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This article provides lists of famous and notable [[Bengali people]] in the [[Indian subcontinent]], mainly what is today [[Bangladesh]] and [[India]], and people with Bengali ancestry or people who speak Bengali as their primary language.
This article provides lists of famous and notable [[Bengali people]] in the [[South Asian subcontinent]], mainly what is today [[Bangladesh]], [[Pakistan]] and [[India]], and people with Bengali ancestry or people who speak Bengali as their primary language.
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* [[Dasharathadeva]] (1281)
* [[Dasharathadeva]] (1281)
* [[Pratapaditya]], Maharaja of [[Jessore (city)|Jessore]] (1561–1611)
* [[Pratapaditya]], Maharaja of [[Jessore (city)|Jessore]] (1561–1611)
=== Ilyas Shahi dynasty (1352–1414) ===
=== Ilyas Shahi dynasty (1352–1414) ===
{{Main|Ilyas Shahi dynasty}}
{{Main|Ilyas Shahi dynasty}}
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| [[Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah]]
| [[Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah]]
| 1390–1411
| 1390–1411
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| Patron of the first recorded Bengali poet [[Shah Muhammad Saghir]]
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| [[Saifuddin Hamza Shah]]
| [[Saifuddin Hamza Shah]]
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|-
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| [[Shihabuddin Bayazid Shah]]
| [[Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah]]
| 1412–1414
| 1435-1459
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| [[Rukunuddin Barbak Shah]]
| 1459-1474
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|-
| [[Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah]]
| 1474-1481
| Patron of Bengali poet [[Zainuddin (poet)|Zainuddin]]
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| [[Nuruddin Sikandar Shah]]
| 1481
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| [[Jalaluddin Fateh Shah]]
| 1481-1487
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===House of Ganesha===
===House of Ganesha===
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* [[Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah]]
* [[Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah]]
* [[Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah]] (1419–1436)
* [[Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah]] (1419–1436)
=== Hussain Shahi dynasty (1494–1538) ===
=== Hussain Shahi dynasty (1494–1538) ===
{{Main|Hussain Shahi dynasty}}
{{Main|Hussain Shahi dynasty}}
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| [[Alauddin Hussain Shah]]
| [[Alauddin Hussain Shah]]
| 1494–1518
| 1494–1518
| his reign is consider the "GOLDEN AGE" OF Bengal
| His witnessed a remarkable development of Bengali literature.
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| [[Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah]]
| [[Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah]]
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| 1533–1538
| 1533–1538
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== Nawabs of Bengal ==
{| style="width:100%;" class="wikitable"
!  style="background:#b0dc58; width:10%;"| Portrait
!  style="background:#b0dc58; width:12%;"| Titular Name
!  style="background:#f0dc88; width:22%;"| Personal Name
!  style="background:#b0dc88; width:9%;"| Birth
!  style="background:#b0dc88; width:9%;"| Reign
!  style="background:#b0dc28; width:9%;"| Death
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |'''Nasiri Dynasty'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Murshid Quli Jafar Khan.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|''Ala ud-Daula''
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Murshid Quli Khan|Murshid Quli Jafar Khan]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1665
| style="text-align:center;"|1717– 1727
| style="text-align:center;"|30 June 1727
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Sarfaraz Khan.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'' Mirza Asadullah''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Sarfaraz Khan|Sarfaraz Khan Bahadur]]
| style="text-align:center;"|?
| style="text-align:center;"|1727–1727
| style="text-align:center;"|April 1740
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|''Shuja ud-Daula''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1670
| style="text-align:center;"|July 1727 – 26 August 1739
| style="text-align:center;"|26 August 1739
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Sarfaraz Khan.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'' Mirza Asadullah''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Sarfaraz Khan|Sarfaraz Khan Bahadur]]
| style="text-align:center;"|?
| style="text-align:center;"|13 March 1739 – April 1740
| style="text-align:center;"|April 1740
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |'''Afshar Dynasty'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Allavardi Xán.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|''Husam ud-Daula''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Alivardi Khan|Muhammad Alivardi Khan Bahadur]]
| style="text-align:center;"|10 May 1671
| style="text-align:center;"|29 April 1740 – 16 April 1756
| style="text-align:center;"|16 April 1756
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Siraj ud-Daulah.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|''Siraj ud-Daulah''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Siraj ud-Daulah|Mîrzâ Muhammad Sirâj-ud-Daulah]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1733
| style="text-align:center;"|April 1756 – 2 June 1757
| style="text-align:center;"|June 1757
|}
|}


===Other===
===Other===
[[File:Isa Khan.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|A 19th century sketch of [[Isa Khan]], a Muslim Rajput leader of Bengal.]]
[[File:Isa Khan.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|A 19th century sketch of [[Isa Khan]], a Muslim Rajput leader of Bengal.]]
* [[Paragal Khan]], 16th-century governor of Chittagong
* [[Chhuti Khan]], 16th-century governor of Chittagong
* [[Shahzada Danyal]], son of [[Alauddin Husain Shah]]
* [[Syeda Momena Khatun]], daughter of [[Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah]]
* [[Isa Khan]] (1529–1599), leader of the [[Baro-Bhuiyan]] chieftains of Bengal
* [[Isa Khan]] (1529–1599), leader of the [[Baro-Bhuiyan]] chieftains of Bengal
* [[Musa Khan (Bengal)|Musa Khan]], leader of the [[Baro-Bhuiyan]] chieftains of Bengal
* [[Musa Khan (Bengal)|Musa Khan]] (d. 1623), leader of the [[Baro-Bhuiyan]] chieftains of Bengal
* [[Masum Khan]], Baro-Bhuiyan zamindar
* [[Dilal Khan]] (1585-1666), final independent ruler of Sandwip
* [[Dilal Khan]], final independent ruler of Sandwip
* [[Titumir]] (1782–1831), anti-colonial rebel and self-proclaimed ''Badshah''
* [[Abu Torab]], zamindar of Sandwip and leader of Bengal's first anti-colonial uprising
* [[Shahid Rahimullah|Rahimullah]] (d. 1861), Chief of Baraikhali and leader of the Sundarbans Indigo Revolt


==Nobel laureates==
==Nobel laureates==
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* [[Abhijit Banerjee]], Nobel Prize in Economic science, 2019
* [[Abhijit Banerjee]], Nobel Prize in Economic science, 2019


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File:Rabindranath Tagore unknown location.jpg|[[Rabindranath Tagore]]
File: Amartya Sen 2012.jpg|[[Amartya Sen]]
File: Muhammad Yunus (cropped).jpg|[[Muhammad Yunus]]
File:Abhijit Banerjee FT Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2011 (cropped).jpg|[[Abhijit Banerjee]]
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==Academics==
==Academics==
[[File:Dr. Abdul Malik.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|[[Abdul Malik (physician)|Abdul Malik]] was Pakistan's first cardiologist.]]
[[File:Dr. Abdul Malik.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|[[Abdul Malik (physician)|Abdul Malik]] was Pakistan's first cardiologist.]]
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* [[Dewan Mohammad Azraf]], National Professor of Bangladesh
* [[Dewan Mohammad Azraf]], National Professor of Bangladesh
* [[Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay]], first women Director of Indian Statistical Institute, India.
* [[Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay]], first women Director of Indian Statistical Institute, India.
* [[Chandramukhi Basu]], Computer Scientist and first female graduate in [[India]], and the [[British Empire]]
* [[Chandramukhi Basu]], computer scientist and first female graduate in [[India]], and the [[British Empire]]
* [[Nurunnahar Fatema Begum]], head of paediatric cardiology at the [[Combined Medical Hospital (Dhaka)]]
* [[Nurunnahar Fatema Begum]], head of paediatric cardiology at the [[Combined Medical Hospital (Dhaka)]]
* [[Anudvaipayan Bhattacharya]], university lecturer martyred in the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
* [[Anudvaipayan Bhattacharya]], university lecturer martyred in the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
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* [[Sugata Bose]], historian
* [[Sugata Bose]], historian
* [[Dipesh Chakrabarty]], historian
* [[Dipesh Chakrabarty]], historian
* [[Sudhir Chakraborty]], Researcher of Bengal's folk culture.
* [[Swapan Kumar Chakravorty]], literary scholar and writer
* [[Swapan Kumar Chakravorty]], literary scholar and writer
* [[Partha Chatterjee (scholar)|Partha Chatterjee]], political scientist
* [[Partha Chatterjee (scholar)|Partha Chatterjee]], political scientist
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* [[Tarak Chandra Das]], anthropologist, author,  former teacher in anthropology, the University of Calcutta  
* [[Tarak Chandra Das]], anthropologist, author,  former teacher in anthropology, the University of Calcutta  
* [[Bhupendranath Datta]], revolutionary, author, anthropologist
* [[Bhupendranath Datta]], revolutionary, author, anthropologist
* [[Soumitra Dutta]], Dean Elect of [[Saïd Business School]] at [[University of Oxford]] and former Founding Dean of [[Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management]] at [[Cornell University]]
* [[Anil Kumar Gain]], mathematician from [[University of Cambridge]], [[Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society]]
* [[Anil Kumar Gain]], mathematician from [[University of Cambridge]], [[Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society]]
* [[Kaberi Gain]], prominent academic, author, and social activist
* [[Kaberi Gain]], prominent academic, author, and social activist
* [[Swapan K. Gayen]], Bengali-American physicist, professor at [[City University of New York]]
* [[Swapan K. Gayen]], Bengali-American physicist, professor at [[City University of New York]]
* [[Saroj Ghose]], science populariser and museum maker, won an award for ''Best Effort in Science Popularisation Amongst Children''
* [[Saroj Ghose]], science populariser and museum maker, won an award for ''Best Effort in Science Popularisation Amongst Children''
* [[Subir Kumar Ghosh]], Planetary scientist and a winner of the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]]
* [[Subir Kumar Ghosh]], planetary scientist and a winner of the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]]
* [[Joseph Ghosh]], first Indian to be awarded the [[Doctor of Letters]], [[University of Edinburgh]]
* [[Joseph Ghosh]], first Indian to be awarded the [[Doctor of Letters]], [[University of Edinburgh]]
* [[Aminul Hoque (writer)|Aminul Hoque]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]], lecturer at [[Goldsmiths, University of London]], writer
* [[Aminul Hoque (writer)|Aminul Hoque]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]], lecturer at [[Goldsmiths, University of London]], writer
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* [[Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis]], statistician, founder of [[Indian Statistical Institute]]
* [[Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis]], statistician, founder of [[Indian Statistical Institute]]
* [[Vina Mazumdar]], academic, activist and feminist
* [[Vina Mazumdar]], academic, activist and feminist
* [[Ujjwal Maulik]], Computer Scientist and former Head Comp. Sc. and Engg., Jadavpur University.
* [[Ujjwal Maulik]], computer scientist and former Head, Computer Science and Engineering, Jadavpur University
* [[Rajendralal Mitra]], first modern [[Indologist]] of Indian origin
* [[Rajendralal Mitra]], first modern [[Indologist]] of Indian origin
* [[Nurul Momen]], professor of law, Dhaka University Proctor, Dean
* [[Nurul Momen]], professor of law, Dhaka University Proctor, Dean
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* [[Abul Kashem Sandwip]], educationist and a founder of [[Bangladesh Betar]]
* [[Abul Kashem Sandwip]], educationist and a founder of [[Bangladesh Betar]]
* [[Sir Jadunath Sarkar]], historian
* [[Sir Jadunath Sarkar]], historian
* [[Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad]],Bengali littérateur, historian of Bangla literatur
* [[Pranab K. Sen]], statistician, Cary C. Boshamer Professor of Biostatistics at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]
* [[Pranab K. Sen]], statistician, Cary C. Boshamer Professor of Biostatistics at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]
* [[Sumit Sarkar]], historian
* [[Sumit Sarkar]], historian
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* [[Muhammad Shahidullah]], educationist, writer, philologist, and linguist, theorist
* [[Muhammad Shahidullah]], educationist, writer, philologist, and linguist, theorist
* [[Nafees Bin Zafar]], Academy Scientific and Technical Award, the first Bangladeshi to win an Oscar
* [[Nafees Bin Zafar]], Academy Scientific and Technical Award, the first Bangladeshi to win an Oscar
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File:Mohammod Sohidullah.jpg|[[Muhammad Shahidullah]], Linguist
File: Sunitikumar Chatterjee.jpg|[[Suniti Kumar Chatterjee]], Linguist
File : Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad (1871-1953).svg|[[Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad]], Interpreter of old Bangla manuscripts
File:Sudhir Chakravarti.jpg|[[Sudhir Chakraborty]], Folk Researcher.
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==Actors and entertainers==
==Actors and entertainers==
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* [[Amala Akkineni|Amala Akkineni (née.Mukherjee)]], Bollywood actress
* [[Amala Akkineni|Amala Akkineni (née.Mukherjee)]], Bollywood actress
* [[Jaya Bachchan]], Bollywood actress
* [[Jaya Bachchan]], Bollywood actress
* [[Bidita Bag]], Bollywood and bengali actress
* [[Bidita Bag]], Bollywood and Bengali actress
* [[Ajitesh Bandopadhyay]], stage and film actor
* [[Ajitesh Bandopadhyay]], stage and film actor
* [[Bhanu Bandopadhyay]], Tollywood comic actor
* [[Bhanu Bandopadhyay]], Tollywood comic actor
* [[Jenni Banerjee]], Indian origin Finnish actor
* [[Jenni Banerjee]], Indian origin Finnish actor
* [[Karuna Banerjee]], first Indian actress earned [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]] for [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress]] nomination at the [[12th British Academy Film Awards|1959 BAFTA Awards]]
* [[Karuna Banerjee]], first Indian actress earned [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]] for [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress]] nomination at the [[12th British Academy Film Awards|1959 BAFTA Awards]]
* [[Victor Banerjee]], [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] Tollywood, Bollywood and Hollywood actor; the only Indian to win [[National Board of Review Award for Best Actor]]
* [[Victor Banerjee]], [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] Tollywood, Bollywood and Hollywood actor; the only Indian to win [[National Board of Review Award for Best Actor]]
* [[Bipasha Basu]], Bollywood actress
* [[Bipasha Basu]], Bollywood actress
* [[Jaya Bhattacharya]], actress
* [[Jaya Bhattacharya]], actress
* [[Nivedita Bhattacharya]], Theatre actress
* [[Nivedita Bhattacharya]], theatre actress
* [[Nusrat Jahan]], bengali actress
* [[Nusrat Jahan]], Bengali actress
* [[Samit Bhanja]], Bollywood and Bengali actor
* [[Samit Bhanja]], Bollywood and Bengali actor
* [[Chhabi Biswas]], Bengali actor
* [[Chhabi Biswas]], Bengali actor
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* [[Indrani Chakraborty]], Bollywood actress
* [[Indrani Chakraborty]], Bollywood actress
* [[Mithun Chakraborty]], Bollywood and [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]] actor
* [[Mithun Chakraborty]], Bollywood and [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]] actor
* [[Rhea Chakraborty]],bollywood actress
* [[Rhea Chakraborty]], Bollywood actress
* [[Ritwick Chakraborty]], Bengali actor
* [[Ritwick Chakraborty]], Bengali actor
* [[Tulsi Chakraborty]], Bengali actor
* [[Tulsi Chakraborty]], Bengali actor
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* [[Paoli Dam]], actress
* [[Paoli Dam]], actress
* [[Shraddha Das]], Bollywood and Tollywood actress
* [[Shraddha Das]], Bollywood and Tollywood actress
* [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]], Tollywood Actor
* [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]], Tollywood actor
* [[Sumita Devi]], [[Cinema of Bangladesh|Bangladeshi film]] and television actress
* [[Sumita Devi]], [[Cinema of Bangladesh|Bangladeshi film]] and television actress
* [[Supriya Devi]], Tollywood actress
* [[Supriya Devi]], Tollywood actress
* [[K. C. Dey]], Bengali actor
* [[K. C. Dey]], Bengali actor
* [[Utpal Dutt]], Bengali actor
* [[Utpal Dutt]], Bengali actor
* [[Monikangana Dutta]], model and actress
 
