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 List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

(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 Major Nazmul Huq (11 August 1938 — 27 September 1971) was the first sector commander of the 7th sector in the Bangladesh Liberation War. He is also called "The Lost Sector Commander" of Bangladesh Liberation War. Life Huq was born in Amirab ...

, Commander Sector 7 (till August 1971) * Squadron Leader

M. Hamidullah Khan Muhammad Hamidullah Khan, TJ, Sitara-e-Harb, BP ( bn, এম হামিদুল্লাহ খান; 11 September 1938 – 30 December 2011) was a military leader in two wars fought in South Asia: the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and t ...

, 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 Nasima Akhter ( bn, নাসিমা আক্তার; born 1970) is a Bangladeshi scientist who specializes in nuclear medicine. In 2010, she won the BAS-TWAS Young Scientists Prize for her research involving nuchal translucency for fetal a ...

(born 1970), nuclear medicine researcher *

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 ...

, 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 Maqsudul Alam (14 December 1954 – 20 December 2014) was a Bangladeshi-born life-science scientist who is known for his work on genome sequencing. His work on genome sequencing started with bacteria '' Idiomarina loihiensis'' in 2003. He came in ...

, scientist and professor who achieved three milestones in genomics - sequencing the genomes of papaya, rubber plants and jute at

University of Hawaii A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

Mir Masoom Ali Mir Masoom Ali (born February 1, 1937) is a Bangladeshi American statistician, Distinguished Professor, educator, researcher and author. He migrated to the United States in 1969 and became a naturalized citizen in 1981. Ali founded the graduate a ...

, 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 university, public research university in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by resident ...

Abed Chaudhury Abed Chaudhury (born February 1956) is an Australian-Bangladeshi scientist, author, and poet living in Australia. Early life and education He was born into a Bengali Muslim family known as the Zamindars of Kanihati in Hajipur Union, Kulaura ...

, 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 Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium ''Vibrio cholerae''. Symptoms may range from none, to mild, to severe. The classic symptom is large amounts of watery diarrhea that lasts a few days. Vomiting and ...

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

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Tanzima Hashem Tanzima Hashem, a Bangladeshi professor at BUET, is one of the five women scientists from the developing world who won Elsevier Foundation Awards in 2017. Her research focuses on maintaining Internet privacy, user privacy while location-based ser ...

, academic,

Elsevier Foundation Award The OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World are awarded annually to early-career women scientists in selected developing countries in four regions: Latin America and the Caribbean, East and Sou ...

winner in 2017 * M. Zahid Hasan, Eugene Higgins endowed chair professor of quantum physics at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...

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 Saleemul Huq (born 1952) is a Bangladeshi-British scientist and has been the Director of the International Centre for Climate Change & Development (ICCCAD) based in Bangladesh, also Professor at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). He was ...

, awarded the Burtoni Award for contributing to

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* 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, and ...

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; elected Fellow of National Academy of Engineering *

Abul Hussam Abul Hussam is the inventor of the Sono arsenic filter. He is a chemistry professor at George Mason University (GMU) in Fairfax, Virginia, and a member of advisory board at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology. Life and career Huss ...

, 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 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 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 Bibhuti Roy is an engineer and professor. He is a researcher at the University of Bremen at the ITB in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and a visiting professor at international universities. His research interests include Co ...

, 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 Dr. Jamilur Reza Choudhury (15 November 1942 – 28 April 2020) was a Bangladeshi civil engineer, professor, researcher, and education advocate. He was an Adviser (Minister) to Caretaker government of Bangladesh, Caretaker Government of Banglad ...

, 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

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, 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 Manzoor Alam Beg ( bn, মনজুর আলম বেগ; 1 October 193126 July 1998) was a Bangladeshi photographer. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2007 by the Government of Bangladesh. Personal life Beg was the third child of Professor Hu ...

, photographer and author *

Munier Chowdhury Munier Choudhury (27 November 192514 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi educationist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident. He was a victim of the mass killing of Bangladeshi intellectuals in 1971. He was awarded Independence Day A ...

