Adarsha Degree College, Magura * Sreepur Degree College, Magura ;Polytechnic institutes *

Khulna Polytechnic Institute Khulna Polytechnic Institute (abbreviated as KPI) is a government-owned polytechnic located in Khulna, Bangladesh. It is one of the biggest and oldest polytechnics in the country. History Work began on a technical training center in Khulna during ...

* Jashore Polytechnic Institute * City Polytechnic Institute, Khulna * Mangrove Institute of Science and Technology * North South Polytechnic Institute Khulna * Jhenaidah Polytechnic Institute * Khanjahan Ali college of Engineering and Technology * BCMC College of Engineering & Technology * Khulna Mohila Polytechnic Institute *

Kushtia Polytechnic Institute Kushtia Polytechnic Institute (KPI) ( bn, কুষ্টিয়া পলিটেকনিক ইন্সটিটিউট) is a government technical institute in Kushtia, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Repu ...

Satkhira Polytechnic Institute Satkhira Govt. Polytechnic Institute is a modern polytechnic institute in Bangladesh. It is the only government mid-level engineering institution in Satkhira. Fully and legally established in 2002. Satkhira Govt. Polytechnic Institute operates u ...

* Magura Polytechnic Institute ; Schools * V J Govt High School, Chuadanga * Chuadanga Govt Girls' High School-Chuadanga * Govt. Coronation Girls' High School-khulna * Islamabad Collegiate School, Basupara, Khulna * Dighalia M.A. Majid Secondary School, Khulna * Jashore Zilla School *

Khulna Zilla School Khulna Zilla School ( bn, খুলনা জিলা স্কুল) is the oldest high school in the Khulna district of Bangladesh. It was established in 1885. It provides education from class three (Grade-3) to class ten (Grade-10). The scho ...

Kushtia Zilla School Kushtia Zilla School is an educational institution situated at Kushtia Sadar Upazila, Kushtia, Bangladesh. The school was established in 1961. It is located just beside the Jhenaidah-Kushtia road. The academic activities of this school start from t ...

* Fatima Girls High School, Khulna * Jashore Cantonment Public School * Keshabpur Pilot School & College, Jashore * Khulna Collegiate Girls School * Khulna Engineering University School * Khulna Lions Schools * Adarsho Girls' School, Keshabpur, Jashore * Sagardari Michael Madhusudan Institution, Keshabpur, Jashore * Kumira High School * M.M. High School * Mangolkot M.L High School, Keshabpur, Jashore * Rev. Paul High School * Rosedale International School * Rotary School, Khalishpur, Khulna * S.B.S.N, Damoder * St. Joseph's High School, Khulna * St. Xavier's High School, Khulna * Udayan Khulna Zilla Police School ;Other educational institutes Khulna has six integrated general and vocational (IGV) schools and one technical school of UCEP (Underprivileged Children's Educational Programs), which is a non-profitable organization. * UCEP Mohsin Khulna TVET Institute, Baikali, Khulna * UCEP Mohsin Khulna Technical School, Baikali, * UCEP Sonadanga Technical School, Sonadanga * UCEP M.A Majid Technical School, Fulbarigate * UCEP Khalishpur Technical School, Khalishpur * UCEP Johara Samad Technical School, Tootpara * UCEP Wazed Ali Technical School, Banorgati The technical school is Khulna Mohsin Technical School, which is situated at 7, Junction Road, Baikali, Khulna. Kushtia Zilla School, Kushtia is one of the best schools in Khulna division. In higher secondary level Kushtia Govt. College, Kushtia is playing the same role as KZS, and thus in Khulna division education level increasing day by day.

Transportation

Khulna Division has highest transportation link with other area in Bangladesh as well as with

by Road, Rail , Air and Waterways

Road

The national highway ( N7) cross through Khulna Division which is connected Dhaka To

Port of Mongla The Port of Mongla is a link sea port, located at Mongla Upazila, Khulna Division, Bangladesh.It is a sea port of Khulna city which is located near to the north. It is the second largest and second busiest seaport of Bangladesh. Mongla port lie ...

. The

AH1 Asian Highway 1 (AH1) is the longest route of the Asian Highway Network, running from Tokyo, Japan via Korea, China, Southeast Asia, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran to the border between Turkey and Bulgaria west of Istanbul ...

and

AH41 Asian Highway 41 (AH41) is a route of the Asian Highway Network, running from Teknaf in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh to Mongla in Khulna Division, Bangladesh. It passes only through Bangladesh to provide connectivity between Port of Chitta ...

also Cross through Khulna division. It also connect with

By Port of Benapole, Port of Dorshona , Port Of Mujibnogor, Port Of Bhomra through various Road link.

Rail

There are several Railway route in Khulna Division which Connect various city of Bangladesh. It has also 2 international route which connect

by train.

