Contents
1 Principals of Bengal's Independence Wars and Movements
2 Arts, culture, and literature
3 Music, film and television
4 Economists and entrepreneurs
5 Media and journalism
6 Political figures
7 Heads of Government
8 Intellectuals
9 Government Officials and Diplomats
10 Noted diplomats/heads of major organizations
11 Religious personalities
12 Philosopher
13 Scientists and engineers
14 Sportspeople
Principals of Bengal's Independence Wars and Movements
British Colonial Period
- Haji Shariatullah, founder of the Faraizi Movement
- Surya Sen
- Pritilata Waddedar
- Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah, first to propose the creation of the All India Muslim League (AIML), later known as the Muslim League
- A. K. Fazlul Huq
- Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement 1952
- Abdus Salam
- Abdul Jabbar
- Abul Barkat
- Rafiq Uddin Ahmed and many unknown people.
Bangladesh War of Independence, 1971
- Father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
- Tajuddin Ahmed,First Prime Minister of Bangladesh(during liberation war) .
- Syed nazrul Islam,first acting President of Bangladesh Govt(during liberation war) .
- A H M Kamruzzaman.
- Captain(ret) Mansur Ali.
- General Muhammad Ataul Ghani Osmany, Commander-in-Chief, BD Forces, War of Independence.
- Major Ziaur Rahman, Sector Commander 1 and 11 (June – October 10, 1971) and Z Force Commander and Announcing War of Independence of Bangladesh
- [A. K. Khandker], Sector Commander
- Major Khaled Musharraf, Commander Sector 2, Commander K-Force
- Squadron Leader M. Hamidullah Khan, Chief Representative - Chakulia(Bihar) Guerilla Trng. Camp, Sub-sector commander - Mankarchar(Sector 11), Commander - Sector 11 (November 2 – February 14, 1972)
- Major Nazmul Huq, Commander Sector 7 (till August 1971)
- Major M.A. Manzur, Commander Sector 8
- Major Shafaat Jamil Commanding Officer 3rd East Bengal Regiment Z Force
- Major K.M Shafiullah, S Force Commander
- Major M.A. Jalil, Commander Sector 8
- Major Abu Taher, sub-sector commander - Mahendraganj(HQ 11), Commander Sector 11 (October 10 – November 2, 1971)
Arts, culture, and literature
- Abdul Hakim, medieval poet
- Abul Kashem, architect and educationist
- Ahmed Sofa, writer
- Akhteruzzaman Elias, novelist and short story writer
- Alaol, medieval poet
- Abul Hussain, poet
- Al Mahmud, poet
- Arunabh Sarkar, poet
- Begum Rokeya, writer
- Bibi Russell, model and fashion designer
- Dipak Barua, Author, writer, poet and philosopher
- Hason Raja, mystic poet
- Humayun Ahmed, popular novelist and former professor of Chemistry, Dhaka University
- Humayun Azad, writer and former professor of Bengali, Dhaka University
- Hassan Azizul Haq, short story writer and former professor of Political Science, Rajshahi University
- Jahanara Imam, writer and activist
- Jasimuddin, famous poet
- Kazi Nazrul Islam, national poet of Bangladesh
- Lalon Shah, mystic poet
- Manzoor Alam Beg, photographer and author
- Muhammad Shahidullah, famous Bengali educationist, writer and linguist.
- Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, writer and educator
- Munier Chowdhury, educator, dramatist and intellectual killed in 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh
- Monica Ali, noted author of Brick Lane
- Mazharul Islam, architect, political activist
- Quamrul Hassan, artist
- Rudra Muhammad Shahidullah,poet
- Rafiq Azad, Poet
- Shahidul Alam, photographer
- Shahriyar Kabir, author and journalist
- Shahidullah Kaiser, educator, novelist and intellectual killed in 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh
- Shahabuddin Nagari, poet, writer and singer
- Shamsur Rahman, poet
- Sikdar Aminul Haq, poet
- Syed Jahangir, free-lance artist of Bangladesh
- Syed Mujtaba Ali, renowned Bengali author, academician, scholar and linguist.
