This is an incomplete list of notable and prominent

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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 ...

Martyrs and Freedom Fighters in 1971

Jagat Joity Das Jagat Joity Das (April 26, 1949 – November 16, 1971) was a martyr of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was posthumously awarded the Bir Bikrom, the third highest award for gallantry, for his role in the freedom movement of Bangladesh. Early ...

Laxman Das Laxman Das ( bn, লক্ষ্মণ দাস) was a wrestler, weight lifter, circus performer and the founder of Royal Pakistan Circus. In the genocide during the Bangladesh Liberation War, he was killed by the Pakistan Army. Early life and ca ...

* Purnendu Dastidar *

Dhirendranath Datta Dhirendranath Datta (2 November 1886 – disappeared 29 March 1971) was a Bengali lawyer by profession who was also active in the politics of undivided Bengal in pre-partition India, and later in East Pakistan (1947–1971). Early life Datta ...

Govinda Chandra Dev Govinda Chandra Dev (1 February 1907 – 25 March 1971), known as Dr. G. C. Dev, was a professor of philosophy at the University of Dhaka. He was assassinated at the onset of Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 by the Pakistan Army. Early life and ...

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 during the War of Liberation *

Jogesh Chandra Ghosh Jogesh Chandra Ghosh ( bn, যোগেশচন্দ্র ঘোষ; 18874 April 1971) was a scholar, Ayurveda practitioner, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He pioneered the use of Ayurveda in British India and founded the Ayurvedic drugstor ...

* Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta *

Ranada Prasad Saha Ranadaprasad Shaha (also RP Shaha; 15 November 1896 – May 1971) was a Bangladeshi businessman and philanthropist. He founded educational institutes like Bharateswari Homes, Kumudini College and Debendra College. During the Bangladesh Liberat ...

, businessman and philanthropist (founded educational institutes like Bharateswari Homes, Kumudini College and Debendra College). Martyred during the War of Liberation. * Suranjit Sengupta *

Moni Singh Moni Singh ( bn, মনি সিংহ; 28 June 1901, Durgapur Upazila, Netrokona – 31 December 1990, Dhaka) was a preeminent Bengali Communist politician popularly known as ''Comrade Moni Singh''. He was the founder of the Communist Party of ...

Nutan Chandra Singha Nutan Chandra Sinha was a Bangladeshi businessman who was killed in the Bangladesh Liberation war and is considered a martyr in Bangladesh. Early life Sinha was born on 1 December 1900 in Gohira, Raozan Upazila, Chittagong, Bengal Presidency, Bri ...

, businessman martyred during the War of Liberation

Politics

Trailokyanath Chakravarty Trailokyanath Chakraborty (2 August 1889 – 9 August 1970) was an Indian independence activist and politician. He led and worked with other renowned freedom fighters and led to freedom of India. He lived for 80 years, out of which he spent 30 ...

Pulin De Pulin De ( bn, পুলিন দে; May 14, 1914 – October 11, 2000) was a Bengali socialist leader. He was jailed for 12 years during British rule. Early life De was born in Dalghat village, Chittagong District (present-day Bangladesh. His f ...

* Gopal Krishna Maharatna *

Gayeshwar Chandra Roy Gayeshwar Chandra Roy is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician and former State minister who is currently serving as a standing committee (the highest policy-making forum) member of the party. He was also a Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal member ...

, Vice-president of Bangladesh Nationalist Party *

Joya 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 ...

* Suranjit Sengupta, former member of parliament, minster, member of the Constituent Assembly *

Comrade The term ''comrade'' (russian: товарищ, tovarisch) generally means 'mate', 'colleague', or 'ally', and derives from the Spanish and Portuguese, term , literally meaning 'chamber mate', from Latin , meaning 'chamber' or 'room'. It may also ...

Moni Sinha, founding general secretary of Bangladesh Communist Party

Current ministers

Swapan Bhattacharjee Swapan Bhattacharjee (born 2 February 1952) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from Jessore-5 constituency since January 2014. His brother Pijush Kanti Bhattacharjee is a former member of parliament. ...

, Minister of State for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives *

Sadhan Chandra Majumder Sadhan Chandra Majumder (born 17 July 1950) is a Bangladeshi politician serving as the Minister of Food since 2019 and Member of Jatiya Sangsad since 2008 for Naogaon-1 constituency. He is the first ever cabinet minister from Niamatpur Upazila. ...