* [[Santosh Dutta]] Tollywood actor, famous for his portrayal of Jatayu in Feluda films of Satyajit Ray
* [[Santosh Dutta]] Tollywood actor, famous for his portrayal of Jatayu in Feluda films of Satyajit Ray
* [[Tanushree Dutta]], former Miss India and actress
* [[Tanushree Dutta]], former Miss India and actress
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* [[Sangita Ghosh]], actress, model
* [[Sangita Ghosh]], actress, model
* [[Shahana Goswami]], Bollywood actress
* [[Shahana Goswami]], Bollywood actress
* [[Abul Hayat]], Bangladeshi Actor
* [[Abul Hayat]], Bangladeshi actor
* [[Rizwan Hussain]], TV personality, barrister and former CEO of Global Aid Trust
* [[Rizwan Hussain]], TV personality, barrister and former CEO of Global Aid Trust
* [[Konnie Huq]], British television presenter
* [[Konnie Huq]], British television presenter
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* [[Shaun Majumder]], Canadian comedian and actor; winner of [[Gemini Awards]]
* [[Shaun Majumder]], Canadian comedian and actor; winner of [[Gemini Awards]]
* [[Koena Mitra]], former channel V VJ and Bollywood actress
* [[Koena Mitra]], former channel V VJ and Bollywood actress
* [[Rhona Mitra]], Half-Bengali actress in Britain
* [[Rhona Mitra]], half-Bengali actress in Britain
* [[Rani Mukerji]], Bollywood and Kollywood actress
* [[Rani Mukerji]], Bollywood and Kollywood actress
* [[Joy Mukherjee]], Bollywood actor
* [[Joy Mukherjee]], Bollywood actor
* [[Kajol Mukherjee]] Bollywood actress
* [[Kajol Mukherjee]] Bollywood actress
* [[Kamalini Mukherjee]], Bollywood and Tollywood actress
* [[Kamalini Mukherjee]], Bollywood and Tollywood actress
* [[Madhabi Mukherjee]], actress notable works include [[charulata]], [[mahanagar]]  
* [[Madhabi Mukherjee]], actress notable works include [[charulata]], [[mahanagar]]
* [[Sagarika Mukherjee]], Bollywood and Tollywood actress and playback singer
* [[Shantanu Mukherjee]], Bollywood actor, playback singer and television presenter
* [[Swastika Mukherjee]], Tollywood actress
* [[Swastika Mukherjee]], Tollywood actress
* [[Colin Pal]], actor and publicist
* [[Colin Pal]], actor and publicist
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* [[Raakhee]], Bollywood actress
* [[Raakhee]], Bollywood actress
* [[Ashiqur Rahman]]
* [[Ashiqur Rahman]]
* [[Khan Ataur Rahman]] Bengali actor, director, producer, screenplay writer, music composer and singer
* [[Khan Ataur Rahman]], Bengali actor, director, producer, screenplay writer, music composer and singer
* [[Devika Rani]], Bollywood and Bengali actress
* [[Devika Rani]], Bollywood and Bengali actress
* [[Lisa Ray]], actress and model
* [[Lisa Ray]], actress and model
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* [[Debashree Roy]], Bollywood actress
* [[Debashree Roy]], Bollywood actress
* [[Mouni Roy]], Bollywood actress
* [[Mouni Roy]], Bollywood actress
* [[Rahul Roy]], Bollywood actor
* [[Reena Roy]], Bollywood actress
* [[Reena Roy]], Bollywood actress
* [[Rohit Roy]], TV and Bollywood actor
* [[Rohit Roy]], TV and Bollywood actor
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* [[Raima Sen]], Bengali film and Bollywood actress
* [[Raima Sen]], Bengali film and Bollywood actress
* [[Reema Sen]], Bollywood and Kollywood actress
* [[Reema Sen]], Bollywood and Kollywood actress
* [[Riddhi Sen]], the youngest recipient of the [[National Film Award for Best Actor]]  
* [[Riddhi Sen]], youngest recipient of the [[National Film Award for Best Actor]]  
* [[Rimi Sen]], Bollywood actress
* [[Rimi Sen]], Bollywood actress
* [[Riya Sen]], Bollywood actress
* [[Riya Sen]], Bollywood actress
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* [[Khushbu Sundar]], Kollywood actress, producer and television presenter
* [[Khushbu Sundar]], Kollywood actress, producer and television presenter
* [[Sharmila Tagore]], Bollywood and Bengali film actress
* [[Sharmila Tagore]], Bollywood and Bengali film actress
* [[Ruma Guha Thakurta]], actress notable works include [[Ganashatru]], [[Abhijan]], Palatak; wife of [[Kishore Kumar]]
* [[Ruma Guha Thakurta]], actress whose notable works include [[Ganashatru]], [[Abhijan]], Palatak; wife of [[Kishore Kumar]]
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* [[Paresh Maity]]
* [[Paresh Maity]]
* [[Rabin Mondal]]
* [[Rabin Mondal]]
* [[Samir Mondal]]
* [[Benode Behari Mukherjee]]
* [[Benode Behari Mukherjee]]
* [[Ganesh Pyne]]
* [[Ganesh Pyne]]
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* [[Hasan M. Elahi]], interdisciplinarysciplinary media artist  
* [[Hasan M. Elahi]], interdisciplinarysciplinary media artist  
* [[Anupam Mukerji]], writer of [[Fake IPL Player]] blog
* [[Pritish Nandy]], poet, author, editor in chief, The Illustrated Weekly of India and Publishing Director and Managing Editor, The Times of India Group 1982-1991
* [[Reihan Salam]], journalist, blogger at ''The American Scene'' and associate editor of ''The Atlantic Monthly''
* [[Reihan Salam]], journalist, blogger at ''The American Scene'' and associate editor of ''The Atlantic Monthly''
* [[Pritish Nandy]], poet, author, editor in chief, The Illustrated Weekly of India and Publishing Director and Managing Editor, The Times of India Group 1982-1991


==Business and industry==
==Business and industry==


===Billionaires===
===Billionaires===
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* [[Sanjit Biswas]], Indian American entrepreneur and CEO/ Co-founder of [[Samsara (company)]], built and sold Meraki to Cisco for $1.2 billion.
* [[Ankiti Bose]], Founder of [[Zilingo]]
* [[Purnendu Chatterjee]], Founder & Chairman, TCG Group, that owns [[Haldia Petrochemicals]]
* [[Tapan Chowdhury (businessman)|Tapan Chowdhury]], CEO and MD of [[Square Pharmaceuticals]], [[Square Group]], [[Square Hospital]] and [[Maasranga Television]]
* [[Chandra Shekhar Ghosh]], Founder, Managing Director & CEO of [[Bandhan Bank]]
* [[Pradeep Kar]], Founder of [[Microland]]
* [[Salman F Rahman]], Founder & Vice Chairman of [[BEXIMCO]]
* [[Sunil Kanti Roy]], Founder of [[Peerless Group]]
* [[Aveek Sarkar]], Vice Chairman & Editor Emeritus, [[Ananda Bazaar Patrika]]
* [[Aveek Sarkar]], Vice Chairman & Editor Emeritus, [[Ananda Bazaar Patrika]]
* [[Sanjit Biswas]], Indian American entrepreneur and CEO/ Co-founder of Samsara, built and sold Meraki to Cisco for $1.2 billion
* [[Ahmed Akbar Sobhan]], Founder and Chairman of the [[Bashundhara Group]]
* [[Purnendu Chatterjee]], Founder & Chairman, TCG Group
* [[Chandra Shekhar Ghosh]], Founder, Managing Director & CEO of [[Bandhan Bank]]