Air

There are two airport in Khulna Division. One of them is functional and one under construction. The Jashore Airport is the functional airport in Khulna Division which connect Dhaka , Chattogram and Cox Bazar By air. And the Khan Jahan Ali International Airport is now under construction.

Waterways

Port of Khulna, Port of Khustia, Port of Noapara are the main three river port in Khulna division. Every day various ship are leaving from thus port to various part of Bangladesh.

is the solo sea port in Khulna division.

Newspapers and magazines

Daily and weekly newspapers are published from Khulna Division, including: * ''Anirbhan'' * ''Janmobhumi'' * ''Khulna News'' * ''Lok Samaj'' * ''Probaho'' * ''Purbanchal'' * ''satkhiranews.com'' * ''The Daily Gramer Kagoj'' * ''The Daily Spandan'' * ''Tribune''

Points of interest

Sixty Dome Mosque The Sixty Dome Mosque ( ''Shaṭ Gombuj Moshjid''; more commonly known as ''Shait Gambuj Mosque'' or ''Saith Gunbad Masjid''), is a mosque in Bagerhat, Bangladesh. It is a part of the Mosque City of Bagerhat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is t ...

- Situated in the suburbs of Bagerhat, at the meeting-point of the

Ganges The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...

and

Brahmaputra The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...

rivers, this ancient city, formerly known as

Khalifatabad The Mosque City of Bagerhat ( bn, মসজিদের শহর বাগেরহাট; historically known as Khalifatabad) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bagerhat District, Bangladesh. It contains 360 mosques, public buildings, mausole ...

, was founded by the Turkish general Ulugh Khan Jahan in the 15th century. The city's infrastructure reveals considerable technical skill and an exceptional number of mosques and early Islamic monuments, many built of brick, can be seen there. The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the

and

Meghna The Meghna River ( bn, মেঘনা নদী) is one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, one of the three that form the Ganges Delta, the largest delta on earth, which fans out to the Bay of Bengal. A part of the Surma-Meghna River System, ...

rivers on the

. It is adjacent to the border of India's Sundarbans

World Heritage site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...

inscribed in 1987. The site is intersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats and small islands of salt-tolerant

s, and presents an excellent example of ongoing ecological processes. The area is known for its wide range of fauna, including 260 bird species, the Bengal tiger and other threatened species such as the estuarine

crocodile Crocodiles (family (biology), family Crocodylidae) or true crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. The term crocodile is sometimes used even more loosely to inclu ...

and the

Indian python The Indian python (''Python molurus'') is a large python species native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is also known by the common names black-tailed python, Indian rock python, and Asian r ...

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 ...

is Bengali Baul saint. Lalon Shah was a songwriter, social reformer, and thinker. He is most popular as Lalon Shah or Lalon Fakir. He wrote many songs, and these songs are known as Lalon Geeti. Fakir Lalon was born in 1774 and died on 17 October 1890 in

Kushtia district Kushtia District ( bn, কুষ্টিয়া জেলা, pronunciation: ''kuʃʈia'') is a district in the Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh l ...

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 mos ...

. He is known as the Baul Samrat.

Shilaidaha Kuthibadi Shilaidaha Rabindra Kuthibari, in short Shilaidah Kuthibari, is one of the major tourist places in Bangladesh. It is located seven kilometers north of Kushtia on the banks of Padma in Kumarkhali Upazila of Kushtia District. History This Kuthi w ...

is a place in

Kumarkhali Upazila Kumarkhali ( bn, কুমারখালি) is an upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It is famous for the Shelaidaha area, where the poet Rabindranath Tagore spent a considerable time of his youth. Geography Ku ...

in Bangladesh. The place is famous for Kuthi Bari; a country house made by Dwarkanath Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore lived a part of life here and created some of his memorable poems while living here. 1971: Genocide-Torture Archive & Museum - Rare pictures and paintings depicting the genocide of Bangalees by the Pakistan army hang on the wall. There is also a rich collection of books and audio-visual materials on the ruthless massacre against the unarmed people. The aim of the museum is to educate people, especially youths, about the genocide committed by the Pakistan army in association with their local collaborators, said Prof

Muntassir Mamoon Muntasir Mamoon (born 1951) his full name is Muntasir Uddin Khan Mamun, he is a Bangladeshi writer, historian, scholar, secularist, translator, and professor at University of Dhaka. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award and Ekushey Padak ...

, chairman of the trustee board that runs the institution.

Language

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

is the widely spoken language in Khulna division.

Notable persons

Shakib fielding, 23 January, 2009, Dhaka SBNS

Khan Jahan Ali Ulugh Khān Jahān `Alī ( bn, উলুগ খান জাহান আলী), was a Muslim saint and the Khan-i-Azam of Khalifatabad (now in Bangladesh). It is believed that he built the great Mosque City of Bagerhat, now a UNESCO World Heri ...

