This is a list of notable residents and people who have origins in the

Greater Faridpur Padma Division ( bn, পদ্মা বিভাগ) is a proposed administrative division within Bangladesh for the southern parts of the existing Dhaka Division, comprising Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, Rajbari, and Shariatpur District ...

region 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 mos ...

; consisting of the districts of Faridpur, Rajbari,

Madaripur Madaripur ( bn, মাদারীপুর ), being a part of the Dhaka Division, is a district in central Bangladesh. History Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 under the district of Bakerganj. In 1873 it was separated from Bakerganj ...

, Gopalgonj and

Shariatpur Shariatpur ( bn, শরিয়তপুর জেলা, ''Shariatpur Jela'' also ''Shariatpur Zila'') is a district in the Dhaka Division of central Bangladesh. It is bounded by Munshiganj district on the north, Barisal district on the south, C ...

. This list also includes

British Bangladeshis British Bangladeshis ( bn, বিলাতী বাংলাদেশী, Bilatī Bangladeshī) are people of Bangladeshi origin who have attained citizenship in the United Kingdom, through immigration and historical naturalisation. The term c ...

Bangladeshi Americans Bangladeshi Americans ( bn, বাংলাদেশী মার্কিনী, Bangladeshī Markinī) are Americans of Bangladeshi descent. The majority of Bangladeshi Americans are Bengalis and form the largest group of Bengali Americans. Ban ...

Bangladeshi Canadians Bangladeshi Canadians (french: Canadiens Bangladais, bn, কানাডীয় বাংলাদেশী, Kanaḍīyô Bangladeshī) are Canadian citizens of Bangladeshi descent, first-generation Bangladeshi immigrants, or descendants of Ba ...

, and other non-resident Bengalis who have origins in Greater Faridpur. The people may also be known as Faridpuri.

Activism and cause célèbres

Abala Bose Abala, Lady Bose (8 August 1865 – 25 April 1951) was an Indian social worker and feminist. She was known for her efforts in women's education and her contribution towards helping widows.Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), 197 ...

, social worker * Chittapriya Ray Chaudhuri, revolutionary *

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 Swar ...

, freedom fighter, political activist and lawyer *

Durga Mohan Das Durga Mohan Das ( bn, দুর্গামোহন দাশ ''Durga Mohon Das''; 1841–1897) was a Brahmo Samaj leader and a social reformer. Early life Durga Mohan was born in a well-known Baidya family at Telirbagh, Bikrampur, Dhaka in ...

, social reformer for women rights * Dwarkanath Ganguly, women's rights social reformer * Jyotirmayee Gangopadhyay, feminist and educationist *

Harichand Thakur Harichand Thakur (হরিচাঁদ ঠাকুর) (30 March 1812 – 5 March 1878), worked among the untouchable people of Bengal Presidency. He formed the Matua sect of Hindus. Life Harichand Thakur was born in a Namashudra (or avarn ...

, social worker for untouchable castes * Manoranjan Bhattacharya, Indian independence activist * Panchanan Chakraborty, Indian independence activist *

Pulin Behari Das Pulin Behari Das (28 January 1877 – 17 August 1949) was an Bengali revolutionary and the founder-president of the Dhaka Anushilan Samiti. Early life Pulin came from a middle class Bengali Hindu family. Though they held some landed propert ...

, revolutionary and founder of the

Dhaka Anushilan Samiti Dhaka Anushilan Samiti was a branch of the Anushilan Samiti founded in the city of Dhaka in November 1905. Initially a group of eighty under the leadership of Pulin Behari Das, it "spread like wildfire" throughout the province of East Bengal. Mo ...

Sayera Khatun Sheikh Sayera Khatun (1886 – 31 March 1975) was the matriarch of Sheikh-Wazed political family and mother of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh. She was the grandmother of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasin ...

, housewife and mother of

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 Bengalis, Beng ...

Siraj Sikder Siraj Sikder (27 October 1944 – 2 January 1975) was a Bangladeshi revolutionary politician. Early life Sikder was born on 27 October 1944 in Bhedarganj, Shariatpur District, East Bengal. His father was Abdur Razzaq Sikder, and belonged to ...

, revolutionary *

Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib ( bn, শেখ ফজিলাতুন্নেছা মুজিব; 8 August 1930 – 15 August 1975), also known by her daak naam Renu ( bn, রেনু), was the wife of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first Presiden ...

, wife of

Sheikh Russel Sheikh Russel (October 18, 1964 – August 15, 1975) was the youngest child of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father and first President of Bangladesh. Russel and most of his direct family were killed in their home during the 1975 military ...

, son of

Art and design

Bijan Choudhury Bijan Choudhury (1931–2012) was a Bengal-born painter known for his activities as part of the Calcutta Painters in India. Choudhury was born in Faridpur, Bengal (now Bangladesh) in 1931. He moved to Calcutta where he studied at the Governm ...

, painter *

Faruque Alam Faruque Alam (born 1 March 1940) is a Bangladeshi Civil Engineer, Wood Technologist and former Chairman of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC). He was elected Member of Parliament from Shariatpur-3 constituency during 1986 Ban ...

, civil engineer, wood technologist and former chairman of

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation or BIWTC, is a government-owned company that owns and operates river vessels and ships; and river ports in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. History The company was founded in 1972 afte ...

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 ...

, architect that is dubbed the ''Einstein of Structural Engineering'' * Himanish Goswami, cartoonist * Jogen Chowdhury, painter *

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 ...

