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 mos ...

, 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 p ...

Leaders of independence movements

British colonial period

* Khwaja Salimullah, founder of the All-India Muslim League, 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, 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 seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Nawaab Syed Shamsul Huda Syed Shamsul Huda (1862–1922) was a Muslim political leader of the Bengal Executive Council. He became the first British Indian Muslim President of the Legislative council in 1921. Huda was born in Gokarna, palace known as Gokarna Nawab ...

, 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 = East ...

(1954–1955) and Governor of

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

(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 Surya Sen, also called Surya Kumar Sen (22 March 189412 January 1934), was an Indian revolutionary who was influential in the Indian independence movement against British rule in India and is best known for leading the 1930 Chittagong armoury ...

, 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 * Haji Shariatullah, founder of the Faraizi Movement *

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, activist of the

Martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement 1952

* Rafiq Uddin Ahmed *

Abul Barkat Abul Barkat ( bn, আবুল বরকত ) (June 16, 1927 – February 21, 1952) was a protester killed during the Bengali Language Movement protests which took place in the erstwhile East Pakistan (currently Bangladesh), in 1952. He is consi ...

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

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

Bangladesh War of Independence, 1971

* Tajuddin Ahmed, first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, War of Independence * Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 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 The Cabinet of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা) is the chief executive body of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The cabinet is the collective decision-making body of the entire government under ...

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, BDF Commander Sector 2, Commander K-Force * Colonel-in-Chief

Muhammad Ataul Ghani Osmany Muhammad Ataul Goni Osmani ( bn, মুহাম্মদ আতাউল গণি ওসমানী; 1 September 1918 – 16 February 1984), also known as ''Bangabir'' (the Hero of Bengal), was a Bengali military leader. Osmani's career ...

, Commander-in-Chief, Bangladesh Forces, 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 Bengali military serviceman, who served in the Pakistan Army, and later in BDF. He crossed into India around early August and reported to the Indian autho ...

, 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 * 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 *

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, 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 Shah Mohammad Faruque (born c. 1956) is a professor in the School of Environment and Life Sciences at Independent University Bangladesh (Independent University, Bangladesh, IUB). He is widely recognized for his research in ''Vibrio cholerae'', ...

, 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 Azizul Haque, ( ar , عزيز الحق ) meaning "strong in the truth", is a male Muslim given name. Notable bearers of the name include: *Qazi Azizul Haque (1872–1935), also Khan Bahadur Qazi Azizul Huq, Quazi Syed Azizul Haque, police officer a ...

, who pioneered the mathematical formula for the

Henry Classification System The Henry Classification System is a long-standing method by which fingerprints are sorted by physiological characteristics for one-to-many searching. Developed by Hem Chandra Bose, Qazi Azizul Haque and Sir Edward Henry in the late 19th century fo ...

of fingerprinting *

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 M. Zahid Hasan is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics at Princeton University. His primary research area is quantum physics and quantum topology. Biography Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Hasan completed his higher secondary schooling at Dhanmon ...

, Eugene Higgins endowed chair professor of

quantum physics Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory in physics that provides a description of the physical properties of nature at the scale of atoms and subatomic particles. It is the foundation of all quantum physics including quantum chemistry, qua ...

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 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), commonly referred to as the Berkeley Lab, is a United States Department of Energy National Labs, United States national laboratory that is owned by, and conducts scientific research on behalf of, t ...

; known for many ground-breaking discoveries in the quantum world *

Khandkar Manwar Hossain Khandkar Manwar Hossain (30 April 193027 June 1999) was a Bangladeshi statistician. In 1950, he was among the students graduating from the first statistics course at the University of Dhaka. He was the founder of the Department of Statistics of ...

, statistician and founder of the Department of Statistics in

Rajshahi University 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 ...

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 The Burtoni Award was created in 2003 by a group of leading experts and policy makers in the field of climate change. It is named for the Canadian science pioneer Ian Burton. Its purpose is to recognize outstanding contributions to the science of a ...

for contributing to climate change adaptation *

Fazle Hussain A. K. M. Fazle Hussain (born 20 January 1943, in Bangladesh) is a professor of mechanical engineering at Texas Tech University. Education Hussain graduated with a BS in mechanical engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technol ...

, 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 ...

Texas Tech University Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas. Established on , and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the main institution of the five-institution Texas Tech University Sys ...

; 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 head ...

, 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, 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 Mohammed Abu Naser (2 April 1921 – 12 May 2004) was a Bangladeshi educator. He was the 2nd vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). He is a recipient of the Ekushey Padak, one of the highest civilian awards i ...

, 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 Pakistan ...

, Bangladeshi scientist, educationist and writer *

Khondkar Siddique-e-Rabbani Khondkar Siddique-e-Rabbani (born 9 May 1950) is a Bangladeshi Biomedical physicist and notable for developing the Focused Impedance Measurement method. In 2008, he was awarded the ''Academy Gold Medal'' by Bangladesh Academy of Sciences for his c ...

, biomedical physicist *

Abdul Matin Patwari Abdul Matin Patwari (born January 1, 1935) is a Bangladeshi academic. He served as the 4th vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Education Dr. Patwari passed matriculation examination from Matlabganj J. B. Pilo ...

, electrical engineer, mathematician, vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology * Qazi Motahar Hossain, scientist, statistician, founder-director of Institute of Statistical Research and Training,

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 Omar S. Ishrak (born 1955) is a Bangladeshi-American business executive, serving as the chairman of the board for Intel, since January 2020. He was previously the CEO and chairman of the board of Medtronic from June 2011 to April 2020, and remain ...

, investor, entrepreneur, executive chairman and chairman of the board,

Medtronic Medtronic plc is an American medical device company. The company's operational and executive headquarters are in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and its legal headquarters are in Ireland due to its acquisition of Irish-based Covidien in 2015. While it ...

; board chairman of INTEL *

Mohammad Kaykobad Mohammad Kaykobad ( bn, মোহাম্মদ কায়কোবাদ) is a computer scientist, educator, author, and columnist from Bangladesh. Along with Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, he started the national mathematics olympiad. He was a profess ...

, 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 Lucina Q. Uddin is an American cognitive neuroscientist who is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research investigates the relationship between brain connectivity and cognition in typical and atypical development using ...

, American neuroscientist, born in Bangladesh

Educationists

* Serajul Islam Choudhury, educationist, public intellectual *

Rasheda K Chowdhury Rasheda K Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi academic and Advisor of Caretaker Government led by Fakhruddin Ahmed Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1 May 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the count ...

, Bangladeshi academic, former Advisor of Caretaker Government, Bangladesh * Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq, educationist, former professor of

Syed Manzoorul Islam Syed Manzoorul Islam (born 18 January 1951) is a Bangladeshi critic, writer and a former professor of University of Dhaka, Dhaka University. As a literary critic, he has written criticism on writers including Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Kazi Nazrul I ...

, 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, 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, writer, thinker, novelist * Zainul Abedin, painter * Humayun Ahmed, novelist and former professor of

Chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

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 ...