Minister of Food The Minister of Food Control (1916–1921) and the Minister of Food (1939–1958) were British government ministerial posts separated from that of the Minister of Agriculture. In the Great War the Ministry sponsored a network of canteens known as ...

Current members of Jatiya Sangsad

Current 11th Jatiya Sangsad has 18 Hindu MP. *

Mrinal Kanti Das Mrinal Kanti Das (born 25 January 1959) is a 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 e ...

* Manoranjan Shill Gopal *

Pankaj Nath Pankaj Debnath (born 25 September 1966) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Barisal-4 constituency. Career Nath was elected to the parliament from Barisal-4 Barisal-4 is a const ...

Ramesh Chandra Sen Ramesh Chandra Sen (born 30 April 1940) is a Bangladeshi politician who is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Thakurgaon-1 constituency, and a former Minister of Water Resources. Early life Sen was born at Mondaladum villag ...

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 ...

, Sunamganj, (from

Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people. The adjective appears in the following proper names: *Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan *Awami Front, wa ...

) *

Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu (born 14 December 1948) is a 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 po ...

Biren Sikder Biren Sikder (born 16 October 1949) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Magura-2 constituency. He served as the State Minister for Youth and Sports during 2014–2019. Early life S ...

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Justices of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh

* Bhishmadev Chakrabortty, justice of the

High Court Division The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, হাইকোর্ট ডিভিশন) popularly known as the 'High Court' is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being the Appellate D ...

* Bimalendu Bikash Roy Chowdhury, former justice and adviser of Caretaker Government *

Ashish Ranjan Daash Ashish Ranjan Das (born 29 January 1958) is a Bangladeshi justice of the High Court Division. He was appointed in 2012. Early life Das was born on 29 January 1958. He completed bachelors and masters of law from the University of Dhaka. Caree ...

, justice of the

Krishna Debnath Krishna Debnath (born 10 October 1955) is a retired Bangladeshi justice of the Appellate Division, the highest court of Bangladesh. She was the first Hindu women judge in Bangladesh. She is also Bangladesh's first Hindu female judge of the Appella ...

, justice of the

* Bhabani Prasad Singha, justice of the

* Surendra Kumar Sinha, Chief Justice of Bangladesh (2015–2017) *

Gobinda Chandra Tagore Gobinda Chandra Tagore (born 15 May 1963) is a justice of the High Court Division Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He was appointed in 2009. Early life Tagore was born in Bengali Hindu Family on 15 May 1963 in Kadambari, Madaripur District, East ...

, justice of the

Lawyers and Legal Writers

Rana Dasgupta Rana Dasgupta (born 5 November 1971 in Canterbury, England) is a British Indian novelist and essayist. He grew up in Cambridge, England, and studied at Balliol College, Oxford, the Conservatoire Darius Milhaud in Aix-en-Provence, and, as a Fu ...

, Senior Advocate and General Secretary of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council.

Arts

Shishir Bhattacharjee Shishir Bhattacharjee (born 1960) is a Bangladeshi artist. His paintings, critical of the political establishment but always in a satirical fashion, were first seen in the 1980s. His political cartoons appear regularly in daily newspapers in Ba ...

, cartoonist * Shib Narayan Das, designer of the first national flag of Bangladesh * Dhruba Esh, cover-artist and writer * Uttam Guho, stage and art director *

Kalidas Karmakar Kalidas Karmakar (10 January 1946 – 18 October 2019) was a Bangladeshi artist. He specialized in viscosity printing. He was awarded Shilpakala Padak (2016) and the Ekushey Padak (2018) by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to fin ...

, painter *

Nitun Kundu Nitya Gopal Kundu (3 December 1935 – 15 September 2006) was a Bangladeshi artist, sculptor and entrepreneur. Kundu played an important role during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971. He founded the furniture company Otobi. Early life Ku ...

, sculptor, businessman *

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 ...

, pioneer mime-artist *

Sarker Protick Sarker Protick ( bn, সরকার প্রতিক) is a Bangladeshi photographer and visual artist. Life and work Protick is a lecturer at Pathshala-South Asian Media Institute and co-curator at Chobi Mela International Photography Festival ...

or Protick Sarkar

Music

* Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, singer-songwriter, artist * Kumar Bishwajit, pop singer *

Sanjeeb Chowdhury , birth_date = , birth_place = Baniachang, Habiganj, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) , death_date = , death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh , nationality = Bangladeshi , education = MSC , alma_mater ...