, artist and specialist of

viscosity printing The viscosity of a fluid is a measure of its resistance to deformation at a given rate. For liquids, it corresponds to the informal concept of "thickness": for example, syrup has a higher viscosity than water. Viscosity quantifies the in ...

Kazi Anowar Hossain Kazi Anowar Hossain (14 January 1941 – 8 February 2007) was a Bangladeshi painter who was known for his classical portrayal of rural Bengal. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 posthumously by the Government of Bangladesh. Early life Although ...

, painter * Monsur Ul Karim, painter * Sarbari Roy Choudhury, artist *

Shamim Sikder Shamim Sikder (born 1953) is a Bangladeshi sculptor. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2000 by the Government of Bangladesh. Education and career Sikder enrolled at the Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts at the age of 15. In 1976, she moved to Sir John ...

, sculptor

Business and industry

* Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash,

zamindar A zamindar ( Hindustani: Devanagari: , ; Persian: , ) in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semiautonomous ruler of a province. The term itself came into use during the reign of Mughals and later the British had begun using it as a ...

and merchant *

Fakhruddin Ahmed Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1 May 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank. On 12 January 2007, he was appointed Chief Adviser (Head of the Government) of the non-p ...

, former governor of the

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 banki ...

Kazi Zafarullah Kazi Zafarullah (born April 1947) is a Bangladeshi industrialist and politician, a member of the ruling party, the Bangladesh Awami League's 12-member Presidium, its central working committee, and a former MP from Faridpur-5. Early life Zafa ...

, industrialist and politician *

Khuda Buksh Khuda Buksh (1 February 1912 – 13 May 1974) was an eminent Bengali life insurance salesman and humanitarian from the Indian subcontinent. For four decades he represented the "life and soul of the insurance industry" throughout the region, l ...

, life insurance salesman and humanitarian *

Parveen Haque Sikder Parveen Haque Sikder, known as Sikder (born 3 January 1963) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member from the Women's Reserved Seat 39. Background Sikder was born on 3 January 1963 in the village of Kartikpur, Bhedar ...

, director of

National Bank Limited The National Bank Limited ( bn, ন্যাশনাল ব্যাংক লিমিটেড) is a private limited bank in Bangladesh. Md Mehmood Husain is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the bank. Currently NBL has ca ...

Sheikh Fazle Fahim Sheikh Fazle Fahim is a Bangladeshi business leader. He is the president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI). He is the 22nd president of FBCCI. Early life and education Fahim is son of Sheikh Fazlul Karim S ...

, global trade leader * Wahiduzzaman, director of the

State Bank of Pakistan The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) ( ur, ) is the Central Bank of Pakistan. Its Constitution, as originally laid down in the State Bank of Pakistan Order 1948, remained basically unchanged until 1 January 1974, when the bank was Nationalized and ...

and founder of Zaman Industrial Corporation

Education and sciences

Abdullah Baqui Abdullah H. Baqui is a public health scientist who demonstrated the effectiveness of simple but effective strategies to reduce preventable Infant, newborn deaths. Biography Baqui was born and grew up in Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, Gopalganj d ...

, public health scientist *

Amalendu De Amalendu Dey (1929 - 16 May 2014) was a professor of Indian History at Jadavpur University, where he specialised in the history of the Indian independence movement and Muslim Politics. He served for some time as President and as General Secretary ...

, professor of history at

Jadavpur University Jadavpur University is a public state university located in Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1905 as ''Bengal Technical Institute'' and was converted into Jadavpur University in 1955. In 2022, it was ranked fourth am ...

Farzana Islam Farzana Islam (born 1957) is a Bangladeshi academic. She is a former vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University during 2014-2022. In 2014, she became the first female vice-chancellor of a public university in Bangladesh. She allegedly accused of ...

, vice-chancellor of

Jahangirnagar University Jahangirnagar University ( JU) is a publicly funded university located in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the only fully residential university in Bangladesh. It operated as a project until 1973, when the 'Jahangirnagar Muslim University Act' w ...

Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya (1 August 1895 – 8 April 1981) was an Indian entomologist and naturalist who spent most of his career at Bose Institute, Kolkata. He had no formal college degree. In 1981, the University of Calcutta awarded him ...

, entomologist and naturalist *

Jagadish Chandra Bose Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose (;, ; 30 November 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a biologist, physicist, Botany, botanist and an early writer of science fiction. He was a pioneer in the investigation of radio microwave optics, made significant contr ...

, inventor of the

crescograph A crescograph is a device for measuring growth in plants. It was invented in the early 20th century by Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose. The Bose crescograph uses a series of clockwork gears and a smoked glass plate to record the movement of the tip of ...

and father of radio science and Bengali science fiction. A moon crater is named after him. *

Kadambini Ganguly Kadambini Bose Ganguly (18 July 1861 – 3 October 1923) was one of the first Indian female doctors who practised with a degree in modern medicine. She was the first Indian woman to practice medicine in India. Ganguly was the first woman to gai ...

, first Indian female practitioner of western medicine *

Kamrun Nesa Nilu Kamrun Nesa Nilu ( – 28 December 2015) was a Bangladeshi physician and politician from Shariatpur belonging to Jatiya Party. She was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad. She also served as the Health advisor of the Government of Bangladesh during ...

, physician and health advisor to the

Government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Con ...

* Kazi Shahidullah, former vice-chancellor at the

National University, Bangladesh The National University of Bangladesh ( bn, জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, বাংলাদেশ ) is a public university of Bangladesh that was established by an Act of Parliament as an affiliating University ...

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 ...

