100 Notable alumni of
University of Dhaka
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The University of Dhaka is 165th in the world, 29th in Asia, and 1st in Bangladesh by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Dhaka sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Muhammad Yunus
- Occupations
- university teachereconomistbankerentrepreneur
- Biography
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Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist, businessman, and politician who has been serving as Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh since 8 August 2024. Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance. Yunus has received several other national and international honors, including the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2010.
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Fazlur Khan
- Occupations
- civil engineerarchitectengineerstructural engineer
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Fazlur Rahman Khan was a Bangladeshi-American structural engineer and architect, who initiated important structural systems for skyscrapers. Considered the "father of tubular designs" for high-rises, Khan was also a pioneer in computer-aided design (CAD). He was the designer of the Sears Tower, since renamed Willis Tower, the tallest building in the world from 1973 until 1998, and the 100-story John Hancock Center.
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Humayun Ahmed
- Occupations
- screenwriterwriterscience fiction writerfilm director
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Humayun Ahmed was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and academic. His breakthrough was his debut novel Nondito Noroke published in 1972. He wrote over 200 fiction and non-fiction books. He was one of the most popular authors and filmmakers in post-independence Bangladesh. Pakistani English newspaper Dawn referred to him as the cultural legend of Bangladesh.
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Hussain Muhammad Ershad
- Enrolled in the University of Dhaka
- Studied in 1950
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary officer
- Biography
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Hussain Muhammad Ershad was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the president of Bangladesh from 1982 to 1990.
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M. A. Wazed Miah
- Occupations
- writerphysicistnuclear physicist
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M. A. Wazed Miah was a Bangladeshi physicist and the writer of a number of texts in physics and some political history books, a former chairman of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission and husband of former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina.
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Tarique Rahman
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tarique Rahman, better known natively as Tarique Zia, is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman, who is the acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since February 2018. He is the eldest son of Ziaur Rahman, former Bangladeshi president, and first female prime minister of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia. He is also the publisher of The Daily Dinkal newspaper. He is widely seen as an influential figure in BNP and held several high-profile positions within the party, including the post of senior vice chairman.
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Tahsan Rahman Khan
- Occupations
- musiciansingeractor
- Biography
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Tahsan Rahman Khan is a Bangladeshi musician, actor and television presenter. He was the former keyboardist and second vocalist of the Grunge and alternative rock band Black. Currently he is the lead singer of his own band called Tahsan and the Band.
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Rafiath Rashid Mithila
- Enrolled in the University of Dhaka
- Graduated with political science
- Occupations
- modelsingeractor
- Biography
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Rafiath Rashid Mithila is a Bangladeshi actress, singer and development worker known professionally by the mononym Mithila. Besides her film work in both Bangladesh and Kolkata, India, she is the head of the Early Childhood Development programme in BRAC International.
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Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad
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- politician
- Biography
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Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the Minister of Commerce in the third Mujib Rahman ministry under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and assumed the presidency of Bangladesh after the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15, 1975. He praised the assassins as "sons of the sun" and put cabinet ministers loyal to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in jail. He was himself deposed by another coup, less than three months later on November 3, 1975.
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Chanchal Chowdhury
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Suchinta Chowdhury Chanchal, better known as Chanchal Chowdhury (Bengali: চঞ্চল চৌধুরী), listen, is a Bangladeshi actor. He gained recognition with television roles in late 2000s, and went on to become one of the most popular leading men of Bangla cinema in the following decade. He is the recipient of several accolades, including three National Film Awards and seven Meril Prothom Alo Awards.
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Abdul Hamid
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mohammad Abdul Hamid is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the 15th president of Bangladesh from 2013 to 2023. He was elected to his first term in April 2013, and re-elected in 2018. Previously, he served as the speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad from January 2009 to April 2013. He was the acting president after the death of Zillur Rahman in March 2013. He was the longest serving president in the history of Bangladesh.
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Obaidul Quader
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Obaidul Quader is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who has been the General Secretary of the party since October 2016. He was the Minister of Road Transport and Bridges during 2011–2024 and represented the Noakhali-5 Jatiya Sangsad member during 2009–2024. He is also the Media Adviser for the Bangladesh Awami League and regularly conducts press conferences on their behalf. Previously, he served as the State Minister for Youth and Sports between 1996 and 2001.