===Business leaders===
===Business leaders===
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* [[Iqbal Ahmed]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], Entrepreneur and CEO of [[Seamark Group]]. [[Sunday Times Rich List 2006|In 2006]], he became the highest British Bangladeshi to feature on the ''Sunday Times'' Rich List (listed at number 511). He has a net worth of $250 million.<ref name="worldsrichpeople">{{cite web|last=Loke|first=Steven|url=http://www.worldsrichpeople.com/richest-man-in-bangladesh.html|title=Richest Man In Bangladesh|publisher=The Richest People In The World|access-date=1 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219234144/http://www.worldsrichpeople.com/richest-man-in-bangladesh.html|archive-date=19 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Iqbal Ahmed]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], entrepreneur and CEO of [[Seamark Group]]. [[Sunday Times Rich List 2006|In 2006]], he became the highest British Bangladeshi to feature on the ''Sunday Times'' Rich List (listed at number 511). He has a net worth of $250 million.<ref name="worldsrichpeople">{{cite web|last=Loke|first=Steven|url=http://www.worldsrichpeople.com/richest-man-in-bangladesh.html|title=Richest Man In Bangladesh|publisher=The Richest People In The World|access-date=1 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219234144/http://www.worldsrichpeople.com/richest-man-in-bangladesh.html|archive-date=19 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Syed Ahmed (businessman)|Syed Ahmed]], British entrepreneur, businessman, television personality
* [[Syed Ahmed (businessman)|Syed Ahmed]], British entrepreneur, businessman, television personality
* [[Arundhati Bhattacharya]], first woman director of [[State Bank of India]]
* [[Arundhati Bhattacharya]], chairperson and CEO of [[Salesforce]] India and first woman director of [[State Bank of India]]
* [[Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya]], Director, [[Warwick Manufacturing Group]]
* [[Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya]], Director, [[Warwick Manufacturing Group]]
* [[Mohammad Ebadul Karim Bulbul]], managing director of [[Beacon Pharmaceuticals]]
* [[Mohammad Ebadul Karim Bulbul]], managing director of [[Beacon Pharmaceuticals]]
* [[Sankar Chakraborti]], Group CEO of Acuité Ratings and Research and founder of India's first ESG rating company, ESG Risk Assessments and Insights
* [[Sankar Chakraborti]], Group CEO of Acuité Ratings and Research and founder of India's first ESG rating company, ESG Risk Assessments and Insights
* [[Moorad Choudhry]], former Managing Director, Head of Business Treasury and Global Banking & Markets at Royal Bank of Scotland
* [[Moorad Choudhry]], former managing director, Head of Business Treasury and Global Banking & Markets at Royal Bank of Scotland
* [[Mamun Chowdhury]], businessman, and founder and co-director of [[London Tradition]]. In 2014, the company was awarded a [[Queen's Awards for Enterprise|Queen's Award for Enterprise]] for [[The Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade (Export) (2014)|International Trade]] in recognition of its increase in sales.
* [[Mamun Chowdhury]], businessman, and founder and co-director of [[London Tradition]]. In 2014, the company was awarded a [[Queen's Awards for Enterprise|Queen's Award for Enterprise]] for [[The Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade (Export) (2014)|International Trade]] in recognition of its increase in sales.
* [[Rono Dutta]], CEO of [[IndiGo]]
* [[Ashok Sekhar Ganguly]], former chairman, [[Hindustan Unilever]]
* [[Ashok Sekhar Ganguly]], former chairman, [[Hindustan Unilever]]
* [[Aditya Ghosh]], Co-owner of [[Akasa Air]], Co-owner of Chourangi restaurant in London, former CEO (2008-2018) of [[IndiGo]], Board Director of [[Oyo Rooms]] and [[Fabindia]]
* [[Anirvan Ghosh]], CEO of [[Unity Biotechnology]]
* [[Anirvan Ghosh]], CEO of [[Unity Biotechnology]]
* [[Asim Ghosh]], former CEO of [[Husky Energy]]
* [[Asim Ghosh]], former CEO of [[Husky Energy]]
* [[Rajat Gupta]], first foreign-born Managing Director (chief executive) of management consultancy firm [[McKinsey & Company]] from 1994 to 2003; sentenced to two years of prison in 2012 for insider trading
* [[Rajat Gupta]], first foreign-born Managing Director (chief executive) of management consultancy firm [[McKinsey & Company]] from 1994 to 2003; sentenced to two years of prison in 2012 for insider trading
* [[Omar Ishrak]], chairman, Intel
* [[Omar Ishrak]], chairman, Intel
* [[Mahee Ferdous Jalil]], founder of [[Channel S]], owner of Prestige Auto Group and TV presenter.
* [[Mahee Ferdous Jalil]], founder of [[Channel S]], owner of Prestige Auto Group and TV presenter
* [[Rajendra Nath Mookerjee|Sir Rajendra Nath Mookerjee]], [[Founder of Martin & Co.]]
* [[Rajendra Nath Mookerjee|Sir Rajendra Nath Mookerjee]], [[Founder of Martin & Co.]]
* [[Bhaskar Pramanik]], chairman, [[Microsoft]] India
* [[Bhaskar Pramanik]], chairman, [[Microsoft]] India
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===Entrepreneurs===
===Entrepreneurs===
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* [[Muquim Ahmed]], first Bangladeshi millionaire at the age of 26<ref name="business.timesonline">{{cite news |url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/article3815007.ece|title=Muquim Ahmed|url-access=subscription|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|date=27 April 2008|access-date=24 May 2009}}</ref> due to diversification in banking, travel, a chain of restaurants with the Cafe Naz group, publishing and property development.
* [[Muquim Ahmed]], banking, travel, a chain of restaurants with the Cafe Naz group, publishing and property development.
* [[Badruddin Ajmal]], Managing Director of Ajmal Perfumes and Lok Sabha MP from Dhubri, Assam
* [[Badruddin Ajmal]], managing director of Ajmal Perfumes and Lok Sabha MP from Dhubri, Assam
* [[Ayub Ali Master|Ayub Ali]], founder of the Shah Jalal Restaurant in London which became a hub for the [[British Asian]] community.
* [[Enam Ali]], founder of the [[British Curry Awards]], [[Spice Business Magazine]] and [[Ion TV]]
* [[Enam Ali]], founder of the [[British Curry Awards]], [[Spice Business Magazine]] and [[Ion TV]]
* [[Ragib Ali]], industrialist, pioneer tea-planter, educationalist, philanthropist and banker who has a net worth of $250 million.<ref name="worldsrichpeople"/>
* [[Ragib Ali]], industrialist, pioneer tea-planter, educationalist, philanthropist and banker who has a net worth of $250 million.<ref name="worldsrichpeople"/>
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* [[Siddhartha Basu]], founder and CMD of [[BIG Synergy]]
* [[Siddhartha Basu]], founder and CMD of [[BIG Synergy]]
* [[Amar Bose]], founder of [[Bose Corporation]]
* [[Amar Bose]], founder of [[Bose Corporation]]
* [[Ankiti Bose]], Founder and CEO of [[Zilingo]]
* [[Amjad Khan Chowdhury]], founder of [[PRAN-RFL Group]]
* [[Amjad Khan Chowdhury]], founder of [[PRAN-RFL Group]]
* [[Foysol Choudhury]] [[Member of the British Empire|MBE]], businessman, community activist and Chairman of Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council.
* [[Foysol Choudhury]] [[Member of the British Empire|MBE]], businessman, community activist and Chairman of Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council
* [[Samson H. Chowdhury]], founder of [[Square Pharmaceuticals]] and Square Group
* [[Anjan Chatterjee]], founder, Speciality Group of Restaurants
* [[Anjan Chatterjee]], founder, Speciality Group of Restaurants
* [[Bicky Chakraborty]], [[Sweden]]'s biggest hotelier;<ref>{{Cite news|last=Duttagupta|first=Ishani|date=2008-01-17|title=Bicky Chakraborty Sweden's biggest hotelier|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/the-global-indian-takeover/bicky-chakraborty-swedens-biggest-hotelier/articleshow/2706366.cms|access-date=2020-06-08}}</ref> President and founder of [[:sv:Elite Hotels|Elite Hotels]] of [[Sweden]] and [[:sv:Bishops Arms|The Bishop's Arms]]<ref>[http://www.svd.se/naringsliv/bicky-chakraborty-rik-pa-udda-val_6177883.svd Bicky Chakraborty – rik på udda val], [[Svenska Dagbladet]] 2011-05-19</ref>
* [[Bicky Chakraborty]], [[Sweden]]'s biggest hotelier;<ref>{{Cite news|last=Duttagupta|first=Ishani|date=2008-01-17|title=Bicky Chakraborty Sweden's biggest hotelier|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/the-global-indian-takeover/bicky-chakraborty-swedens-biggest-hotelier/articleshow/2706366.cms|access-date=2020-06-08}}</ref> President and founder of {{ill|Elite Hotels|sv|vertical-align=sup}} of [[Sweden]] and {{ill|The Bishop's Arms|sv|Bishops Arms|vertical-align=sup}}<ref>[http://www.svd.se/naringsliv/bicky-chakraborty-rik-pa-udda-val_6177883.svd Bicky Chakraborty – rik på udda val], [[Svenska Dagbladet]] 2011-05-19</ref>
* [[Alamohan Das]], founder, India Machinery Company
* [[Alamohan Das]], founder, India Machinery Company
* [[Sadhan Dutt]], founder, Development Consultants of Kuljian Group
* [[Sadhan Dutt]], founder, Development Consultants of Kuljian Group
* [[Samit Ghosh]], founder, MD and CEO of [[Ujjivan Small Finance Bank]]
* [[Samit Ghosh]], founder, MD and CEO of [[Ujjivan Small Finance Bank]]
* [[Snehasish Ganguly]], Director of NK Gossain & Co., brother of former Indian Cricket Team Captain and current [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] President, [[Sourav Ganguly]]
* [[Snehasish Ganguly]], Director of NK Gossain & Co., brother of former Indian Cricket Team Captain and current [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] President, [[Sourav Ganguly]]
* [[MA Hashem]], founder and chairman of Partex Group
* [[M. A. Hashem]], founder and chairman of Partex Group
* [[Shelim Hussain]], founder of [[Euro Foods (UK)]]
* [[Shelim Hussain]], founder of [[Euro Foods (UK)]]
* [[Jawed Karim]], co-founder of YouTube, first person to upload a video to the site
* [[Jawed Karim]], co-founder of YouTube, first person to upload a video to the site
* [[Abdul Latif (restaurateur)|Abdul Latif]], British restaurateur known for his dish "Curry Hell".
* [[Abdul Latif (restaurateur)|Abdul Latif]], British restaurateur known for his dish "Curry Hell"
* [[Tommy Miah|Mohammad Ajman "Tommy" Miah]] [[Member of the Order of the British Empire|MBE]], celebrity chef, restaurateur and founder of the Indian Chef of the Year Competition.
* [[Ayub Ali Master]], founder of the Shah Jalal Restaurant in London which became a hub for the [[British Asian]] community.
* [[Tommy Miah]] [[Member of the Order of the British Empire|MBE]], celebrity chef, restaurateur and founder of the Indian Chef of the Year Competition.
* [[Abdul Monem (entrepreneur)|Abdul Monem]], founder of [[Abdul Monem Limited]]
* [[Abdul Monem (entrepreneur)|Abdul Monem]], founder of [[Abdul Monem Limited]]
* [[Rajendra Nath Mookerjee]], co-founder, [[Martin Burn Limited|Martin Burn Ltd]], [[IISCO Steel Plant|IISCO]]
* [[Sabyasachi Mukherjee]], Founder & Managing Director of luxury Indian fashion brand, Sabyasachi
* [[Sabyasachi Mukherjee]], Founder & Managing Director of luxury Indian fashion brand, Sabyasachi
* [[Rajat Neogy]], founder and editor, ''[[Transition Magazine]]'' in [[Kampala]], [[Uganda]] in 1961
* [[Rajat Neogy]], founder and editor, ''[[Transition Magazine]]'' in [[Kampala]], [[Uganda]] in 1961
* [[Pritish Nandy]], founder of [[Pritish Nandy Communications]]
* [[Rajen Mookerjee|Sir Rajendra Nath Mukherjee]], co-founder, [[Martin Burn Limited|Martin Burn Ltd]], [[IISCO Steel Plant|IISCO]]
* [[Diptendu Pramanick]], founder, Secretary of Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA)
* [[Diptendu Pramanick]], founder, Secretary of Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA)
* [[Kamal Quadir]], founder and CEO of CellBazaar Inc, First Mover Fellow of The Aspen Institute, TEDIndia Fellow
* [[Kamal Quadir]], founder and CEO of CellBazaar Inc, First Mover Fellow of The Aspen Institute, TEDIndia Fellow
* [[Subroto Roy Sahara]], founder and chairman, [[Sahara India Pariwar]]
* [[Moulvi Syed Qudratullah]], founder of [[Moulvibazar]]
* [[Barun Sengupta]], founder of [[Bartaman]]
* [[Moosa Bin Shamsher]], founder of GATCO
* [[Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi]], restaurateur
* [[Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi]], restaurateur
* [[Bajloor Rashid]] [[Member of the British Empire|MBE]], businessman and former president of the [[Bangladesh Caterers Association UK]].
* [[Bajloor Rashid]] [[Member of the British Empire|MBE]], businessman and former president of the [[Bangladesh Caterers Association UK]]
* [[Arjun Ray]] (PVSM, VSM), founder, managing director and  chief executive officer of the [[Indus Trust]] and Indus International Schools
* [[Neeraj Roy]], co-founder, [[Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.]]
* [[Neeraj Roy]], co-founder, [[Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.]]
* [[Prannoy Roy]], founder, [[NDTV]]
* [[Prannoy Roy]], founder, [[NDTV]]
* [[Moulvi Syed Qudratullah|Syed Qudratullah Sattar]], founder of [[Moulvibazar]]
* [[Subrata Roy]], founder and chairman, [[Sahara India Pariwar]]
* [[Ahmed Akbar Sobhan]], founder and chairman of the [[Bashundhara Group]]
* [[Sunil Kanti Roy]], managing director of [[Peerless Group]]
* [[Wali Tasar Uddin]] [[Member of the British Empire|MBE]], entrepreneur, restaurateur and Chairman of the Bangladesh-British Chamber of Commerce.
* [[Chiki Sarkar]], Founder and Publisher of [[Juggernaut Books]]
* [[Barun Sengupta]], founder of [[Bartaman]]
* [[Moosa Bin Shamsher]], founder of GATCO
* [[Wali Tasar Uddin]], entrepreneur, restaurateur and Chairman of the Bangladesh-British Chamber of Commerce.
* [[Muhammad Yunus]], founder of [[Grameen Bank]], "father of micro-finance", Nobel laureate
* [[Muhammad Yunus]], founder of [[Grameen Bank]], "father of micro-finance", Nobel laureate