, life scientist best known for

genome sequencing Whole genome sequencing (WGS), also known as full genome sequencing, complete genome sequencing, or entire genome sequencing, is the process of determining the entirety, or nearly the entirety, of the DNA sequence of an organism's genome at a ...

Mokarram Hussain Khundker Mukarram Hussain Khundkar ( – 30 November 1972) was a Bangladeshi scientist and educationist. He served as a professor at the Department of Chemistry of University of Dhaka. He was one of the founding fellows of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. ...

, professor of chemistry at

Dhaka University 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 ...

and a founder of the

Bangladesh Academy of Sciences Bangladesh Academy of Sciences is an academic forum for Bangladeshi scientists and technologists. Established in 1973, it aims to fulfill the role of promoting research and development of sciences in Bangladesh. History After the partition of ...

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 *

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE, FNA, FASc, FRS (29 June 1893– 28 June 1972) was an Indian scientist and statistician. He is best remembered for the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure, and for being one of the members of the fi ...

, anthropometrist, statistician and introducer of the Mahalanobis distance *

Qazi Abu Yusuf Qazi Abu Yusuf is a Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi politician and physician of Faridpur District, who was a member of parliament for the then Faridpur-6 and Faridpur-5 constituencies. Early life Abu Yusuf was born in Bhanga Upazila, Faridpur Distr ...

, physician and politician *

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, author and teacher * R. C. Majumdar, history professor and former

Sheriff of Kolkata The Sheriff of Kolkata is an apolitical titular position of authority bestowed for one year on a prominent citizen of Kolkata (Calcutta). The Sheriff has an office and staff in Calcutta High Court but does not have executive powers. Mumbai (Bo ...

Sarala Roy Sarala Roy (1861-1946) was an Indian educator, feminist, and social activist. She was one of the first women to matriculate from Calcutta University, and was the first woman to be a member of the University Senate. She founded a school for girls an ...

, educationist *

Shariff Enamul Kabir Shariff Enamul Kabir is a Bangladeshi academic who served as the vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University from 24 February 2009 until May 2012. Early life and education Kabir was born on 28 February 1955 in Gopalganj District, East Pakistan ...

, former vice-chancellor of

* Sufia Ahmed, first female

National Professor National Professor ( bn, জাতীয় অধ্যাপক) is a prestigious teaching award given by the Government of Bangladesh for outstanding contribution on the field of education. It is awarded by the president of Bangladesh according ...

Zohra Begum Kazi Zohra Begum Kazi (15 October 19127 November 2007) was the first Bengali Muslim female physician. She was awarded Tamgha-e-Pakistan (1964), Begum Rokeya Padak (2002) and Ekushey Padak (2008). Early life and family Kazi was born in Rajnandgaon, C ...

, first female physician of Bengal

Entertainment

Bijon Bhattacharya Bijon Bhattacharya ( bn, বিজন ভট্টাচার্য; 17 July 1906 – 19 January 1978) was an Indian theatre and film actor from West Bengal. He was an eminent playwright and dramatist. Bhattacharya was born in 1906 at Farid ...

, theatre and film actor *

Kazi Abdul Wadud Kazi Abdul Wadud (26 April 1894 - 19 May 1970) was a Bengali people, Bengali essayist, prominent critic, dramatist and biographer. He was born into a lower-middle-class family, in larger Faridpur (present) Rajbari, Pangsha. His father's name was K ...

, dramatist * Mohammad Asaduzzaman, chairman of the University Grants Commission *

Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen (''Beng.'' মৃণাল সেন; 14 May 1923 – 30 December 2018) was an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Bengali, and few Hindi and Telugu language films. Regarded as one of the finest Ind ...

, filmmaker *

Nargis Akhter Nargis Akhter is a Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter and producer. Her first directed film was ''Meghla Akash''. After her first film, she directed various films including '' Megher Koley Rod'' (2008), ''Abujh Bou'' (2010), and '' Poush Mas ...

, film director, screenwriter and producer *

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 ...

, pioneer of Bengali drama *

Phani Majumdar Phani Majumdar was a pioneering Indian film director, who worked in Hindi cinema, most known for his film ''Street Singer'' (1938) starring K.L. Saigal noted for its song, '' Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto Jaye'', Meena Kumari classic ''Aarti'' (1962 ...

, Indian film director *

Premankur Atorthy Premankur Atorthy (1890–1964) was an Indian novelist, journalist, and film director. He was involved in Hindi and Bengali cinema.Riaz Riaz (; frp, Rua, or ) is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Gruyère (district), Gruyère in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Fribourg (canton), Fribourg in Switzerland. History Riaz is first mentioned in 90 ...

, Bangladeshi film actor *

Rubaiyat Hossain Rubaiyat Hossain ( bn, রুবাইয়াত হোসেন) is a Bangladeshi film director, writer, and producer. She made the films ''Meherjaan'' (2011), '' Under Construction'' (2015) and '' Made in Bangladesh'' (2019). Education Inspi ...

, film director *

Shakib Khan Masud Rana ( bn, মাসুদ রানা), better known by the name Shakib Khan ( bn, শাকিব খান) born 28 March 1979) is a Bangladeshi actor, producer, occasional singer, film organiser, and media personality who works in B ...

Dhallywood The Bangladeshi Cinema, better known as Dhallywood ( bn, ঢালিউড), is the Bengali-language film industry based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has often been a significant film industry since the early 1970s. The dominant style of Bangl ...