- Saint * Fakir

Shah -

Baul The Baul ( bn, বাউল) are a group of mystic minstrels of mixed elements of Sufism, Vaishnavism and Tantra from Bangladesh and the neighboring Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley and Meghalaya. Bauls cons ...

legend *

Prafulla Chandra Ray Sir Prafulla Chandra Ray, CIE, FNI, FRASB, FIAS, FCS (also spelled Prafulla Chandra Rây and Prafulla Chandra Roy; bn, প্রফুল্ল চন্দ্র রায় ''Praphulla Chandra Rāy''; 2 August 1861 – 16 June 1944 ...

- Acharya and scholar of

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 ...

Michael Madhusudan Datta Michael Madhusudan Dutt ((Bengali: মাইকেল মধুসূদন দত্ত); (25 January 1824 – 29 June 1873) was a Bengali poet and playwright. He is considered one of the pioneers of Bengali literature. Early life Dutt ...

- Poet and dramatist *

Nilima Ibrahim Neelima Ibrahim (11 October 1921 – 18 June 2002) was a Bangladeshi educationist, littérateur and social worker. She is well known for her scholarship on Bengali literature but even more so for her depiction of raped and tortured women in the ...

- Educationist, littérateur and social worker *

Firoz Mahmud Firoz Mahmud ( bn, ফিরোজ মাহমুদ) is a Bangladeshi visual artist based in Japan. He was the first Bangladeshi fellow artist in research at Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. Mahmud's work has been exhibited at t ...

- Contemporary visual artist & painter *

Mohammad Lutfur Rahman Mohammad Lutfur Rahman (1889-1936), a Bengali author, was born in Magura District. Life Mohammad Lutfur Rahman, was a teacher and afterwards went to Kolkata and established a helping house for women named, ‘Naritirtha’. He published a magaz ...

- Author *

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 ...

- Filmmaker and writer * Pramatha Chaudhuri - Essayist, poet, author & editor *

Farrukh Ahmad Syed Farrukh Ahmad ( bn, সৈয়দ ফররুখ আহমদ; 10 June 1918 – 19 October 1974), later simply known as Farrukh Ahmad, was a Bangladeshi poet and author. He is commonly known as the ''poet of the Muslim renaissance'', as ...

- Poet & editor *

Qazi Imdadul Haq Qazi Imdadul Haq (1882–1926) was a Bengali writer. Teaching Haq joined the Calcutta Madrasa (now Aliah University) as a temporary teacher in 1904. In 1906, he worked briefly in the Education Department in Shillong, Assam. The next year he jo ...

– Writer *

Nur Mohammad Sheikh Nur Mohammad Sheikh ( bn, নূর মোহাম্মদ শেখ; 26 February 1936 – 5 September 1971) was a Lance Nayek in East Pakistan Rifles during the Liberation War. He was killed in an engagement with the Pakistan Army while provid ...

- EPR, Bir Sreshtho * Sheikh Abu Naser - Politician * Abdul Hyee - Politician (Jhenaidah),

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and

commander Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain. ...

during the

Bangladesh Liberation War 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 War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

SM Shafiuddin Ahmed General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed (born 1 December 1963) is a Bangladesh Army general who is serving as the 17th Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of the Bangladesh Army since June 2021. Prior to his appointment as CAS, he served as the General Officer Comman ...

- 17th Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of

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 def ...

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 ...

- Cricketer & Member of Parliament (Narail-2) *

Bishnu Chattopadhyay Bishnu Chattopadhyay alias Bistu Thakur (April, 1910 – April 11, 1971) was a Bangladeshi politician who was killed in the Bangladesh Liberation war. He was an Indian independence activist and leader of the peasant movement. He provided leade ...

- Freedom fighter and leader of peasant movement * Dr.

Jamal Nazrul Islam Jamal Nazrul Islam (24 February 1939 – 16 March 2013) was a Bangladeshi mathematical physicist and cosmologist. He was a professor at University of Chittagong, served as a member of the advisory board at Shahjalal University of Science and Te ...

- Physicist *

Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri ( bn, আহমদ আলী এনায়েতপুরী) was a Bengali writer, journalist, and politician. Early life and education Ahmed Ali was born on 21 January 1898, to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of ...

- Islamic scholar and Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly *

Syed Ali Ahsan Syed Ali Ahsan ( bn, সৈয়দ আলী আহসান; 26 March 1922 – 25 June 2002) was a Bangladeshi poet, writer and university academic. He was awarded Ekushey Padak (1982) and Independence Day Award (1987) by the Government of Bang ...

- Poet *

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- ...

