List of Bangladeshis
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This article lists the notable people from Bangladesh with articles in Wikipedia. For brevity, people who fall into more than one category are listed in only one of them.
Contents
Arts and Literature
- Zainul Abedin, Famous artist
- Taslima Nasreen, Famous writer, anti-religious activist
- Kazi Nazrul Islam, National Poet of Bangladesh
- Hason Raja, Mystic Poet and Zamindar / Landlord
- Eklimur Raja, Kabbo Bisharod & Khan Bahadur, Mystic Poet
- Ahmed Chofa, Writer
- Begum Rokeya, Writer
- Bibi Russell, Internationally renowned Fashion Designer
- Humayun Azad, Writer, Professor
- Humayun Ahmed, Writer
- Jahanara Imam, Writer, activist
- Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Writer, educator
- Anisuzzaman, Linguist, educationst, social scientist
- Syed Ali Ahsan, writer, poet, educationist
- Shamsur Rahman, poet,
- Bobita, film actress
- Humayun Faridi, TV, stage, and film actor
- Shabnam, film actress
- Haji Sahifa Banu, First Female Poet in Sylhet Region
- Runa Laila, singer
- Azam Khan, singer
- Tareque Masud, film director
- Zahir Raihan, film director
- Munier Chowdhury, educator, dramatist, martyred intellectual
- Shahidullah Kaiser, educator, novelist, martyred intellectual
- Quamrul Hassan, artist
Leading Intellectuals
- Muhammad Yunus, intellectual founder of the Grameen Bank.
- Rehman Sobhan, economist
- Dr. Kamal Hossain, lawyer, politician, civil-rights activist
- Muzaffar Ahmed, economist
Freedom fighters
British colonial period
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
Head Of Government
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 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, CMLA, later President, 1975-1981
- Hussain Mohammed Ershad, Chief Martial Law Administrator and later President, 1982-1990
- Begum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister, 1991-1996; 2001-Present
- Sheikh Hasina Wajed, Prime Minister, 1996-2001
Noted Diplomats/Government Officials
- Abul Fateh, Professional Diplomatist, First Foreign Secretary 1971-1972
- Farooq Sobhan, Diplomat, Foreign Secretary, Columnist
- Osman Gani Khan, Defence Secratary 1972-1973, Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh 1976-1982
Politicians
- A.B.M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury
- A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury
- Motiya Chowdhury
- Moudud Ahmed
- Shahabuddin Ahmed
- Abdus Samad Azad
- Golam Azam
- Morshed Khan
- Abdul Jalil
- Mirza Ghulam Hafiz
- Shah Azizur Rahman
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