Tofail Ahmed Tofail Ahmed (22 February 1919 – 28 March 2002) was a well-known Bangladeshi researcher of Folk Art. He was also a collector of Folk artifacts and has authored several books on Bangladeshi Folk arts and Crafts. He was awarded the ''Shilu Abed K ...

, author and researcher of folk art * Shahidul Alam, photographer * Alaol, medieval poet * Monica Ali, author of

Brick Lane Brick Lane (Bengali: ব্রিক লেন) is a street in the East End of London, in the borough of Tower Hamlets. It runs from Swanfield Street in Bethnal Green in the north, crosses the Bethnal Green Road before reaching the busiest ...

Syed Mujtaba Ali Syed Mujtaba Ali ( bn, সৈয়দ মুজতবা আলী; 13 September 1904 – 11 February 1974) was a Bengali writer, journalist, travel enthusiast, academic, scholar and linguist. He lived in Bangladesh, India, Germany, Afghanistan ...

, 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 Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari (born 1 June 1965), known as Rashid Askari, is a writer, columnist, media personality, and an academic in Bangladesh. He was the 12th vice-chancellor of Islamic University, Bangladesh. Among post-1990s Bangladeshi write ...

, writer, fictionist, columnist, and academic * Humayun Azad, writer and former professor of

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

Rafiq Azad Rafiq Azad (born Rafiqul Islam Khan; February 14, 1941 – March 12, 2016) was a Bangladeshi poet, editor and writer. He is credited with 45 collections of poetry including ''Prakriti O Premer Kabita, Asambhaber Paye, Sahasra Sundar, Haturir Nich ...

, 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 1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals, mass killing of Bangladeshi intellectuals in 1 ...

, educator, dramatist and intellectual killed in 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh *

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

, poet *

Abdul Hakim Abdul Hakim ( ar, عبد الحكيم, translit=ʻAbd al-Ḥakīm) is a Muslim male given name, and in modern usage, first name or surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''al-'' and ''Hakim''. The name means "servant of the All-wise" ...

, medieval poet * Marjana Chowdhury, Bangladeshi-American model, philanthropist and beauty queen

Miss Bangladesh USA Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or " Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, i ...

* Sikdar Aminul Haq, poet * Quamrul Hassan, artist * Saad Z Hossain, 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. E ...

, 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 * Kazi Nazrul Islam, national poet of Bangladesh * Mazharul Islam, 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, poet *

Shahriyar Kabir Shahriyar Kabir (born 20 November 1950) is a Bangladeshi journalist, filmmaker, human rights activist, and author of more than 70 books focusing on human rights, communism, fundamentalism, history, and the Bangladesh war of independence. He wa ...

, author and journalist *

Shahidullah Kaiser Shahidullah Kaiser (16 February 1927 – disappeared 14 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi novelist and writer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1969, Ekushey Padak in 1983 and Independence Day Award in 1998. Early life and educat ...

, educator, novelist and intellectual killed in 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh *

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 Shah, mystic poet *

Al Mahmud Mir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud (known as Al Mahmud; 11 July 1936 – 15 February 2019) was a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, and short-story writer. He is considered one of the greatest Bengali poets to have emerged in the 20th century. His work in Be ...

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

, 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. He received the 2009 Bangla Academy Literary Award for poetry, Arunabh also received the Tangail Sahitya ...

, 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 Bengal ...

, Bengali educationist, writer and linguist *

Rudra Muhammad Shahidullah Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah ( bn, রুদ্র মুহম্মদ শহিদুল্লাহ; 16 October 1956 – 21 June 1991) was a Bangladeshi poet noted for his revolutionary and romantic poetry. He is considered one of the leading ...

, 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. Backgr ...

, writer of Bengali literature, secularist * SM Sultan, 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, writer, thinker * Hasan Azizul Haq, writer *

Sanjida Khatun Sanjida is a Bangladeshi feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Sanjida Islam (born 1996), Bangladeshi International cricketer * Sanjida Khatun (born 1932), Bangladeshi musicologist * Sanjida Akhter Sanjida Akhter (born 20 ...

, musicologist, one of the founders of Chhayanaut *

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 Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi artist and climate activist. She is best known for her "Storytelling with Saris" project and has been granted numerous awards for her work. Bose was born in Britain. Her ancestry is from Katakhali village on Ba ...

, 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 author, 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 Sc ...

Tony Karim Tony Alal Karim Khan is a Bangladeshi chef and hotelier. He has received awards and nominations as a chef. He has appeared as a celebrity cook on television shows. He is previously general manager and director of food and beverages, executive ch ...

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, 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 Ben ...

, philanthropist * Muhammad Yunus, founder of the

Grameen Bank Grameen Bank ( bn, গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক) is a microfinance organisation and community development bank founded in Bangladesh. It makes small loans (known as microcredit or "grameencredit") to the impoverished without requi ...

, 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 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Chemi ...

winner

Music, film and television

* Ayub Bachchu, singer and guitarist * Abdur Razzak, 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 Farida Akhtar Poppy, known by her stage name Babita, is a Bangladeshi film actress. She is a popular actress in Bangladeshi films of the 1970s. She is best known for her performance in Satyajit Ray's '' Distant Thunder'', a novel adaptation abou ...

, film actress *

Shefali Chowdhury Shefali Chowdhury (born 22 June 1988) is a British actress best known for playing the role of Parvati Patil in the ''Harry Potter'' film series, except for ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' (2004), in which the character is played ...

, played

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

's Yule Ball date in ''Goblet of Fire'' *

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

, film and television actress * Farzana Dua Elahe, British actress and DJ *

Abdul "Duke" Fakir Abdul Kareem Fakir (born December 26, 1935), professionally known as Duke Fakir, is an American singer. He is a founding member of the Motown quartet the Four Tops, from 1953 to the present day. A first tenor, Fakir is the group's lone surviving ...

, American singer of Ethiopian and Bangladeshi descent, member of the

Four Tops The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet from Detroit who helped to define the city's Motown sound of the 1960s. The group's repertoire has included soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, doo-wop, jazz, and show tunes. Founded as the ...

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

, 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. S ...

, actor and model *

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

, 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, American actor of Bangladeshi descent *

Jayasree Kabir Jayashree Kabir (; born 1952) is a Bengali film actress. She acted in around 30 films in West Bengal and Bangladesh. Career While studying in South Point School Jayashree Roy earned Miss Kolkata title in 1968. She got her first break from Saty ...

, 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 the ...

, 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, singer and actor *

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 ...

, 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, 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'' ( ...

, film director * Asaduzzaman Noor, 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 rec ...

, film director * Shahnaz Rahmatullah, singer * Raja Chanda * 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 1 ...

, 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'' * Sadia Khalid Reeti, film critic * Salman Shah, 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 Liberation ...

, film director *

Sharmin Sultana Sumi Sharmin Sultana Sumi (better known as Sumi) is a Bangladeshi singer, songwriter, composer, playback singer. She is a lead vocalist and founding member of the band Chirkutt. She started the band in 2002. Sumi becomes first-ever Bangladeshi to par ...

, singer *

Emon Chowdhury Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury Emon (known as Emon Chowdhury) is a Bangladeshi musician best known as working outside of the rock band Chirkutt. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director Bangladesh National Film Award for Bes ...

