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Category:Bangladeshi people by district
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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 leading Chittagong armoury raid
- Haji Shariatullah, founder of the Faraizi Movement
- Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, last Prime Minister of Bengal (1946–1947), later Prime Minister of Pakistan (1956–1957)
- Pritilata Waddedar, activist of the Indian independence movement
Martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement 1952
Bangladesh War of Independence, 1971
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, founder of Bangladesh Awami League, National Awami Party
- Chitta Ranjan Dutta, Sector Commander 4
- Major Nazmul Huq, Commander Sector 7 (till August 1971)
- Squadron Leader M. Hamidullah Khan, Bangladesh Government Chief Representative - Chakulia (Bihar) Guerilla Trng. Camp, BDF Sub-sector commander - Mankarchar (Sector 11), BDF Commander - Sector 11 (November 2–February 14, 1972)
- Major M.A. Manzur, Commander Sector 8
- Major Khaled Musharraf, BDF Commander Sector 2, Commander K-Force
- Colonel-in-Chief Muhammad Ataul Ghani Osmany, Commander-in-Chief, Bangladesh Forces, War of Independence, 1971. (Later promoted to General)
- Major Ziaur Rahman, 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, sub-sector commander - Mahendraganj (HQ 11), Interim Commander Sector 11 (October 10–November 2, 1971)
Bangladesh, July Revolution 2024
Scientists, engineers and educators
- Nasima Akhter (born 1970), nuclear medicine researcher
- Arun Kumar Basak, scientist and professor emeritus of University of Rajshahi
- Abdullah Al Muti, scientist and science writer
- Maqsudul Alam, 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, emeritus professor of statistics
- Amit Chakma, tenth president of the University of Western Ontario
- SM Faruque, microbiologist and scientist, researcher on Vibrio cholerae which causes Cholera
- Azizul Haque, who pioneered the mathematical formula for the Henry Classification System of fingerprinting
- Tanzima Hashem, academic, Elsevier Foundation Award winner in 2017
- M. Zahid Hasan, Eugene Higgins endowed chair professor of quantum physics at Princeton University and scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; known for many ground-breaking discoveries in the quantum world[1]
- Khandkar Manwar Hossain, statistician and founder of the Department of Statistics in Rajshahi University
- Saleemul Huq, awarded the Burtoni Award for contributing to climate change adaptation
- Fazle Hussain, professor of mechanical engineering at Texas Tech University; elected Fellow of National Academy of Engineering
- Abul Hussam, awarded the 2007 Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability
- Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, scientist and science writer
- Jamal Nazrul Islam, physicist and mathematician
- Jawed Karim, co-creator of YouTube and designer of PayPal's anti-fraud system
- Mohammad Ataul Karim, Bangladeshi American scientist
- Fazlur Rahman Khan, structural engineer and architect
- Sezan Mahmud, Medical Scientist and Educator, writer, Dean for EID, QU Netter School of Medicine.
- Bibhuti Roy, engineer and educationist
- Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy
- M. A. Naser, pioneer in engineering education in Bangladesh
- Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda, Bangladeshi scientist, educationist and writer
- Khondkar Siddique-e-Rabbani, biomedical physicist
- Abdul Matin Patwari, electrical engineer, mathematician, vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology
- Qazi Motahar Hossain, scientist, statistician, founder-director of Institute of Statistical Research and Training, University of Dhaka
- Omar Ishrak, investor, entrepreneur, executive chairman and chairman of the board, Medtronic; board chairman of INTEL
- Mohammad Kaykobad, computer scientist, educator, author and columnist of Bangladesh, professor of computer science and engineering at BUET
- Lucina Uddin, American neuroscientist, born in Bangladesh[2]
Educationists
- Serajul Islam Choudhury, educationist, public intellectual
- Rasheda K Chowdhury, Bangladeshi academic, former Advisor of Caretaker Government, Bangladesh
- Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq, educationist, former professor of University of Dhaka
- Syed Manzoorul Islam, educationist, former professor of University of Dhaka
- Rafiqul Islam, national professor, Bangladesh
- Jamilur Reza Choudhury, former professor, BUET, national professor, Bangladesh
- Anisuzzaman, professor, University of Dhaka, national professor, Bangladesh
Arts, culture, and literature
- Hiralal Sen, founder of Indian cinema
- Ahmed Sofa, writer, thinker, novelist
- Zainul Abedin, painter
- Humayun Ahmed, novelist and former professor of Chemistry, Dhaka University