, 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 Akhteruzzaman Elias (12 February 1943 – 4 January 1997) (Bengali: আখতারুজ্জামান ইলিয়াস) was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer. Despite writing only two novels, critics place Elias "in the pant ...

, 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 Abul Hussain (15 August 1922 – 29 June 2014) was a Bangladeshi poet. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1980 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1963. Early life Hussain's first poetry book published in 1940. He has over 30 books including ...

, poet *

Jahanara Imam Jahanara Imam (3 May 1929 – 26 June 1994) was a Bangladeshi writer and political activist. She is known for her efforts to bring those accused of committing war crimes in the Bangladesh Liberation War to trial. She has been called "Shaheed Ja ...

, 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 Mohammad Abul Kashem (known as Principal Abul Kashem, 28 June 1920 – 11 March 1991) is generally considered as a pioneer and the architect of the historic Language Movement of Bangladesh. He was also a politician, author and an eminent educa ...

, 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 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, creator, painter *

Ghulam Murshid Ghulam Murshid ( Born 8 April 1940 ) is a Bangladeshi author, scholar and journalist, based in London. He won a number of awards, including Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1982 for his contribution to research.; Prothom Alo Book Award in 2007 ...

, 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 Bibi Russell is a Bangladeshi fashion designer and former international model. Career Russell was born in 1950 in Chittagong, Bangladesh to Mokhlessur Rahman and Shamsun Nahar. She grew up in Dhaka studying in Kamrunnessa Govt Girls High School ...

, 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 Muhammad Shahidullah ( bn, মুহম্মদ শহীদুল্লাহ; 10 July 1885 – 13 July 1969) was a Bengali linguist, philologist, educationist, and writer. In 2004, he was ranked number 16 in BBC's poll of the Greatest Benga ...

, 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 Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury (known as Kamal Chowdhury; born 31 December 1957) is a Bengali poet and a member of the Bangladesh Civil Service. He was the Chief Coordinator of the National Implementation Committee for the Celebration of ''Mujib B ...

, 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 Shahid Mahmud Jangi Chowdhury (born 6 February, Chittagong, Bangladesh), known professionally as Shahid Mahumd Jangi, is a Bangladeshi lyricist and author. Early life and education Shahid Mahmud Jangi was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh to fath ...

, writer, lyricist * Monica Jahan Bose, artist and climate activist

Chefs

* Afroza Naznin Shumi *

Keka Ferdousi Keka Ferdousi (born 4 August 1960) is a Bangladeshi television chef and author. Early life Ferdousi was born on 4 August 1960, in Dhaka to Fazlul Haque, a film producer, and Rabeya Khatun, an author. Her brother Faridur Reza Sagar is a film pr ...

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 Siddiqua Kabir (May 7, 1931 – January 31, 2012) was a Bangladeshi nutritionist, academic, cookbook author, and cooking show television host. A professor, Kabir hosted, and guest starred in numerous television shows featuring Bangladeshi cuisin ...

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 Shabana is a feminine given name. People named Shabana include: *Shabana (actress), Bangladeshi actress * Shabana (dancer), a Pakistani dancer killed by the Taliban * Shabana Akhtar, Pakistani athlete *Shabana Azmi, Indian actress *Shabana Bakhsh ...

, 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 Jaya Maswood (born 1 July), commonly known as Jaya Ahsan, is a Bangladeshi actress and producer. Starting her career as a model and, later, as a television actress, she currently works mostly in Bangladeshi and Indian Bengali films. She won Ba ...

, actress and producer *

Dipjol Monowar Hossain Dipjol ( bn, মনোয়ার হোসেন ডিপজল) is a Bangladeshi actor, businessman, and former ward commissioner. He is a current vice-president of the Bangladesh Film Artists' Association. Early life He ...