, singer-songwriter, member of

Dalchhut Dalchhut is a Bangladeshi pop rock band formed by Bappa Mazumder and Sanjeeb Choudhury in November 1996 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Formation Bappa Mazumder and Sanjeeb Chowdhury first met each other at a local market in Dhaka in 1993. Bappa and S ...

* Tapan Chowdhury, singer of modern songs and former frontmant of

Souls In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being". Etymology The Modern English noun ''soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest attes ...

* Alaka Das, classical music artist *

Haimanti Rakshit Das Haimanti Rakshit Das ( bn, হৈমন্তী রক্ষিত, হৈমন্তী রক্ষিত দাশ; born 18 June) better known as Haimanti is a Bangladeshi playback singer. She mostly sings for films and TV series. She rose ...

Samar Das Samar Das ( bn, সমর দাস) (10 December 1925 – 25 September 2001) was a Bangladeshi musician and composer. He became one of the most important music directors in Pakistan and subsequently Bangladesh and was the composer of over 2, ...

, music composer *

Sudhin Das Sudhin Das (; 30 April 1930 – 27 June 2017) was a Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet musician. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh. Early life and career Das was born in Bagichagaon, Comilla, to Nishi Kanta Das and Hemprabha D ...

, Nazrul Sangeet artist and Swaralipikar *

Kamal Dasgupta Kamal Dasgupta (28 July 1912 – 20 July 1974), also known as ''Kamal Uddin Ahamed'' was a Bangla music director, composer and folk artist. Rāga and Thumri were the main elements of his music. Early life and career Dasgupta was born on 28 July 1 ...

, music director * Sunil Dhar, classical musician *

Shuvro Dev Shuvro Dev ( bn, শুভ্র দেব) is a Bangladeshi musician. Background Born in Sylhet, Dev passed the matriculation exam from Sylhet Government Pilot High School. He completed his MSc in biochemistry from the University of Dhaka. He r ...

, pop-artist, singer *

Robin Ghosh Robin Ghosh ( bn, রবিন ঘোষ, ur, ; 13 September 1939 – 13 February 2016) was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi playback singer and film music composer, best known for singing and composing music for Lollywood films from 1961 to 1986. Pla ...

, music director *

Shefali Ghosh Shefali Ghosh ( – December 31, 2006) was a Bangladeshi music artist. She sang Chittagong's regional songs. She was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2008. Early life Ghosh was born in Boalkhali Upazila in Chittagong. She ...

, singer of mostly Chittagonian folk music *

Priyanka Gope Priyanka Gope is a Bangladeshi singer. She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her performance in the film ''Anil Bagchir Ekdin'' (2015). It was her debut as a playback singer. Early life and education Gope ...

, singer * Pantho Kanai, singer, member of Bangla, Arnab and Friends * Bappa Mazumder, singer, and son of Ustad Barin Mazumder, member of

* Chandana Mazumdar, Lalon-geeti singer * Ustad Barin Mazumder, classical singer *

Subir Nandi Subir Nandi (19 November 1953 – 7 May 2019) was a Bangladeshi musician. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer five times for his performance in the films '' Mahanayak'' (1984), ''Shuvoda'' (1986), '' Srabon Megher ...

, singer *

Ajit Roy Ajit Roy (29 June 1938 – 4 September 2011) was a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer. During the Liberation War of 1971 he sang inspiring songs called ''Gana Sangeet'' to inspire people to take arms against the Pakistani forces. He was awarded I ...

, Rabindra Sangeet singer *

Anima Roy Anima Roy is a Bangladeshi academic and Rabindra Sangeet singer. As of 2014, she has been serving as a professor in the Music and Drama Department of Jagannath University. Early life Roy learned music from Debasish Chakrabarty, Sadhon Chandra B ...

, Rabindra Sangeet singer *

Kiran Chandra Roy Kiran Chandra Roy is a Bangladeshi Baul folk singer. In 1997, he won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer and the BACHSAS Best Singer Award for his performance in the film ''Dukhai''. He is also a lyricist and music compose ...