- SM Sultan, Painter
- Tahmima Anam, novelist, Harvard graduate, winner of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize.
- Zainul Abedin, painter
- Zillur Rahman John, mime and pantomime artist
Music, film and television
- Abdur Razzak, actor, director
- Afshan Azad - Actress, cast member of the movie series of Harry Potter
- Asaduzzaman Noor, actor, politician and member of parliament
- Azam Khan, singer
- Ayub Bachchu Singer & Guitarist
- Bobita, film actress
- Humayun Faridi, TV, stage, and film actor
- Khan Ataur Rahman,film director
- Konnie Huq, UK television presenter
- Manna, film actor
- Mumzy Stranger Singer/Producer/Dancer/Rapper
- Mrinal Sen, film director
- Nina Hossain - UK News presenter
- Ritwik Ghatak, film director
- Runa Laila, singer
Shama Rahman, Noted Rabindra Sangeet Singer, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Ron Mustafaa, Hollywood TV actor, most recently on MTV Skins
- Sabina Yasmin, singer
- Shakib Khan, film actor
- Shabnam, film actress
- Shahnaz Rahmatullah, singer
- Shefali Chowdhury, She plays Harry Potter's Yule Ball date in Goblet of Fire
- Suchitra Sen, famous Bengali Actress
- Sumita Devi, film and television actress
- Syeda Rubyait Hossain, film director, writer.
- Tanvir Mokammel, film director
- Tareque Masud, film director
- Tasmin Lucia Khan - Entertainment and news presenter for the BBC
- Waheedul Haq, noted Tagore song specialist and veteran Journalist.
- Zahir Raihan, film director.
Economists and entrepreneurs
- Atiur Rahman, economist, Governor of Bangladesh Bank and a former director of the state-owned Sonali Bank
- Iqbal Quadir, co-founder of GrameenPhone.
- Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube
- Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank, and the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
- Rehman Sobhan, eminent economist.
- Mahabubul Mokaddem Akash,economist,Professor at University of Dhaka.
- Sir Fazle Hasan Abed,Founder & Chairperson of the worlds largest international development NGO, BRAC.
- Mahboob Zaman,Founder & Managing Director DataSoft Systems Bangladesh Ltd and President Bangladesh Association of Software & Information Services (BASIS) .
Media and journalism
- Kazi Shamsul Hoque, eminent journalist
- Mahbub Jamal Zahedi, former editor of the Khaleej Times, assistant-editor of Dawn, and founder-editor of The Agatya.
- Mahfuz Anam, editor of the Daily Star.
- Mainul Hosein, chairman of the editorial board of the Daily Ittefaq
- Matiur Rahman, editor of Daily Prothom Alo, winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism.
- Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury, editor of the Weekly Prekkhit
- Salah Choudhury, writer, peace activist and journalist
- [[Md. Lokman Hossain, executive editor current memory(General knowledgebaise Newspaper in Bangladesh.)
Political figures
- Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah - Was first to propose the creation of the All India Muslim League (AIML), later known as the Muslim League
- Hamidul Huq Choudhury, Foreign Minister of Pakistan from 1954 until 1956.
- Muhammad Ali Bogra, Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953 until 1955
- Khawaja Nazimuddin, second Governor-General of Pakistan, and the second Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Altaf Husain, minister of Commerce and Industry of Pakistan from 1965 to 1968.