, film actor, film producer and politician * Waheedul Haq, Tagore song specialist and journalist *

Zahid Hasan Zahid Hasan (born 4 October 1965) is a Bangladeshi film, television and stage actor. He has been working as an actor in the show business arena of Bangladesh since the 1990s. He is also a TV commercial model. He was awarded Bangladesh National F ...

, 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 Kaushik Hossain Taposh (born November 8, 1983) is a Bangladeshi music composer, producer, and musician. He is also serving as the managing director and C.E.O of One More Zero Group & Gaan Bangla TV. He is the creator of 'Wind of Change'. Servin ...

, music composer, singer, producer & MD of

Gaan Bangla Gaan Bangla ( bn, গান বাংলা; ), also known by the GB acronym, is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language music television channel owned by One More Zero Group. It was launched on 13 January 2013, and, at launch, was Bangladesh's second mu ...

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 K M Mosharraf Hossain (born 22 August 1971), known by his stage-name Mosharraf Karim ( bn, মোশাররফ করিম), is a Bangladeshi actor, works both in films and television. He began working as a theater artist in late the 1980s wi ...

, 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 Mukul Chowdhury ( Bangla:মুকুল চৌধুরী) was a Bangladeshi lyricist and musical artist. He has written many songs for radio, television and more than hundreds of films including 'O Madhobi Go Theko Mor Antore,' 'Tumi Accho Sobi ...

, 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 Bangladeshi independent film director, film producer, screenwriter and lyricist. He first found success with the films ''Muktir Gaan'' (1995) and ''Matir Moina'' (2002), for which he won thr ...

, 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 Dino Shafeek (born Gholam D. Shafeek, 21 March 1930 – 10 March 1984) was a Bangladeshi-British comedy actor. Born and raised in Dhaka, he moved to the United Kingdom from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in 1958 and appeared in several sitcom ...

, 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 Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad is a Bangladeshi economist and development thinker and activist. He is currently the chairman of Dhaka School of Economics (DScE), a constituent institution of the University of Dhaka, devoted to post-graduate studies ...

, economist and development thinker, Chairman of

Dhaka School of Economics The Dhaka School of Economics (DScE) ( bn, ঢাকা স্কুল অব ইকোনমিকস) is an undergraduate and postgraduate institution of the University of Dhaka. DScE was founded in April 2010, following the model of the London ...

* 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 Atiur Rahman ( bn, আতিউর রহমান; born 3 August 1951) is a Bangladeshi development economist, writer and banker. He served as the 10th Governor of Bangladesh Bank, which is the central bank of Bangladesh. He has also been cal ...

, 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 PRAN-RFL Group ( bn, প্রাণ-আরএফএল গ্রুপ) is a Bangladeshi multinational consumer goods company with headquarters in Dhaka. It is the largest agribusiness & plastic product manufacturer in Bangladesh. Currently ...

* 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 Iqbal Z. Quadir ( bn, ইকবাল জেড. কাদীর) is an entrepreneur and promoter of the role of entrepreneurship and innovations in creating prosperity in low-income countries. He has taught at Harvard Kennedy School and at Mas ...

, 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 platform, online video sharing and social media, 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 ...

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, prominent academic, author, columnist for ''The Daily Star'' * Kazi Shamsul Hoque, journalist * Mainul Hosein, former chairman of the editorial board of ''The Daily Ittefaq'' * Naveed Mahbub, comedian and columnist * Matiur Rahman (journalist), Matiur Rahman, editor of the daily ''Prothom Alo'', winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism * Shykh Seraj, director of News Channel i, Agriculture Development activist, winner of FAO A.H. Boerma Award, Ekushey Padak * Mahbub Jamal Zahedi, former editor of the ''Khaleej Times'', assistant editor of ''Dawn (newspaper), Dawn'', and founder-editor of ''The Agatya'' * Samia Zaman, Editor and CEO of the television channel ''Ekattor TV'' * Tasmima Hossain, on 4 July 2018, she was made the editor of ''The Daily Ittefaq'' * Anisul Hoque, associate editor of a Bengali-language daily ''Prothom Alo'' and the editor of monthly youth magazine Kishor Alo * Naem Nizam, Editor Bangladesh Pratidin * Farida Yasmin (journalist), 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, 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, barrister, politician and statesman * Oli Ahmed (Bir Bikram), President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh), 2006–present; former Minister (various portfolios in multiple cabinets); decorated freedom fighter; one of the main founders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) * Shahabuddin Ahmed, former president *