, folk singer *

Rathindranath Roy Rathindranath Roy is a Bangladeshi musician. He was a performer in Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra. Roy sang Bhawaiya songs from the Rangpur area. He is also a playback singer. He has won awards like BACHSHASH (Bangladesh Cine Journalists Society) Aw ...

, singer *

Emon Saha Emon Saha is a Bangladeshi composer, musician and singer. He earned 7 Bangladesh National Film Awards for his music composition and direction in the films Chandragrohon (2008), Kusum Kusum Prem (2011), Ghetuputra Komola (2012), Pita (2012), ...

, music director *

Satya Saha Satya Saha (25 December 1934 – 27 January 1999) was a Bangladeshi composer, and musician. His notable composed songs are "Chena Chena Lage" by Shyamal Mitra, "Dukkho Amar Basor Raater Palonko", "Chhiti Dio Protidin" by Sabina Yasmin, "Mon Bole ...

, music director *

Bijoy Sarkar Bijoy Sarkar (born Bijay Krishna Adhikari; 20 February 1903 – 4 December 1985) was a Bangladeshi poet, baul singer, lyricist and composer. Biography Sarkar was born in Dumdi village, Jessore District, British India (now Narail District, Bang ...

, baul singer, lyricist, composer and poet

Cinema and television

* Animesh Aich, director *

Amalendu Biswas Amalendu Biswas (19251987) was a Bangladeshi stage actor. Calling ''Jatra Samrat'', he specialized in '' jatra pala'' genre. He won ''Sequence of Merit Award'' by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in 1980. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Governme ...

, stage actor of the jatra-pala genre *

Anam Biswas Anam Biswas is a Bangladeshi director, screenwriter, composer and writer. He is the director and screenwriter of Debi, released in 2018. In 2016, he won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Screenplay for the film Aynabaji. Selected films ...

, director, screenwriter, composer and writer *

Apu Biswas Abonti Biswas (born 11 October 1989) known by her stage name as Apu Biswas, is a Bangladeshi film actress, model and the former wife of notable Bangladeshi actor Shakib Khan. Biswas made her debut in the film industry with the film ''Kal Shokale' ...

, contemporary actress *

Aruna Biswas Aruna Biswas is a Bangladeshi television, stage and film actress. She is also a television drama director. Background Biswas is the daughter of jatra activists Amalendu Biswas and Jyotsna Biswas. Career Biswas debuted in film industry in 198 ...

, television, stage and film actress *

Jyotsna Biswas Jyotsna Biswas is a Bangladeshi stage actress specialized in jatra pala genre. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2011 by the Government of Bangladesh. Personal life Biswas was married to Amalendu Biswas. Amalendu was also an Ekushey Padak winning ...

, stage-actress of jatra-pala genre, recipient of Ekushey Padak *

Jayanta Chattopadhyay Jayanto Chattopadhyay (born 28 July 1946) is a Bangladeshi actor and reciter. He studied in English literature from Calcutta University. He portrayed the famous character Misir Ali in a television drama named ''Trishna''. Works Films * '' Ada ...

, actor *

Bappy Chowdhury Bappy Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi film actor. He made his debut in 2012, appearing in ''Bhalobasar Rong'' as an actor opposite Mahiya Mahi. Career Bappy has made his acting debut in 2013 with ''Bhalobasar Rong''. He released two films " Lover ...

, actor *

Chanchal Chowdhury Suchinta Chowdhury Chanchal ( bn, সুচিন্ত চৌধুরী চঞ্চল), known as Chanchal Chowdhury ( bn, চঞ্চল চৌধুরী), is a Bangladeshi actor. Critically acclaimed for his performances in ''Rupkothar ...

, contemporary actor *

Sumita Devi Nilufar Begum (2 February 1936 – 6 January 2004; born Hena Bhattacharya), better known by her stage name Sumita Devi, was a Bangladeshi actress. In 45 years of her career, she acted in around 200 films and 150 radio and television dramas. She wa ...

, actress *

Dipankar Dipon Dipankar Dipon (born 22 May 1976) is a Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter who works in Dhallywood. His first feature film was cop thriller ''Dhaka Attack'' (2017), which won four National Film Award in 2017 including Best Film, Best Acto ...