, singer

Economists

* Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, 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 i ...

, 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 Nurul Islam ( bn, নূরুল ইসলাম, , Light of Islam) is a Bengali masculine given name of Arabic origin and may refer to: People * A. K. Muhammad Nurul Islam (1919–2015), Bangladeshi politician, justice and vice-president of Bang ...

, economist, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, author * Muzaffar Ahmed, economist and an emeritus professor 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 and a former director of the state-owned Sonali Bank * Rehman Sobhan, economist

Entrepreneurs

* Abdul Awal Mintoo, former president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (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 the ...

, 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 Ahmed Akbar Sobhan (Shah Alam) (born on 15 February 1952) is a Bangladeshi business magnate and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of Bashundhara Group. Bashundhara Group operates in various lines of activities including real esta ...

, chairman of the business conglomerate

Bashundhara Group Bashundhara Group ( bn, বসুন্ধরা গ্রুপ) is a Bangladeshi conglomerate. It is one of the largest manufacturing companies in Bangladesh. It was incorporated in 1987 as a real estate company venture under the name East West ...

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, founder of 10 Minutes School *

Sir 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 and chairperson of the world's largest international development NGO, BRAC * Samson H. Chowdhury, chairman of Astras Ltd. and Square (Bangladesh) *

Syed Manzur Elahi Syed Manzur Elahi is a Bangladeshi businessperson and chairman of Apex group. Early life Elahi's father Sir Syed Nasim Ali was the Chief Justice of the undivided Bengal in 1946. Elahi received his B.A. from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. He ...

, 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. Telen ...

* Jawed Karim, 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, newspaper owner and editor * Mohammad Fazlul Azim, chairman of Azim Group, former MP *

, investor, entrepreneur, executive chairman and chairman of the board,

; board chairman of INTEL

Media and journalism

Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury ( bn, মোখলেসুর রহমান চৌধুরী), also known as Mokhles Chowdhury, is a Bangladeshi journalist and editor. He served as Press Secretary of the President Iajuddin Ahmed. Mukhles Chowdhur ...

, former adviser to the President of Bangladesh * Salah Choudhury, writer, peace activist and journalist *

Lenin Gani Lenin Gani ( bn, লেনিন গনি) (9 December 1967- May 2013) was a highly respected Bangladeshi sports journalist. He was the sports editor of ''New Age'', and later '' Bdnews24.com'', and was a senior member of the Bangladesh Sports Jo ...

, 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 ''Akhon Samoy'' ( bn, এখন সময়) is a Bengali-language newspaper published from New York, United States since 2000. History The newspaper was founded on 1 January 2000, commemorating the 3rd millennium. Initially it was a monthly n ...

, journalist * Mainul Hosein, former chairman of the editorial board of '' The Daily Ittefaq'' *

Naveed Mahbub Naveed Mahbub is a Bangladeshi comedian and columnist. He was awarded Best Male Comedian in the 2007 Las Vegas Comedy Festival. In 2016, Mahbub was featured in US-based comedy television channel Comedy Central. He hosts a morning radio show, '' ...

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

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

'', winner of

Ramon Magsaysay Award The Ramon Magsaysay Award (Filipino: ''Gawad Ramon Magsaysay'') is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealis ...

for journalism *

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

, director of News Channel i, Agriculture Development activist, winner of FAO A.H. Boerma Award, Ekushey Padak *

Mahbub Jamal Zahedi Mahbub Jamal Zahedi also known as M J Zahedi (21 June 1929 – 7 December 2008) was a veteran journalist and philatelist from Pakistan. During a career of nearly fifty years he served as editor of the ''Khaleej Times'', Dubai, UAE as well the ne ...

, former editor of the '' Khaleej Times'', assistant editor of ''

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

'', and founder-editor of ''

The Agatya ''The Agatya'' (also transliterated as ''The Agattya'') was a Bangladeshi monthly periodical which began publishing in 1949. Its main focus was on literature and culture in Bangladesh, and it was considered very popular before the advent of newer ...

'' *

Samia Zaman Samia Zaman is a Bangladeshi media personality, filmmaker. She was a television news presenter, reporter and talk show host. In 2006, she emerged as a film director. She also serves as the Editor and CEO of the television channel Ekattor TV. Car ...

, Editor and CEO of the television channel '' Ekattor TV'' *

Tasmima Hossain Tasmima Hossain (born 1951) is a Jatiya Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Pirojpur-2 constituency. She is the editor of Daily Ittefaq and Anannya ( Magazine ). Early life Hossain was born in 1951 in Dhaka, E ...

, on 4 July 2018, she was made the editor of '' The Daily Ittefaq'' *

Anisul Hoque Anisul Hoque (born 4 March 1965) is a Bangladeshi author, screenwriter, novelist, dramatist and journalist. He won Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2011. His most popular work is his non-fiction novel ''Maa'' (mother). He is also the editor of K ...

, associate editor of a Bengali-language daily ''

'' and the editor of monthly youth magazine Kishor Alo *

Naem Nizam Naem Nizam (born 5 November 1965) is a Bangladeshi journalist, writer, philanthropist and the editor of daily ''Bangladesh Pratidin'', the largest circulated Bengali language daily in Bangladesh. He is the Vice President of Sheikh Russell KC, a p ...

, Editor Bangladesh Pratidin * Farida Yasmin, President of

Jatiya Press Club Jatiya Press Club is the professional club for journalists of Bangladesh located in the capital Dhaka. The current president is Farida Yasmin and the General Secretary is Elias Khan. History The Jatiya Press Club was founded in 1954 as the Ea ...

Khaled Muhiuddin Khaled Muhiuddin ( bn, খালেদ মুহিউদ্দীন) is a Bangladeshi journalist of international news media DW, writer, Former Assistant Commissioner of Bangladesh Government, Advisor of the World Bank, and Magistrate. He is a ...

, head of the German-based international media, Deutsche Welle Bangla Department

Political figures

Manoranjan Dhar Manoranjan Dhar (21 February 1904 – 22 June 2000) was a Bangladeshi politician and diplomat. Early life Dhar obtained his bachelor's from Calcutta University. He participated in the Non-cooperation movement in 1921. He took part in the Chitt ...

, former law minister, BD * Anwara Khatun, member of East Pakistan Legislative Assembly * Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, adviser, Bangladesh Awami League, former Home Minister * M Saifur Rahman, former finance minister * Shah M S Kibria, former finance minister *

Abdus Samad Azad Abdus Samad Azad ( bn, আব্দুস সামাদ আজাদ; 15 January 1922 – 27 April 2005) was a Bangladeshi diplomat and politician. He was elected to Bangladesh's parliament five times from 1970 to 2001. He was also elected Mem ...

, former Foreign Minister *

Dewan Farid Gazi Dewan Farid Gazi ( bn, দেওয়ান ফরিদ গাজী; 1 March 1924– 19 November 2010) was a Bangladeshi politician born in Devpara, Nabiganj Upazila, Sylhet. He was elected as Member of Parliament for the Habiganj-1 (Nabig ...