- Cricketer *

Manjural Islam Rana Manjural Islam Rana (4 May 1984 – 16 March 2007), also known as Qazi Manjural Islam, was a Bangladeshi cricketer who played six Tests and 25 One Day Internationals for Bangladesh. Born in Khulna, he was a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler. ...

- Cricketer (Died by Accident) * Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay - Writer and editor * Suvra Mukherjee - Former first lady of India, wife of President

Pranab Mukherjee Dr. Pranab Mukherjee (11 December 193531 August 2020) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th president of India from 2012 until 2017. In a political career spanning five decades, Mukherjee was a senior leader in the India ...

* Bobita - Actress * Haridasa Thakur - Great Vaisnava Saint, acarya of the Holy Name. *

Muhammad Sohrab Hossain Muhammad Sohrab Hossain (died 1998) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock, from April 1972 to March 1973. In the next term he was the Ministry of Housing and Public Works The Ministry of Housin ...

- Former Minister, People's Republic of Bangladesh *

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 " S ...

- Cricketer *

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 ...

- Cricketer * Imran Parosh - Writer *

Habibul Bashar Qazi Habibul Bashar ( bn, কাজী হাবিবুল বাশার; born 17 August 1972) is a retired Bangladeshi cricketer and the former captain of the Bangladesh cricket team. Under the managership of Dav Whatmore, he has been fou ...

- Cricketer *

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 ...

- Cricketer *

Abdur Razzak (cricketer) Abdur Razzak ( bn, আব্দুর রাজ্জাক; born 15 June 1982) is a Bangladeshi former cricketer who played in all formats of the game. Abdur is the first Bangladeshi to take 200 wickets in ODIs. He is also the first left arm ...

- Cricketer *

Mohammad Manjural Islam Manjural (sometimes Monjural) Islam (born 7 November 1979) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 17 Test matches and 34 One Day Internationals from 1999 to 2004. He is a left-arm seam bowler. Manjural Islam made his Test debut in April 200 ...

- Cricketer * Sheikh Salahuddin - Cricketer And Coach (BCB Academy) * Syed Rasel - Cricketer * S. I. Tutul - Singer * Mahendra Lal Bose - Philanthropist and educationist * Munshi Mohammad Meherullah - Muslim poet, religious leader * Gangadhar Sen Roy - Ayurveda physician *

Sheikh Razzak Ali Sheikh Razzak Ali (28 August 1928 – 7 June 2015) was a Bangladeshi politician, Deputy Law Minister of State and Deputy Speaker and two time Speaker of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad. Ali died on 7 June 2015. Early life Born in 1928 in Hitampur v ...

- Lawyer, politician, Deputy Speaker and Speaker of Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangsad *

Salma Khatun Salma Khatun (born 1 October 1990) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh cricket team. She plays as right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She was the captain of Bangladesh between 2008 and 2020, including capt ...

- Cricketer *

Jahanara Alam Jahanara Alam ( bn, জাহানারা আলম; born 1 April 1993) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh women's national cricket team. She is a right-arm medium pace bowler and right-handed batter. She was a member ...

- Cricketer *

Rumana Ahmed Rumana Ahmed ( bn, রুমানা আহমেদ) (born 29 May 1991) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh cricket team. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler. Early life and background Ahm ...

- Cricketer *

Mehedi Hasan Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bengali: মেহেদী হাসান মিরাজ; born: 25 October 1997) is a Bangladeshi international cricket player who plays Tests and One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the Bangladesh national team. A bowl ...

(Miraz) - Cricketer *

Puja Cherry Roy Puja Cherry Roy ( bn, পূজা চেরি রায়; born 20 August 2000) is a Bangladeshi film actress and model. She debuted as a child actress in the movie '' Bhalobashar Rong''. She appeared in the movie '' PoraMon 2'' as Pori, the ...

- Actress *

Afif Hossain Afif Hossain Dhrubo (Bengali: আফিফ হোসেন ধ্রুব; born 22 September 1999) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. In February 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Sri Lank ...

- Cricketer * Nurul Hasan Sohan - Cricketer *

Ayasha Rahman Ayasha Rahman Shukhtara Boishakhi ( bn, আয়শা রহমান) (born 2 February 1994) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh cricket team. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. Rahman wa ...

- Cricketer * Shukhtara Rahman - Cricketer * Tahin Tahera - Cricketer * Shaila Sharmin - Cricketer *

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' ...

- Cricketer *

Radhabinod Pal Radhabinod Pal (27 January 1886 – 10 January 1967) was an Indian jurist who was a member of the United Nations' International Law Commission from 1952 to 1966. He was one of three Asian judges appointed to the International Military Tribunal ...

- Jurist, dissenting judge at the

Tokyo Trials The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), also known as the Tokyo Trial or the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal, was a military trial convened on April 29, 1946 to try leaders of the Empire of Japan for crimes against peace, conv ...

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