, director *

Subhash Dutta Subhash Dutta (9 February 1930 – 16 November 2012) was a Bangladeshi filmmaker, theater and film actor. He started his career as a commercial artist. Career At the beginning of his career, Dutta worked as a film poster artist. He drew posters ...

, filmmaker, actor *

Anju Ghosh Anju Ghosh is a Bangladeshi and Indian (Tollywood) film actress. She is notable for her role in the film ''Beder Meye Josna'' (''Josna, The Gypsey Daughter'') in 1989. Career Ghosh debuted in film acting through her role in Soudagor (1982), di ...

, actress, starred in record-breaking

Beder Meye Josna ''Beder Meye Josna'' () is a 1989 Bangladeshi film directed by Tojammel Haque Bokul. The film stars Ilias Kanchan and Anju Ghosh in the lead roles. This story was taken from a very old rural Bengali play of the same name. The tune of the title son ...

Aparna Ghosh Aparna Ghosh is a Bangladeshi actress, theater artist and model. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress twice for her roles in the films ''Mrittika Maya'' (2013) and '' Gondi'' (2020). Career Ghosh debuted in the film ...

, contemporary actress *

Chitralekha Guho Chitralekha Guho is a Bangladeshi television, stage and film actress. She was awarded Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film '71 Er Maa Jononi (2014). Career Guho debuted her acting career in 1986 by ...

, television actress * Urmila Srabonti Kar, contemporary television actress *

Ashish Kumar Louho Ashish Kumar Louho (10 October 1937 – 4 November 1994) was a Bangladeshi film actor, playwright, dialogue writer and story writer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film '' Parineeta'' (1986). ...

, film actor, playwright, dialogue writer and story writer *

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. S ...

, contemporary actress * Ramendu Majumdar, actor and theatre-activist *

Narayan Ghosh Mita Narayan Ghosh Mita ( bn, নারায়ণ ঘোষ মিতা) is a Bangladeshi writer and film director. He was the first recipient of National Film Award in best director category. Filmography See also * Khan Ataur Rahman * Satya S ...

, film director and writer * Prabir Mitra, film actor *

Manoj Pramanik Manoj Kumar Pramanik ( bn, মনোজ কুমার প্রামাণিক) is a television and cinema actor and producer from Bangladesh who also teaches at universities. Manoj has participated in a number of Bangladeshi TV dramas both ...

, actor * Puja Cherry Roy, contemporary actress *

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 1 ...

, actress

Literature

* Kajal Bandyopadhyay, poet, translator and academic *

Purabi Basu Purabi Basu (born 21 September 1949) is a Bangladeshi short-story writer, pharmacologist and activist. She won Anannya Literary Award in 2005 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2013. As of 2005, she has been working as a senior executive at Wye ...

, short-story writer, pharmacologist and activist *

Ananta Bijoy Das Attacks by Islamist extremists in Bangladesh refers to a period of turbulence in Bangladesh between 2013 and 2016 where attacks on a number of secularist and atheist writers, bloggers, and publishers in Bangladesh; foreigners; homosexuals; and ...

, atheist blogger and writer of Hindu origin, martyred by extremists *

Nirmalendu Goon Nirmalendu Goon (born 21 June 1945) is a Bangladeshi poet known for his accessible verse. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2001 and Independence Day Award by the Government of Bangladesh in 2016. He was also awarded the Bangla Academy Literary ...

, poet *

Bimal Guha Bimal Guha (born 27 October 1952) is a Bangladeshi poet. He appeared on the Bangladesh literary scene in the 1970s. His themes revolve around the war of liberation and the eternal subjects of love, nature, motherland, mother-tongue, tradition, a ...

, poet and academic *

Ranesh Das Gupta Ranesh Das Gupta (15 January 1912 – 4 November 1997) was a Bangladeshi writer, journalist, and politician. He was posthumously awarded the Ekushey Padak in 1998 by the Government of Bangladesh. He was one of the founders of the cultural organiz ...

, writer, journalist, and politician * Harishankar Jaladas, novelist * Avijit Roy, atheist blogger and writer of Hindu origin, martyred by extremists *

Mahadev Saha Mahadev Saha (born 5 August 1944) is a Bangladeshi poet. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2001 and Independence Day Award in 2021 by the government of Bangladesh. Early life Born Dhanghara, Sirajganj, 5 August 1944. His father is Gadadhar Saha. H ...