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, producer and screenwriter

Music

* Firoza Begum, Nazrul Geeti singer *

Fakir Alamgir Fakir Alamgir ( bn, ফকির আলমগীর; 21 February 1950 – 23 July 2021) was a Bangladeshi folk and pop singer. Life After the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, he emerged as a ''Gono Sangeet'' (inspiration songs for the masse ...

, folk and pop singer *

Geeta Dutt Geeta Dutt (born Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri; 23 November 1930 – 20 July 1972) was an Indian playback singer and a famous Hindi and Bengali classical artist, born in Faridpur before the Partition of India. She found particular prominence as a ...

, singer *

Sagar Sen Sagar Sen (15 May 1932 – 4 January 1983) was a Bengali people, Bengali singer. Though primarily known as an exemplary Rabindrasangeet artiste, he had recorded numerous Music of Bengal, Bengali modern songs and directed a few as well. Career ...

, Rabindra Sangeet singer

Families

* Nawabs of Padamdi, descended from Syed Shah Pahlwan * Sheikh–Wazed family, political dynasty descended from Sheikh Awwal * Zamindars of Haturia, descended from Shaykh Muhammad Ashuq Mridha

Legal and police

* A. B. M. Khairul Haque, 19th

Chief Justice of Bangladesh The chief justice of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধান বিচারপতি — ) is the chief amongst the judges of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and also head of the whole judicial establishments, includ ...

A. K. M. Shahidul Haque A. K. M. Shahidul Haque was a Bangladeshi police officer who served as the 26th Inspector General of Bangladesh Police. Career Haque was born in Narkalikata, Naria, Shariatpur District to a Bengali Muslim family. He joined Bangladesh Police in 1 ...

, 27th

Inspector General of Bangladesh Police The Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the senior-most and highest ranked police officer of Bangladesh and the head of the Bangladesh Police, who oversees all police activities throughout the country. He reports directly to the Ministry of Home A ...

* Asmat Ali Khan, advocate and social worker *

Golam Wahed Choudhury Golam Wahed Choudhury (1926 – 13 December 1997), also known as G. W. Choudhury, was a political science, political scientist and diplomat from East Pakistan, which later became Bangladesh. He worked as the Director General of the Research Divis ...

, political scientist and diplomat *

Habibur Rahman Habib ur Rahman ( ar, حبیب الرحمان , link=no) is an Arabic male given name, meaning ''friend of the Merciful One''. It may refer to: *Habib Ur Rehman (Nayab Sahab; Born 1957), Indian politician. *Hakim Habibur Rahman (1881–1947), Unan ...

, Deputy Inspector General of

Bangladesh Police The Bangladesh Police ( bn, বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ) of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a law enforcement agency, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace, and enforcement ...

KM Sobhan Kazi Mohammad Sobhan (25 July 1924 – 31 December 2007) was a Bangladeshi justice, diplomat and activist. He was a former justice of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. He also served as the Bangladeshi ambassador to Germany and Czechoslovakia. Care ...

, justice, diplomat and activist * M. Azizul Haq, former inspector-general of

* Mosharraf Hossain, lawyer and politician *

Muhammad Ibrahim Muhammad Ibrahim ( bn, মোহাম্মদ ইব্রাহিম; – 6 September 1989) was a Bangladeshi physician. He established Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDE ...

, judge and 8th vice-chancellor of

* Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton, chief whip of

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

Satish Ranjan Das Satish Ranjan Das (1870–1928) was the Advocate-General of Bengal and later the Law Member of the Executive Council of the Viceroy; he was sometime treasurer of the Boy Scouts of Bengal and the Lodge of Good Fellowship, and a prominent memb ...

, lawyer and former

Advocate-General of Bengal The Advocate-General of Bengal was charged with advising the Government of the British administered Bengal Presidency on legal matters. The Presidency existed from 1765 to 1947. Prior to 1858, when it was administered by the East India Company, t ...

* Sheikh Lutfar Rahman, civil court record-keeping officer *

Sigma Huda Sigma Huda is a Bangladeshi lawyer. She was the founding president of Bangladesh Women Lawyers Association (BNWLA) and founder and secretary of Institute for Law and Development (ILD). In 2007, she was awarded ''Pope John Paul II Wellspring of ...

, human rights activist, lawyer and United Nations special rapporteur *

Sudhi Ranjan Das Sudhi Ranjan Das (1 October 1894 – 18 September 1977) was the 5th Chief Justice of India, serving from 1 February 1956 to 30 September 1959. Das also served as chairman of ''The Statesman''. Background and education S.R. Das was born in ...

, fifth

Chief Justice of India The chief justice of India (IAST: ) is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India as well as the highest-ranking officer of the Indian Judiciary. The Constitution of India grants power to the president of India to appoint, in consultation w ...

Literature and journalism

Abu Ishaque Abu Bashar Mohammad Ishaque ( bn, আবু ইসহাক; 1 November 1926 – 2003) was a Bangladeshi novelist. Early life Ishaque was born in the village of Shirangal in Naria, Faridpur District (now in Shariatpur District) on 1 November 192 ...

, novelist *

Abul Hasan Abu Al-Hasan ( ar, أبو الحسن, Abū Al-Ḥasan, Father of Hasan), also transliterated Abu'l Hasan, is an Arabic ''kunya'' ('teknonym'). It may refer to: Notable people Politics and military * Ali ibn Abi Talib (600–661), the fourth ...

