This article lists the notable people, with articles in Wikipedia, who are either citizens of Bangladesh, born in the region of what is now Bangladesh, or of Bangladeshi origin living abroad (such as British Bangladeshis or Bangladeshi Americans). For brevity, people who fall into more than one category are listed in only one of them; further information may be available under the links in the article Bengali people. The term British Asian is used to denote a person of Southern Asian ancestry or origin, or sometimes Western Asian origin, who was born in or was an immigrant to the United Kingdom. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Bengali people are the ethnic community from Bengal (divided between India and Bangladesh) on the Indian subcontinent with a history dating back four millennia. ...

Arts, culture, and literature

• Abdul Hakim আব্দুল হাকিম), medieval poet
• Abul Kashem( আবুল কাশেম ) - an architect of the historic language movement, cultural figure of the erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), and an eminent educationist.
• Alaol আলাওল - one of the most talented medieval poet
• Zainul Abedin, Famous artist
• Kazi Nazrul Islam, National Poet of Bangladesh
• Hason Raja, Mystic Poet and Zamindar / Landlord
• Lalon, Mystic Poet
• Begum Rokeya, Writer
• Shamsur Rahman, poet
• Al Mahmud, poet
• Ahmed Chofa, Writer
• Humayun Azad, Writer, Professor
• Humayun Ahmed, Writer
• Jahanara Imam, Writer, activist
• Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Writer, educator
• Munier Chowdhury, educator, dramatist, martyred intellectual
• Shahidullah Kaiser, educator, novelist, martyred intellectual
• Quamrul Hassan, artist
• Bibi Russell, fashion designer

Abdul Hakim was a poet in medieval Bengal. ... Mohammad Abul Kashem (Bangla: মোহাম্মদ আবুল কাশেম) is a language activist of the language movement and a cultural figure of the erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). ... Alaol is arguably the greatest of the medieval poets of Bengal. ... Zainul Abedin (Bangla: জয়নুল আবেদিন) (1914-1976) was a artist from Bangladesh. ... Nazrul playing a flute, Chittagong, 1926 Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bangla: কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম) (b. ... Hason Raja (Hason the king), was a famous poet and songwriter in the 19th century Bengal, now Bangladesh. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain, often known as Begum Rokeya, was a writer and social worker in Bengal in early 20th century. ... Shamsur Rahman (Bangla: শামসুর রাহমান) is a Bangladeshi poet. ... Al Mahmud (Bangla আল মাহমুদ) is one of the best poet and writer of Bangladesh. ... Ahmed Chofa was a very famous Bengali novelist and writer. ... Humayun Azad (Bangla: হুমায়ুন আজাদ) (Rari Khal, Bangladesh, 28 April 1947 - Munich, Germany, 11 August 2004) was a prolific Bangladeshi author and scholar. ... Humayun Ahmed Humayun Ahmed (Bangla: হুমায়ূন আহেমদ) (born 1948) is the most famous contemporary Bengali fictionist and playwright who has been writing for over thirty five years. ... Jahanara Imam (1929-1994) was a writer and political activist in Bangladesh. ... Muhammed Zafar Iqbal on a picnic day in 2001 with his students. ... Munier Chowdhury (Bangla:মুনীর চৌধুরী) (born 27 November 1925- died 14 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi educator, playright, literary critic and political dissident. ... Shahidullah Kaiser(Bangla: শহীদুল্লাহ কায়সার) ([1927]]-1971) was a Bangladeshi novelist and writer. ... Quamrul Hassan (Bangla: কামরুল হাসান) (1921-1988) was a Bangladeshi artist. ... Bibi Russell (Bangla: বিবি রাসেল) is a fashion designer and former international model from Bangladesh. ...