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==Criminals==
==Criminals==
*[[Dhananjoy Chatterjee]]
*[[Dhananjoy Chatterjee]], first person judicially executed in India in the 21st century for murder


==Dadasaheb Phalke Award winners==
==Dadasaheb Phalke Award winners==
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* [[Raichand Boral]]
* [[Nitin Bose]]
* [[Soumitra Chatterjee]]
* [[Kanan Devi]]
* [[Manna Dey]]
* [[Dhirendra Nath Ganguly]]
* [[Ashok Kumar]]
* [[Ashok Kumar]]
* [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
* [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
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* [[Tapan Sinha]]
* [[Tapan Sinha]]
* [[B. N. Sircar]]
* [[B. N. Sircar]]
==Diplomats==
* [[Sanjay Bhattacharya]], Ambassador to Switzerland
* [[Atul Chandra Chatterjee]], Former Ambassador to the UK
* [[Chandrashekhar Dasgupta]], Former Ambassador to China
* [[Bhupendra Nath Mitra]], Former Ambassador to the UK
* [[Binay Ranjan Sen]], Former Ambassador to the US
* [[Ronen Sen]], Former Ambassador to the US and UK
* [[Samar Sen (diplomat)]], served as the 1st permanent representative to the [[United Nations]], [[Geneva]]
* [[Siddhartha Shankar Ray]], Former Ambassador to the US


==Economists==
==Economists==
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* [[GhanaDa]]
* [[Misir Ali]]
* [[Misir Ali]]
* [[Arjun (character)]]
* [[Arjun (character)]]
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* [[Parashor Barma]]
* [[Parashor Barma]]
* [[P. K. Basu]]
* [[P. K. Basu]]
* [[Batul The Great]]
* [[Bantul the Great]]
* [[Baker Bhai]]
* [[Baker Bhai]]
* [[Handa Bhonda]]
* [[Handa Bhonda]]
* [[Harshabardhan]]
* [[Harshabardhan and Gobardhan]]
* [[Chandramukhi (character)|Chandramukhi]]
* [[Chandramukhi (character)|Chandramukhi]]
* [[Shankar Roy Chowdhury (character)|Shankar Roy Chowdhury]]
* [[Shankar Ray Choudhuri]]
* [[Devdas]]
* [[Devdas]]
* [[Feluda]]
* [[Feluda]]
* [[Gogol (Detective)]]
* [[Ghanada]]
* [[Gogol (character)]]
* [[Goopy Gyne]]
* [[Goopy Gyne]]
* [[Bagha Byne]]
* [[Bagha Byne]]
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* [[Professor Shonku]]
* [[Professor Shonku]]
* [[Tenida]]
* [[Tenida]]
* [[Enigma (Marvel Comics)|Tara Virango / Enigma (Marvel Comics)]]
* [[Enigma (Marvel Comics)|Enigma / Tara Virango]]
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* [[Chidananda Dasgupta]]
* [[Chidananda Dasgupta]]
* [[Anjan Dutt]]
* [[Anjan Dutt]]
* [[Guru Dutt]]
* [[Subhash Dutta]]
* [[Subhash Dutta]]
* [[Mostofa Sarwar Farooki]]
* [[Mostofa Sarwar Farooki]]
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* [[Chandan Mitra]], editor and managing director of ''The Pioneer'' newspaper
* [[Chandan Mitra]], editor and managing director of ''The Pioneer'' newspaper
* [[Ramananda Chatterjee]], "father of Indian journalism"
* [[Ramananda Chatterjee]], "father of Indian journalism"
* [[Harish Chandra Mukherjee]], pioneer of nationalistic Hindu journalism
* [[Udayan Mukherjee]], editor and anchor in CNBC India
* [[Udayan Mukherjee]], editor and anchor in CNBC India
* [[Pritish Nandy]], Publishing Director and Managing Editor, The Times of India Group; Editor in Chief, The Illustrated Weekly of India; Chairman, Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd
* [[Pritish Nandy]], Publishing Director and Managing Editor, The Times of India Group; Editor in Chief, The Illustrated Weekly of India; chairman, Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd
* [[Prannoy Roy]], founder and President of [[NDTV]], one of India's largest television and media production houses
* [[Prannoy Roy]], founder and President of [[NDTV]], one of India's largest television and media production houses
* [[Samar Sen]], journalist
* [[Samar Sen]], journalist
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* [[Reihan Salam]]
* [[Reihan Salam]]


===Britain===
===United Kingdom===
* [[Fareena Alam]]
* [[Fareena Alam]]
* [[Lisa Aziz]], British television news presenter
* [[Lisa Aziz]], British television news presenter
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* [[Nina Hossain]], British television news broadcaster
* [[Nina Hossain]], British television news broadcaster
* [[Tharik Hussain]], journalist and broadcaster. His documentary ''America's Mosques'' won an award for the World's Best Religious Program at the NYFF Radio Programs Awards.
* [[Tharik Hussain]], journalist and broadcaster. His documentary ''America's Mosques'' won an award for the World's Best Religious Program at the NYFF Radio Programs Awards.
* [[Faisal Islam]]
* [[Faisal Islam]], current Economics Editor of [[BBC News]]. Former Political Editor of [[Sky News]]
* [[Tasmin Lucia Khan]], English journalist and television presenter
* [[Tasmin Lucia Khan]], English journalist and television presenter
* [[Hasina Momtaz]], former [[press officer]] for the [[Mayor of London]]
* [[Hasina Momtaz]], former [[press officer]] for the [[Mayor of London]]
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* [[Khatun Sapnara]], judge and first non-white to be elected to the Family Law Bar Association Committee. In 2006, she was appointed as a [[Recorder (judge)|Recorder]] of the Crown, which made her the only person of Bangladeshi origin in a senior judicial position.
* [[Khatun Sapnara]], judge and first non-white to be elected to the Family Law Bar Association Committee. In 2006, she was appointed as a [[Recorder (judge)|Recorder]] of the Crown, which made her the only person of Bangladeshi origin in a senior judicial position.
* [[Amal Kumar Sarkar]], former Chief Justice of India
* [[Amal Kumar Sarkar]], former Chief Justice of India
* [[Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem]], First Chief Justice of Bangladesh
* [[Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem]], first Chief Justice of Bangladesh
* [[Amarendra Nath Sen]], former judge in [[Supreme Court of India]]
* [[Amarendra Nath Sen]], former judge in [[Supreme Court of India]]
* [[Ashoke Kumar Sen]], Indian barrister, former Cabinet minister of India, Indian parliamentarian
* [[Ashoke Kumar Sen]], Indian barrister, former Cabinet minister of India, Indian parliamentarian
* [[Lord Satyendra Prasanna Sinha|Satyendra Prasanno Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha]], prominent lawyer and statesman in British India, first Indian to become member of British cabinet
* [[Lord Satyendra Prasanna Sinha|Satyendra Prasanno Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha]], prominent lawyer and statesman in British India, first Indian to become member of British cabinet
* [[Gnanendramohan Tagore]], first Asian to be called to the bar in England, in 1862