, poet *

Arunabh Sarkar Arunabh Sarkar (born 29 May 1941) is a Bangladeshi poet, columnist, literary editor, and freedom fighter. He was born in Tangail, Bangladesh. He received the 2009 Bangla Academy Literary Award for poetry, Arunabh also received the Tangail Sahitya ...

, poet, columnist, literary-editor and freedom fighter *

Satyen Sen Satyen Sen ( bn, সত্যেন সেন), (28 March 1907 - 5 January 1981) was a historian of Bengali literature from Bangladesh. Early life Satyen was born in Tangibari, Munshigonj. His father was Darinimohan Sen. He passed the entranc ...

, author, founder of Udichi

Academia

Debapriya Bhattacharya Debapriya Bhattacharya is an economist and public policy analyst from Bangladesh. He was the first executive director of Centre for Policy Dialogue in Dhaka. He also worked as a senior research fellow at Bangladesh Institute of Development Studie ...

, economist * Shishir Bhattacharja, writer, researcher, linguist, professor of French *

Swadesh Bose Swadesh Ranjan Bose ( bn, স্বদেশ রঞ্জন বোস; 2 January 1928 – 3 December 2009) was a Bengali language movement activist and an economist. For his contributions to the field of economics he was posthumously given the In ...

, economist and Language-movement activist *

, martyred academic, philosopher, Dhaka University professor * Kaberi Gayen, columnist, academic *

Biswajit Ghosh Biswajit Ghosh (born 8 April 1958) is a Bangladeshi professor, essayist and researcher. He is a professor of the Bangla Department at Dhaka University and Incumbent Vice-Chancellor of the Rabindra University. He was awarded Bangla Academy Litera ...

, Bangladeshi essayist, researcher and academic * Ajoy Roy, academic and leader of secular-humanist movement in Bangladesh *

Sanat Kumar Saha Sanat Kumar Saha (born 1941) is a Bangladeshi educator, economist and Tagore exponent. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh. He served as a professor of economics at the University of Rajshahi. He is a former mem ...

, essayist, economist, professor and Tagore-exponent *

Jatin Sarker Jatin Sarker (born 25 August 1935) is a Bengali intellectual, researcher and biographer of Bangladesh. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2008 for research and essays and Independence Day Award in 2010 for education. As of Septe ...

, author and Marxist philosopher Science and Technology *

Arun Kumar Basak Arun Kumar Basak (born October 17, 1941) is a Bangladeshi physicist. He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physics, University of Rajshahi. Early life and education Basak was born in Radhanagor of Pabna town, Bengal Presidency, British I ...

Pran Gopal Datta Pran Gopal Datta (born 1 October 1953) is a Bangladeshi physician, university administrator and politician. In September 2021, he won the candidacy of membership of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Comilla-7 constituency in a bi-election unoppo ...

, physician, ex-vice chancellor of BSMRMU and member of parliament *

Hiranmay Sen Gupta Hiranmay Sen Gupta, bn, হিরন্ময় সেন গুপ্ত, (1 August 1934 – 8 January 2022) was a Bangladeshi physicist who specialised in nuclear physics. In a career spanning five decades he published over 200 research pa ...

* Shuvo Roy * Senjuti Saha * Samir Kumar Saha *

Dwijen Sharma Dwijen Sharma (29 May 1929 – 15 September 2017) was a Bangladeshi naturalist and science writer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1987 and Ekushey Padak in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution in language and ...

Journalism

* Kaberi Gayen, journalist and academic *

Manik Chandra Saha Manik Chandra Saha (1956 – died 15 January 2004) was a Bangladeshi journalist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak, second highest civilian award of Bangladesh, in 2009 by the Government of Bangladesh. Early life Saha was born in 1956 in Narail Dis ...

, journalist, recipient of Ekushey Padak * Munni Saha, journalist, television presenter

Business and philanthropy

Subir Chowdhury Subir Chowdhury ( bn, সুবীর চৌধুরী; born 12 January 1967) is the author of 15 books and noted for his work in Quality (business)#Market sector perspectives, quality and management. He is currently the chairman and CEO of ASI ...