Music, film and television

• Azam Khan, singer
• Bari Siddiqui, classical musician, singer & flautist
• Bobita, film actress
• Humayun Faridi, TV, stage, and film actor
• Konnie Huq - British television presenter
• Mrinal Sen মৃনাল সেন Mrinal Shen - filmmaker
• Ritwik Ghatak ঋত্বিক ঘটক - filmmaker
• Runa Laila, singer
• Sabina Yasmin, singer
• 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 - Bangladeshi film and Television actress
• Tanvir Mokammel, film director
• Tareque Masud, film director
• Zahir Raihan, film director

Azam Khan may refer to one of several people: Azam Khan (singer) Azam Khan (squash player) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Bari Siddiqui (born 15th November 1954) is a classical flautist, who created his own genre of folk fusion by fusing North Indian Classical Music with Baul music. ... Bobita in Rays Ashani Sanket, her most celebrated movie. ... Humayun Faridi (Bangla: হুমায়ুন ফরীদি) is one of the famous actors in Bangladeshi tv drama, theatre and cinema. ... Konnie Huq on Blue Peter. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... Mrinal Sen (Bangla: মৄণাল সেন) is a Bengali Indian filmmaker. ... Ritwik Ghatak (Bengali: , Rittik Ghotok) (November 4, 1925 – February 6, 1976) was a Bengali Indian writer and filmmaker. ... Runa Laila Runa Laila (Bangla: রুনা লায়লা) is a popular singer of Bangladeshi origin. ... Majhi Nao Chhaira Dey album Sabina Yasmin (Bangla: সাবিনা ইয়াসমিন) is a popular singer of Bangladeshi origin. ... For the Big Brother 2007 UK contestant, see Shabnam Paryani Shabnam (Bengali: শবনম) is a Bengali actress. ... Shahnaz Rahmatullah is a leading singer of Bangladesh. ... Chowdhury as Parvati Patil in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Suchitra Sen (April 6, 1929) or April 6, 1931[1] (Bangla: সুচিত্রা সেন) is a Bengali actress who has attained legendary status because of her performances in Bengali cinema. ... Sumita Devi (1936 - January 6, 2004) was a Bangla] film and tv actress. ... The Bangladeshi film industry is based in Dhaka As of 2004, it produced approximately 100 movies a year. ... Tanvir Mokammel (Bangla: তানভীর মোকাম্মেল) (b 1955) is a Bangladeshi film director. ... Tareq Masud (Bangla: তারেক মাসুদ) is a Bangladeshi film director. ... Zahir Raihan (Bangla: জহির রায়হান) (1935-1972?) was a Bangladeshi novelist, writer and filmmaker. ...

Economists and entrepreneurs

• Jawed Karim - co-founder of YouTube
• Muhammad Yunus, pioneer of micro-credit, intellectual founder of the Grameen Bank, and the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
• Iqbal Quadir ইকবাল কাদির Co-founder of GrameenPhone.
• Atiur Rahman
• Bibi Russell বিবি রাসেল founder of Bibi Productions

Jawed Karim, 2005 Jawed Karim (born 1979) is the co-founder of the popular video sharing website YouTube. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ... For the Indian diplomat, see Mohammad Yunus (diplomat). ... // Microcredit is the extension of very small loans (microloans) to the unemployed, to poor entrepreneurs and to others living in poverty who are not bankable. ... The Grameen Bank (Bangla: গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক) is a microfinance organization and community development bank started in Bangladesh that makes small loans (known as microcredit) to the impoverished without requiring collateral. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lester B. Pearson after accepting the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... Iqbal Z. Quadir (born August 13, 1958 in Jessore, Bangladesh), founder of Gonofone and GrameenPhone, is currently the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technologys Program in Development Entrepreneurship, Senior Research Associate at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University’s... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy one of the guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia on one of the following topics: If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability, citing reliable sources. ... Bibi Russell (Bangla: বিবি রাসেল) is a fashion designer and former international model from Bangladesh. ...

Journalists and news

• Matiur Rahman মতিউর রহমান - editor of Daily Prothom Alo, winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism. also winner of [ most stupid person of the year 2006]
• Nina Hossain, - British television news broadcaster
• Fareena Alam - named Media Professional of the Year by Islamic Relief and was named Media Professional of the Year at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards.
• Mainul Hosein - chairman of the editorial board of the Daily Ittefaq, the largest daily Bengali news publication in Bangladesh
• Mahfuz Anam - Editor of the Daily Star.