- A.B.M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury
- A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, former President; Leader of Bikalpa Dhara
- Abdus Samad Azad, former Foreign Minister 1996–2001
- Abdul Jolil
- Begum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister, 1991–1996; 2001–2006
- Golam Azam, Islamist politician, former leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, alleged war criminal for his role in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
- Hussain Mohammed Ershad, CMLA & later President from 1982 to 1991; Leader of Jatiya Party
- Mahi B. Chowdhury
- Motiya Chowdhury
- Maulana Bhashani, famous politician of 1970s
- Moudud Ahmed
- Shahabuddin Ahmed
- Morshed Khan, owner of Citycell and former Foreign Minister
- Mirza Ghulam Hafiz
- Shah Azizur Rahman
- Aminul Islam Chowdhury, politician from Comilla (Member of National Assembly, Pakistan)
- Sheikh Hasina Wazed, Prime Minister, 1996–2001
- Tareq Rahman, former member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), son of Begum Khaleda Zia and Ziaur Rahman
Heads of Government
- A. K. Fazlul Huq, presented the Lahore Resolution of 1940 that established Muslim League's demand for a homeland for Muslims, Pakistan
- Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 until 1957; founder of Awami League
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Chairman of the Awami League 1966–1975, Prime Minister 1972–1975 and President 1972–1975
- Tajuddin Ahmed, (by Appointment and Oath) Prime Minister, 1971–1972
- Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, President, August 15, 1975 – November 3, 1975
- Ziaur Rahman, (under National State of Emergency) Chief Martial Law Administrator (CMLA) (November 7, 1975–1977) & President until Assassination, 1977–1981
- Hussain Mohammed Ershad, by (Military Coup) Chief Martial Law Administrator (CMLA) 1982–1985 and President (1985–1990 December 6)
- Begum Khaleda Zia, (elected) Prime Minister; 1991–1996, 2001–2006
- Sheikh Hasina Wazed; (elected) Prime Minister, 1996–2001, 2009–present
Intellectuals
- A.F.Salahuddin Ahmed, eminent historian
- Anu Muhammad
- Rehman Sobhan, economist
- Dr. Kamal Hossain, lawyer and politician, civil-rights activist
- Muzaffar Ahmed, economist
- Nasreen Pervin Huq, women's rights activist
- Munir Chowdhury
- Sardar Fazlul Karim
- Panna Kaiser, author, novelist, member of parliament, wife of Shahidullah Kaiser
- Roquia Sakhawat Hussain, prolific writer, feminist, social worker
- Prof. Syed Modasser Ali, ophthalmologist and pioneer of community ophthalmology in Bangladesh
- M S Khan, librarian and pioneer of library science in Bangladesh
Government Officials and Diplomats
- Akbar Ali Khan, Bangladeshi economic historian and educationist who was a civil servant until 2001, Finance Ministry Adviser (Minister) of Caretaker government of Bangladesh.
- Ayub Quadri, retired bureaucrat was an adviser for the ministries of Education and Cultural Affairs to Caretaker government of Bangladesh.
- A. H. M. Moniruzzaman a career diplomat belonging to the Bangladesh Foreign Service, was the head of Bangladesh Mission to the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.
- Faizul Latif Chowdhury, career civil servant from Bangladesh currently Joint Secretary of Bangladesh Government.
- Kamal Uddin Siddiqui, senior lecturer at the Monash University, a political economist and social scientist and a bureaucrat from Bangladesh.
- Anwar Chowdhury, British High Commissioner to Dhaka, first non-White Briton to hold a senior diplomatic post.
Noted diplomats/heads of major organizations
- Abul Fateh, Professional Diplomat, First Foreign Secretary 1971–1972
- Irene Khan, Current Secretary General of human rights organization Amnesty International; she is the first woman, the first Asian, and the first Muslim to hold the position; she won Sydney Peace Prize 2006
Religious personalities
- Shah Jalal - A Muslim saint of Bengal particularly in the region of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
- Shah Paran - A renowned Muslim Sufi saint. He was the nephew of Hazrat Shah Jalal (R)
- Atiśa Dipamkara Shrijnana - Buddhist teacher: Important figure in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and in establishment and was inventor of bodhichitta or known as "mind training"
- Tilopa, Buddhist teacher: Important figure in the Tibetan Buddhist; founder of the Kagyu lineage and progressor of Mahamudra method
- Khan Jahan Ali - considered Muslim saint, built the great Bagerhat Shat Gambuj Masjid (60 dome mosque)
- Sri Anandamoyi Ma - Spiritual Hindu teacher and Guru
- Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji - Hindu Saint
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Scientists and engineers
- Jagdish Chandra Bose, pioneered the investigation of radio and microwave optics
- Khandkar Manwar Hossain, Statistician and founder of the Department of Statistics in Rajshahi University.