Bangladeshi-American author, world renowned expert in quality and management and philanthropist (founded the Subir-Maliny Center for Bangladesh Studies at the University of California-Berkeley) *

, sculptor and founder of Otobi *

, philanthropist, founder of Kumudini College and Kumudini Hospital at Mirzapur Upazila,

Tangail Tangail ( bn, টাঙ্গাইল, ), is a major city within the Dhaka Division in central Bangladesh. It sits on the bank of the Louhajang River, north-west of Dhaka, the nation's capital. It is considered to be the main urban area of ...

)

Sports

* Tapash Baishya, cricket *

Rajani Kanta Barman Rajani Kanta Barman (; born 2 February 1979) is a retired Bangladeshi international footballer who played as a defender for Muktijoddha Sangsad KS. He is former Bangladesh national football team player and has a total of 70 appearances during hi ...

, football * Topu Barman, football *

Debabrata Barua Debabrata Barua Paul (born 28 January 1978 in Kishoreganj District, Dhaka) is a Bangladeshi former first-class cricketer active 2001–2003 who played for Chittagong Division and Barisal Division. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm m ...

, cricket *

Biplob Bhattacharjee Biplob Bhattacharjee ( bn, বিপ্লব ভট্টাচার্য; born 7 January 1981), sometimes called Biplob Bhattacharya, is a Bangladeshi retired professional footballer, who represented the Bangladesh national team between 1997 ...

, football * Disha Biswas, women's cricket * Kesto Kumar Bose, football * Narayan Chandra, cricket * Mithun Chowdhury, football *

Brojen Das Brojen Das (Bengali: ব্রজেন দাস; 9 December 1927 – 1 June 1998) was a Bangladeshi swimmer, who was the first Asian to swim across the English Channel, and the first person to cross it six times. Early life and education ...

, swimmer *

Litton 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 score ...

, cricket * Bishwanath Ghosh, football *

Dhiman Ghosh Dhiman Ghosh (born 23 November 1987) is a Bangladeshi first-class cricketer. He represented Bangladesh through the age group levels, playing for Bangladesh A in 2003–04 and 2004–05, and appeared in Under-19 Tests and ODIs. He played 14 ODIs ...

, cricket *

Pinak Ghosh Pinak Ghosh (born 20 January 1999) is a first-class cricketer from Bangladesh. In December 2015 he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In December 2017, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 Unde ...

, cricket *

Taposh Ghosh Taposh Ghosh (born 11 August 1991) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a left handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler. He has also played Under 19 Test and One Day International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limi ...

, cricket * Asim Gope, hockey * Shuvagata Hom, cricket * Alok Kapali, cricket * Pritom Kumar, cricket *

Subashis Roy Subashis Roy (born 29 November 1988) is a Bangladeshi bowler who represents Sylhet Division in first-class and list A cricket and the Chittagong Vikings franchise in the Bangladesh Premier League. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast m ...

, cricket *

Kochi Rani Mondal Kochi Rani Mondal ( bn, কচি রানী মন্ডল) is a Bangladeshi national women 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 of ...

, kabaddi *

Sanjit Saha Sanjit Saha (born 4 November 1997) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for Rangpur Division. He made his first-class debut on 8 February 2015 in the National Cricket League. In December 2015, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 ...

, cricket * Sumon Saha, cricket *

Krishna Rani Sarkar Krishna Rani Sarkar (Bengali: কৃষ্ণা রানী সরকার; born 1 January 2001) is a Bangladeshi women's football forward. She currently plays at the Bangladesh women's national football team and Suti V. M. Pilot Model High S ...

, football *

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 ...

, cricket *

Jony Talukdar Jony Talukdar (born 6 June 1993) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who has played for Dhaka Division. He made his Twenty20 debut for Uttara Sporting Club in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League on 26 February 2019. See also * ...

, cricket *

Rony Talukdar Rony Talukdar (born 10 October 1990) is a batsman who plays first-class cricket for Dhaka Division in Bangladesh. He was part of Bangladesh's squad for the Under-19 World Cup in 2008. Rony Talukdar scored 107 and 53 batting at No. 7 and No. 8 i ...

, cricket *

Sushanto Tripura Sushanto Tripura ( bn, সুশান্ত ত্রিপুরা; born 5 October 1998) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bangladesh Premier League club Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and the Bangladesh natio ...

, football

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