Matiur Rahman is the chief editor of Daily Prothom-Alo, a Bangla language daily news paper in Bangladesh. ... Prothom Alo (Bangla: প্রথম আলো) is a major daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language. ... The Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) based in New York City. ... Nina Hossain (born May 1, 1975) is a British television broadcaster, originally from Huddersfield, although she now lives in South London. ... Fareena Alam (born 1978 in London) is Editor of Q News, a leading British Muslim Magazine. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Daily Ittefaq is one of the Bangladesh’s most published and circulated newspapers. ... Bangla redirects here. ... Mahfuz Anam is an editor and publisher of Daily Star, one of Bangladeshs mainstream English language newspapers. ... The Daily Star is a major daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the English language. ...

History

Freedom fighters during British colonial period

• Surya Sen
• Pritilata Waddedar
• Titumir
• A. K. Fazlul Huq
• Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy

Indian Postage stamp on Surya Sen Surya Sen, a teacher by profession, was the chief architect of anti-British movement in Chittagong. ... Pritilata Waddedar, Bengali Revolutionary Pritilata Waddedar was a anti-British revolutionary in Bangladesh (then part of Province of Bengal in pre-indepdence India). ... Titumir (Bangla: তিতুমীর) , properly Titu Mir, was a rebel against the zamindars and British colonial system in 19th century Bengal, part of British India. ... Sher-e-Bangla (Urdu phrase meaning The Tiger of Bengal) Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq (Bangla:আবুল কাসেম ফজলুল হক) (born 26 October 1873-died 27 April 1962) was a famous Bengali statesman in the first half of the 20th century. ... Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (September 8, 1892 - December 5, 1963) was a politician from Bengal in undivided India, and later in East Pakistan, who served as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 until 1957. ...

Freedom fighters during Liberation War

• Muhammad Ataul Ghani Osmany, Commander-in-Chief.
• Kader Siddique, organizer, Kaderia bahini
• Hemayet Uddin, organizer, Hemayet bahini
• Bir Sreshtho Matiur Rahman
• Bir Sreshtho Mohiuddin Jahangir
• Bir Sreshtho Hamidur Rahman
• Bir Sreshtho Mostafa Kamal
• Bir Sreshtho Munshi Abdur Rouf
• Bir Sreshtho Ruhul Amin
• Bir Sreshtho Nur Mohammad Sheikh

Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani, better known by General M.A.G. Osmani (1918-16 February 1984)was the supreme commander of Mukti Bahini and Bangladesh Armed Forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War. ... Kader Siddique is one of the most famous fighters and organizers of the Bangladesh Liberation War. ... Hemayet Uddin (Bangla: হেমায়েত উদ্দীন) more widely known by his first name Hemayet, was one of the most fierce freedom fighters in the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh. ... The Bir Sreshtho (Bangla: বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ) (The Most Valiant Hero) is the highest military award of Bangladesh. ... Matiur Rahman Matiur Rahman or Shaheed M. Matiur Rahman (born February 21, 1945 in Dhaka - died August 20, 1971) was a Flight Lieutenant in the Pakistan Air Force when the Liberation War broke out. ... The Bir Sreshtho (Bangla: বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ) (The Most Valiant Hero) is the highest military award of Bangladesh. ... Mohiuddin Jahangir, better known as Shaheed Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir was a Captain in the Bangladesh Army during the 1971 Liberation War. ... The Bir Sreshtho (Bangla: বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ) (The Most Valiant Hero) is the highest military award of Bangladesh. ... Hamidur Rahman, better known as Shaheed Sepoy Hamidur Rahman was a Sepoy in Bangladesh Army during the Liberation War. ... The Bir Sreshtho (Bangla: বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ) (The Most Valiant Hero) is the highest military award of Bangladesh. ... Mostofa Kamal, better known as Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal was a Sepoy in Bangladesh Army during the Liberation War. ... The Bir Sreshtho (Bangla: বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ) (The Most Valiant Hero) is the highest military award of Bangladesh. ... Munshi Abdur Rouf, better known as Shaheed Naik Munshi Abdur Rouf was an officer in Bangladesh Army during the Liberation War. ... The Bir Sreshtho (Bangla: বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ) (The Most Valiant Hero) is the highest military award of Bangladesh. ... Ruhul Amin, better known as Shaheed Mohammad Ruhul Amin was an engineering officer in the Bangladesh Navy during the Liberation War. ... The Bir Sreshtho (Bangla: বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ) (The Most Valiant Hero) is the highest military award of Bangladesh. ... Nur Mohammad Sheikh, better known as Shaheed Lance Naik Nur Mohammad Sheikh was an officer in Bangladesh Army during the Liberation War. ...