, poet and journalist * Ajit Kumar Chakravarty, litterateur and translator *

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 Bengali poet * ANM Bazlur Rashid, litterateur and educationist * A. Q. M. Jainul Abedin, journalist *

Atul Prasad Sen Atul Prasad Sen ( bn, অতুল প্রসাদ সেন; 20 October 1871 – 26 August 1934) was a Bengali composer, lyricist and singer, and also a lawyer, philanthropist, social worker, educationist and writer. Early life Atul Prasad ...

, educationist, lyricist and litterateur * Gautam Das, print journalist and bureau chief for

Samakal ''Samakal'' ( bn, সমকাল ''samakal'', "current time, contemporary") is a Bengali-language daily newspaper published in Dhaka, Bangladesh. ''Samakal'' started publishing on 31 May 2005. As of 2007, the circulation of ''Samakal'' is arou ...

Habibullah Siraji Habibullah Sirajee (31 December 1948 – 24 May 2021) was a Bangladeshi poet. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to language and literature. He served as the Director General of Bangla Academ ...

, poet *

Humayun Kabir Humayun Kabir (1906-1969) was an Indian educationist and politician. He was also a poet, essayist and novelist in the Bengali-language. He was also a renowned political thinker. He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford and graduated in 1931. ...

, educationist, politician and philosopher. *

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 and folklorist *

Mir Mosharraf Hossain Mir Mosharraf Hossain ( bn, মীর মশাররফ হোসেন; 1847–1912) was a Bengali writer, novelist, playwright and essayist. He is considered to be the first major writer to emerge from the Muslim society of Bengal, and one ...

, novelist, playwright and essayist *

Mohammad A. Quayum Mohammad A. Quayum (born 30 June 1954) is an academic, writer, editor, critic and translator. Life Quayum was born in Gopalganj, Bangladesh on 30 June 1954. He has taught at universities in Australia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore and the US, a ...

, editor, critic and translator * Narendranath Mitra, short-story writer *

Nassakh Khan Bahadur Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdul Ghafūr (1833-1889), better known by his pen name Nassakh ( ur, نساخ), was a British Indian officer, writer, literary critic and collector. He is best known for his magnum opus ''Sukhan-e-Shuara'' ( ur, ...

, Urdu poet, literary critic and magistrate *

Ram Thakur Ramthakur ( bn, শ্রীশ্রী রামঠাকুর) (2 February 1860 – 1 May 1949), born Ram Chandra Chakraborty ( bn, রাম চন্দ্র চক্রবর্তী), was an Indian mystic, yogi A yogi is a ...

, Hindu journalist * Rowshan Ali Chowdhury, journalist, writer, poet and politician * Sufi Motahar Hossein, poet * Sukanta Bhattacharya, poet and playwright *

Sunil Gangopadhyay Sunil Gangopadhyay or Sunil Ganguly (7 September 1934 – 23 October 2012) was an Indian poet, historian and novelist in the Bengali language based in the city of Kolkata. He is a former Sheriff of Calcutta. Gangopadhyay obtained his ma ...

, poet and novelist *

Yakub Ali Chowdhury Mohammad Yakub Ali Chowdhury (2 November 1888 – 15 December 1940) was a Bengali essayist and journalist. He was noted as one of the few Bengali Muslim literary scholars of his time. Early life Chowdhury was born on 2 November 1888 in the village ...

, essayist and journalist

Military

* Abu Mayeen Ashfakus Samad, former

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

officer *

ATM Amin ATM Amin is a retired General of the Bangladesh Army. He is a former Director General of Forces Intelligence, and a former Director General of Ansar and VDP. He was forced into retirement in 2009. Career As Brigadier General he was director of ...

, former general of the

Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury ( bn, মোহাব্বত জান চৌধুরী) is a former Bangladeshi Army Major General, politician and former Home Minister. He served as the Director General of DGFI. Early life and family Mohabbat Jan Cho ...

, former major general of the

* Atiqur Rahman, Bangladesh's 4th Chief of Army Staff * Khondkar Nazmul Huda, war veteran *

Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed (born c. 1960) was an admiral in the Bangladesh Navy and the former Chief of Naval Staff. He previously served as the Director of Coast Guard Operations and commander of Chittagong Naval Command (COMCHIT). He also served ...

, former Chief of Bangladeshi Naval Staff *

Munshi Abdur Rouf Munshi Abdur Rouf ( bn, মুন্সী আবদুর রউফ; 8 May 1943 – 8 April 1971) was a Lance Nayek in the East Pakistan Rifles during the Bangladesh Liberation War. He enlisted in the East Pakistan Rifles on 8 May 1963, and was ...

, military officer *

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

, Bangladesh's 8th Chief of Army Staff *

Shafiqur Rahman Shafiqur Rahman ( bn, শফিকুর রহমান) is a Bangladeshi politician, physician and current amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. He served as Jamaat's secretary general from October 2016 to November 2019. He was elected the Jamaat- ...

, current Bangladeshi

Chief of Staff The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporti ...

Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani (4 December 1939 – 15 August 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the nephew of the founding father of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and founded the Mujib Bahini (Bangladesh Liberation Force-BLF) one of the ma ...

, founder of the

Mujib Bahini The Mujib Bahini, also known as Bangladesh Liberation Force (BLF), was an armed force formed during the Bangladesh Liberation War to fight against Pakistan in 1971. The force was mainly composed of activists drawn from the Awami League and its st ...

and the

Jubo League The Bangladesh Awami Jubo League ( bn, বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী যুবলীগ) commonly known as the Jubo League, is the first youth organization of Bangladesh founded by Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani. It is the youth wing o ...