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Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
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- writerscience fiction writerchildren's writerphysicist
- Biography
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Muhammed Zafar Iqbal is a Bangladeshi science fiction author, physicist, academic, activist, former professor of computer science and engineering, and former head of the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). He achieved his PhD from University of Washington. After working 18 years as a scientist at California Institute of Technology and Bell Communications Research, he returned to Bangladesh and joined Shahjalal University of Science and Technology as a professor of Computer Science and Engineering. He retired from his teaching profession in October 2018.
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Lotay Tshering
- Years
- 1969-.. (age 56)
- Occupations
- politiciansurgeonphysician
- Biography
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Dasho Dr. Lotay Tshering is a Bhutanese politician and surgeon who was the prime minister of Bhutan, in office from 7 November 2018 to 1 November 2023. He was the president of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) since 14 May 2018 until he resigned in 2025.
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Sheikh Kamal
- Enrolled in the University of Dhaka
- Studied in 1969
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sheikh Kamal was a Bangladeshi politician, athlete and military personnel. He was the eldest son of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding President of Bangladesh and the younger brother of Sheikh Hasina, the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh also the founder of Abahani Limited Dhaka.
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Ferdous Ahmed
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- reality television program judgepoliticianbusinesspersonfilm producerfilm director
- Biography
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Ferdous Ahmed is a Bangladeshi film actor, producer, and politician. He served as an MP representing the Dhaka-10 constituency.
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Zahir Raihan
- Occupations
- writerfilm director
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Mohammad Zahirullah, known as Zahir Raihan, was a Bangladeshi novelist, writer and filmmaker. He is most notable for his documentary Stop Genocide (1971), made during the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was posthumously awarded Ekushey Padak in 1977 and Independence Day Award in 1992 by the Government of Bangladesh.
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Fakhruddin Ahmed
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- politicianbankereconomist
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Fakhruddin Ahmed is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank. He also served as the 4th Chief Adviser of Caretaker government of Bangladesh.
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Zillur Rahman
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mohammed Zillur Rahman was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the President from 2009 until his death in 2013. He was also a senior presidium member of the Awami League. He is the third president of Bangladesh, after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Ziaur Rahman, to die in office, while being the first to die of natural causes.
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Fazle Hasan Abed
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- social workerchartered accountantcharity worker
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Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG was the founder of BRAC, one of the world's largest non-governmental organizations.
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Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
- Occupations
- academicpolitician
- Biography
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Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is a Bangladeshi politician. He has been the secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since 2016. He was a member of the parliament for Thakurgaon-1 constituency from 2001 to 2006. In that term, he was also appointed the Minister of State in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and later Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism.
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Asif Nazrul
- Years
- 1966-.. (age 59)
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Mohammad Nazrul Islam, better known as Asif Nazrul, is a Bangladeshi writer, novelist, columnist, political commentator and a professor of law at the University of Dhaka. He was appointed an adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh in August 2024. He is responsible for the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, and the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment.
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Ilias Kanchan
- Occupations
- film actoractoractivist
- Biography
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Idris Ali, known by his stage name Ilias Kanchan, is a Bangladeshi actor and activist. He appeared in more than 350 films during the 1980s and 1990s. He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement (2021), Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Parineeta (1986) and Best Supporting Actor for Shasti (2005). He is a road safety activist in Bangladesh. He was awarded Ekushey Padak for his social service by the Government of Bangladesh in 2018. He was the former President of Bangladesh Film Artists' Association, the organisation of local film artists.
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Shamsur Rahman
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- writerjournalistpoet
- Biography
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Shamsur Rahman was a Bangladeshi poet, columnist and journalist. A prolific writer, Rahman produced more than sixty books of poetry collection and is considered a key figure in Bengali literature from the latter half of the 20th century. He was regarded as the unofficial poet laureate of Bangladesh. Major themes in his poetry and writings include liberal humanism, human relations, romanticised rebellion of youth, the emergence of and consequent events in Bangladesh, and opposition to religious fundamentalism.
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Ahmed Akbar Sobhan
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- businesspersonhonorary consul
- Biography
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Ahmed Akbar Sobhan is a Bangladeshi business magnate. He is the founder Bashundhara Group, which operates in the real estate, cement manufacturing, paper, and media sectors.