Martyr of the Language movement

• Abdul Jabbar
• Abul Barkat
• Rafiq Uddin Ahmed

Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Epitaph on Barkats grave at Azimpur Graveyard, Dhaka. ... Rafiq Uddin Ahmed (Bengali: ) (October 30, 1926–February 21, 1952) was a martyr of the Language Movement that took place in East Pakistan (currently Bangladesh) in 1952. ...

Political figures

• Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy - Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 until 1957; founder of Awami League
• Khwaja Salimullah - Was first to propose the creation of the All India Muslim League (AIML), later known as Muslim League
• A. K. Fazlul Huq - আবুল কাসেম ফজলুল হক - Presented the Lahore Resolution of 1940 that established Muslim League's demand for a homeland for Muslims, Pakistan
• Bipin Chandra Pal - One of three extremist patriots of the Indian National Congress during Indian independence movement
• Muhammad Ali Bogra, - Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953 until 1955
• Khawaja Nazimuddin খাজা নাজিমুদ্দীন - second Governor-General of Pakistan, and the second Prime Minister of Pakistan
• A.B.M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury
• A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury
• Mahi B. Chowdhury
• Motiya Chowdhury
• Moudud Ahmed
• Shahabuddin Ahmed
• Abdus Samad Azad
• Golam Azam
• Morshed Khan
• Abdul Jalil
• Mirza Ghulam Hafiz
• Shah Azizur Rahman
• Tareq Rahman