==Magicians==
==Magicians==
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* [[Azam Khan (singer)|Khan]] (Azam Khan), one of the pioneers of Bengali rock, pop guru and rock guru of Bangladesh, freedom fighter
* [[Azam Khan (singer)|Khan]] (Azam Khan), one of the pioneers of Bengali rock, pop guru and rock guru of Bangladesh, freedom fighter
* [[Bappa Mazumder]]
* [[Bappa Mazumder]]
* [[Alamgir Haq]], former member of the first Bengali Band Iolites,<ref>https://roar.media/bangla/main/history/history-of-bangladeshi-band</ref> known as the [[Elvis Presley]] of the west
* [[Alamgir Haq]], former member of the first Bengali Band Iolites,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roar.media/bangla/main/history/history-of-bangladeshi-band|title=কেমন ছিল স্বাধীনতা-পূর্ব বাংলাদেশের ব্যান্ড সংগীত?|website=roar.media}}</ref> known as the [[Elvis Presley]] of the west
* [[Syed Hasanur Rahman]], vocalist of [[Ark (Bangladeshi band)|Ark]]
* [[Syed Hasanur Rahman]], vocalist of [[Ark (Bangladeshi band)|Ark]]
* [[Raef al Hasan Rafa]]
* [[Raef al Hasan Rafa]]
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* [[Amitabh Bhattacharya]], lyricist and singer
* [[Amitabh Bhattacharya]], lyricist and singer
* [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]]
* [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]]
* [[R. D. Burman|Rahul Dev Burman]], Bollywood music composer
* [[S. D. Burman|Sachin Dev Burman]], Bollywood music composer
* [[Raichand Boral]], Bollywood music composer
* [[Raichand Boral]], Bollywood music composer
* [[Soham Chakraborty]], singer
* [[Soham Chakraborty]], singer
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* [[Anup Ghoshal]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Anup Ghoshal]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Shreya Ghoshal]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Shreya Ghoshal]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Sagarika Mukherjee Da Costa]] (better known simply as Sagarika), Hindi, Assamese and Bengali playback and pop singer and actress
* [[Sandhya Mukhopadhyay]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Sandhya Mukhopadhyay]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Rajanikanta Sen]], Bengali poet and composer
* [[Rajanikanta Sen]], Bengali poet and composer
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* [[Amit Paul]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Amit Paul]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Pritam]], Bollywood music composer
* [[Pritam]], Bollywood music composer
* [[Anupam Roy]], songwriter and singer
* [[Anupam Roy]], singer-songwriter
* [[Anindya Chatterjee]], songwriter and singer
* [[Anindya Chatterjee]], singer-songwriter
* [[Kanika Banerjee]]
* [[Kanika Banerjee]]
* [[Sabita Chowdhury]]
* [[Sabita Chowdhury]]
* [[Dhananjay Bhattacharya]], singer and composer.
* [[Dhananjay Bhattacharya]], singer and composer
* [[Kanu Roy]], composer
* [[Kanu Roy]], composer
* [[Amit Sana]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Amit Sana]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Kumar Sanu]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Kumar Sanu]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Sohail Sen]], Bollywood composer and singer
* [[Sohail Sen]], Bollywood composer and singer
* [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], Hindi and Bengali playback and pop singer
* [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], Hindi and Bengali playback and pop singer, Bollywood actor and television presenter
* [[Arijit Singh]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Arijit Singh]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Chitra Singh]], singer and composer
* [[Chitra Singh]], singer and composer
* [[Babul Supriyo]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Babul Supriyo]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Monali Thakur]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Monali Thakur]], Bollywood playback singer
* [[Alka Yagnik]] ,Bollywood playback singer
* [[Alka Yagnik]], Bollywood playback singer
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* [[Shakil Ahmed (general)|Shakil Ahmed]], former head of [[Bangladesh Rifles]]
* [[Shakil Ahmed (general)|Shakil Ahmed]], former head of [[Bangladesh Rifles]]
* [[Mohammad Ruhul Amin]], awarded [[Bir Srestho]], the highest military award of Bangladesh; war hero of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]  
* [[Mohammad Ruhul Amin]], awarded [[Bir Sreshtho]], the highest military award of Bangladesh; war hero of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]  
* [[Saiful Azam]], Honoured as one of the 22 'Living Eagles' of the world, served under [[Bangladesh Air Force]], [[Iraqi Air Force]], [[Pakistan Air Force]] and [[Royal Jordanian Air Force]]; one of the most successful veterans in Arab side in the [[1967 Arab Israel war]] and Pakistani side in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
* [[Saiful Azam]], served under [[Bangladesh Air Force]], [[Iraqi Air Force]], [[Pakistan Air Force]] and [[Royal Jordanian Air Force]]
* [[Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury]], 11th [[Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army]]
* [[Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury]], 11th [[Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army]]
* [[Ismail Faruque Chowdhury]], engineer-in-chief of the Bangladesh Army
* [[Ismail Faruque Chowdhury]], engineer-in-chief of the Bangladesh Army
* [[Saiful Islam Duke]], former Lieutenant Commander of [[Bangladesh Navy]]
* [[Chitta Ranjan Dutta]], Bangladeshi [[war hero]] and retired [[Major-General]] of the [[Bangladesh Army]], key sector commander of the [[Mukti Bahini]] during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
* [[Chitta Ranjan Dutta]], Bangladeshi [[war hero]] and retired [[Major-General]] of the [[Bangladesh Army]], key sector commander of the [[Mukti Bahini]] during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
* [[Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque]], Bangladesh Army officer and fugitive
* [[Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque]], Bangladesh Army officer and fugitive
* [[Nurul Huq (Captain)|Nurul Huq]], second temporary chief of [[Bangladesh Navy]]
* [[Nurul Huq (Captain)|Nurul Huq]], second temporary chief of [[Bangladesh Navy]]
* [[AB Tajul Islam]], retired Bangladesh Army captain and former [[Ministry of Liberation War Affairs (Bangladesh)|Minister of Liberation War Affairs]]
* [[AB Tajul Islam]], retired Bangladesh Army captain and former [[Ministry of Liberation War Affairs (Bangladesh)|Minister of Liberation War Affairs]]
* [[Mohiuddin Jahangir]], awarded [[Bir Srestho]], the highest military award of Bangladesh, war hero of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
* [[Mohiuddin Jahangir]], awarded [[Bir Sreshtho]], the highest military award of Bangladesh, war hero of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
* [[Sina Ibn Jamali]], former lieutenant general and Chief of General Staff in Army Headquarters
* [[Waleed Ehsanul Karim]], youngest to fly [[F-86 Sabre]] jet
* [[Waleed Ehsanul Karim]], youngest to fly [[F-86 Sabre]] jet
* [[Mahbub Ali Khan]], Bangladesh Navy rear admiral and the Chief of Naval Staff
* [[Mahbub Ali Khan]], Bangladesh Navy rear admiral and the Chief of Naval Staff
* [[Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan]], army officer convicted for the [[assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]
* [[Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan]], army officer convicted for the [[assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]
* [[A. K. Khandker|Abdul Karim Khandker]] Bir Uttam, war hero
* [[A. K. Khandker|Abdul Karim Khandker]], Bir Uttam war hero
* [[Anwarul Momen]], general officer commanding [[17th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)|17th Infantry Division]]
* [[Anwarul Momen]], general officer commanding [[17th Infantry Division (Bangladesh)|17th Infantry Division]]
* [[Khaled Mosharraf]] Sector Commander, war hero of Bangladesh Independence War
* [[Khaled Mosharraf]], Sector Commander, war hero of Bangladesh Independence War
* [[Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim]], 7th [[Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army]]
* [[Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim]], 7th [[Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army]]
* [[General]] [[M. A. G. Osmani]], Supreme Commander of Bangladesh Forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War
* [[General]] [[M. A. G. Osmani]], Supreme Commander of Bangladesh Forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War
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* [[Abul Fazal Ziaur Rahman]], physician and army officer martyred in the liberation war
* [[Abul Fazal Ziaur Rahman]], physician and army officer martyred in the liberation war
* [[AKM Asadul Haq]], physician and army officer martyred in the liberation war
* [[AKM Asadul Haq]], physician and army officer martyred in the liberation war
* [[Hamidur Rahman]], awarded [[Bir Srestho]] the highest military award of Bangladesh, war hero of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
* [[Hamidur Rahman]], awarded [[Bir Sreshtho]] the highest military award of Bangladesh, war hero of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
* [[Matiur Rahman (military pilot)|Rahman]], awarded [[Bir Srestho]] the highest military award of Bangladesh, war hero of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
* [[Matiur Rahman (military pilot)|Rahman]], awarded [[Bir Sreshtho]] the highest military award of Bangladesh, war hero of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
* [[Ziaur Rahman]], Bir Uttam war hero, Sector Commander, strategic war hero Of 1971 Bangladesh Independence War
* [[Ziaur Rahman]], Bir Uttam war hero, Sector Commander, strategic war hero Of 1971 Bangladesh Independence War
* [[Munshi Abdur Rouf]], awarded [[Bir Srestho]], the highest military award of Bangladesh; war hero of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
* [[Munshi Abdur Rouf]], awarded [[Bir Sreshtho]], the highest military award of Bangladesh; war hero of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
* [[Muhammad Ghulam Tawab]], Bangladesh's second [[Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh)|Chief of Air Staff]]
* [[Muhammad Ghulam Tawab]], Bangladesh's second [[Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh)|Chief of Air Staff]]
* [[Ashab Uddin (general)|Ashab Uddin]], major general and ambassador to Kuwait and Yemen


===India===
===India===
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* Flight Lieutenant [[Suhas Biswas]] (1924–1957), recipient of [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]]
* Flight Lieutenant [[Suhas Biswas]] (1924–1957), recipient of [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]]
* [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] (1897–1945), Leader, [[Indian National Army]]
* [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] (1897–1945), Leader, [[Indian National Army]]
* Air Marshal [[Padma Bandopadhyay]], PVSM, AVSM, VSM, first woman to be promoted to three-star rank in the [[Indian Air Force]]
* Air Vice Marshal [[Madhavendra Banerji]] (1934-2019), MVC, VM of [[Indian Air Force]]
* Major General (Retd.) [[Dipankar Banerjee (general)]], Founding Director of the [[Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies]]
* Vice Admiral [[Pradeep Kumar Chatterjee]], Indian Navy, Later Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command
* Vice Admiral [[Pradeep Kumar Chatterjee]], Indian Navy, Later Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command
* Admiral [[Adhar Kumar Chatterji]] (1914–2001), Indian Navy Chief 1966–1970
* Admiral [[Adhar Kumar Chatterji]] (1914–2001), Indian Navy Chief 1966–1970
* General [[Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri]] (1908–1983), Indian Army Chief during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
* General [[Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri]] (1908–1983), Indian Army Chief during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
* Commodore [[Ajitendu Chakraverti]], Indian Navy, First Indian officer to be promoted to Commodore
* Commodore [[Ajitendu Chakraverti]], Indian Navy, First Indian officer to be promoted to Commodore
* Group Captain [[Suranjan Das]], pioneering test pilot of [[Indian Air Force]]
* Vice Admiral [[Biswajit Dasgupta]], AVSM, YSM, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[Eastern Naval Command]]
* Lieutenant General (retd.) [[Abhijit Guha (Indian Army officer)]], Head of the [[UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement]]
* Wing Commander [[Karun Krishna Majumdar]], [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)]] and first Indian to reach the rank of Wing Commander
* [[S. K. Majumdar (IAF officer)|Air Commodore Sudhindra Kumar Majumdar]] (1927–2011), India's first military helicopter pilot
* [[S. K. Majumdar (IAF officer)|Air Commodore Sudhindra Kumar Majumdar]] (1927–2011), India's first military helicopter pilot
* Colonel [[Avijit Misra]], an [[Indian Army]] Colonel
* Air Marshal [[Subroto Mukherjee]] (1911–1960), former Head of Indian Air Force
* Air Marshal [[Subroto Mukherjee]] (1911–1960), former Head of Indian Air Force
* [[Arup Raha|Chief of the Air Staff Designate Arup Raha]], 24th chief of Indian Air Force
* [[Arup Raha|Chief of the Air Staff Designate Arup Raha]], 24th chief of Indian Air Force
* Dr. Wing Commander [[Ashis Roy]], MD FRCS, first Indian man to complete 100 marathons
* [[Indra Lal Roy]] (1898–1918), first Indian (pre Independence) flying ace
* [[Indra Lal Roy]] (1898–1918), first Indian (pre Independence) flying ace
* General [[Shankar Roychowdhury]] (born 1937), former Indian Army Chief
* General [[Shankar Roychowdhury]] (born 1937), former Indian Army Chief
* Lieutenant General [[Lionel Protip Sen]], [[Distinguished Service Order]]
===Other===
* [[Abuhena Saifulislam|Abu Hena Saiful Islam]] (born 1963), Muslim chaplain for the [[US Navy]]
* [[Masum Khan]] (born 1604), Zamindar of Sarail and soldier of the Mughal empire


==Padma Vibhushan==
==Padma Vibhushan==
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* [[A. K. Fazlul Huq]], first [[Prime Minister of Bengal]] (Undivided), presented the [[Lahore Resolution]] with the official proposal of partition of India, [[Governor of East Pakistan]]
* [[A. K. Fazlul Huq]], first [[Prime Minister of Bengal]] (Undivided), presented the [[Lahore Resolution]] with the official proposal of partition of India, [[Governor of East Pakistan]]
* [[Serajul Huq (politician)|Serajul Huq]], one of the founding member of the [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
* [[Serajul Huq (politician)|Serajul Huq]], one of the founding member of the [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
* [[Shamsul Huda Panchbagi]] (1897-1988), founder of the Emarat Party and member of the [[Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
* [[GM Quader|Ghulam Mahmood Quader]], chairman of the Jatiya party
* [[GM Quader|Ghulam Mahmood Quader]], chairman of the Jatiya party
* [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], Bengali nationalist politician, President of Awami League, served as the first [[President of Bangladesh]] and second [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]], voted as the [[Greatest Bengali of all time]] in 2004 BBC's opinion poll
* [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], Bengali nationalist politician, President of Awami League, served as the first [[President of Bangladesh]] and second [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]], voted as the [[Greatest Bengali of all time]] in 2004 BBC's opinion poll
* [[Tarique Rahman]], Nationalist Leader Of Bangladesh
* [[Tarique Rahman]] (born 1967), acting chairman of the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
* [[Ziaur Rahman]], founder of [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]], [[President of Bangladesh]] (1977–1981), proposed the creation of [[SAARC]], sector commander and liberation war hero
* [[Ziaur Rahman]], founder of [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]], [[President of Bangladesh]] (1977–1981), proposed the creation of [[SAARC]], sector commander and liberation war hero
* [[Zillur Rahman]] (1929-2013), former [[President of Bangladesh]] (2009-2013)
* [[Sheikh Hasina|Sheikh Hasina Wazed]], [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] (1996–2001; 2009–present)
* [[Sheikh Hasina|Sheikh Hasina Wazed]], [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] (1996–2001; 2009–present)
* [[Khaleda Zia]], [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] (1991–1996; 2001–2006), "mother of democracy", leader of democracy movement in Bangladesh, first female PM of Bangladesh
* [[Khaleda Zia]], [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] (1991–1996; 2001–2006), "mother of democracy", leader of democracy movement in Bangladesh, first female PM of Bangladesh
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* [[Abul Kalam Azad]], senior leader of the [[Indian National Congress]] during the [[Indian independence movement]]
* [[Abul Kalam Azad]], senior leader of the [[Indian National Congress]] during the [[Indian independence movement]]
* [[Rash Behari Bose]], revolutionary leader against the British Raj in India and one of the key organisers of the Ghadar conspiracy and later, the [[Indian National Army]]
* [[Rash Behari Bose]], revolutionary leader against the British Raj in India and one of the key organisers of the Ghadar conspiracy and later, the [[Indian National Army]]
* [[Ajmal Ali Choudhury]], prominent in the Sylhet referendum movement
* [[Moinul Hoque Choudhury]], five-time [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], two-time [[United Nations General Assembly|UN General Assembly]] representative and Minister of Industrial Development
* [[Chittaranjan Das]], prominent in the Indian independence movement (also known as Deshabandhu)
* [[Chittaranjan Das]], prominent in the Indian independence movement (also known as Deshabandhu)
* [[Abdul Halim Ghaznavi]], politician, industrialist and minister
* [[Abdul Karim Ghaznavi]], politician, traveler and minister
* [[Syed Shamsul Huda]], Nawab of [[Gokarna, Bangladesh|Gokarna]], president of the [[All India Muslim League]]
* [[Syed Shamsul Huda]], Nawab of [[Gokarna, Bangladesh|Gokarna]], president of the [[All India Muslim League]]
* [[Nawab Ali Haider Khan]], 9th [[Nawab of Longla]], [[Minister (government)|minister]] and leader of the Independent Muslim Party
* [[Nawab Ali Haider Khan]], 9th [[Nawab of Longla]], [[Minister (government)|minister]] and leader of the Independent Muslim Party
* [[Sucheta Kriplani]], freedom fighter and politician
* [[Sucheta Kriplani]], freedom fighter and politician
* [[Nawab Abdul Latif]], educator and social worker
* [[Syed Abdul Majid]] [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]], first native minister of Assam, pioneer of the agricultural industry
* [[Syed Abdul Majid]] [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]], first native minister of Assam, pioneer of the agricultural industry
* [[Abdul Matlib Mazumdar]], [[Indian independence movement|freedom fighter]] and political leader known for retaining the [[Barak Valley]] in [[Dominion of India|India]]
* [[Abdul Matlib Mazumdar]], [[Indian independence movement|freedom fighter]] and political leader known for retaining the [[Barak Valley]] in [[Dominion of India|India]]
* [[Sarojini Naidu]], freedom fighter and poet
* [[Sarojini Naidu]], freedom fighter and poet
* [[Bipin Chandra Pal]], [[Indian nationalist]], one third of the [[Lal Bal Pal]] triumvirate
* [[Bipin Chandra Pal]], [[Indian nationalist]], one third of the [[Lal Bal Pal]] triumvirate
* [[Wajed Ali Khan Panni]], Zamindar of Karatia, politician and educationist
* [[Khwaja Salimullah]], founder of [[All-India Muslim League|Muslim League]], proposed establishing University of Dhaka
* [[Khwaja Salimullah]], founder of [[All-India Muslim League|Muslim League]], proposed establishing University of Dhaka