Sheikh Jamal Sheikh Jamal (28 April 1954 – 15 August 1975) was the second son of Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh. Early life Jamal was born at Tungipara, Gopalganj on 28 April 1954. His father was She ...

, former lieutenant of the

* Suranjan Das, Indian pilot * Syed Mir Ali Imam Al Mamun, former

officer

Politics and government

Bangladesh

Abul Hasanat Abdullah Abul Hasanat Abdullah (born 10 December 1944) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of parliament for constituency Barisal-1. Career Abdullah was elected Upazila Chairman in Barisal in 1973. In 1975, his father, Abdur Rab Serni ...

, MP for

Barisal-1 Barisal-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Abul Hasanat Abdullah of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Agailjhara Upazila, Agailjhara and Gournadi Upaz ...

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

, Jamaat-e-Islami politician * Abul Khair Chowdhury, former MP of Madaripur-1 *

Abdul Quader Molla Abdul Quader Molla ( bn, আব্দুল কাদের মোল্লা; 14 August 1948 – 12 December 2013) was a Bangladeshi Islamist leader, writer, and politician of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, who was convicted of war crimes and ...

, Jamaat-e-Islami politician * Abdur Rab Serniabat, former Minister of Water Resources *

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

, former Minister of Water Resources * Abdus Sobhan Golap, MP for

Madaripur-3 Madaripur-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Abdus Sobhan Golap of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Kalkini Upazila and five union parishads of Mad ...

* Abidur Reza Khan, former MP for Faridpur-18 *

AFM Bahauddin Nasim AFM Bahauddin Nasim ( bn, আ.ফ.ম বাহাউদ্দিন নাছিম) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and current Joint General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League. He is a former MP of Madaripur-3 Constituency. Early li ...

, former MP for

* Akhteruzzaman Babul, politician for

Jatiya Party (Ershad) The Jatiya Party ( bn, জাতীয় পার্টি, translit=Jatiyo Party, lit=National Party) is a conservative, nationalist political party in Bangladesh and is currently the main opposition in the Jatiya Sangsad, against the Awam ...

Akkas Ali Miah Akkas Ali Miah is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former Member of Parliament of Rajbari-1 Rajbari-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Kazi Keramat Ali of the Awami ...

, former MP for

Rajbari-1 Rajbari-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Kazi Keramat Ali of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Goalanda and Rajbari Sadar upazilas. History The c ...

AKM Aszad AKM Aszad was a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politician from Rajbari District and former Member of Parliament from Rajbari-2 constituency. Early life Aszad was born in Rajbari District. Career Aszad was elected as a Member of Parliament fr ...

, politician *

AKM Enamul Haque Shamim AKM Enamul Hoque Shameem (born 29 March 1965) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent deputy minister of the ministry of Water Resources. He is also the member of Parliament from Shariatpur-2. Career Shameem was elected to Par ...

, MP for Shariatpur-2 and Deputy Minister of Water Resources *

Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed ( bn, আলী আহসান মুহাম্মদ মুজাহিদ; 23 June 1948 – 22 November 2015) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as a Member of Parliament and as the Minister of Social Welf ...

, former secretary-general of

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

Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Member of Parliament representing the Rajbari-1 constituency. Career Khaiyam was elected to parliament from Rajbari-1 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidat ...

, former MP *

B. M. Muzammel Haque B. M. Muzammel Haque ( bn, বি,এম, মোজাম্মেল হক) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who has been an organising secretary of the party's Central Working Committee since 2009, and was the Member of Parliament (MP ...

, former MP for

Shariatpur-1 Shariatpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Iqbal Hossain Apu of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Shariatpur Sadar and Zanjira upazilas. Histo ...

Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf (1945/1946 – 19 December 2021) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and served as a Jatiya Sangsad member twice representing the Faridpur-4 Faridpur-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad ...

, former

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

politician *

Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yousuf (1940 – 9 December 2020) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as government minister. He was a leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Family Yusuf was born into a Bengali Zamindar family from Faridpur district ...

, former

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, Fisheries and Food, Minister of Agriculture. In the Great War the Minist ...

Farid Ahmed Farid Ahmed is an Independent politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Gopalganj-2 Gopalganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 1991 by Sheikh Fazlul Karim (p ...

, former independent MP of

Gopalganj-2 Gopalganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 1991 by Sheikh Fazlul Karim of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Gopalganj Sadar Upazila and seven union parishad ...

Faruk Khan Faruk Khan (born 18 September 1951) is a Bangladeshi politician and former Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism of Bangladesh Government. Khan is a parliament member for five consecutive times from Gopalganj-1 and former Commerce & Industry ...

, former Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism * Ganesh Chandra Haldar, former MP for

* Helen Zerin Khan, member of the

Reserved Seats *

Iqbal Hossain Apu Iqbal Hossain Apu ( bn, ইকবাল হোসেন অপু) is a member of the Bangladesh Awami League's central Executive committee and is the current member of parliament from Shariatpur-1 Shariatpur-1 is a constituency represented ...

, MP for Shariatpur-2 * Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury, former MP of Madaripur-1 *

Jahanara Begum Jahanara Begum (23 March 1614 – 16 September 1681) was a Mughal princess and later the Padshah Begum of the Mughal Empire from 1631 to 1658 and again from 1668 until her death. She was the second and the eldest surviving child of Emperor Shah ...

, politician *

Kazi Abdur Rashid Kazi Abdur Rashid was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament from Gopalganj-1. Career Rashid fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war. He was 1991 Bangladeshi general election, elected to Parliament in 1991 from ...