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (September 8, 1892 - December 5, 1963) was a politician from Bengal in undivided India, and later in East Pakistan, who served as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 until 1957. ... The Prime Minister of Pakistan (Urdu: وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam) is the Head of Government of Pakistan. ... The Bangladesh Awami League (বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ Bāŋlādeś Āowāmī Līg) or the Bangadesh Peoples League is the main opposition party in Bangladesh. ... Khwaja Salimullah was Nawab of Dhaka and a pioneer muslim leader of Bengal. ... Muhammed Ali Jinnah, the Great Leader of the Muslim League The All India Muslim League was a political party in British India was the driving force behind the creation of a Muslim state on the Indian subcontinent. ... The All India Muslim League (Urdu: مسلم لیگ), founded at Dhaka in 1906, was a political party in British India that developed into the driving force behind the creation of Pakistan as a Muslim state from British India on the Indian subcontinent. ... Sher-e-Bangla (Urdu phrase meaning The Tiger of Bengal) Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq (Bangla:আবুল কাসেম ফজলুল হক) (born 26 October 1873-died 27 April 1962) was a famous Bengali statesman in the first half of the 20th century. ... Minar-e-Pakistan, where Pakistan Resolution was passed The Lahore Resolution, commonly known as the Pakistan Resolution,[1] was the National documentation and a formal political statement adopted by the All India Muslim League at the occasion of its three-day general session on 22-24 March 1940 that called... He was one of the trilogy of the three Extremist patriots of the Indian National Congress who had fought and gave his life during Indias freedom struggle in the first half of the twentieth century. ... Indian National Congress, Congress-I (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ... The Indian Independence Movement was a series of revolutions empowered by the people of India put forth to battle the British Empire for complete political independence, beginning with the Rebellion of 1857. ... Mohammad Ali Bogra Muhammad Ali Bogra (1909 - 1963) was a Pakistani statesman of Bengali origin, who served as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953 until 1955. ... The Prime Minister of Pakistan (Urdu: وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam) is the Head of Government of Pakistan. ... January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Khawaja Nazimuddin Khawaja Nazimuddin (Urdu: خواجہ ناظم الدین) (Bengali: খাজা নাজিমুদ্দীন)(July 19, 1894 - 1964) was the second Governor-General of Pakistan, and later the second Prime Minister of Pakistan as well. ... Image:Governor General PK.jpg Flag of the Governor-General of Pakistan The Governor-General of Pakistan was the resident representative of King George VI in Pakistan from 1947 to 1952 and then Queen Elizabeth II (Queen of Pakistan) from 1952 until 1956 when Pakistan was proclaimed a republic. ... The Prime Minister of Pakistan (Urdu: وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam) is the Head of Government of Pakistan. ... Mohiuddin Chowdhury is a the mayor of Chittagong, the second largest city in Bangladesh, and a veteran politician associated with the Bangladesh Awami League. ... A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury (born November 1, 1932 in Munsif Bari, Camilla, Bangladesh) is a politician in Bangladesh. ... Mahi Badruddoza Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi politician and a member of the Jatiyo Sangshad or Bangladesh Parliament. ... Motiya Chowdhury (Bangla: মতিয়া চৌধুরী) is a prominent Bangladeshi politician. ... Barrister Moudud Ahmed was born in May 1940. ... Shahabuddin Ahmed (Bangla: শাহাবুদ্দিন আহমেদ) (b. ... Abdus Samad Azad (January 15, 1922 – April 27, 2005) was a diplomat and politician from Bangladesh. ... Golam Azam (born 1922), is a Bangladeshi political leader. ... Morshed Khan (Bangla: মোরশেদ খান) (born August 8, 1940 in Chittagong) is the current foreign minister of Bangladesh, a post he has held since October 2001. ... Chacha Cricket aka Abdul Jalil is one of Pakistans greatest fans of cricket. ... Mirza Ghulam Hafiz (1920 – December 20, 2000) was a prominent statesman, politician, and philanthropist in Bangladesh. ... Shah Azizur Rahman was the prime minister of Bangladesh from 1978 to 1982. ... Tareq Rahman is a Bangladeshi politician. ...

Head of government

• Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Our father of nation,Chairman of Awami League 1966-1975, Prime Minister 1972-1975 and President 1972-1975
• Tajuddin Ahmed, Prime Minister, 1971-1972
• Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, President, 1975-1975
• Ziaur Rahman bn:জিয়াউর রহমান , CMLA, later President, 1975-1981
• Hussain Mohammed Ershad, Chief Martial Law Administrator and later President, 1982-1990
• Begum Khaleda Zia খালেদা জিয়া, Prime Minister, 1991-1996; 2001-Present
• Sheikh Hasina Wazed, Prime Minister, 1996-2001

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman- August 15, 1975), born in Gopalganj, Bangladesh, was a Bengali nationalist leader in East Pakistan and first Prime Minister and President of independent Bangladesh. ... Tajuddin Ahmed was the first prime minister of Bangladesh from 11 April 1971 until 13 January 1972. ... Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad Khondaker Moshtaq Ahmad (also spelled Khandakar Mushtaq Ahmed) (1918 - March 5, 1996) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 15 August to 6 November 1975 after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh. ... Ziaur Rahman (Bengali: Ziaur Rôhman) (January 19, 1936 — May 30, 1981) was the 6th President of Bangladesh and the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. ... Hossain Mohammad Ershad (born 1930) was the military dictator of Bangladesh from 1982 until 1990. ... Categories: Stub | 1945 births ... Sheikh Hasina Wazed (Bangla: শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ) (born September 28, 1947) was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001. ...