, first Prime Minister of Bangladesh * Majid-ul-Haq, minister * Ghulam Azam, Islamist politician, former leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, accused of war crimes for his role in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War * Maulana Bhashani, Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, founder of Bangladesh Awami League, National Awami Party * Muhammad Ali Bogra, Prime Minister of Pakistan, 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, member of Parliament * Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, former Minister, accused of war crimes for his role in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, son of Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry * Hussain Mohammed Ershad, Chief martial law administrator, CMLA and later President from 1982 to 1991; Leader of Jatiya Party (Ershad), Jatiya Party * Mirza Ghulam Hafiz, politician and minister * Sheikh Hasina Wazed, Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, 1996–2001, 2009–present * Khorshed Ara Haque, Member of Parliament *

, Chief Minister of East Bengal, Governor of East Pakistan * Altaf Husain, Minister of Commerce and Industry of Pakistan, 1965–1968 * Abdul Jolil (Bangladesh politician), Abdul Jolil, politician and Minister * Morshed Khan, former Foreign Minister * Khawaja Nazimuddin, second Governor-General of Pakistan, and the second Prime Minister of Pakistan * Shah Azizur Rahman, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh *

, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh * Tareq Rahman, senior vice president of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), son of Begum Khaleda Zia and

* Abdur Razzaq (politician), Abdur Razzaq, former minister of agriculture * Khwaja Salimullah, Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah, first to propose the creation of the All India Muslim League * Suranjit Sengupta, politician and minister *

, Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1956–1957 * Begum Khaleda Zia, 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, MP (Barguna-1) * Pankaj Nath, MP (Barisal-4) * Jaya Sengupta, MP (Sunamganj) * Biren Sikder, MP (Magura-2) * Manoranjan Shill Gopal, MP (Dinajpur-1)

Photographers

* GMB Akash *

* Anwar Hossain (photographer), Anwar Hossain * Sarker Protick * Munem Wasif

Heads of government

* Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, President, August 15, 1975 – November 3, 1975 *

, (by Appointment and Oath) Prime Minister, 1971–1972 * Hussain Mohammed Ershad, by (India supported Military Coup) Chief Martial Law Administrator (CMLA) 1982–1985 and self declared President (1985–1990 December 6) * Sheikh Hasina Wazed, Sheikh Hasina, (elected) Prime Minister, 1996–2001, 2009–13, 2013–present *

, presented the Lahore Resolution 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 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; Prime Minister of Pakistan 1956–1957; founder of Awami League * Begum Khaleda Zia, (elected) Prime Minister; 1991–1996, 1996–1996, 2001–2006

Intellectuals

*Surendra Kumar Sinha, 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, lawyer and politician, civil rights activist * Nasreen Pervin Huq, women's rights activist * Roquia Sakhawat Hussain, prolific writer, feminist, social worker * M. A. Muid Khan, 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, defence analyst *Mirza Hussain Haider, former Justice of the Appellate Division (Bangladesh), Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Supreme Court