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Iajuddin Ahmed
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- politicianuniversity teacherdiplomat
- Biography
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Iajuddin Ahmed was the President of Bangladesh, serving from 6 September 2002 until 12 February 2009.
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Sabina Yasmin
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Sabina Yasmin, otherwise known as Sabina Yasmin is a Bangladeshi singer. She is best known as a playback singer in Bengali cinema. She has won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer a record 14 times. She has recorded more than 1,500 songs for films and more than 10,000 songs in total.
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Shahabuddin Ahmed
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- judgepoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Shahabuddin Ahmed was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the president of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001, and the chief justice of Bangladesh from 1990 to 1995. He previously served as the acting president during 1990–91 when Hussain Muhammad Ershad resigned from the post. He headed an interim government and held a general election in February 1991.
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Ghulam Azam
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ghulam Azam was a Bangladeshi politician. He served as the Ameer of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
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Suborna Mustafa
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Suborna Mustafa is a Bangladeshi television, film and stage actress. She is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Reserved Women's Seat-4 from 2019 to 2024. She is a member of Bangladesh Awami League party.
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Ahmed Sofa
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- poet
- Biography
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Ahmed Sofa was a Bangladeshi writer, thinker, novelist, poet, philosopher and public intellectual. Sofa is considered by many, including National Professor Abdur Razzaq and Salimullah Khan, to be the most important Bengali Muslim writer after Mir Mosharraf Hossain and Kazi Nazrul Islam. A writer by occupation, Sofa wrote 18 non-fiction books, 8 novels, 4 collections of poems, 2 collections of short stories, and several books in other genres.
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Syed Nazrul Islam
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- politician
- Biography
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Syed Nazrul Islam was a Bangladeshi politician and a senior leader of the Awami League. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, he was declared as the Vice President of Bangladesh by the Provisional Government. He served as the Acting President in the absence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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Humayun Azad
- Enrolled in the University of Dhaka
- 1964-1968 graduated with academic aspirant in Bangla literature
- Occupations
- poetteacherwriterresearcherlinguist
- Biography
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Humayun Azad was a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, short-story writer, critic, linguist, columnist and professor of Dhaka University. He wrote more than 70 titles. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1986 for his contributions to Bengali linguistics. In 2012, the government of Bangladesh honored him with Ekushey Padak posthumously for his contributions to Bengali literature.
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Salimullah Khan
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- writer
- Biography
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Salimullah Khan is a Bangladeshi writer, academic, teacher and public intellectual. Khan explores national and international politics and culture using Marxist and Lacanian theories. Informed and influenced by Ahmed Sofa's thoughts, his exploration of Bangladesh's politics and culture has a significant following among the country's young generation of writers and thinkers. Khan translated the works of Plato, James Rennell, Charles Baudelaire, Frantz Fanon, Dorothee Sölle into Bengali. In Bangladesh, he is a regular guest in talk shows on national and international political issues.
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Benazir Ahmed
- Occupations
- director general
- Biography
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Benazir Ahmed is a retired Bangladeshi police officer who served as the 28th inspector general of the Bangladesh Police. Prior to his appointment as IGP, he served as the director general of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from January 2015 to April 2020. He is currently on a US sanctions list due to RAB's alleged role in forcibly disappearing citizens since December 2021.
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Abul Maal Abdul Muhith
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomateconomist
- Biography
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Abul Maal Abdul Muhith was a Bangladeshi economist, writer, civil servant, secretary, diplomat and politician. He served as the finance minister of the government of Bangladesh from January 2009 until January 2019.
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Munier Choudhury
- Occupations
- author
- Biography
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Abu Naeem Mohammad Munier Choudhury was a Bangladeshi educationist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident. He was a victim of the mass killing of Bangladeshi intellectuals in 1971. He was awarded Independence Day Award in 1980, by the then president Ziaur Rahman's government, posthumously.
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Syed Shamsul Haque
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- poetwriter
- Biography
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Syed Shamsul Haq was a Bangladeshi writer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1966 (the youngest among all to receive it), Ekushey Padak in 1984 and Independence Day Award in 2000 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contributions to Bangla literature. His notable works include "Payer Awaj Pawa Jai", "Nishiddho Loban", "Khelaram Khele Ja", "Neel Dongshon" and "Mrigoya".