Intellectuals

• Rehman Sobhan, economist
• Dr. Kamal Hossain, lawyer, politician, civil-rights activist
• Muzaffar Ahmed, economist
• Nasreen Pervin Huq, prominent women's rights activist
• Roquia Sakhawat Hussain, prolific writer, feminist, social worker

Rehman Sobhan, a prominent economist, played a significant role in the nationalist movement of Bangladesh. ... Dr. Kamal Hossain (Bangla: কামাল হোসেন) is a notable Bangladeshi politician, statesman and lawyer. ... Dr. Muzaffar Ahmed is a leading Bangladeshi economist and a professor at the Institute of Business Administration of the University of Dhaka. ... Nasreen Pervin Huq (born Bangladesh, 18th November 1958, died Bangladesh, 24th April 2006) was a prominent womens activist and campaigner for social justice. ... Begum Rokeya Statue of Begum Roquia in Begum Rokeya Memorial Centre,Pairabondh, Rangpur Roquia Sakhawat Hussain,Bengali: (বেগম রোকেয়া), (1880-1932) was a prolific writer, feminist and social worker in the undivided Bangladesh in early 20th century. ...

Noted diplomats/heads of major organizations

• Abul Fateh, Professional Diplomatist, 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

Template:Infobox BangForSec AFM Abul Fateh (born May 16, 1924) is the former Bangladeshi diplomat and statesman who was the first Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh and its most senior government servant at the time of that country’s independence in 1971. ... Irene Zubaida Khan (born December 24, 1956 in Dhaka, East Pakistan) is the Secretary General of Amnesty International, a human rights organization. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amnesty international Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization which defines its mission as to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience... The Sydney Peace Prize is awarded by the Sydney Peace Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation associated with the University of Sydney. ...

Religious personalities

• Atiśa Dipamkara Shrijnana, অতীশ দীপঙ্কর শ্রীজ্ঞান - 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, খান জাহান আলী - considered Muslim saint, built the great Bagerhat Shat Gambuj Masjid (60 dome mosque)
• Sri Anandamoyi Ma, আনন্দময়ী মা) - Spiritual Hindu teacher and Guru
• Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji - Hindu Saint

AtiÅ›a Dipamkara Shrijnana (Bangla: অতীশ দীপঙ্কর শ্রীজ্ঞান) (982 - 1054 CE) was a Buddhist teacher who reintroduced Buddhism into Tibet after King Langdharma had nearly destroyed it. ... In Buddhist thought, bodhicitta (Ch. ... Tilopa (Tibetan; Sankrit: Talika, 988 - 1069) was an Indian tantric practitioner, regarded as the human founder of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. ... The Kagyu (Tibetan: བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་; Wylie: Bka-brgyud) school, also known as the Oral Lineage and the Spotless Practice Lineage school, is one of four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the other three being Nyingma (Rnying-ma), Sakya (Sa-skya), and Gelug (Dge-lugs). ... Mahāmudrā (Sanskrit: great seal or great symbol), (Tibetan: Chagchen, Wylie: phyag chen, contraction of Chagya Chenpo, Wylie: phyag rgya chen po), is a Buddhist method of direct introduction to the nature and essence of Mind (or Buddha-nature) and the practice of stabilizing the accompanying transcendental realization. ... Khan Jahan Ali (Bangla: খান জাহান আলী) (died 25 October 1459), also known as Ulugh Khan and Khan-i-Azam, was a Muslim Saint and local ruler in Bagerhat (now in Bangladesh). ... Mosque City of Bagerhat is one of the three World Heritage Sites in Bangladesh. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Srila Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji was born in a well-to-do mercantile family in 1838 in the village of Vagyana. ...

Philosopher

• Aroj Ali Matubbar - A self taught philosopher

Aroj Ali Matubbar Aroj Ali Matubbar (Bengali: ), a self taught philosopher was born on 17th December, 1900 in the village of Lamchari in Charbaria union, about 11 k. ...