, former minister *

Abul Mal Abdul Muhit Abul Maal Abdul Muhith (25 January 1934 – 30 April 2022) was a Bangladeshi economist, writer, civil servant, secretary, diplomat and politician. He served as the Finance Minister of the government of Bangladesh from January 2009 until Januar ...

, incumbent finance minister *

Nurul Islam Nahid Nurul Islam Nahid ( bn, নুরুল ইসলাম নাহিদ; born 5 July 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician and author. He served a member of the Bangladeshi parliament from the Sylhet-6 constituency from 15 years, being elected in ...

, incumbent education minister *

Abul Mansur Ahmed Abul Mansur Ahmad ( bn, আবুল মনসুর আহমদ; 3 September 1898 – 18 March 1979), born Ahmad Ali Farazi ( bn, আহমদ আলী ফরাজী), was a Bangladeshi politician, writer, and journalist. Ahmad began as an ...

, politician from Mymensingh * Moudud Ahmed, barrister, politician and statesman *

Oli Ahmed Colonel (Retd) Oli Ahmad, Bir Bikrom, is a Bangladeshi former minister & member of Parliament. He is a valiant freedom fighter and former Army officer. He is president of the Liberal Democratic Party of Bangladesh. Biography Ahmad was the firs ...

(

Bir Bikram ''Bir Bikram'' ( ne, बिर बिक्रम, translit=Bira Bikrama) is a 2016 romantic comedy film directed by Milan Chams. This movie features Nepalese actors Dayahang Rai, Anoop Bikram Shahi, Deeya Pun, Arpan Thapa, Menuka Pun and Najir Hu ...

), President of the

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

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

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

, former president * Tajuddin Ahmed, first Prime Minister of Bangladesh *

Majid-ul-Haq Major General Majid-ul-Haq (1926 - 25 March 2013) was a Bangladeshi Army officer and a minister of the Government of Bangladesh. Early life Haq was born in Magura in 1926. He grew up in Delhi where his father was working in the Indian Central ...

, minister *

Ghulam Azam Ghulam Azam ( bn, গোলাম আযম; 7 November 192223 October 2014) was a Bangladeshi Islamist politician. He was the former leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, the largest Islamist political party in Bangladesh. Azam was arrested b ...

, Islamist politician, former leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, accused of war crimes for his role in 1971

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

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

, founder of Bangladesh Awami League, National Awami Party *

Muhammad Ali Bogra Sahibzada Syed Mohammad Ali Chowdhury ( bn, সৈয়দ মোহাম্মদ আলী চৌধুরী; Urdu: سید محمد علی چوہدری), more commonly known as Mohammad Ali Bogra ( bn, মোহাম্মদ আলী ...

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

, 1953–1955 *

Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry Fazlul Quader Chowdhury (1919–1973) was a Bengali people, Bengali politician who served as the 5th speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from East Pakistan. He belonged to Ayub Khan (Field Marshal), Ayub Khan's Convention Muslim League. ...

, acting President of Pakistan, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, President of Muslim League, accused of war crimes for his role in 1971

Hamidul Huq Choudhury Hamidul Huq Chowdhury ( bn, হামিদুল হক চৌধুরী) ( ur, حمید الحق چودھری) (1901–1992) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the founder of ''The Pakistan Observer'', an English-language newspaper which c ...

, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, 1954–1956 *

A.B.M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury (1 December 1944 – 15 December 2017) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was the mayor of Chittagong, the second-largest city in Bangladesh, for three consecutive terms. Early life Chowdhury was born o ...

, mayor of Chittagong, member of the Chowdhury Family *

A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury Abdul Qasim Mohammad Badruddoza Chowdhury (known as AQM Badrudozza Chowdhury; ; born 1 November 1932) served as the President of Bangladesh from 14 November 2001 until his resignation on 21 June 2002. He was the founding secretary-general of B ...

, former president, Leader of Bikalpa Dhara * Motiya Chowdhury, member of Parliament, former Minister of Agriculture *

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

, member of Parliament *

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

, former Minister, accused of war crimes for his role in 1971

, son of

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

, CMLA and later President from 1982 to 1991; Leader of Jatiya Party *

Mirza Ghulam Hafiz Mirza Ghulam Hafiz (2 January 192020 December 2000) was a Bangladeshi statesman, politician, and philanthropist. Early life and education Hafiz was born to Mirza Azimuddin Sarkar on 2 January 1920 in Panchagarh District, East Bengal, Britis ...

, politician and minister * Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, 1996–2001, 2009–present *

Khorshed Ara Haque Khorshed Ara Haque was Bangladesh Jatiya Party politician and Member of the Parliament. She was elected from reserved seats for women. Biography Haque was nominated to the Parliament of Bangladesh as part of the 50 reserved seats for women, as ...

, 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, politician and Minister *

Morshed Khan Morshed Khan (born 8 August 1940) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh from 2001 until 2006. He served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-10 constituency in the 6th, 7th and ...

, former Foreign Minister * Khawaja Nazimuddin, second

Governor-General of Pakistan The governor-general of Pakistan ( ur, ) was the representative of the Pakistani monarch in the Dominion of Pakistan, established by the Indian Independence Act 1947. The office of governor-general was abolished when Pakistan became an Islami ...

, and the second

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

, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh * Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh *

Tareq Rahman Tarique Rahman is a Bangladeshi politician who is the current acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since February 2018. He has been residing in London with his family since he left Bangladesh in September 2008. Early life and ...

, senior vice president of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), son of Begum Khaleda Zia and

* Abdur Razzaq, former minister of agriculture *

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

, first to propose the creation of the

All India Muslim League 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 subcontin ...

* Suranjit Sengupta, politician and minister *

, 1956–1957 * Begum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister, 1991–1996; 2001–2006 *

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

, Minister of Food, BD *

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

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

Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu (born 14 December 1948) is a Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a po ...

, MP (Barguna-1) *

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

, MP (Barisal-4) *

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

, MP (Sunamganj) *

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

, MP (Magura-2) * Manoranjan Shill Gopal, MP (Dinajpur-1)

Photographers

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

* Shahidul Alam *

* Anwar Hossain *

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

* Munem Wasif

Heads of government

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

, President, August 15, 1975 – November 3, 1975 * Tajuddin Ahmed, (by Appointment and Oath) Prime Minister, 1971–1972 *

, by (India supported Military Coup) Chief Martial Law Administrator (CMLA) 1982–1985 and self declared President (1985–1990 December 6) * 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 The Prime Minister of Bengal was the head of government of Bengal Presidency, Bengal Province and the Leader of the House in the Bengal Legislative Assembly in British India. The position was dissolved upon the Partition of Bengal (1947), Partitio ...

, April 1937 to December 1941 and December 1941 to March 1943. * Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 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) *

, April 1946 to August 1947;

1956–1957; founder of

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 ...

* 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 Syed Modasser Ali FRCS, FRCOpth is an ophthalmic surgeon from Bangladesh and was the Health, Family Welfare and Social Welfare adviser to the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, from 2009 to 2013. He is the founder of Mojibunnessa Eye Ho ...