===India===
===India===
* [[Badruddin Ajmal]], founder of the [[All India United Democratic Front]] and president of [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind]]'s Assam branch.
====West Bengal====
* [[Muzaffar Ahmad]], one of the founders of the [[Communist Party of India]]
* [[Syed Badrudduja]], former [[Mayor of Kolkata]]
* [[Mamata Banerjee]], Chief Minister of West Bengal (from 2011), ex-minister for Railways, Government of India, Chairman [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
* [[Mamata Banerjee]], Chief Minister of West Bengal (from 2011), ex-minister for Railways, Government of India, Chairman [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
* [[Mrinal Banerjee]], former Minister
* [[Mrinal Banerjee]], former Minister
* [[Surendranath Banerjee]], one of the founding members of the [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Surendranath Banerjee]], one of the founding members of the [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Hazi Salim Uddin Barbhuiya]], [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of Hailakandi
* [[Karim Uddin Barbhuiya]], Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Sonai
* [[Jyoti Basu]], former communist Chief Minister of West Bengal, former Politburo Member of the Communist Party of India(Marxist)
* [[Jyoti Basu]], former communist Chief Minister of West Bengal, former Politburo Member of the Communist Party of India(Marxist)
* [[Buddhadeb Bhattacharya]], former communist Chief Minister of West Bengal, Politburo Member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) after 19th Party Congress
* [[Buddhadeb Bhattacharya]], former communist Chief Minister of West Bengal, Politburo Member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) after 19th Party Congress
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* [[Somnath Chatterjee]], former Speaker of the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament), expelled member of CPI(M), senior parliamentarian, prominent barrister
* [[Somnath Chatterjee]], former Speaker of the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament), expelled member of CPI(M), senior parliamentarian, prominent barrister
* [[A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury]], senior leader of [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury]], senior leader of [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Moinul Hoque Choudhury]], five-time [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], two-time [[United Nations General Assembly|UN General Assembly]] representative and Minister of Industrial Development
* [[Rashida Haque Choudhury]], former Minister of State of Social Welfare
* [[Santosh Mohan Dev]], former Union Cabinet Minister, elected to the [[Lok Sabha]], senior leader of [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Anwar Hussain Laskar]], [[All India United Democratic Front]] politician
* [[Jogendra Nath Mandal]], served as the first Law & Labour Minister of Pakistan
* [[Ataur Rahman Mazarbhuiya]], [[All India United Democratic Front]] politician
* [[Pranab Mukherjee]], President of India 2012, Minister for External Affairs, senior leader of [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Pranab Mukherjee]], President of India 2012, Minister for External Affairs, senior leader of [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Shyama Prasad Mukherjee]], founder of [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]], later [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* [[Shyama Prasad Mukherjee]], founder of [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]], later [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* [[A. F. Golam Osmani]], [[Indian National Congress]] member
* [[Kabindra Purkayastha]], former Minister
* [[Rabi Ray]], speaker of Lok Sabha
* [[Siddhartha Shankar Ray]], former Congress Chief Minister of West Bengal, former Indian ambassador to United States
* [[Siddhartha Shankar Ray]], former Congress Chief Minister of West Bengal, former Indian ambassador to United States
* [[Bidhan Chandra Roy]], physician, former Congress Chief Minister of West Bengal, Bharat Ratna
* [[Bidhan Chandra Roy]], physician, former Congress Chief Minister of West Bengal, Bharat Ratna
* [[Manik Sarkar]], chief minister of Tripura, Politburo member
* [[Ashoke Kumar Sen]], former Law Minister, barrister, and parliamentarian
* [[Ashoke Kumar Sen]], former Law Minister, barrister, and parliamentarian


===Pakistan===
====Assam====
* [[Nurul Amin]], [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]]
* [[Abdur Rahim Ahmed]], MLA of [[Barpeta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barpeta]]
* [[Abdullah el Baqui]] (1886-1952), member of the 1st National Assembly of Pakistan
* [[Hafiz Bashir Ahmed]], MLA of [[Bilasipara West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bilasipara West]]
* [[Muhammad Ali Bogra]], [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] 1953–1955
* [[Jahan Uddin Ahmed]], member of Lok Sabha for [[Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhubri]]
* [[Abdullah al Mahmood]] (d. 1975), member of the 1st National Assembly of Pakistan
* [[Jamal Uddin Ahmed (MLA)|Jamal Uddin Ahmed]], former MLA of [[Badarpur (Assam Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Badarpur]]
* [[Kobad Hussain Ahmed]], inaugural MLA of [[Mankachar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mankachar]]
* [[Moinuddin Ahmed]], former MLA of [[Jaleswar, Assam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jaleswar]]
* [[Sahab Uddin Ahmed]], former MLA of [[Jaleswar, Assam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jaleswar]]
* [[Sherman Ali Ahmed]], MLA of [[Baghbar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baghbar]]
* [[Siddique Ahmed]], MLA of [[Karimganj South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Karimganj South]]
* [[Abdur Rahim Ajmal]], politician in [[Jamunamukh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jamunamukh]]
* [[Abdur Rahman Ajmal]], politician in [[Salmara South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Salmara]]
* [[Badruddin Ajmal]], founder of the [[All India United Democratic Front]] (AIUDF) and president of [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind]]'s Assam branch
* [[Sirajuddin Ajmal]], MLA of  [[Jamunamukh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jamunamukh]] and founder of Ajmal Foundation
* [[Abul Kalam Rasheed Alam]], MLA of [[Goalpara East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Goalpara East]]
* [[Sheikh Shah Alam]], former MLA of [[Goalpara West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Goalpara West]]
* [[Amjad Ali (Assam politician)|Amjad Ali]], two-time member of Lok Sabha for [[Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhubri]]
* [[Abul Kalam Azad (Indian politician)|Abul Kalam Azad]], former MLA of [[Bhabanipur (Assam Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhabanipur]]
* [[Abdul Aziz (Indian politician)|Abdul Aziz]], MLA of [[Badarpur (Assam Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Badarpur]]
* [[Hazi Salim Uddin Barbhuiya]], [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of Hailakandi
* [[Karim Uddin Barbhuiya]], MLA of [[Sonai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sonai]]
* [[Gul Akhtara Begum]], former MLA of [[Bilasipara East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bilasipara East]]
* [[Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury]], former MLA of [[Jamunamukh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jamunamukh]]
* [[Nizam Uddin Choudhury]], former MLA of [[Algapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Algapur]]
* [[Rashida Haque Choudhury]], former Minister of State for Social Welfare
* [[Wazed Ali Choudhury]], MLA of [[Salmara South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Salmara South]]
* [[Santosh Mohan Dev]], former Union Cabinet Minister, elected to the [[Lok Sabha]], senior leader of [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Abdul Hamid (Dhubri politician)|Abdul Hamid]], member of Lok Sabha for [[Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhubri]]
* [[Ali Hossain (politician)|Ali Hossain]], former MLA of [[Sarukhetri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sarukhetri]]
* [[Rasul Hoque]], former MLA of [[Dhubri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhubri]]
* [[Najrul Hoque]], MLA of [[Dhubri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhubri]]
* [[Samsul Huda]], MLA of [[Bilasipara East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bilasipara East]]
* [[Ahmed Hussain (Assam politician)|Ahmed Hussain]], member of Lok Sabha for [[Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhubri]]
* [[Anwar Hussain (politician)|Anwar Hussain]], member of Lok Sabha for [[Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhubri]]
* [[Ashraful Hussain]], MLA of [[Chenga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chenga]]
* [[Ismail Hussain]], former MLA of [[Barpeta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barpeta]]
* [[Monowar Hussain]], former MLA of [[Goalpara East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Goalpara East]]
* [[Aminul Islam (Indian politician, born 1975)|Adv. Aminul Islam]], general secretary and chief spokesperson for [[All India United Democratic Front|AIUDF]]
* [[Aminul Islam (Indian politician, born 1971)|Aminul Islam]], former MLA of [[Dhing (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhing]]
* [[Aminul Islam (Assam politician)|Aminul Islam]], former MLA of [[Mankachar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mankachar]]
* [[Hosenara Islam]], first female MLA of [[Mankachar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mankachar]]
* [[Nurul Islam (Assam politician)|Nurul Islam]], member of Lok Sabha for [[Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhubri]]
* [[Rafiqul Islam (Indian politician)|Rafiqul Islam]], MLA of [[Jania (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jania]]
* [[Zabed Islam]], former MLA of [[Mankachar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mankachar]]
* [[Zahirul Islam (politician)|Zahirul Islam]], second MLA of [[Mankachar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mankachar]]
* [[Abdul Khaleque (Assamese politician)|Abdul Khaleque]], former MLA of [[Jania (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jania]]
* [[Abdur Rahim Khan (politician)|Abdur Rahim Khan]], former MLA of [[Barpeta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barpeta]]
* [[Aziz Ahmed Khan (politician)|Aziz Ahmed Khan]], former MLA of [[Karimganj South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Karimganj South]]
* [[Liakat Ali Khan]], former MLA of [[Chenga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chenga]]
* [[Abdul Batin Khandakar]], MLA of [[Abhayapuri North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Abhayapuri North]]
* [[Aminul Haque Laskar]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] politician of [[Sonai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sonai]]
* [[Anwar Hussain Laskar]], former MLA of [[Hailakandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hailakandi]]
* [[Misbahul Islam Laskar]], MLA of [[Barkhola (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barkhola]]
* [[Suzam Uddin Laskar]], [[All India United Democratic Front|AIUDF]] politician
* [[Zakir Hussain Laskar]], MLA of [[Hailakandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hailakandi]]
* [[Ataur Rahman Mazarbhuiya]], [[All India United Democratic Front|AIUDF]] politician and leader of ''Nadwatut Tameer''
* [[Abdur Rashid Mandal]], MLA of [[Goalpara West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Goalpara West]]
* [[Abdul Muhib Mazumder]], one of the architects of the [[Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983]]
* [[Khalil Uddin Mazumder]], MLA of [[Katigorah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Katigorah]]
* [[Aftabuddin|Aftabuddin Mollah]], MLA of [[Jaleswar, Assam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jaleswar]]
* [[Motiur Rohman Mondal]], former MLA of [[Mankachar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mankachar]]
* [[Abu Saleh Najmuddin]], former MLA of [[Badarpur (Assam Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Badarpur]]
* [[A. F. Golam Osmani]], [[Indian National Congress]] member
* [[Kabindra Purkayastha]], former Minister
* [[Afzalur Rahman]], inaugural MLA of [[Jaleswar, Assam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jaleswar]]
* [[Nijanur Rahman]], MLA of [[Gauripur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gauripur]]
* [[Abdur Rouf (Indian politician)|Abdur Rouf]], former MLA of [[Jania (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jania]]
* [[Abdus Sobahan Ali Sarkar]], MLA of [[Golakganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Golakganj]]
* [[Jakir Hussain Sikdar|Zakir Hussain Sikdar]], MLA of [[Sarukhetri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sarukhetri]]
* [[Jahan Uddin (politician)|Jahan Uddin]], former MLA of [[Dhubri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhubri]]
 