Scientists and engineers

• Prof. Fazle Hussain Is one of the worlds leading scientist in his field
• Saleemul Huq, awarded the Burtoni Award for contribution to climate change adaptation.
• Abul Hussam, awarded the 2007 Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability
• Abdullah Al Muti, scientist and science writer
• Jagdish Chandra Bose জগদীশ চন্দ্র বসু}, pioneered the investigation of radio and microwave optics
• Megh Nad Saha, মেঘনাদ সাহা - Physicist: Produced the famous equation "Thermo-Ionization Equation" or the Saha Equation
• Prafulla Chandra Roy bn:প্রফুল্ল চন্দ্র রায়, Pioneer in the field of pharmaceutical and chemical works (discovered mercurous nitrite)
• Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Scientist and science writer
• Fazlur Rahman Khan, ফজলুর রহমান খান - One of the foremost structural engineers of the 20th century: Structural engineer and designer of Sears Tower, one of the tallest buildings in the USA, 20th century.
• Jawed Karim - co-founder of YouTube
• Jamal Nazrul Islam - famous physicist and mathematician
• Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri, অমল কুমার রায়চৌধুরী - Physicist: produced the famous Raychaudhuri's equation.

Bangladeshi scientist awarded FE Report Bangladeshi scientist Saleemul Huq, head of the climate change group at the London-based International Institute for Environment and Development, was awarded the prestigious Burtoni Award for contribution to climate change adaptation. ... The Burtoni award is named after Canadian professor Ian Burton, a pioneer in the science of adaptation to climate change and a lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports. ... Abul Hussam is the inventer of the Sono arsenic filter. ... Abdullah-Al-Muti or Abdullah-Al-Muti Sharfuddin was a famous scientist and science writer of Bangladesh. ... Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose (Bengali: জগদীশ চন্দ্র বসু Jôgdish Chôndro Boshu) (November 30, 1858 – November 23, 1937) was a Bengali physicist from undivided India, who pioneered the investigation of radio and microwave optics. ... Megh Nad Saha (Bangla:মেঘনাদ সাহা) (Devanagari: मेघनाद साहा) (October 6, 1893 – February 16, 1956) was a Bengali Indian astrophysicist. ... Developed by the Indian astrophysicist Meghnad Saha in 1920, this formula describes the degree of ionization of a gas as a function of the temperature T, density, and ionization energy. ... Prafulla Chandra Roy (Bangla: প্রফুল্ল চন্দ্র রায়) was a Bengali academician, who spoke of entrepreneurship and himself showed that way. ... Muhammed Zafar Iqbal on a picnic day in 2001 with his students. ... Image:Fazlur Khan. ... The Sears Tower is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. ... Jawed Karim, 2005 Jawed Karim (born 1979) is the co-founder of the popular video sharing website YouTube. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ... Jamal Nazrul Islam is a famous physicist and mathematician of Bangladesh. ... Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri (14 September 1923-18 June 2005) was a leading physicist well known for his contributions to relativistic cosmology, particularly Raychaudhuris equation, which is a key ingredient in proving the Penrose-Hawking singularity theorems of general relativity. ... In general relativity, Raychaudhuris equation is a fundamental result describing the motion of nearby bits of matter. ...

Sportspersons

• Qazi Habibul Bashar - Cricketer - a former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team
• Aftab Ahmed Chowdhuryআফতাব আহমেদ চৌধুরী - Cricketer, batsman
• Mashrafe Mortaza - Cricketer, pace bowler
• Mohammad Rafique মোহাম্মদ রফিক - Cricketer, spin bowler
• Sheikh Aslam - Footballer: striker during the 1980s and 1990s
• Rani Hamid রাণী হামিদ) - Chess player: was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1985 and won British Women's Championship (1983, 1985, 1989)
• Syed Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir Footballer, midfielder
• Sayeed Hassan Kanan Footballer, goalkeeper
• Brojen Das ব্রজেন দাস)- Swimmer: first Asian to swim across the English Channel and the first person to cross it four times