, ophthalmologist * Munir Chowdhury, educationist * Nikhilesh Dutta, Deputy Attorney General * Kamal Hossain, lawyer and politician, civil rights activist *

Nasreen Pervin Huq Nasreen Pervin Huq (born Bangladesh, 18 November 1958, died Bangladesh, 24 April 2006) was a prominent women's activist and campaigner for women's rights and social justice. She died in an accident at her home in Dhaka, when she was crushed by ...

, women's rights activist * Roquia Sakhawat Hussain, prolific writer, feminist, social worker * Muhammed Abdul Muid Khan, nominated as the Best Human Rights Lawyer of England and Wales in 2012 * M S Khan, librarian and pioneer of library science in Bangladesh * Natyaguru Nurul Momen, pioneer cultural emancipator, playwright, essayist, translator, academician *

Anu Muhammad Anu Muhammad Anisur Rahman, better known as Anu Muhammad ( bn, আনু মুহাম্মদ; born 1956), is a Bangladeshi economist, public intellectual, writer, editor, and political activist. He is the member-secretary of the National Com ...

, economist * Rehman Sobhan, economist *

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

, defence analyst *

Mirza Hussain Haider Mirza Hussain Haider is a former Justice of the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. Early life Haider was born on 1 March 1954 in Bakshiganj, Jamalpur District, East Bengal, Pakistan. He completed his bachelor's degree and maste ...

, former Justice of the Appellate Division of the

Bangladesh Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্ট) is the highest court of law in Bangladesh. It is composed of the High Court Division and the Appellate Division, and was created by Part VI C ...

Government officials and diplomats

* Shakil Ahmed, Army general *

Anwar Chowdhury Anwar Bakht Choudhury ( bn, আনোয়ার বখত চৌধুরী; born 15 June 1959) is a British diplomat of Bangladeshi origin. He was Governor of the Cayman Islands until he was recalled in June 2018 after less than three month ...

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

A. H. M. Moniruzzaman A. H. M. Moniruzzaman is a career diplomat in the Bangladesh Foreign Service. He served as the head of Bangladesh's mission to the European Commission in Brussels and ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg from September 2006 until December 2008. H ...

, 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 Ayub Quadri (born March 16, 1946) is a former advisor for the ministries of Education and Cultural Affairs to the interim Government of Bangladesh that assumed power on January 11, 2007. After serving as an advisor for 11 months, he resigned from ...

, retired bureaucrat, adviser for the ministries of Education and Cultural Affairs to Caretaker government of Bangladesh *

Kamal Uddin Siddiqui Kamal Uddin Siddiqui, is a Bangladeshi economist and social scientist. He is faculty member of Monash University, In 1971, he participated in the Liberation War of Bangladesh. A career civil servant, he served as the principal secretary to the P ...

, senior lecturer at the

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

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

, professional diplomat, first Foreign Secretary 1971–1972 *

Chandra Kalindi Roy Henriksen Chandra Kalindi Roy-Henriksen is a scholar of indigenous rights and the former chair of the Indigenous Peoples and Development Branch/Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (IPDB/SPFII), an entity that describes its main function as ...

, Chief Secretary of the

United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII or PFII) is the UN's central coordinating body for matters relating to the concerns and rights of the world's indigenous peoples. There are more than 370 million indigenous peop ...

M Sakhawat Hossain M Sakhawat Hossain (born 1 February 1948) is a Bangladeshi author and speaker. He is a former Election Commissioner of Bangladesh (2007-2012), Brigadier general (retired) in the Bangladesh Army. He wrote more than 32 books, and serves as a colu ...

, former

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

(2007–2012), Brigadier General (retd) Bangladesh Army, 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 Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and sup ...

; the first woman, the first Asian, and the first Muslim to hold the position; won the

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

2006 *

Osman Ghani Khan Osman Ghani Khan (1923-2000) was the former chairman of the United Nations Board of Auditors, a Bangladeshi civil servant, economist, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Pabna-2. Education Khan passed hi ...

, former Chairman of the United Nations Board of Auditors (1980–1982), former

Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের মহা হিসাব নিরীক্ষক ও নিয়ন্ত্রক এর কার্যালয়) ( C&AG) is the Supr ...

(1976–1082), and former Defense Secretary of Bangladesh

Religious personalities

Fazlul Haque Amini Faḍl al-Ḥaqq ibn Wājid ad-Dīn al-Amīnī ( ar, فضل الحق بن واجد الدين الأميني; 194512 December 2012), or simply Fazlul Hoque Amini ( bn, ফজলুল হক আমিনী) was an Islamic scholar and politician ...

(1945–2012), former principal of Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh and politician * Abul Kalam Azad (born 1947), preacher and

Jamaat-e-Islami Jamaat-e-Islami ( ur, ) () is an Islamic movement founded in 1941 in British India by the Islamic theologian and socio-political philosopher, Syed Abul Ala Maududi.van der Veer P. and Munshi S. (eds.''Media, War, and Terrorism: Responses fro ...

politician *

Junaid Babunagari Muḥammad Junaid, popularly known as Junaid Babunagari ( bn, জুনায়েদ বাবুনগরী; 8 October 1953 – 19 August 2021), was a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, educator, writer, researcher, Islamic speaker and sp ...

(born 1955), former Amir of

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh ( bn, হেফাজতে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ) is an Islamic Advocacy group of madrassah teachers and students. In 2013, it submitted to the government of Bangladesh a 13-point charter, which inc ...

* Muhibbullah Babunagari (born 1935), current Amir of

Abdul Halim Bukhari Shah Abdul Halim Bukhari ( bn, শাহ আব্দুল হালিম বুখারী; January 1945 – 21 June 2022) was a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, educator, religious writer and spiritual figure. He is the former Advisor ...

(born 1945), Islamic scholar and chancellor of

Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya Al-Jāmiʿah Al-Islāmiyyah Patiya ( ar, الجامعة الإسلامية فتية, bn, আল জামিয়া আল ইসলামিয়া পটিয়া), better known simply as Patiya Madrasa ( bn, পটিয়া মা� ...

(1880–1976), founder of the Awami Muslim League and The Daily Ittefaq * Abdul Matin Chowdhury (1915–1990), Shaykh of Fulbari and political activist *

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

(1903–1996), founder of the

Islami Bishwakosh Islami Bishwakosh ( bn, ইসলামী বিশ্বকোষ, Islāmī Bishshokōsh, Islamic encyclopedia) is an encyclopedia published by the Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. It is of 25 volumes and also a concise version. The project's leadi ...

project *

Nurul Islam Farooqi Nurul Islam Faruqi, was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, businessman, politician and preacher. He was killed by unknown assailants in 2014. Background He used to anchor programs titled ''Shantir Pothe'' and ''Kafela'' on Channel I, ''Haq Kotha'' ...

(died 2014), TV presenter assassinated by Islamic militants *

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

(1913–2008), founder of the Fultali movement and

Darul Hadis Latifiah Darul Hadis Latifiah ( ar, دار الحديث لطيفية), formerly known as Madrasah-e-Darul Qirat Majidiah ( ar, المدرسة دار القراءات المجيدية), is an 11–20 boys, Islamic, private school and sixth form in Bethna ...

Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib ( bn, মুহম্মদ আসাদুল্লাহ আল-গালিব; born 15 January 1948) is a Bangladeshi reformist Islamic scholar and former professor of Arabic at the University of Rajshahi. He is ...

(born 1948), reformist and founder of

Ahle Hadith Andolon Bangladesh Ahle Hadith Andolon Bangladesh is an Salafi Islamic organisation of Bangladesh. It was founded in the 1980s by Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib ( bn, মুহম্মদ আসাদুল্লাহ আল-গাল� ...

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

(1924–2005), chairman of

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

Mahmudul Hasan Mahmudul Hasan is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays as a batsman and off-spinner for Chittagong Division. Youth career Mahmudul Hasan has represented Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a ...

, President of Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh and

, Chancellor of Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Madania, Amir of Majlis-e-Dawatul Haq Bangladesh *

Ubaidul Haq Ubaidul Haq ( bn, উবায়দুল হক; 2 May 1928- 6 October 2007), also spelt Obaidul Haq ( bn, ওবাইবদুল হক), was a Bangladeshi teacher, muhaddith, mufassir and writer. He was the former khatib of the national mo ...

(1928–2007), former khatib of

Baitul Mukarram Baitul Mukarram, also spelled as Baytul Mukarrom ( ar, بيت المكرّم, bn, বায়তুল মোকাররম; ), is the National Mosque of Bangladesh. Located at the center of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, the mosque was comple ...

(1919–2012), first translator of

Sahih Al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari ( ar, صحيح البخاري, translit=Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī), group=note is a ''hadith'' collection and a book of '' sunnah'' compiled by the Persian scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī (810–870) around 846. Al ...

into the

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

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

(born 1973), Islamic scholar and influential speaker *

Mahfuzul Haque Maḥfūẓ al-Ḥaqq ibn ʿAzīz al-Ḥaqq ibn Irshād ʿAlī ad-Dākawī ( ar, محفوظ الحق بن عزيز الحق بن إرشاد علي الداكوي; born November 1969), or simply Mahfuzul Haque ( bn, মাহফুজুল হক ...

(born 1969), Islamic scholar and politician *

A F M Khalid Hossain Abul Fayez Muhammad Khalid Hossain ( bn, আবুল ফয়েজ মুহাম্মদ খালিদ হোসেন; born 2 February 1959), popularly known as Dr. A F M Khalid Hossain, is a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, educat ...

(born 1959), vice-president of

Hafezzi Huzur Muḥammadullāh ibn Idrīs ibn Akram ad-Dīn al-Miyānjī ( ar, محمد الله بن إدريس بن أكرم الدين الميانجي; 1895 - 6 May 1987), commonly known as Hafezzī Huzūr ( ar, حافظجي حضور, bn, হাফেজ� ...

(1895–1997), founder of the

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

* Abu Hena Saiful Islam (born 1963),

imam Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...

of the

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

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

, founder of

Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar ( ar, الجامعة العلوم الإسلامية لالخان بازار), popularly known as Lalkhan Bazar Madrasah ( bn, লালখান বাজার মাদ্রাসা), is a well-known Qa ...

* Saiful Islam (born 1974), founder of

Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

's Jamiah Khatamun Nabiyeen * Shahidul Islam (born 1960), founder of al-Markaz al-Islami * Sayyid Kamal ad-Din Jafri (born 1945), founder of the

Bangladesh Islami University Bangladesh Islami University is a private university located at Gopibag, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. History Bangladesh Islami University was opened in 2006 by Prime Minister of Bangladesh, prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia at the request of Syed Kamalu ...

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

(1937–2016), former secretary-general of

Nurul Islam Jihadi Nurul Islam Jihadi ( bn, নুরুল ইসলাম জিহাদী; 1948 – 29 November 2021) was a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, educator and spiritual figure. He was the Secretary General of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh and I ...

(born 1948), secretary-general of

Syed Rezaul Karim Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim ( bn, সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করিম; born: 1 February 1971), also known by his title Charmonai Pir, is a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, politician, religious speaker and ...

(born 1971), current Pir of Chormonai and leader of

Islami Andolan Bangladesh Islami Andolan Bangladesh ( bn, ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ, lit=Islamic Movement of Bangladesh) is one of the biggest Islamist political party in Bangladesh. It was founded in 1987 by Fazlul Karim as Islami ...

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

(1935–2006), former Pir of Chormonai and founder of

Nur Hossain Kasemi Nur Hossain Kasemi ( bn, নূর হুসাইন কাসেমী; 10 January 1945 – 13 December 2020) was a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, politician, educator, religious speaker and spiritual figure. He was the secretary general ...

(1945–2020), former secretary-general of

* Muhiuddin Khan (1935–2016), translator of the

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

and the

Ma'ariful Qur'an ''Ma'ariful Qur'an'' ( ur, ) is an eight-volume ''tafsir'' (exegesis) of the Quran written by Islamic scholar Mufti Muhammad Shafi (1897–1976). Originally written in Urdu, it is the most prominent work of its author. Background About the ...

exegesis *

Muhammad Abdul Malek Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Mālik ibn Shams al-Ḥaqq ibn ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān ibn Ummīd ʿAlī al-Kumillāʾī ( ar, محمد عبد المالك بن شمس الحق بن عبد الرحمن بن أميد علي الكملائي; born 29 August 1969), ...

(born 1969), muhaddith and author *

Ajmal Masroor Ajmal Masroor ( bn, আজমল মসরূর; born 19 October 1971) is a Bangladeshi-born British imam, broadcaster and politician. He is well known for being a television presenter on political discussions and on Muslim channels. Early lif ...

(born 1971), British politician, imam and TV presenter *

Abdul Khaleque Mondal Abdul Khaleque Mondal (1 August 1944 – 23 July 2023) was a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politician who was a Jatiya Sangsad member, representing the Satkhira-2 constituency from 2001 to 2006. On 24 March 2022, he was sentenced to death for war ...

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

associate *

Sultan Zauq Nadvi Sulṭān Zauq Nadvī ( bn, সুলতান যওক নদভী) is a Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi List of contemporary Muslim scholars of Islam, Islamic scholar, author and the founder of Jamia Darul Ma'arif Al-Islamia. He is known mainly for ...

(born 1939), founder of

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

* Abdur Rahim (1918–1987), inaugural Amir of the

* Abdur Rahman (1920–2015), founder of

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

* Syed Mohammad Saifur Rahman Nizami (born 1916), Ekushey Padak recipient * Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh,

Independence Award The Independence Day Award ( bn, স্বাধীনতা পদক), also termed Independence Award ( bn, স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কার), Swadhinata Padak, and Swadhinata Puroskar, is the highest state award given by t ...

recipient *

Delwar Hossain Sayeedi Allama Delwar Hossain Sayeedi is a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, former politician and lecturer, who served as a Member of Parliament representing the Pirojpur-1, Barisal, constituency during 1996–2006. He has been arrested in 2013, after whi ...