- Tofail Ahmed, author and researcher of folk art
- Alaol, medieval poet
- Monica Ali, author of Brick Lane
- Syed Mujtaba Ali, Bengali author, academician, scholar and linguist
- Tahmima Anam, novelist and winner of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize
- Rashid Askari, writer, fictionist, columnist, and academic
- Humayun Azad, writer and former professor of Bengali, Dhaka University
- Rafiq Azad, poet
- Manzoor Alam Beg, photographer and author
- Rituraj Bhowmick, writer
- Munier Chowdhury, educator, dramatist and intellectual killed in 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh
- Akhteruzzaman Elias, novelist and short story writer
- Nirmalendu Goon, poet
- Abdul Hakim, medieval poet
- Marjana Chowdhury, Bangladeshi-American model, philanthropist and beauty queen Miss Bangladesh USA
- Sikdar Aminul Haq, poet
- Quamrul Hassan, artist
- Saad Z Hossain, writer
- Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, poet, essayist, translator and editor
- Abul Hussain, poet
- Jahanara Imam, writer and activist
- Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, writer and educator
- Kazi Nazrul Islam, national poet of Bangladesh
- Mazharul Islam, architect, political activist
- Syed Jahangir, freelance artist of Bangladesh
- Adiba Jaigirdar, Bangladeshi-Irish writer
- Jasimuddin, poet
- Shahriyar Kabir, author and journalist
- Shahidullah Kaiser, educator, novelist and intellectual killed in 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh
- Abul Kashem, architect and educationist
- Lalon Shah, mystic poet
- Al Mahmud, poet
- Sezan Mahmud, Writer, lyricist, filmmaker, medical scientist and educationist.
- Firoz Mahmud, contemporary visual artist, creator, painter
- Ghulam Murshid, author, scholar and journalist
- Partha Pratim Majumder, 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, poet, writer and singer
- Shamsur Rahman, poet
- Hason Raja, mystic poet
- Begum Rokeya, writer
- Bibi Russell, model and fashion designer
- Arunabh Sarkar, poet
- Muhammad Shahidullah, Bengali educationist, writer and linguist
- Rudra Muhammad Shahidullah, poet
- Ahmed Sharif, writer of Bengali literature, secularist
- SM Sultan, painter
- Kamal Chowdhury, poet
- Taslima Nasrin, famous writer and feminist, awardee of Ananda Puraskar
- Salimullah Khan, writer, thinker
- Hasan Azizul Haq, writer
- Sanjida Khatun, musicologist, one of the founders of Chhayanaut
- Shahid Mahmud Jangi, writer, lyricist
- Monica Jahan Bose, artist and climate activist
Chefs
Social reformers and leaders
- Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of BRAC
- Hazi Mohammad Mohsin, philanthropist
- Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner
Music, film and television
- James (musician), Singer-songwriter, playback, singerrecord, produceractor
- Ayub Bachchu, singer and guitarist
- Abdur Razzak, actor, director
- Shabana, film actress
- Bobita, film actress
- Shefali Chowdhury, played Harry Potter's Yule Ball date in Goblet of Fire
- Sumita Devi, film and television actress
- Abdul "Duke" Fakir, American singer of Ethiopian and Bangladeshi descent, member of the Four Tops
- Humayun Faridi, TV, stage, and film actor
- Chanchal Chowdhury, actor
- Bidya Sinha Saha Mim, actor and model
- Apu Biswas, film actress and model
- Jaya Ahsan, actress and producer
- Dipjol, film actor, film producer and politician
- Waheedul Haq, Tagore song specialist and journalist
- Zahid Hasan, actor and director
- Rahsaan Islam, American actor of Bangladeshi descent
- Jayasree Kabir, actress
- Kaushik Hossain Taposh, music composer, singer, producer & MD of Gaan Bangla
- Mehazabien Chowdhury
- Mosharraf Karim, actor
- Montazur Rahman Akbar, film director, producer
- Mukul Chowdhury, lyricist and musical artist
- Azam Khan, singer
- Alam Khan, music director and composer
- Tahsan Rahman Khan, singer and actor
- Shakib Khan, actor, producer, singer, film organiser and media personality
- Arifin Shuvoo, actor, television presenter, RJ and model
- Runa Laila, singer
- Manna, film actor
- Tareque Masud, film director
- Tanvir Mokammel, film director
- Asaduzzaman Noor, actor, politician and member of parliament
- Khan Ataur Rahman, film director
- Shahnaz Rahmatullah, singer
- Raja Chanda
- Raef al Hasan Rafa, Musician, singer-songwriter, producer
- Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, Musician, record producer, artist
- Saidus Salehin Khaled Sumon, Singer-songwriter, bass player, record producer, actor, entrepreneur
- Rola, half Bangladeshi, quarter Russian, quarter Japanese fashion model
- Shabnam, film actress
- Dino Shafeek, British actor known for Mind Your Language
- Salman Shah, film actor
- Sabina Yasmin, singer
- Zahir Raihan, film director
- Sharmin Sultana Sumi, singer
- Emon Chowdhury, singer
Economists
- Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, internationally recognised economist, elected member of IMF (International Monetary Fund), National political leader
- Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, economist and development thinker, Chairman of Dhaka School of Economics
- Nurul Islam, economist, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, author
- Anu Muhammad, economist
- Md. Anisur Rahman, economist, former member of the Planning Commission, author
- Muzaffar Ahmed, economist and emeritus professor at the Institute of Business Administration of the University of Dhaka
- Atiur Rahman, economist, Governor of Bangladesh Bank and former director of the state-owned Sonali Bank
- Rehman Sobhan, economist
- Abul Barkat, economist
Entrepreneurs
- Mahmudul Hasan Sohag Founder of Rokomari.com
- Abdul Awal Mintoo, former president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI)
- Amjad Khan Chowdhury, founder of Bangladesh business conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group
- Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, chairman of the business conglomerate Bashundhara Group
- Ananta Jalil, chairman of AJ Group (Bangladesh)
- Ayman Sadiq, founder of 10 Minute School
- Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chairperson of the world's largest international development NGO, BRAC
- Sal Khan, Half Bangladeshi and founder of Khan Academy
- Samson H. Chowdhury, chairman of Astras Ltd. and Square (Bangladesh)
- Syed Manzur Elahi, founder of Apex Group[3]
- Iqbal Quadir, co-founder of GrameenPhone
- Mahmudur Rahman, newspaper owner and editor
- Mohammad Fazlul Azim, chairman of Azim Group, former MP
- Omar Ishrak, investor, entrepreneur, executive chairman and chairman of the board, Medtronic; board chairman of INTEL
Media and journalism
- Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury, former adviser to the President of Bangladesh
- Salah Choudhury, writer, peace activist and journalist
- Lenin Gani, journalist, winner of the Best Sports Report in 2001 by Dhaka Reporters Unity
- Kaberi Gayen, prominent academic, author, columnist for The Daily Star
- Kazi Shamsul Hoque, journalist
- Mainul Hosein, former chairman of the editorial board of The Daily Ittefaq
- Naveed Mahbub, comedian and columnist
- Aydha Mehnaz, modest fashion innovator featured in Forbes' 30 Under 30, the first Bangladeshi featured.
- Matiur Rahman, editor of the daily Prothom Alo, winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism
- Shykh Seraj, director of News Channel i, Agriculture Development activist, winner of FAO A.H. Boerma Award, Ekushey Padak
- Mahbub Jamal Zahedi, former editor of the Khaleej Times, assistant editor of Dawn, and founder-editor of The Agatya
- Samia Zaman, Editor and CEO of the television channel Ekattor TV
- Tasmima Hossain, on 4 July 2018, she was made the editor of The Daily Ittefaq
- Anisul Hoque, associate editor of a Bengali-language daily Prothom Alo and the editor of monthly youth magazine Kishor Alo
- Naem Nizam, Editor Bangladesh Pratidin
- Farida Yasmin, President of Jatiya Press Club
- Khaled Muhiuddin, head of the German-based international media, Deutsche Welle Bangla Department
Political figures
- Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, Bangladesh Jamaat-e Islami
- Manoranjan Dhar, 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, former Foreign Minister
- Dewan Farid Gazi, former minister
- Abul Mal Abdul Muhit, incumbent finance minister
- Nurul Islam Nahid, incumbent education minister
- Abul Mansur Ahmed, politician from Mymensingh
- Moudud Ahmed, barrister, politician and statesman
- Oli Ahmed (Bir Bikrom), President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh), 2006–present; former Minister (various portfolios in multiple cabinets); decorated freedom fighter; one of the main founders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
- Shahabuddin Ahmed, former president
- Majid-ul-Haq, minister
- Ghulam Azam, Islamist politician, former leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, accused of war crimes for his role in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
- Muhammad Ali Bogra, Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1953–1955
- Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry, acting president of Pakistan, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, President of Muslim League, accused of war crimes for his role in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
- Hamidul Huq Choudhury, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, 1954–1956
- A.B.M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury, mayor of Chittagong, member of the Chowdhury Family
- A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, former president, Leader of Bikalpa Dhara
- Motiya Chowdhury, member of Parliament, former Minister of Agricultu
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