====Bihar====
*[[Dulal Chandra Goswami]] is an Indian politician. He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]], lower house of the [[Parliament of India]] from [[Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Katihar]] in the [[2019 Indian general election]] as member of the [[Janata Dal (United)]].
*[[Ajit Sarkar]] represented [[Purnia]] four times in the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPIM]] between 1980 and 1998 for 18 years until 14 June 1998 when he was gunned down with his driver Harendra Sharma and party worker Ashfaqur Rehman in broad daylight at Subhash Nagar in [[Purnia]].
*[[Madhavi Sarkar]] represented [[Purnia]] [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPIM]] between 1998 and 2000
 
====Other====
*[[S. M. Banerjee]] 4-time [[Member of Parliament (India)|M.P.]] of [[Kanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanpur]] as an [[Independent politician|Independent]] candidate with support of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] from 1962 to 1977.
*[[Shyamdev Roy Chaudhari]] 7-time [[Member of Legislative Assembly|M.L.A]] of [[Varanasi South (Assembly constituency)|South Varanasi]] from [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* [[Rabi Ray]], speaker of Lok Sabha
* [[Manik Sarkar]], chief minister of [[Tripura]], Politburo member
* [[Ashab Uddin]], member of the [[Manipur Legislative Assembly]] for [[Jiribam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jiribam]]
* [[Azad Zaman]], member of the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]] for [[Rajabala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rajabala]]
 
===Pakistan===
* [[Nurul Amin]], [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]]
* [[Abdullah al-Baqi ]] (1886-1952), member of the 1st National Assembly of Pakistan
* [[Mohammad Ali Bogra]], [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] 1953–1955
* [[Abdullah al Mahmood]] (d. 1975), member of the 1st National Assembly of Pakistan
* [[Jogendra Nath Mandal]], served as the first Law & Labour Minister of Pakistan
* [[Iskander Mirza]], first [[President of Pakistan]]
* [[Iskander Mirza]], first [[President of Pakistan]]
* [[Khwaja Nazimuddin]], 2nd [[Prime Minister of Bengal]] (Undivided), 2nd [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]], 2nd [[Governor-General of Pakistan]], President of Muslim League
* [[Khawaja Nazimuddin]], 2nd [[Prime Minister of Bengal]] (Undivided), 2nd [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]], 2nd [[Governor-General of Pakistan]], President of Muslim League
* [[Khurram Khan Panni]], former Chief Whip of [[East Pakistan Provincial Assembly]]
* [[Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy]], second Chief Minister of Bengal, [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] (1956–1957)
* [[Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy]], second Chief Minister of Bengal, [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] (1956–1957)


===United Kingdom===
===United Kingdom===
[[File:Official portrait of Lisa Nandy MP crop 2.jpg|thumb||right|upright=0.6]]
*[[Lisa Nandy]] Indian(Bengali)-British politician serving as [[Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities]] since 2021. A member of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], she has been [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Wigan (UK Parliament constituency)|Wigan]] since 2010.
[[File:Anwar choudhury.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.6|[[Anwar Choudhury]] was the first non-white British person to be appointed in a senior diplomatic post.]]
[[File:Anwar choudhury.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.6|[[Anwar Choudhury]] was the first non-white British person to be appointed in a senior diplomatic post.]]
 
* [[Nasim Ali]] [[Officer of the British Empire|OBE]], Labour Party politician, councillor in Regent's Park ward, Cabinet Member for Young People in [[Camden London Borough Council|Camden Council]] and former Mayor of Camden; in 2003, at age 34, became UK's youngest mayor as well as the first Bangladeshi and first Muslim mayor<ref name="camdennewjournalali">{{cite news|last=Latham|first=Bob|url=http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2010/may/local-elections-2010-nasim-nash-ali-one-o-level-council-leader-profile-labours-top-man|title=LOCAL ELECTIONS 2010: Nasim 'Nash' Ali, from one O-level to council leader – Profile of Labour's top man at the Town Hall|location=Camden|work=[[Camden New Journal]]|date=20 May 2010|access-date=1 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202100100/http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2010/may/local-elections-2010-nasim-nash-ali-one-o-level-council-leader-profile-labours-top-man|archive-date=2 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
====Members of Parliament====
* [[Farida Anwar]], Labour Party politician, councillor for Headington Hill and Northway in [[Oxford City Council]]; in 2014, became Oxfordshire's first city councillor from a Bangladeshi background<ref name="oxfordtimesanwar">{{cite news|url=http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/11248032.So_proud__says_city___s_first_Bangladeshi_councillor/|title=So proud, says city's first Bangladeshi councillor|location=Oxford|work=[[The Oxford Times]]|date=2 June 2014|access-date=1 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802001616/http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/11248032.So_proud__says_city___s_first_Bangladeshi_councillor/|archive-date=2 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Anwar Choudhury]], the [[List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom|British]] [[High Commissioner (Commonwealth)|High Commissioner]] for Bangladesh between 2004 and 2008. He is currently the Director of International Institutions at the [[Foreign & Commonwealth Office]].
* [[Rabina Khan]], Liberal Democrat councillor for Shadwell ward, former Cabinet Member for Housing in [[Tower Hamlets London Borough Council]], community worker and author of ''[[Ayesha's Rainbow]]''<ref name="thenationalkhan">{{cite news |url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/the-veil-should-not-be-a-barrier-between-women|title=The veil should not be a barrier between women|location=Abu Dhabi|work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]|date=29 August 2009|access-date=1 May 2012}}</ref>
* [[Syeda Khatun]] [[Member of the British Empire|MBE]], Labour Party politician, councillor for [[Tipton Green]] in the [[Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council]] and Cabinet Advisor for Education; in 1999, the first Bangladeshi woman to be elected in the Midlands<ref name="birminghammail">{{cite news|last=Brady|first=Poppy|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/02/26/awards-to-recognise-bangladeshi-community-97319-20524016/|title=Awards to recognise Bangladeshi community|location=Birmingham|work=[[Birmingham Mail]]|date=26 February 2008|access-date=1 August 2015|archive-date=4 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004210536/http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/02/26/awards-to-recognise-bangladeshi-community-97319-20524016/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Murad Qureshi]], Labour Party politician and former Greater [[London Assembly]] member<ref name="murad">{{cite web|url=http://blog.muradqureshi.com/bnp%E2%80%93jamaat-smashed-in-bangladesh-polls-as-electorate-votes-for-secularism/|title=BNP-Jamaat smashed in Bangladesh polls, as electorate votes for secularism|publisher=Qureshi Report|date=1 January 2009|access-date=10 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110401030516/http://blog.muradqureshi.com/bnp%E2%80%93jamaat-smashed-in-bangladesh-polls-as-electorate-votes-for-secularism/|archive-date=1 April 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Lutfur Rahman (British politician)|Lutfur Rahman]], community activist and [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] politician; from 2010 to 2015 the first [[directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets]] and the first Bangladeshi leader of the council<ref name="guardianlutfurrahman">{{cite news |last=Hill|first=Dave|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/davehillblog/2010/aug/22/tower-hamlets-labour-mayoral-cnadidate-selection-lutfur-rahman|title=Tower Hamlets: Labour selects its mayoral candidate|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=22 August 2010|access-date=21 September 2010}}</ref>
* [[Nadia Shah]], Labour Party politician, councillor in [[Regent's Park (ward)|Regent's Park ward]] and former Mayor of Camden; in May 2016, became the first female mayor in the United Kingdom of Bangladeshi origin<ref name="dhakatribuneshah">{{cite news |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/may/12/nadia-shah-becomes-britains-first-bangladesh-born-woman-mayor|title=Britain's first woman mayor of Bangladeshi origin|location=Dhaka|work=[[Dhaka Tribune]]|date=12 May 2017|access-date=1 June 2017}}</ref>
* [[Baroness]] [[Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin|"Pola" Manzila Uddin]], Labour Party [[life peer]], community activist, and the first Muslim and second Asian woman to sit in the [[House of Lords]]<ref name="guardianpola">{{cite news |last1=Vasagar|first1=Jeevan|last2=Kelso|first2=Paul|last3=James-Gregory|first3=Sally|last4=Dodd|first4=Vikram|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/jun/17/religion.immigrationpolicy|title=Profiles of 10 leading British Muslims|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=17 February 2002|access-date=31 March 2009}}</ref>
* [[Apsana Begum]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Poplar and Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)|Poplar and Limehouse]], first [[Hijabi]] to be elected as an [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for the [[British parliament]]
* [[Apsana Begum]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Poplar and Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)|Poplar and Limehouse]], first [[Hijabi]] to be elected as an [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for the [[British parliament]]
* [[Rupa Huq]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Ealing Central and Acton (UK Parliament constituency)|Ealing Central and Acton constituency]],<ref name="getwestlondonhuq2">{{cite news |last1=Bazaraa|first1=Danya|last2=De-Keyzer|first2=Amy|url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/ealing-central--acton-constituency-9050446|title=Ealing Central & Acton constituency results|location=London|publisher=Get West London|date=8 May 2015|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref> writer, columnist, senior lecturer in Sociology at [[Kingston University]] and former [[Deputy Mayor]] of the [[London Borough of Ealing]]<ref name="gbnews24huq">{{cite news|last=Ahmed|first=Syed Shah Salim|url=http://www.english.gbnews24.com/legendary-researcher-rupa-will-win-the-next-election-2015/|title=Legendary researcher Rupa will be win the next Election 2015|publisher=GBNEWS24.com|date=1 December 2013|access-date=1 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304191920/http://english.gbnews24.com/legendary-researcher-rupa-will-win-the-next-election-2015/|archive-date=4 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="getwestlondonhuq1">{{cite news |last=Russell|first=Michael|url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/ealing-labour-pick-tv-stars-6281362|title=Ealing Labour pick TV star's sister as their General Election candidate|location=London|publisher=Get West London|date=7 May 2015|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref>
* [[Rupa Huq]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Ealing Central and Acton (UK Parliament constituency)|Ealing Central and Acton constituency]],<ref name="getwestlondonhuq2">{{cite news |last1=Bazaraa|first1=Danya|last2=De-Keyzer|first2=Amy|url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/ealing-central--acton-constituency-9050446|title=Ealing Central & Acton constituency results|location=London|publisher=Get West London|date=8 May 2015|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref> writer, columnist, senior lecturer in Sociology at [[Kingston University]] and former [[Deputy Mayor]] of the [[London Borough of Ealing]]<ref name="gbnews24huq">{{cite news|last=Ahmed|first=Syed Shah Salim|url=http://www.english.gbnews24.com/legendary-researcher-rupa-will-win-the-next-election-2015/|title=Legendary researcher Rupa will be win the next Election 2015|publisher=GBNEWS24.com|date=1 December 2013|access-date=1 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304191920/http://english.gbnews24.com/legendary-researcher-rupa-will-win-the-next-election-2015/|archive-date=4 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="getwestlondonhuq1">{{cite news |last=Russell|first=Michael|url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/ealing-labour-pick-tv-stars-6281362|title=Ealing Labour pick TV star's sister as their General Election candidate|location=London|publisher=Get West London|date=7 May 2015|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref>
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* [[Tulip Siddiq]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]], Labour Party Member of Parliament for [[Hampstead and Kilburn (UK Parliament constituency)|Hampstead and Kilburn]],<ref name="camdennewjournalsiddiq">{{cite news|last=Osley|first=Richard|url=http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2015/may/full-story-tulip-siddiq-defends-hampstead-and-kilburn-parliamentary-seat-labour|title=Full story: Tulip Siddiq defends Hampstead and Kilburn parliamentary seat for Labour|location=Camden|work=[[Camden New Journal]]|date=8 May 2015|access-date=1 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085653/http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2015/may/full-story-tulip-siddiq-defends-hampstead-and-kilburn-parliamentary-seat-labour|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> former councillor for [[Regent's Park (ward)|Regent's Park ward]] and Cabinet Member for Culture and Communities in [[Camden London Borough Council]]; in 2010, became the first Bengali female councillor in Camden Council<ref name="bdnewssiddiq">{{cite news |last=Pasha|first=Syed Nahas|url=http://www.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/06/19/tulip-weds|title=Tulip Weds|location=London|work=[[Bdnews24.com]]|date=19 June 2013|access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref>
* [[Tulip Siddiq]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]], Labour Party Member of Parliament for [[Hampstead and Kilburn (UK Parliament constituency)|Hampstead and Kilburn]],<ref name="camdennewjournalsiddiq">{{cite news|last=Osley|first=Richard|url=http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2015/may/full-story-tulip-siddiq-defends-hampstead-and-kilburn-parliamentary-seat-labour|title=Full story: Tulip Siddiq defends Hampstead and Kilburn parliamentary seat for Labour|location=Camden|work=[[Camden New Journal]]|date=8 May 2015|access-date=1 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085653/http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2015/may/full-story-tulip-siddiq-defends-hampstead-and-kilburn-parliamentary-seat-labour|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> former councillor for [[Regent's Park (ward)|Regent's Park ward]] and Cabinet Member for Culture and Communities in [[Camden London Borough Council]]; in 2010, became the first Bengali female councillor in Camden Council<ref name="bdnewssiddiq">{{cite news |last=Pasha|first=Syed Nahas|url=http://www.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/06/19/tulip-weds|title=Tulip Weds|location=London|work=[[Bdnews24.com]]|date=19 June 2013|access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref>