- Azizul Haque, pioneered the mathematical formula for Henry Classification System of fingerprinting, still widely used in the world
- Saleemul Huq, awarded the Burtoni Award for contribution to climate change adaptation.
- Abul Hussam, awarded the 2007 Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability
- Aref Chowdhury, Bell Labs scientist and recipient of the MIT TR100 Award
- Mohammad Ataul Karim, Bangladeshi American scientist
- Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Scientist and science writer
- Jamal Nazrul Islam - famous physicist and mathematician
- Jawed Karim - co-founder of YouTube
- Fazlur Rahman Khan, one of the foremost structural engineers of the 20th century; pioneer of tube structure and designer of Sears Tower, the tallest building in the USA.
- Nizamuddin 'Leepu' Awila, car engineer who converts rusty old cars into imitation supercars in his small Dhaka workshop.
- Abdullah Al Muti, scientist and science writer
- M. A. Naser, Pioneer in engineering education in Bangladesh.
- Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri, Physicist: produced the famous Raychaudhuri's equation.
- Prafulla Chandra Roy, Pioneer in the field of pharmaceutical and chemical works (discovered mercurous nitrite)
- Megh Nad Saha, Physicist: Produced the famous equation "Thermo-Ionization Equation" or the Saha Equation
- Maqsudul Alam,A renowned Scientist and Professor, achieved Three milestones in genomics - sequencing the genomes of Papaya, Rubber plants and Jute. Dr. Maqsudul Alam a professor of the University of Hawaii at Manoa .
- SM Faruque, internationally renowned microbiologist and scientist who is one of the pioneer researcher on Vibrio cholerae which causes Cholera. Cholera affects 3-5 millions people worldwide and causes 100,000-130,000 deaths a year as of 2010.
- Shafkat Chowdhury, renowned Aerospace Engineer.
Sportspeople
Cricket
- Qazi Habibul Bashar - Cricketer - a former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team
- Mohammad Ashraful - Cricketer -a former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team
- Tamim Iqbal - Cricketer, aggressive opening batsman
- Mashrafe Mortaza - Cricketer, pace bowler, former vice captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team.
- Mohammad Rafique - Cricketer, spin bowler
- Shakib Al Hasan - Cricketer, batsman, spin bowler, former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team, Wisden cricketer of the year 2009
- Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahim - Cricketer, wicket keeper batsman, present captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team.
- Mohammad Nasir Hossain - Cricketer, Allrounders.
Football
- Kazi Salahuddin - Footballer: Striker
- Sheikh Aslam - Footballer: striker during the 1980s and 1990s
- Syed Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir Footballer, midfielder
- Sayeed Hassan Kanan Footballer, goalkeeper
- Golam Rabi Hadi Indoor Footballer, Striker/midfielder
Chess
- Niaz Morshed - First Grand Master of Bangladesh (as well as South Asia)
- Rani Hamid - Chess player: was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1985 and won British Women's Championship (1983, 1985, 1989)
- Ziaur Rahman - Grand Master of Bangladesh
- Reefat Bin-Sattar - Grand Master of Bangladesh
- Abdullah Al Rakib - Grand Master of Bangladesh
- Imran Chowdhury - Grand Master of Woman
Swimming
- Brojen Das - Swimmer: first Asian to swim across the English Channel and the first person to cross it four times
Table Tennis
- Zobera Rahman Linu - Table tennis player: Guinness World Record holder
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