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Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
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- businessperson
- Biography
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Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, is the Founder, former MD & CEO of Bandhan Bank. He has been one of the foremost proponents of financial inclusion in India. He has more than 30 years of experience in the microfinance and development terrain.
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Siam Ahmed
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- barristerfilm actortelevision actor
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Siam Ahmed is a Bangladeshi television and film actor. He made his debut Bangladeshi telefilm Bhalobasha 101 and he is best known for his debut role in the film Poramon 2 directed by Raihan Rafi. He is also well known for his various roles in Bengali TV dramas. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor twice for his roles in Bishwoshundori (2020) and Mridha Bonam Mridha (2021).
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Jahanara Imam
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Jahanara Imam was a Bangladeshi writer and political activist. She is known for her efforts to bring those accused of committing war crimes in the Bangladesh Liberation War to trial. She has been called "Shaheed Janani" (Mother of Martyrs).
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Buddhadeb Bose
- Occupations
- poetwriter
- Biography
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Buddhadeva Bose, also spelt Buddhadeb Bosu, was an Indian Bengali writer of the 20th century. Frequently referred to as a poet, he was a versatile writer who wrote novels, short stories, plays and essays in addition to poetry. He was an influential critic and editor of his time. He is recognised as one of the five poets who moved to introduce modernity into Bengali poetry. It is said that since Rabindranath Tagore, there has not been a more versatile talent in Bengali literature.
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Rizwana Hasan
- Enrolled in the University of Dhaka
- Studied in 1993
- Occupations
- authorecologistlawyer
- Biography
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Syeda Rizwana Hasan is a Bangladeshi lawyer and environmentalist. She is currently an adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh and as Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. As an environmentalist, her work is focused on regulations for the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, and was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2009. She was also awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2012 for her "uncompromising courage and impassioned leadership in a campaign of judicial activism in Bangladesh that affirms the people's right to a good environment as nothing less than their right to dignity and life."
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Asaduzzaman Noor
- Occupations
- film actorpoliticiantelevision actoractor
- Biography
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Asaduzzaman Noor is a Bangladeshi actor, politician and activist. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Nilphamari-2 constituency during 2001–2024 and served as the cultural affairs minister during 2014–2019.
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Nahid Islam
- Occupations
- social activist
- Biography
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Nahid Islam is a Bangladeshi student activist who serves as an adviser to the Interim government of Bangladesh. He is a key coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement, which led the Student–People's uprising, culminating in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation. He was named on the Time 100 Next list in 2024.
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Nazmul Hasan Papon
- Years
- 1961-.. (age 64)
- Occupations
- cricket administratorpolitician
- Biography
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Nazmul Hassan Papon is a Bangladeshi politician and a cricket administrator. He is a former Minister of Youth and Sports and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Kishoreganj-6 constituency. He is also the former president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
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Matia Chowdhury
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Matia Chowdhury was a Awami League leader and one of the key perpetrators of the July massacre orchestrated and executed by Sheikh Hasina's toppled regime. She died while awaiting trial for crimes against humanity due to her active involvement in the violent suppression of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement during the Student–People's uprising.
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Tarana Halim
- Occupations
- politicianmodellawyeractor
- Biography
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Tarana Halim is a Bangladeshi politician, former lawyer, television and film actress and playwright. In January 2018, she was appointed as the state minister of information. Earlier, she served as the state minister of the Post and Telecommunications Division under the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the government of Bangladesh since July 2014.
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Zayed Khan
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Mohammad Zahirul Haque, best known by his stage name as Zayed Khan, is a Bangladeshi film actor who has appeared in more than 25 films to date. He began his career in 2006 with the film Bhalobasha Bhalobasha. Since then he has appeared in the films Nagar Mastan opposite Pori Moni and Dabangg. He was cast in Antor Jala due to director Malek Afsary's preference for him as an actor. He was the former general secretary of Bangladesh Film Artistes Association, the organization of local film artists.
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Matiur Rahman
- Occupations
- journalistauthor
- Biography
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Matiur Rahman is the editor of Prothom Alo, one of the largest circulated Bengali language daily in Bangladesh. He is the recipient of the 2005 Ramon Magsaysay Award in the journalism, literature and creative communication arts category.
