University of Dhaka alumni

Bangladeshi banker, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and the former Chief Adviser of Bangladesh

Sheikh Hasina Wazed is a Bangladeshi politician who served as Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2009 to 2024. A daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh, she is Bangladesh's longest-serving prime minister and one of the longest-serving female heads of government globally. She has also served as president of the Awami League since 1981.

President of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh and the 2nd Prime Minister and first President of Bangladesh

president of Bangladesh in 2013-2023

19th President of Bangladesh (1929-2013)

former president of Bangladesh (1931-2012)

President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990 Former (6th) Army chief of Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman, also known as Tarique Zia, is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since 2026. He is the eldest son of former President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.

President of Bangladesh (1930–2022)

Bangladeshi politician (1926-2017)

Bangladeshi politician and first Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1925-1975)

Bangladeshi architect (1929–1982)

Bangladeshi economist and civil servant

Bangladeshi politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 15 August to 6 November 1975

Bangladeshi politician (1925–1975)

author, poet, dramatist and film director (1948–2012)

Sharif Osman Bin Hadi was a Bangladeshi political and cultural activist, writer and a teacher. He was the co-founder and spokesperson of Inqilab Moncho. After the July Uprising, he became a prominent figure in youth-led movements, noted for his opposition to what he termed "Indian hegemony in Bangladesh", his advocacy regarding the July martyrs, and his participation in the Awami League ban protests.

Bangladeshi politician (1943-2016)

Bangladeshi politician (1940–2021)

Chief Justice of Bangladesh Supreme Court (1930-2014)

Bengali politician (1921–1999)

British poet and writer

Bangladeshi writer, thinker, novelist, poet, and public intellectual (1943–2001)

Indian independence activist and politician

Bangladeshi lawyer and former president of Bangladesh

Bengali statesman, public servant and judge (1915–2001)

Bangladeshi academic

Bangladeshi politician (1922-2014)

Bangladeshi human rights activist

Bangladeshi Activist

Bangladeshi author, poet, scholar and linguist. (1947–2004)

Bangladeshi researcher and scientist

Bangladeshi novelist, writer & filmmaker (1935-1972)

Bangladeshi poet, writer, journalist (1929–2006)

Bangladeshi politician (1925–1989)

Bangladeshi writer (1929–1994)

Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1984 to 1986

Bangladeshi journalist, television news editor, poet and writer

Bangladeshi student leader and politician

Bangladeshi former footballer

Bangladeshi actor, writer, Freedom Fighter, entrepreneur, photographer, Trustee of Liberation War Museum.

Bangladeshi politician and judge (1936–2017)

Bangladeshi activist and photographer

Bangladeshi politician (1939–2015)

Abu Tayyab Muhammad Anisuzzaman (18 February 1937 – 14 May 2020) 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).

Bangladeshi-American physicist

Playwrite and educator

Bangladeshi scientist and writer

Indian writer (1908–1974)

Bhutanese politician

former Bangladeshi Minister of Foreign Affairs

Bangladeshi writer (1921-2002)

Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat () (born 16 October 1976), also known as Sharfuddoula Saikat, is an international cricket umpire and a former first-class player from Bangladesh. In March 2024, he became the first Bangladeshi umpire to be included in the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires. He also officiated in 100 matches in men's international cricket including ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in 2023.

Bangladeshi comedy actor (1930-1984)

Bengali actress, filmmaker (born 1968)

Bangladeshi journalist and the first female president and general secretary of National Press Club

Bangladeshi chess player (1974–2024)

Indian politician (1905–2004)

2nd Chief Minister of Assam (1888–1981)

Bangladeshi actress