(born 1940), Islamic scholar and

politician * Shah Ahmad Shafi (1916-2020), former Amir of

* Nurul Islam Walipuri (born 1955), mufassir, teacher and author * Muhammad Waqqas (1952–2021), former secretary-general of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh * Obaidul Haque Wazirpuri (1934–2008), former co-president of

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 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 in ...

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

, Man Series debut *

Nayeem Hasan Mohammad Nayeem Hasan (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ নাঈম হাসান; born 12 February 2000) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Chittagong Division in the 2016–17 National Cricket League on 10 Octobe ...

, 5/61 test debut *

Nasum Ahmed Nasum Ahmed ( bn, নাসুম আহমেদ; born 5 December 1994) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for Sylhet Division in domestic cricket. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in March 2021. Early life an ...

, bowler *

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

, all rounder *

Mominul Haque Mominul Haque ( bn, মমিনুল হক; born 29 September 1991), also known as Muminul Showrav, is a Bangladeshi cricketer who is a former captain of the Bangladesh national team in Test matches. He is a left-handed batter. Domestic c ...

, test batsmen * Imrul Kayes, test and ODI batsman * Shafiul Islam, ODI and t20 bowler *

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

, all rounder *

Mosaddek Hossain Mosaddek Hossain Saikat ( bn, মোসাদ্দেক হোসেন সৈকত; born 10 December 1995) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh national cricket team and for Barisal Division in domestic cricket. He made hi ...

, all rounder *

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

, fast bowler *

Syed Rasel Syed Rasel ( bn, সৈয়দ রাসেল) (born 3 July 1984) is a Bangladeshi cricketer, who plays all formats of the game. He is a left-handed medium-fast swing bowler who came up through the ranks of the under-19s, to the Bangladesh A ...

, fast bowler * Abdur Razzak, spin bowler *

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

, wicket keeper, batsman

Archery

Emdadul Haque Milon Mohammed Emdadul Haque Milon ( bn, এমদাদুল হক মিলন; born 25 February 1993 in Dhaka, Bangladesh) is a Bangladeshi archer. He competed in the individual event at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics ...

, archer * Md Ruman Shana

Chess

Abdullah Al Rakib Abdullah Al-Rakib ( bn, আবদুল্লাহ আল রাকিব; born 2 December 1980) is a Bangladeshi chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster. He won the Bangladeshi Chess Championship in 2013. Career On 25 Septembe ...

, Bangladeshi Grandmaster * Reefat Bin-Sattar, Bangladeshi Grandmaster *

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

, chess player; was awarded the

FIDE The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE ( Fédération Internationale des Échecs), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national c ...

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

(WIM) title in 1985 and won British Women's Championship (1983, 1985, 1989) *

Enamul Hossain Enamul Hossain (born 1981) is the fifth chess player from Bangladesh to become a Grandmaster. No other player from his country has earned the title since he attained it in 2008. He defeated Pavel Eljanov in a two-game match in Chess World Cup ...

, Bangladeshi Grandmaster * Niaz Morshed, first Bangladeshi Grandmaster (as well as South Asia) *

, Bangladeshi Grandmaster

Football

* Alfaz Ahmed, Sylheti footballer *

Shahed Ahmed Shahed Ahmed (born 13 September 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Sporting Bengal United. Background Ahmed was born in Tower Hamlets, East London, and is of Bangladeshi descent. Playing career After beginning as a yo ...

, British footballer * Toklis Ahmed *

Shahedul Alam Shahed Shahedul Alam Shahed ( bn, শাহেদুল আলম শাহেদ) is a Bangladeshi footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He represented the Bangladesh national team from 2011 to 2016. He previously represented Bangladesh Poli ...

, midfielder *

Shahidul Alam Sohel Sahidul Alam (born 1 May 1992), popularly known as Shahidul Alam Sohel, is a Bangladeshi professional association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Bangladesh Premier League (football), Bangla ...

, goalkeeper *

Jahid Hasan Ameli Zahid Hasan Ameli ( bn, জাহিদ হাসান এমিলি; born 25 December 1987) is a Bangladeshi footballer who plays as a striker for Brothers Union and the Bangladesh national team. He is the current second top scorer of the ...

British footballer * Sheikh Aslam, footballer; striker during the 1980s and 1990s *

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

, 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 *

Nasiruddin Chowdhury Nasiruddin Chowdhury ( bn, নাসিরউদ্দিন চৌধুরী; born 9 October 1985) is a Bangladeshi professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Bangladesh Premier ...

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

, British footballer *

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

, Sylheti, footballer, son of

(retired) *

Raihan Hasan Raihan Hasan is a Bangladeshi international footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for and captains Sheikh Jamal DC. Raihan is known for releasing long throw-ins into the opponent's danger zone, he carries on the tradition set by ...

* Topu Barman * Aminul Hoque, goalkeeper *

Mohammed Monwar Hossain Mohammed Monwar Hossain ( bn, মোহাম্মদ মনোয়ার হোসেন; born 30 August 1979) is a Bangladeshi football coach and former player. He represented the Bangladesh national team from 1998 to 2006. Club career ...

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

Mamunul Islam Mamunul Islam Mamun() (born 12 December 1988) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League side Fortis FC and also played for the Bangladesh national football team during 2009-2020. He h ...

* Mohammed Ariful Islam * Sayeed Hassan Kanan, goalkeeper * Rezaul Karim *

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

, Finnish Bangladeshi footballer *

Mamun Khan Mamun Khan (born 20 December 1985) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He last played club football for Muktijoddha Sangsad KC in the Bangladesh Premier League. He also played for the Bangladesh nationa ...

Abdul Baten Mojumdar Komol Abdul Baten Mojumdar Komol (born 2 August 1987) is a retired Bangladeshi international footballer who last played as a striker for Arambagh KS. Club career Abdul Baten started his professional career during 2005 JFA Cup. He later went on to ma ...

* Ashraf Mahmud Linkon *

Russel Mahmud Liton Rasel Mahmud Liton ( bn, রাসেল মাহমুদ লিটন; born November 30, 1994) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sheikh Jamal DC in Bangladesh Premier League and Bangladesh national team. ...

* Atiqur Rahman Meshu *

Mohd Mamun Miah Mohammad Mamun Miah ( bn, মোহাম্মদ মামূন মিঞা; born 11 September 1987) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bangladesh Premier League club Abahani Limited Dhaka and the Bangladesh ...

, Sylheti, footballer * Sheikh Mohamed Mintu *

Nasirul Islam Nasir Nasirul Islam Nasir ( bn, নাসিরুল ইসলাম নাসির; born 10 August 1988) is a retired Bangladeshi professional association football, footballer who plays as a Right Back (association football), right back. He last play ...

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

* Syed Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir *

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

* Saiful Bari Titu * Anwar Uddin, British footballer *

Mohammad Ridoy Mohammad Ridoy (Bengali: মোহাম্মাদ হৃদয়; born 1 January 2002) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Abahani Limited Dhaka and the Bangladesh national t ...

Golf

Siddikur Rahman Mohammad Siddikur Rahman ( bn, মোহাম্মদ সিদ্দিকুর রহমান) (born 20 November 1984) is a Bangladeshi professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. As an amateur, Siddikur won twelve events in Asia, winn ...