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Mahfuz Ahmed
- Years
- 1967-.. (age 58)
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Mahfuz Ahmed is a Bangladeshi television and film actor. He is also a television presenter, model and television producer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor twice for his roles in Laal Sobuj (2005) and Zero Degree (2015).
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SM Shafiuddin Ahmed
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Sheikh Mohammad Shafiuddin Ahmed is a retired Bangladeshi four star general who was Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of the Bangladesh Army, from 24 June 2021 to 23 June 2024. Prior to his appointment as CAS, he served as the quartermaster general (QMG) of Bangladesh Army as a lieutenant general. In his 40 year long military career he has also served as director general of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), Director of Military Training (DMT), Besides commanding an infantry brigade and an infantry division.
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Athar Ali Khan
- Occupations
- cricketer
- Biography
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Athar Ali Khan is a Bangladeshi cricket commentator and former cricketer. Throughout the 1980s, Athar played as a middle order batsman, batting mostly at No. 4 or 5.
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Abul Kalam Abdul Momen
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Abul Kalam Abdul Momen, known as AK Abdul Momen, is a Bangladeshi economist, diplomat, and politician who served as minister of foreign affairs from January 2019 to January 2024. He served as permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations from August 2009 until October 2015. He was elected a member of Jatiya Sangsad from the Sylhet-1 constituency at the 2018 general elections. Following his election, he was appointed the minister of foreign affairs by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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Atiur Rahman
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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Atiur Rahman is a Bangladeshi development economist, author, and banker. He served as the 10th Governor of Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of Bangladesh. He has been called "the banker of the poor" for his contributions in developing the Bangladeshi economy. Rahman is credited with instituting changes in the banking industry that greatly increased the country's foreign exchange reserves and brought automation and digitization in the banking sector. Achievements during his tenure include the creation of the National Payment Switch; introducing automated check clearing for banks using local currency cheques; starting mobile banking; establishing the Bangladesh Electronic Funds Transfer Network (BEFTN); and installing the Bangladesh Automated Clearing House (BACH). On 15 March 2016, he resigned as central bank governor after the cyber hacking and theft of US$101 million in foreign reserves from the Bangladesh Bank account held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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Nurul Haq Nur
- Enrolled in the University of Dhaka
- In 2013 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in English
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Nurul Haque Nur, natively known as VP Nur, is a Bangladeshi activist, politician, and currently the 1st President of the Gono Odhikar Parishad political party. He came to prominence in 2018 as a joint-convener of Bangladesh Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Songrokkhon Parishad, which led the Quota Reform Movement 2018. In 2019, he was elected as the vice president of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU). He is also the convener of the Chatro, Jubo and Probashi Odhikar Parishad.
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Nurul Islam Nahid
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Nurul Islam Nahid is a Bangladeshi politician and author. He served as a member of the Bangladeshi Parliament from the Sylhet-6 constituency for 15 years, being elected in 1996, 2008, 2014, and 2018. He was also the country's minister of education from 2014 to 2018.
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Abdullah Abu Sayeed
- Occupations
- authorpolitician
- Biography
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Abdullah Abu Sayeed is a Bangladeshi educator, writer, television presenter, and activist. He is the founder and chairman of Bishwa Sahitya Kendra, a non-profit organization that promotes the study of literature, reading habits and progressive ideas.
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Anisul Huq
- Years
- 1956-.. (age 69)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Anisul Huq is a Bangladeshi politician for the Awami League party and a lawyer. He served as the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs from 2014 till 2024.
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Tareque Masud
- Occupations
- screenwriterlyricistfilm directorfilm producer
- Biography
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Tareque Masud was a Bangladeshi independent film director, film producer, screenwriter and lyricist. He first found success with the films Muktir Gaan (1995) and Matir Moina (2002), for which he won three international awards, including the International Critics' FIPRESCI Prize, in the Directors' Fortnight at 2002 Cannes Film Festival. The film became Bangladesh's first film to compete for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Afsana Mimi
- Occupations
- film directoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Afsana Mimi is a Bangladeshi actress, model and director. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Paap Punno.
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Ahsan Habib
- Enrolled in the University of Dhaka
- Graduated with Master of Science
- Occupations
- editorwritercartoonistprofessor
- Biography
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Ahsan Habib is a Bangladeshi cartoonist, writer and editor of Unmad, a satire magazine.