Government officials and diplomats

* Shakil Ahmed (Major General), Shakil Ahmed, Army general * Anwar Chowdhury, British High Commissioner to Dhaka, first non-White Briton to hold a senior diplomatic post * Akbar Ali Khan (economist), Akbar Ali Khan, Bangladeshi economic historian and educationist who was a civil servant until 2001, Finance Ministry Adviser (Minister) of Caretaker government of Bangladesh * 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 Caretaker government of Bangladesh * Kamal Uddin Siddiqui, senior lecturer at the Monash University, a political economist and social scientist and a bureaucrat 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, 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 (2007–2012), Brigadier General (retd) Bangladesh Army, writer, author of more than 20 books, columnist, speaker, freelance commentator on national and international TV channels, security and defense analyst * Irene Khan, 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 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 and politician * Abul Kalam Azad (politician), Abul Kalam Azad (born 1947), preacher and Jamaat-e-Islami politician * Junaid Babunagari (born 1955), former Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh * Muhibbullah Babunagari (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 League, Awami Muslim League and The Daily Ittefaq * Abdul Matin Chowdhury (scholar), Abdul Matin Chowdhury (1915–1990), Shaykh of Fulbari and political activist * Abdul Haque Faridi (1903–1996), founder of the Islami Bishwakosh project * Nurul Islam Farooqi (died 2014), TV presenter assassinated by Islamic militants * Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali (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 (1924–2005), chairman of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh * Mahmudul Hasan (scholar), Mahmudul Hasan, President of Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh and Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh, Chancellor of :bn:জামিয়া ইসলামিয়া দারুল উলুম মাদানিয়া, Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Madania, Amir of Majlis-e-Dawatul Haq Bangladesh * Ubaidul Haq (1928–2007), former khatib of Baitul Mukarram * Azizul Haque (scholar), Azizul Haque (1919–2012), first translator of Sahih Al-Bukhari into the Bengali language * Mamunul Haque (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 * Abuhena Saifulislam, Abu Hena Saiful Islam (born 1963), imam of the US Navy * Izharul Islam, founder of Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar * Mufti Saiful Islam, Saiful Islam (born 1974), founder of Bradford's Jamiah Khatamun Nabiyeen * Shahidul Islam (Mufti), Shahidul Islam (born 1960), founder of al-Markaz al-Islami * Sayed Kamaluddin Zafree, Sayyid Kamal ad-Din Jafri (born 1945), founder of the Bangladesh Islami University * Abdul Jabbar Jahanabadi (1937–2016), former secretary-general of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh * 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 (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 (1935–2016), translator of the Qur'an and the Ma'ariful Qur'an exegesis * Muhammad Abdul Malek (born 1969), muhaddith and author * Ajmal Masroor (born 1971), British politician, imam and TV presenter * Abdul Khaleque Mondal, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami associate * Sultan Zauq Nadvi (born 1939), founder of Jamia Darul Ma'arif Al-Islamia * Abdur Rahim (scholar), Abdur Rahim (1918–1987), inaugural Amir of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami * Abdur Rahman Bangladeshi, Abdur Rahman (1920–2015), founder of Islamic Research Center Bangladesh * Syed Mohammad Saifur Rahman, Syed Mohammad Saifur Rahman Nizami (born 1916), Ekushey Padak recipient * Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh, Independence Award recipient * Delwar Hossain Sayeedi (born 1940), Islamic scholar and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politician * Shah Ahmad Shafi (1916-2020), former Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh * Allama Nurul Islam Olipuri, Nurul Islam Walipuri (born 1955), mufassir, teacher and author * Muhammad Wakkas, Muhammad Waqqas (1952–2021), former secretary-general of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh * Obaidul Haque, Obaidul Haque Wazirpuri (1934–2008), former co-president of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh

Criminals

Sports people

Cricket

*Mashrafe Mortaza, one of the best pace bowler and most successful captain of Bangladesh *Shakib Al Hasan, 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, youngest player to hit a ton in Test Cricket *Tamim Iqbal, test, ODI and t20 batsman *Mahmudullah, top 10 T20I all rounders *Mushfiqur Rahim, wicketpeer batsman best team has produced *Mustafizur Rahman, Got man match on test and ODI debut *Taijul Islam, 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, all rounder *Mominul Haque, test batsmen *Imrul Kayes, test and ODI batsman *Shafiul Islam, ODI and t20 bowler *Mohammad Saifuddin, all rounder *Mosaddek Hossain, all rounder *Rubel Hossain, fast bowler *Syed Rasel, fast bowler *Abdur Razzak (cricketer), Abdur Razzak, spin bowler *Liton Das, wicket keeper, batsman