, former MP of Gopalganj-1 * Kazi Keramat Ali, former Minister for Technical and Madrasa Education *

Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain (born 25 September 1942) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-3 constituency since 2009. He served as a minister of the Minister of Labour and Employment, ...

, former Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives * K.M. Hemayet Ullah Auranga, former MP for

KM Obaidur Rahman KM Obaidur Rahman (5 May 1940 – 21 March 2007) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad in 1973 representing Bangladesh Awami League and in 1979, 1996 and 2001 representing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Ea ...

, former politician for

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 ...

* Lutfar Rahman Farooq, politician * Master Majibur Rahman, former MP for

* Md. Abdul Wajed Chowdhury, politician *

Md. Zillul Hakim Md. Zillul Hakim (born 2 January 1954) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who is serving as the Minister of Railways and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rajbari-2 Rajbari-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya ...

, former MP for

Rajbari-2 Rajbari-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Zillu Hakim of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Pangsha, Kalukhali and Baliakandi Baliakandi is a s ...

* M. H. Khan Monjur, former MP of Gopalganj-1 *

Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury (known as Nixon Chowdhury; born 3 March 1978) is a Bangladeshi politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-4 constituency. Early life Chowdhury was born on 3 March 1978 in Dhaka, Banglad ...

, MP for

Faridpur-4 Faridpur-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by independent politician Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Bhanga and Charbhadrasan upazilas, and a ...

Naheed Ezaher Khan Naheed Ezaher Khan (born 30 August 1972) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent State Minister of Cultural Affairs since March 2024. She is a Jatiya Sangsad member from a women's reserved seat. She was the daughter of Khond ...

, member of the

Reserved Seats *

Nahim Razzaq Nahim Razzaq ( bn, নাহিম রাজ্জাক; born 7 February 1981) is a Bangladeshi politician and member of the Bangladesh Awami League. He has been elected for the consecutive third time as a member of parliament at the Banglad ...

, MP for

Shariatpur-3 Shariatpur-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2012 by Nahim Razzaq of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Damudya and Gosairhat upazilas and the Bhedarganj Th ...

Nasirul Haque Sabu Nasirul Haque Sabu ( bn, নাসিরুল হক সাবু) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Rajbari-2 Rajbari-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament ...

, former MP for

Nilufer Zafarullah Nilufer Zafarullah (born 6 June 1949) is a Bangladeshi politician who was a member of the 9th and 10th parliaments from the Bangladesh Awami League. She is a director of Chittagong Independent University and Independent University Bangladesh ...

, member of the

Reserved Seats * Phani Bhushan Majumder, former

Minister of Information An information minister (also called minister of information) is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with information matters; it is often linked with censorship and propaganda. Sometimes the position is given to ...

* Qazi Mahabub Ahmed, former MP for Madaripur-2 *

Rushema Begum Rushema Begum (1933/1934 – 9 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi teacher and politician who was elected as List of members of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad, Member of 11th Jatiya Sangsad of Reserved Seats for Women. She was a politician of Bangladesh Awam ...

, member of the

Reserved Seats * Salma Chowdhury, MP * Sardar AKM Nasiruddin, former MP for

Sarwar Jahan Mia Sarwar Jan Mia (1 April 1926 – 30 January 2014) was a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer from Faridpur District who was a member of the then Pakistan National Assembly, then member of the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly and then member of Pa ...

, former MNA politician * Sarwar Jan Chowdhury, former MP of Gopalganj-1 *

Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He was elected as mayor of the Barisal City Corporation in 2018 city election. He is a son of Awami League politician Abul Hasanat Abdullah and grandson of Abdur Rab Serniab ...

, the Mayor of Barisal *

Shajahan Khan Shajahan Khan (Bengali: শাজাহান খান) is a Bangladeshi politician, 7-times elected member of Jatiya Sangsad from Madaripur-2 constituency. He served as the Minister of Shipping of Bangladesh from 2009 to 2019. He was announ ...

, former Bangladeshi Minister of Shipping *

Sharfuzzaman Jahangir Sharfuzzaman Jahangir () is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Gopalganj-1. Career Jahangir was elected to parliament from Gopalganj-1 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate on 15 February 1996. ...

, former MP of Gopalganj-1 *

Shawkat Ali Shawkat Ali (April 20, 1918 – August 18, 1975) was a politician and a leader of the Bengali Language Movement. He was one of the founders of Awami Muslim League - which later became Awami League and is now the Bangladesh Awami League. He was ...

, deputy speaker of the

* Sheikh Abu Naser, former MP *

Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh (born 19 November 1971) is a Bangladeshi politician and current Mayor of South Dhaka. He previously served as a Member of the Jatiya Sangsad for Dhaka-10 and Dhaka-12 from the Bangladesh Awami League. Early life Taposh ...

, 2nd

Mayor of South Dhaka Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) is one of the two municipal corporations in Dhaka created when the former Dhaka City Corporation (first declared in 1864) was divided into two by the Local Government (City Corporation) Amendment Bill 2011 on ...

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

, 10th

Prime Minister of Bangladesh The Prime Minister of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী, translit=Bangladesher Prodhanmontri), officially Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজা� ...

Sheikh Helal Uddin Sheikh Helal Uddin is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and member of parliament from Bagerhat-1. Early life Sheikh Helal was born on 1 January 1961. He studied up to H.S.C. or grade 12. His father Sheikh Naser was the younger brother of S ...

, Awami League politician * Sheikh Md Abdullah, former Minister of Religious Affairs *

, first

President of Bangladesh The president of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি — ) officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশে ...