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Muhammad Habibur Rahman
- Occupations
- politicianjudge
- Biography
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Muhammad Habibur Rahman was a Chief Justice of Bangladesh Supreme Court in 1995. He was the Chief Adviser of the 1996 caretaker government which oversaw the Seventh parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. He was a faculty member at the Department of Law, University of Rajshahi and University of Dhaka. Besides, being a language activist, advocate of the Bengali language, he wrote extensively and published eight books on the subject. He played a significant role to implement Bengali in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He wrote Jathashabdo (1974), the first thesaurus in the Bengali language.
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Leela Roy
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Leela Roy was a leftist Indian woman politician and reformer, and a close associate of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. She was born in Goalpara, Assam to Girish Chandra Nag, who was a deputy magistrate, and her mother was Kunjalata Nag. She was the first female student of Dhaka University.
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Mustafa Jabbar
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Mustafa Jabbar is a Bangladeshi businessman, technology entrepreneur and a former Minister of Post and Telecommunication in the Government of Bangladesh. He also served as the president of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS). He was initially known for the creation of Bijoy Bengali keyboard, which was developed in 1988, and was a widely used Bengali input method before the release of Unicode based Avro Keyboard. He served as the president of Bangladesh Computer Samity, the national ICT organisation of Bangladesh for four consecutive periods. He is a champion of Bangla Bhasha Procholon Ain, 1987, and has been praised for promoting the Bengali language in the digital media.
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Anwar Hossain Manju
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Anwar Hossain Manju is a Bangladeshi politician who is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing Pirojpur-2 constituency which consists of Kawkhali, Bhandaria and Zianagar upazilas until January 2024. He was elected a member of Jatiya Sangsad a total of seven times. He is a former Minister of Water Resources, Minister of Communications as Communications Transport and Minister of Energy and Mineral Resource.
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Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib
- Occupations
- academictheologian
- Biography
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Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib is a Bangladeshi reformist Islamic scholar and former professor of Arabic at the University of Rajshahi. He is the leader of a puritan Islamic movement Ahl-i Hadith Andalon Bangladesh (AHAB). He is also the founder of an Islamic research journal, Monthly At-tahreek. In an interview in 2017, Shakhawat Hossain, Ahl-e Hadith Andolon Bangladesh spokesperson, said the group claimed its lineage and the inspiration for its name from Islamist groups that had fought British colonialism in the early 19th century.
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Mahfuz Anam
- Occupations
- editorauthorjournalistpublisher
- Biography
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Mahfuz Anam is a leading Bangladeshi journalist and public intellectual. He is the editor and publisher of The Daily Star, which is the largest English newspaper in the country. Anam is one of the most influential journalists in Bangladesh. He was elected chairman of the Asia News Network in 2007, 2022 and 2023. He is also the founder of the Newspapers Owners Association of Bangladesh.
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Moudud Ahmed
- Occupations
- politicianbarrister
- Biography
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Moudud Ahmed was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He was a standing committee member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Ahmed was elected as a Jatiya Sangsad member five times from the Noakhali-1 and Noakhali-5 constituencies.
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Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali is the former finance minister of Bangladesh who also served as parliamentarian and cabinet minister including the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh from 2013 to 2019. He previously served as Minister of Disaster Management and Relief from 2012 to 2013.
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Farhad Mazhar
- Occupations
- author
- Biography
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Farhad Mazhar is a Bangladeshi poet, philosopher, social and human rights activist, and environmentalist. In the aftermath of the recent mass uprising in Bangladesh, he also emerged as a vocal critic of the country's constitution. His book, Gono-ovyutthan o Gathan (গণঅভ্যুত্থান ও গঠন, Mass Uprising and Constitution, 2023), has a major influence on the student leaders who led the mass uprising. He is also one of the founders and the managing director of UBINIG.
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Raisul Islam Asad
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- television actorfilm actor
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Asaduzzaman Mohammad Raisul Islam is a Bangladeshi freedom fighter and an actor in radio, theatre, television and film. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor four times for his roles in the films Padma Nadir Majhi (1992), Anya Jibon (1995), Dukhai (1997) and Lalsalu (2001). Besides, he won Best Supporting Actor award twice for the roles in Ghani: The Cycle (2006) and Mrittika Maya (2013). As of 2016, he acted in more than 50 films. He was a member of the Crack Platoon an elite urban guerrilla, intelligence and commando unit of the Mukti Bahini.
