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List Of Bangladeshi People
Listed below are notable people who are either citizens of Bangladesh, born in the region of what is now Bangladesh, or of Bangladeshi 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. 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 * Chittaranjan Das, founder of the Swaraj Party, one of the leading proponents of intercommunal harmony in India * Nawaab Syed Shamsul Huda, first Indian Muslim president of the reformed legislative council of the undivided Bengal in 1921 * A. K. Fazlul Huq, Prime Minister of Bengal (1937–1943), Chief Minister of East Bengal (1954–1955) and Governor of East Pakistan (1956) * Nawab Abdul Latif, educator and social worker * Surya Sen, revolutionary and leader of Indian independence movement, known for lea ...
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated with a population of over 171 million within an area of . Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the north, west, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast. It has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal to its south and is separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor, and from China by the List of Indian states, Indian state of Sikkim to its north. Dhaka, the capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city, is the nation's political, financial, and cultural centre. Chittagong is the second-largest city and the busiest port of the country. The territory of modern Bangladesh was a stronghold of many List of Buddhist kingdoms and empires, Buddhist and List of Hindu empir ...
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Chittagong Armoury Raid
The Chittagong Uprising termed by the British as Chittagong Armoury Raid, was an attempt on 18 April 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong armoury of Bengal Province in British India (now in Bangladesh) by armed Indian independence fighters led by Surya Sen, Nirmal Sen, Ambika Chakrobarty, Ananta Singh, Ganesh Ghosh, Lokenath Bal. Background : Early activities The revolutionary history of Chittagong includes significant events such as the Chittagong Armoury Raid, the Battle of Jalalabad Hills, the Dhalghat encounter, and the Pahartali Ward Club attack. Among these, the armoury raid on 18 April 1930, is one of the most notable episodes. Understanding the revolutionary activities and political climate in Chittagong prior to this event is essential to comprehending its significance. The revolutionary group in Chittagong was led by Surya Sen, popularly known as Masterda, a resident of Raozan Upazila. After earning a Bachelor of Arts ...
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Bangladesh Awami League
The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achieving the independence of Bangladesh. It is one of the two dominant parties in the country, along with their traditional rival, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The party's activities were banned on 10 May 2025, under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009, Anti-Terrorism Act. In 1949, the party was founded as the East Pakistan Awami Muslim League (after 1955, the East Pakistan Awami League) by Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalists, Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, Yar Mohammad Khan and Shamsul Huq, and joined later by Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy who went on to become Prime Minister of Pakistan. It was established as the Socialism, socialist Bengali people, Bengali alternative to the domination of the Muslim League (Pakistan), Muslim League in Pakist ...
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Maulana Bhashani
Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (12 December 1880 – 17 November 1976), also known reverentially as Maulana Bhashani, was a Bangladeshi politician and statesman who was one of the founder of the Awami League, the oldest and main political party in Bangladesh that played a pivotal role in the country's independence from Pakistan. His political tenure spanned the British colonial India, Pakistan and Bangladesh periods. Bhashani was popularly known by the honorary title ''Mozlum Jananeta'' for his lifelong stance advocating for the poor. He gained nationwide mass popularity among the peasants and helped to build the East Pakistan Peasant Association. Owing to his political leaning to the left, often dubbed Islamic Socialism, he was also called 'The Red Maulana'. He is considered as one of the main pillars of Bangladeshi independence (1971). An alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband, and participant in the Khilafat Movement protesting the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, he led the Muslims ...
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman and activist who was the founding president of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangladesh, he led the country as its President of Bangladesh, president and Prime Minister of Bangladesh, prime minister from 1972 until his Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, assassination in a 15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état, ''coup d'état'' in 1975. His nationalist ideology, socio-political theories, and political doctrines are collectively known as Mujibism. Born in an aristocratic Bengali Muslim family in Tungipara, Mujib emerged as a student activist in the Bengal Presidency, province of Bengal during the final years of the British Raj. He was a member of the All India Muslim League, All-India Muslim League, supported Muslim nationalism in South Asia, Muslim nationalism, and advocated for the Pakistan Movement, establishment ...
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Shafiur Rahman
Shafiur Rahman (; 24 January 1918 – 22 February 1952) is considered in Bangladesh to be a martyr of the language movement which took place in the former East Pakistan. Early life Shafiur Rahman was born in Konnagar, near Serampore, in Bengal Presidency, British Raj. His father's name was Hakim Mahabubur Rahman and his mother's name was Kanayata Khatoon. He graduated from Konnagar High School in 1936 and completed his I. Com at Government Commerce College in Kolkata. After the partition of India he moved to Dhaka, East Bengal, taking a job as a clerk in the accounts section of the Dhaka High Court. Bengali Language Movement On 22 February 1952 while commuting to his job on his bicycle he entered Nawabpur Road, which was full of protesters against police shootings the previous day at a language movement rally. Police fired at the protests and Shafiur Rahman was shot in the back; he died after being taken to Dhaka Medical College. He was buried in Azimpur graveyard under ...