Archery

* Emdadul Haque Milon, archer * Md Ruman Shana

Chess

* Abdullah Al Rakib, Bangladeshi Grandmaster * Reefat Bin-Sattar, Bangladeshi Grandmaster * Rani Hamid, chess player; was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (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) * Ziaur Rahman (chess player), Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi Grandmaster

Football

* Alfaz Ahmed, Sylhet#Ethnicity, Sylheti footballer * Shahed Ahmed, British footballer * Toklis Ahmed * Shahedul Alam Shahed, midfielder * Shahidul Alam Sohel, goalkeeper * Jahid Hasan Ameli * Shahed Ahmed British footballer * Sheikh Aslam, footballer; striker during the 1980s and 1990s * Jamal Bhuyan, Danish footballer of Bangladeshi descent * Hemanta Vincent Biswas, first Bangladeshi footballer to get a trial at a top European club; a Bangladeshi Christian * Mithun Chowdhury Mithun, Mithun Chowdhury * Nasiruddin Chowdhury * Hamza Choudhury, British footballer * Kaiser Hamid, Sylhet#Ethmicity, Sylheti, footballer, son of Rani Hamid (retired) * Raihan Hasan *Topu Barman * Aminul Hoque, goalkeeper * Mohammed Monwar Hossain * Mohamed Zahid Hossain * Mamunul Islam * Mohammed Ariful Islam * Sayeed Hassan Kanan, goalkeeper * Rezaul Karim (footballer), Rezaul Karim * Tariq Kazi, Finnish Bangladeshi footballer * Mamun Khan * Abdul Baten Mojumdar Komol * Ashraf Mahmud Linkon * Russel Mahmud Liton * Atiqur Rahman Meshu * Mohd Mamun Miah, Sylhet#Ethnicity, Sylheti, footballer * Mohamed Mintu Sheikh, Sheikh Mohamed Mintu * Nasirul Islam Nasir * Shakhawat Hossain Rony * Sabbir, Syed Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir * Kazi Salahuddin * Saiful Bari Titu * Anwar Uddin, British footballer * Mohammad Ridoy

Golf

* Siddikur Rahman, Bangladeshi pro golfer who plays on the Asian Tour

Gymnastics

* Syque Caesar, artistic gymnast, member of the Michigan Wolverines * Margarita Mamun, 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 *Khorshadur Rahman *Roman Sarkar *Rashel Mahmud *Fazla Rabby *Milon Hossain *Sobuj Shohanur *Sarower Hossain *Naim Uddin *Ashraful Islam (field hockey), Ashraful Islam *Arshad Hossain *Abu Nippon (GK)

Kabaddi

* Kazi Yunus Ahmed * Razu Ahmed * Hena Akhter * Rupali Akhter * Kazi Shahin Ara * Farzana Akhter Baby * Juni Chakma, of Chakma people, Chakma descent * Mohammed Mozammal Haque * Kamal Hossain (kabaddi), Kamal Hossain * Mosharrof Hossain * Abul Kalam (player), Abul Kalam * Shahnaz Parvin Maleka * Badsha Miah, of Sylhetis, Sylheti descent * Kochi Rani Mondal * Abu Salah Musa * Ismat Ara Nishi * Fatema Akhter Poly * Md Mizanur Rahman * Ziaur Rahman (kabaddi), Ziaur Rahman * Bozlur Rashid * Sharmin Sultana Rima * Md Abdur Rouf * Dolly Shefali

Martial arts

* Riaz Amin, youngest British WEKAF (World Eskrima/Kali/Arnis Federation) world champion, practises Shotokan Karate 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 (sport), 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, gold and silver medalist in the Commonwealth Games * Sharmin Ratna

Sprinter

* Mohamed Abu Abdullah, personal best 11.07 * Masbah Ahmmed, 100m sprinter * Mohan Khan, personal best 11.25 * Beauty Nazmun Nahar, 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

Martial arts

Mountaineering

Shooter

Sprinter

Swimming

Table tennis

See also

References