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Sultana Kamal
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- 1950-.. (age 75)
- Occupations
- politician
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Sultana Kamal is a Bangladeshi lawyer and human rights activist. She serves as the executive director of Ain o Salish Kendra, a civil rights organisation. In 2006, she served as adviser in the Caretaker government of Bangladesh led by President Iajuddin Ahmed during the 2006-2008 Bangladeshi political crisis. Kamal, along with three other advisers, resigned from the caretaker government Her mother Sufia Kamal was a participant of the Bangladesh Liberation War.
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Hasan Foez Siddique
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- 1956-.. (age 69)
- Occupations
- judge
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Hasan Foez Siddique is a Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist who served as 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
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Kazi Salahuddin
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- association football playerassociation football manager
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Kazi Salahuddin is a Bangladeshi former football player currently serving as the president of South Asian Football Federation. He previously served as the president of Bangladesh Football Federation from 2008 to 2024. He was a member of the Shadhin Bangla Football Team, which played across India to raise awareness about the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. He played for and captained the Bangladesh national team, retiring in 1983. Salahuddin is the first football player from the country to play abroad in the professional league in Hong Kong and is considered to be Bangladesh's first professional sports athlete.
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Rehman Sobhan
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- academiceconomist
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Rehman Sobhan is a Bangladeshi economist. Regarded as one of the country's top public thinkers, he is the founder of the Centre for Policy Dialogue. Sobhan is an icon of the Bangladeshi independence movement due to his role as a spokesman of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh in the United States during the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was awarded the Independence Day Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honour, in 2008.
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Habibur Rahman
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- police officer
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Habibur Rahman is a former Bangladeshi police officer. He served as 35th commissioner of DMP. Prior to join here he was head of the Tourist Police. From 2019 to 2022, he was deputy inspector general (DIG) of Dhaka Range, and DIG of administration and discipline at the police headquarters in Dhaka. He was sent into retirement from government service in public interest according to the provisions of section no. 45 of the Public Service Act, 2018.
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Gowher Rizvi
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Gowher Rizvi is a Bangladeshi historian, scholar and academic. He is a former international affairs adviser to the prime minister of Bangladesh. Prior to that he was a MacArthur Fellow in international relations at Nuffield College, Oxford University. He was an editor of Contemporary South Asia and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He held various appointments at Oxford University, the University of Warwick, the University of Canterbury, Harvard Kennedy School and the University of Virginia. His publications cover the disciplines of history, international relations, and public policy.
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Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman
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- academic
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Md. Akhtaruzzaman is a Bangladeshi academic who served as the 28th vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka. Prior to this position, he served in different academic, administrative and co-curricular development activities at the University of Dhaka including the pro-vice chancellor (administration), dean (Faculty of Arts), chairman, Department of Islamic History & Culture, and provost of the Kabi Jashim Uddin Hall, University of Dhaka.
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Musa Ibrahim
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- journalistauthor
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Musa Ibrahim is a Bangladeshi mountaineer, trekker, journalist, and author. He is the first Bangladeshi to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He reached the summit around 5:05 am BST on 23 May 2010 and hoisted the flag of Bangladesh on the apex of the world at around 5:16 am BST. From then, Bangladesh became the 67th Mount Everest conquering country.
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Bijori Barkatullah
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- modelactor
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Bijori Barkatullah is a Bangladeshi television actress and dancer.
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Aly Zaker
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- film directoractortelevision actorwriterentrepreneur
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Aly Zaker was a Bangladeshi actor, businessman, director and writer. He was the owner of Asiatic Marketing Communications Limited (Asiatic 3 Sixty).
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Abdur Razzaq
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- intellectual
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Prof. Abdur Razzaq was a Bangladeshi scholar, academic, public intellectual and one of the first National Professors of Bangladesh.
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Ahmed Sharif
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- author
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Ahmed Sharif was an educationist, philosopher, critic, writer and scholar of medieval Bengali literature. He is recognized as one of the most outspoken atheists and radical thinkers of Bangladesh.
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Khaled Muhiuddin
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- journalistwriter
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Khaled Muhiuddin is a Bangladeshi journalist, talk show presenter and writer. He is recognized as the former presenter of the talk show Ajker Bangladesh on Independent Television. Mohiuddin has also served as the head of Bengali department of Deutsche Welle He is currently associated with Thikana News.