, Bangladeshi pro golfer who plays on the

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

Gymnastics

Syque Caesar Quazi Syque Caesar (born August 22, 1990) is a former artistic gymnast and current coach. He represented Bangladesh at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and was a captain of the Michigan Wolverines men's gymnastics team. He was an assistant coac ...

, 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 * Arshad Hossain * Abu Nippon (GK)

Kabaddi

* Kazi Yunus Ahmed *

Razu Ahmed Razu Ahmed ( bn, রাজু আহমেদ; born 12 December 1984) is a Bangladeshi kabaddi player who was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. ...

* Hena Akhter *

Rupali Akhter Rupali Akhter ( bn, রুপালী আক্তার) is a Bangladeshi national women's Kabaddi Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on offe ...

Kazi Shahin Ara Kazi Shahin Ara ( bn, কাজী শাহীন আরা) is a Bangladeshi national women's kabaddi Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on o ...

Farzana Akhter Baby Farzana Akhter Baby ( bn, ফারজনা আক্তার বেবী) is a Bangladeshi national women Kabaddi Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a sing ...

Juni Chakma Juni Chakma ( bn, জুনি চাকমা) is a Bangladeshi national women Kabaddi player who was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games and 2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 ...

, of

Chakma Chakma may refer to: *Chakma people, a Tibeto-Burman people of Bangladesh and Northeast India *Chakma language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them **Chakma script ***Chakma (Unicode block) Chakma is a Unicode block containing characters for ...

descent * Mohammed Mozammal Haque * Kamal Hossain *

Mosharrof Hossain Mosharrof Hossain ( bn, মোশাররফ হোসেন) (born 16 June 1978) is a Bangladeshi kabaddi player who was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and pr ...

* Abul Kalam *

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

Badsha Miah Badsha Miah ( bn, বাদশা মিয়া, born 24 August 1970) is a Bangladeshi Ha-du-du player who was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding ...

, of Sylheti descent *

Kochi Rani Mondal Kochi Rani Mondal ( bn, কচি রানী মন্ডল) is a Bangladeshi national women Kabaddi Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on of ...

Abu Salah Musa Abu Salah Musa ( bn, আবু সালেহ মুসা; born 1 February 1981) is a Bangladeshi kabaddi player who was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and pr ...

Ismat Ara Nishi Ismat Ara Nishi ( bn, ইসমত আরা নিশী) is a Bangladeshi national women Kabaddi Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on offence ...

Fatema Akhter Poly Fatema Akhter Poly ( bn, ফাতেমা আক্তার পলি) is a Bangladeshi national women Kabaddi Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single p ...

Md Mizanur Rahman Md Mizanur Rahman ( bn, মোঃ মিজানুর রহমান; born 15 September 1978) is a Bangladeshi kabaddi player who was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number follo ...

Bozlur Rashid Md Bozlur Rashid ( bn, বজলুর রশিদ) (born 1 December 1977) is a Bangladeshi kabaddi player who was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding ...

Sharmin Sultana Rima Sharmin Sultana Rima ( bn, শারমিন সুলতানা রীমা) is a Bangladeshi national women Kabaddi Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a ...

Md Abdur Rouf Md Abdur Rouf ( bn, মোঃ আব্দুর রউফ ; born 1 June 1974) is a Bangladeshi kabaddi player who was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preced ...

* Dolly Shefali

Martial arts

Riaz Amin Riaz Amin ( bn, রিয়াজ আমিন; born 27 February 1998) is an English martial artist who practices Shotokan Karate and Filipino Martial Arts. He is the current World Escrima-Kalis-Arnis Federation (WEKAF) World Championships ...

, youngest British WEKAF (World Eskrima/Kali/Arnis Federation) world champion, practises Shotokan Karate and Filipino Martial Arts *

Ruqsana Begum Ruqsana Begum ( bn, রুকসানা বেগম; born 15 October 1983) is an English professional kickboxer and boxer. She was a British and World Kickboxing Association female Atomweight (48–50 kg) Muay Thai boxing champion and c ...

, first British woman in kickboxing to be Asian, Bangladeshi and Muslim, she practises Muay Thai *

Ali Jacko Abdul Ali ( bn, আব্দুল আলী; born 6 May 1969), better known as his ring name Ali Jacko ( bn, আলী জ্যাকো), is a British former professional kickboxer who was two-time world lightweight kickboxing world champi ...

, British World Champion Lightweight Kickboxer, Black belt in Jujitsu,

Wushu Wushu may refer to: Martial arts * Chinese martial arts, the various martial arts of China * Wushu (sport), a modern exhibition of traditional Chinese martial arts * Wushu stances, five key stances utilized in both contemporary wushu and traditio ...

and Chinese Boxing *

Mak Yuree Mak Yuree ( bn, এমএকে ইউরী;born 1964) also known as Vajramunee, is the founder of Vajrapran and Butthan movement, the South Asian combat sports and system of personal development with the aim to obtain body-mind balance. He was se ...

, 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 Mohammed Khaled Hossain ( bn, মোহাম্মদ খালেদ হোসেন) also known as Sajal Khaled was a Bangladeshi mountaineer and film director. He was the 5th Bangladeshi to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He reached the sum ...

Musa Ibrahim Musa Ibrahim ( bn, মুসা ইব্রাহীম, links=no) is a Bangladeshi mountaineer and an adventurer, explorer, journalist and author. He is the first Bangladeshi to claim to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He reached the summ ...

Wasfia Nazreen Wasfia Nazreen is a Bangladeshi mountaineer, activist, environmentalist, social worker and writer. She is the first Bangladeshi and first Bengali to complete the Seven Summits, on 18 November 2015. ''National Geographic'' recognized Nazreen as on ...

, also social activist

Shooter

Imam Hossain Mohammad Imam Hossain ( bn, ইমাম হোসেন; born January 5, 1984) is a Bangladeshi sport shooter. Hossain represented Bangladesh at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ...

* Asif Hossain Khan, gold and silver medalist in the Commonwealth Games *

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

Sprinter

Mohamed Abu Abdullah Mohamed Abu Abdullah ( bn, মোহামেদ আবু আব্দুল্লাহ; born March 1, 1981) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Bangladesh.

, personal best 11.07 *

Masbah Ahmmed Masbah Ahmmed ( bn, মেজবাহ আহমেদ; born 11 March 1995) is a Bangladeshi sprinter. He competed in the 100 metres event at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics The 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (Moscow 2 ...

, 100m sprinter *

Mohan Khan Mohan Kan (born September 6, 1991) is a sprinter from Bangladesh. He came 5th in Heat 1 of the 100 metres Preliminaries at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as Lo ...

, personal best 11.25 *

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

, personal best 12.52

Swimming

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

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

Table tennis

Zobera Rahman Linu Zobera Rahman Linu is a Bangladeshi table tennis player. She won a record 16 national championships during 1979–2001. She is the recipient of Bangladesh National Sports Award (1999) in the table tennis category. Early life and education Lin ...

, table tennis player; 16 times national champion, Guinness World Record holder

References

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