Sheikh Rehana Sheikh Rehana Siddiq (born 13 September 1957) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. She is the younger sister of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the daughter of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She is also the mother ...

, politician * Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel, MP for

Khulna-2 Khulna-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Khulna Sadar and Sonadanga thanas. History ...

Sheikh Selim Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim (born 2 February 1949; better known as Sheikh Selim) is a Bangladeshi politician who is a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Gopalganj-2 constituency since 1991. He is a member of the standing committee of Banglades ...

, member of the Awami League standing committee *

Sheikh Shahidul Islam Sheikh Shahidul Islam is a Bangladeshi politician who was elected to parliament for Madaripur-3 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986, and served as Minister for Education, Public Works, Youth and Sports from 1984 to 1990. He is the current s ...

, secretary general of the

Jatiya Party (Manju) The Jatiya Party (Manju) (Bengali: জাতীয় পার্টি (মঞ্জু)) (''National Party (Manju))'' is a political party in Bangladesh, led by Anwar Hossain Manju. It is a splinter group of the original Jatiya Party, that ...

* Sheikh Tonmoy, MP for

Bagerhat-2 Bagerhat-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Sheikh Tanmoy of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Bagerhat Sadar and Kachua Kachua or 'Kachuadham' ...

* Sirajul Islam Bhuiyan, former MP for Madaripur-2 *

Syed Abul Hossain Syed Abul Hossain ( bn, সৈয়দ আবুল হোসেন; born 1 August 1951) is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He is a member of the Bangladesh Awami League and served as a member of the Parliament of Bangladesh since 199 ...

, Awami League politician *

Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury (8 May 1935 – 11 September 2022) was a Bangladeshi politician. She served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-2 constituency from 2008 till her death in 2022. She also served as the Environment and Fores ...

, deputy leader of the

* T. M. Giasuddin Ahmed, former MP for Shariatpur-2

Other

* Ambica Charan Mazumdar, former president of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee also known as Buddha Babu (born 1 March 1944) is an Indian Communist politician and a former member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He served as the 7th Chief Minister of West Bengal from 20 ...

, former

Chief Minister of West Bengal The Chief Minister of West Bengal is the representative of the Government of India in the state of West Bengal and the head of the executive branch of the Government of West Bengal. The chief minister is head of the Council of Ministers and ap ...

* Chowdhury Abd-Allah Zaheeruddin, former Minister of Health, Labour and Social Welfare for Pakistan * Farida Anwar, Labour Party politician in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

Fayakuzzaman Fayakuzzaman ( bn, ফায়েকুজ্জামান, ur, ) was a Member of the 3rd National Assembly of Pakistan as a representative of East Pakistan East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Pol ...

, member of the 3rd

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which al ...

* Kedar Ray, 16th-century

Baro-Bhuiyan The Baro-Bhuyans (or ''Baro-Bhuyan Raj''; also ''Baro-Bhuians'' and Baro-Bhuiyans) refers to the confederacies of soldier-landowners in Assam and Bengal in the late Middle Ages and the early modern period. The confederacies consisted of loose ...

chieftain and

Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan (M. T. Khan; March 1889 – 19 August 1963) was the Speaker of Pakistan's Constituent Assembly from 1948 to 1954 and National Assembly of Pakistan between 1962 and 1963. Early life Khan was born to a farmer with only thre ...

, former Speaker of the

Constituent Assembly of Pakistan The Constituent Assembly of Pakistan ( bn, পাকিস্তান গণপরিষদ, Pākistān Goṇoporishod; ur, , Aāin Sāz Asimblī) was established in August 1947 to frame Constitution of Pakistan of 1956, a constitution for Paki ...

Sudha Roy Sudha Roy (1914–1987) was an Indian communist trade unionist and politician. She was a prominent leader of the Bengal Labour Party, the Bolshevik Party of India and later joined the Communist Party of India. She was one of the most prominent fe ...

, Indian communist trade unionist *

Yusuf Ali Chowdhury Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (1905 – 26 November 1971), known as Mohan Mia, was a Bengali-Pakistani politician. Early life Chowdhury was born in 1905 in Faridpur, Faridpur District, Bengal Presidency, British Raj. His father, Chowdhury Moyezud ...

, Muslim League politician

Religion and spirituality

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

, educator and author *

Dudu Miyan Muḥsin ad-Dīn Aḥmad (1819–1862), better known by his nickname Dudu Miyān, was a leader of the Faraizi Movement in Bengal. He played an active role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Early life Ahmad was born in 1819, to a Bengali Muslim fami ...

, 2nd leader 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 ...

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, ...

, anti-British revolutionary, founder of the

Shamsul Haque Faridpuri Shams al-Ḥaqq ibn Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Chirāgh ʿAlī al-Farīdfūrī ( ar, شمس الحق بن محمد عبد الله بن تشراغ علي الفريدفوري), or simply known as Shamsul Haque Faridpuri ( bn, শামসু� ...

, educationist and social reformer

Sports

* Aminul Islam, all-rounder cricketer * Gostha Pal, footballer and first captain of the India national team * Mabia Akhter, weightlifter * Sheikh Kamal, founder of Abahani and aide-de-camp of

Mukti Bahini 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 ...

Shohely Akhter Shohely Akhter Khatun ( bn, সোহেলী আক্তার) (born 16 June 1988) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays as a right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in two One Day Internationals and five Twenty20 Internationals for Banglad ...

, cricketer

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*{{cite Banglapedia, article=Faridpur District, author=Reza, Masud