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Amir Hossain Amu
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- politician
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Amir Hossain Amu is a Bangladeshi politician, a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jhalokati-2 constituency, and served as the minister of industries during 2014–2019. He was the coordinator and spokesman for the Awami League-led 14-party Grand Alliance he has been arrested in 2024 for crime against humanity.
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Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar
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- politician
- Biography
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Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar is a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician who served as the acting President of Bangladesh in 2002. He served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh. He is one of the founding members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and was a member of the standing committee, which was the policy making body of the party, from its inception. He also established Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar Collegiate Institute in Panchagarh in 1990.
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Mahmudur Rahman
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- engineerjournalistauthor
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Mahmudur Rahman is one of the owners and editor of one of Bangladesh's Bengali daily newspapers, Amar Desh. He is also an author, engineer and businessman.
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Mamunur Rashid
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- 1948-.. (age 77)
- Occupations
- authortelevision actor
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Mamunur Rashid is a Bangladeshi actor, director and scriptwriter. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2012 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1982 by the Government of Bangladesh.
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Shykh Seraj
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- journalistauthor
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Shykh Seraj is a Bangladeshi journalist, media personality and agriculture development activist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1995 and Independence Day Award in 2018 by the Government of Bangladesh.
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Akbar Ali Khan
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- economist
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Akbar Ali Khan was a Bangladeshi economist and educationist who served as a bureaucrat until 2001. He was a sub-divisional officer of Habiganj during the Bangladesh Liberation War when he decided to join the war. Later he served as an official of the Mujibnagar Government. After independence, he rejoined the civil service and reached the highest post of Cabinet Secretary. In the meanwhile, he also worked as a university teacher. Towards the end of 2006, he became one of the advisers of the Caretaker Government led by President Iajuddin Ahmed. He resigned along with three other advisers, namely, Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury, C M Shafi Sami and Sultana Kamal on the grounds of dissatisfaction with President Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed caretaker government. According to them, there was no scope to contribute in the caretaker government to create a congenial atmosphere for holding a free and fair election. In October 2007, the Government of Bangladesh constituted a Regulatory Reforms Commission (RRC) with him as the chair.
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Saifur Rahman
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- politicianminister
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Mohammad Saifur Rahman was a Bangladeshi chartered accountant, economist and politician. He was a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the longest-serving Finance Minister of Bangladesh. He delivered 12 national budgets in three terms between 1980 and 1981, 1991–1996 and 2001–2006 over a ministerial life spanning from December 1976 until October 2006 in three different governments. He was Trade & Commerce Minister for the first three years, and thereafter Finance and Planning Minister for 12 years.
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Nasrul Hamid
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- politician
- Biography
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Nasrul Hamid is an Awami League politician. He is a former Bangladesh State Minister of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-3 constituency.
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Kazi Zafar Ahmed
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- politician
- Biography
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Kazi Zafar Ahmad was a Bangladeshi politician of the Jatiya Party, who was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1989 to 1990.
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Abul Barkat
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Abul Barkat 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.
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Bari Siddiqui
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- flautist
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Bari Siddiqui was a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter and flautist. His songs include Shua Chan Pakhi, Amar Gaye Joto Dukkho Shoy, Pubali Batashe and Manush Dhoro Manush Bhojo.
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Anisuzzaman
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- writer
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Abu Tayyab Muhammad Anisuzzaman was a Bangladeshi academic of Bengali literature. He was an activist who took part in the Language Movement (1952), participated in the Mass Uprising (1969), and took part in the Bangladesh Liberation War (1971).
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Mirza Abbas
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- politician
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Mirza Abbas Uddin Ahmed is a politician of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and a member of the national standing committee of the party. He was the Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation from 1990 to 1994. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dhaka-6 from 2001 to 2006 and Minister of Housing and Public Works in Khaleda's cabinet.
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Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir
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- politicianeconomist
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Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chandpur-1 constituency since 2008, and was Minister of Home Affairs from 2011 to 2013. He is also an economist, former civil servant, and writer in Bangladesh.
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Qazi Anwar Hussain
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- writer
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Qazi Anwar Hussain was a Bangladeshi writer of spy thrillers, detective novels, and adventure-based literature, many of which were adaptations or heavily influenced by foreign works.