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Abdus Salam (Bengali Language Movement Demonstrator)
Abdus Salam (27 November 1925 — 7 April 1952) was a demonstrator who died during the Bengali Language Movement demonstrations which took place in the erstwhile East Bengal (currently Bangladesh), Pakistan in 1952. He is considered a martyr in Bangladesh. Early life Abdus Salam was born on 27 November 1925 in Laxmanpur (renamed 'Salam Nagar'), Matubhuiyan Union, Matubhuiyan, Daganbhuiyan Upazila, Daganbhuiyan, Feni District, Feni, East Bengal, British Raj. He studied in Krishnarampur Primary School, then at Matubhuiyan Kalimullah Minor School. He then joined the Daganbhuiyan Kemal Atatürk High School but dropped out at class 10 because of financial constraints. Career Abdus Salam went to Kolkata where he stayed with his cousin and her husband who worked in the Port of Kolkata. Abdus Salam was able to get a job in the port. In 1947 he moved to Dhaka and got a job at the department of industries as cleric record keeper. He received a place to stay in the government housing Pa ...
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Abdul Jabbar (activist)
Abdul Jabbar (11 October 1919 – 21 February 1952) was a protester who was killed during the Bengali language movement in 1952 that took place in the erstwhile East Pakistan (currently Bangladesh). He is considered a martyr in Bangladesh. Background Abdul Jabbar was born on 11 October 1919 in Pachua under the Gaffargaon, Mymensingh, East Bengal, British Raj. Although he received his primary education in the local educational institution called pathsala (Dhopaghat Krishtobazar Primary School), he failed to continue his education owing to poverty. Career Abdul Jabbar worked with his father farming in his village. He decided to travel to the river port town of Narayanganj by train. He got a job in Burma through an Englishman he met in Narayanganj. He worked there for 12 years before going back to Burma. He was recruited in the British Indian Navy during World War Two but was discharged after being injured during training. He was then working as a tailor. He came to Dhaka, East P ...
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Abul Barkat
Abul Barkat (; 16 June 1927 – 21 February 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 considered a martyr in Bangladesh. Early life Abul Barkat was born on June 13 or 16, 1927 in Babla village, Salar, Murshidabad, Salar that time Bharatpur I, Bharatpur Block, Murshidabad, West Bengal, British Raj. He studied in Babla primary school and completed his matriculation from Talibpur High School in 1945 and completed his intermediate from Krishnath College in 1947. He moved to Dhaka in 1948 after the Partition of India. He completed his BA in political science from University of Dacca in 1951. He started his MA in political science in Dhaka University. Bengali Language Movement On February 21, 1952, students bought out a protest demanding Bengali language be given the status of national language despite Unlawful assembly, Section 144 (curfew) being imposed. The poli ...
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Rafiq Uddin Ahmed
Rafiq Uddin Ahmed () (30 October 1926 – 21 February 1952) was a protester killed during the Bengali Language Movement that took place in East Pakistan (currently Bangladesh) in 1952. He is considered a martyr in Bangladesh. Early life Ahmed was born October 30, 1926, in Paril village (renamed 'Rafiqnagar'), Singair, Manikganj District, East Bengal, British Raj. His father's name was Abdul Latif and mother's name was Rafiza Khatun. Rafiq was the eldest son of the couple's five sons and two daughters. Rafiq's grandfather is Mohammad Makhim. He passed his matriculation from Baira School in 1949. He studied Intermediate level from Debendra College but dropped out before finishing. He moved to Dhaka and started working in a printing press owned by his father. In Dhaka, he was admitted to the Department of Accounting Science at the then Jagannath College. Bengali Language Movement Ahmed was active in the student protest demanding Bengali be made the national language of Paki ...
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Pritilata Waddedar
Pritilata Waddedar (5 May 1911 – 24 September 1932) was a Bengalis, Bengali Revolutionary nationalism, revolutionary nationalist who was influential in the Indian independence movement, independence movement. After completing her education in Chittagong, Chattogram (formerly Chittagong) and Dhaka (formerly Dacca), she attended Bethune College in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). She graduated in philosophy with distinction and became a school teacher. She is praised as "Bengal's first woman martyr". Pritilata joined a revolutionary group headed by Surya Sen. She is known for leading fifteen revolutionaries in the 1932 armed attack on the Pahartali European Club, during which one person was killed and eleven injured. The revolutionaries torched the club and were later caught by the Indian Imperial Police, colonial police. Pritilata committed suicide by Cyanide poisoning, cyanide. Her suicide was preplanned. She had a suicide note or a letter with her, where she had penned down the o ...
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Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is List of cities in Pakistan by population, its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country by area. Bounded by the Arabian Sea on the south, the Gulf of Oman on the southwest, and the Sir Creek on the southeast, it shares land borders with India to the east; Afghanistan to the west; Iran to the southwest; and China to the northeast. It shares a maritime border with Oman in the Gulf of Oman, and is separated from Tajikistan in the northwest by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor. Pakistan is the site of History of Pakistan, several ancient cultures, including the ...
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