====Life peers====
===Canada===
* [[Baroness]] [[Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin|"Pola" Manzila Uddin]], Labour Party [[life peer]], community activist, and the first Muslim and second Asian woman to sit in the [[House of Lords]]<ref name="guardianpola">{{cite news |last1=Vasagar|first1=Jeevan|last2=Kelso|first2=Paul|last3=James-Gregory|first3=Sally|last4=Dodd|first4=Vikram|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/jun/17/religion.immigrationpolicy|title=Profiles of 10 leading British Muslims|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=17 February 2002|access-date=31 March 2009}}</ref>
* [[Doly Begum]], Bangladeshi-Canadian politician of [[Ontario New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] party & [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|MPP]] from [[Scarborough Southwest (provincial electoral district)|Scarborough Southwest]]


====Mayors====
===United States of America===
* [[Lutfur Rahman (politician)|Lutfur Rahman]], community activist and [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] politician; from 2010 to 2015 the first [[directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets]] and the first Bangladeshi leader of the council<ref name="guardianlutfurrahman">{{cite news |last=Hill|first=Dave|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/davehillblog/2010/aug/22/tower-hamlets-labour-mayoral-cnadidate-selection-lutfur-rahman|title=Tower Hamlets: Labour selects its mayoral candidate|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=22 August 2010|access-date=21 September 2010}}</ref>
* [[Raj Mukherji]] – Majority Whip and Democratic member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from New Jersey's [[33rd Legislative District (New Jersey)|33rd Legislative District]] covering portions of [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]] (second Indian American elected to NJ state legislature); former Deputy Mayor of [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City, NJ]]; former Commissioner and Chairman of the [[Jersey City Housing Authority]] (then the youngest to serve in that position); Reservist (2001–09) in [[United States Marine Corps]]
* [[Nadia Shah]], Labour Party politician, councillor in [[Regent's Park (ward)|Regent's Park ward]] and former Mayor of Camden; in May 2016, became the first female mayor in the United Kingdom of Bangladeshi origin<ref name="dhakatribuneshah">{{cite news |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/may/12/nadia-shah-becomes-britains-first-bangladesh-born-woman-mayor|title=Britain's first woman mayor of Bangladeshi origin|location=Dhaka|work=[[Dhaka Tribune]]|date=12 May 2017|access-date=1 June 2017}}</ref>
* [[Hansen Clarke]], Member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from Michigan's 13th district, Democrat, Member of the [[Michigan Senate]] from the 1st district, Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 7th and 16th district
* [[Nasim Ali]] [[Officer of the British Empire|OBE]], Labour Party politician, councillor in Regent's Park ward, Cabinet Member for Young People in [[Camden London Borough Council|Camden Council]] and former Mayor of Camden; in 2003, at age 34, became UK's youngest mayor as well as the first Bangladeshi and first Muslim mayor<ref name="camdennewjournalali">{{cite news|last=Latham|first=Bob|url=http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2010/may/local-elections-2010-nasim-nash-ali-one-o-level-council-leader-profile-labours-top-man|title=LOCAL ELECTIONS 2010: Nasim 'Nash' Ali, from one O-level to council leader – Profile of Labour's top man at the Town Hall|location=Camden|work=[[Camden New Journal]]|date=20 May 2010|access-date=1 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202100100/http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2010/may/local-elections-2010-nasim-nash-ali-one-o-level-council-leader-profile-labours-top-man|archive-date=2 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>


====Other====
===Other===
* [[Farida Anwar]], Labour Party politician, councillor for Headington Hill and Northway in [[Oxford City Council]]; in 2014, became Oxfordshire's first city councillor from a Bangladeshi background<ref name="oxfordtimesanwar">{{cite news|url=http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/11248032.So_proud__says_city___s_first_Bangladeshi_councillor/|title=So proud, says city's first Bangladeshi councillor|location=Oxford|work=[[The Oxford Times]]|date=2 June 2014|access-date=1 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802001616/http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/11248032.So_proud__says_city___s_first_Bangladeshi_councillor/|archive-date=2 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:I'tisam-ud-Din.png|thumb|[[I'tisam-ud-Din]] was the first educated Bengali and South Asian to have travelled to Europe.]]
* [[Doly Begum]], Canadian politician 
* [[I'tisam-ud-Din]], Mughal diplomat and munshi
* [[Anwar Choudhury]], the [[List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom|British]] [[High Commissioner (Commonwealth)|High Commissioner]] for Bangladesh between 2004 and 2008. He is currently the Director of International Institutions at the [[Foreign & Commonwealth Office]].
* [[Murad Qureshi]], Labour Party politician and former Greater [[London Assembly]] member<ref name="murad">{{cite web|url=http://blog.muradqureshi.com/bnp%E2%80%93jamaat-smashed-in-bangladesh-polls-as-electorate-votes-for-secularism/|title=BNP-Jamaat smashed in Bangladesh polls, as electorate votes for secularism|publisher=Qureshi Report|date=1 January 2009|access-date=10 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110401030516/http://blog.muradqureshi.com/bnp%E2%80%93jamaat-smashed-in-bangladesh-polls-as-electorate-votes-for-secularism/|archive-date=1 April 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Rabina Khan]], Liberal Democrat councillor for Shadwell ward, former Cabinet Member for Housing in [[Tower Hamlets London Borough Council]], community worker and author of ''[[Ayesha's Rainbow]]''<ref name="thenationalkhan">{{cite news |url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/the-veil-should-not-be-a-barrier-between-women|title=The veil should not be a barrier between women|location=Abu Dhabi|work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]|date=29 August 2009|access-date=1 May 2012}}</ref>
* [[Syeda Khatun]] [[Member of the British Empire|MBE]], Labour Party politician, councillor for [[Tipton Green]] in the [[Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council]] and Cabinet Advisor for Education; in 1999, the first Bangladeshi woman to be elected in the Midlands<ref name="birminghammail">{{cite news |last=Brady|first=Poppy|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/02/26/awards-to-recognise-bangladeshi-community-97319-20524016/|title=Awards to recognise Bangladeshi community|location=Birmingham|work=[[Birmingham Mail]]|date=26 February 2008|access-date=1 August 2015}}</ref>
 
===United States===
* [[Hansen Clarke]], Member of the U.S. [[House of Representatives]] from Michigan's 13th district, Democrat, Member of the [[Michigan Senate]] from the 1st district, Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 7th and 16th district


==Ramon Magsaysay Award==
==Ramon Magsaysay Award==
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==Religion and spirituality==
==Religion and spirituality==
[[File:Swami vivekanand old archive.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|Swami Vivekananda in Bushnell Studio in San Francisco, 1900<ref>{{cite web |title=Swami Vivekananda Known Photos America 1899&nbsp;– 1900 |url=http://vivekananda.net/photos/1899-1900TN/pages/san_francisco-1900-seated-4.htm |website=Swami Vivekananda |publisher=Frank Parlato Jr. |access-date=10 March 2012}}</ref>|alt=Image of Swami Vivekananda relaxing in a chair]]
[[File:Swami vivekanand old archive.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|Swami Vivekananda in Bushnell Studio in San Francisco, 1900<ref>{{cite web |title=Swami Vivekananda Known Photos America 1899&nbsp;– 1900 |url=http://vivekananda.net/photos/1899-1900TN/pages/san_francisco-1900-seated-4.htm |website=Swami Vivekananda |publisher=Frank Parlato Jr. |access-date=10 March 2012}}</ref>|alt=Image of Swami Vivekananda relaxing in a chair]]
===Brahmoism===
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* [[Charulata Mukherjee]], women's rights activist and social worker from Calcutta, associated with [[Brahmo Samaj]] and [[All India Women's Conference]]
* [[Ram Mohan Roy]], founder of the [[Brahmo Samaj]]
* [[Keshub Chandra Sen]]
* [[Debendranath Tagore]], social thinker and reformer, founder of the Brahmo Religion or [[Brahmoism]], the youngest religion of India


===Buddhism===
===Buddhism===
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* [[Anagarika Munindra]] (1915–2003), [[vipassana]] meditation teacher, taught many notable meditation teachers including [[Dipa Ma]], [[Joseph Goldstein (writer)|Joseph Goldstein]], [[Sharon Salzberg]], and [[Surya Das]]
* [[Anagarika Munindra]] (1915–2003), [[vipassana]] meditation teacher, taught many notable meditation teachers including [[Dipa Ma]], [[Joseph Goldstein (writer)|Joseph Goldstein]], [[Sharon Salzberg]], and [[Surya Das]]
* [[Atisha|Atiśa Dipamkara Shrijnana]] (982-1054), or Srjnana Atisa Dipanakara, Buddhist scholar, missionary and teacher, inventor of [[bodhichitta]]
* [[Atisha|Atiśa Dipamkara Shrijnana]] (982–1054), or Srjnana Atisa Dipanakara, Buddhist scholar, missionary and teacher, inventor of [[bodhichitta]]
* [[Tibbetibaba]] (died 1930), philosopher saint
* [[Tibbetibaba]] (died 1930), philosopher saint
* [[Tilopa]] (988-1069), Buddhist teacher, important figure in Tibetan Buddhism, founder of the [[Kagyu]] lineage and progressor of [[Mahamudra]] method
* [[Tilopa]] (988–1069), Buddhist teacher, important figure in Tibetan Buddhism, founder of the [[Kagyu]] lineage and progressor of [[Mahamudra]] method


===Hinduism===
===Hinduism===
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* [[Sri Aurobindo]], yogi, nationalist, philosopher, author, poet, visionary
* [[Sri Aurobindo]], yogi, nationalist, philosopher, author, poet, visionary
* [[Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji]], Vaishnava ascetic, mystic and recluse
* [[Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji]], Vaishnava ascetic, mystic and recluse
* [[Jagannatha Dasa Babaji]], Vaishnava ascetic
* [[Mahavatar Babaji]], yogi and tantrik master
* [[Mahavatar Babaji]], yogi and tantrik master
* [[Bamakhepa]] (Bamacharan Chattopadhyay), tantrik guru and mystic of Tarapith
* [[Bamakhepa]] (Bamacharan Chattopadhyay), tantrik guru and mystic of Tarapith
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* [[Ramakrishna Paramahamsa]] (Gadadhar Chattopadhaya), mystic, preacher of Dakshineshwar
* [[Ramakrishna Paramahamsa]] (Gadadhar Chattopadhaya), mystic, preacher of Dakshineshwar
* [[Nigamananda Paramahansa]], Saraswat, tantrik guru, vedantic scholar, author, yogi, mystic, philosopher, disciple of Bamakhepa, founder of several institutions
* [[Nigamananda Paramahansa]], Saraswat, tantrik guru, vedantic scholar, author, yogi, mystic, philosopher, disciple of Bamakhepa, founder of several institutions
* [https://babamani.page.tl/ Akhandamandaleshwar Sri Sri Swami Swarupananda Paramhansa Deva (Babamani)], religious leader, writer and founder of "Ayachak Ashrama"
* [[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] (Abhay Charan Dey), Vaishnava missionary and theologian, founder of [[ISKCON]]
* [[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] (Abhay Charan Dey), Vaishnava missionary and theologian, founder of [[ISKCON]]
* [[Pranavananda]], founder of [[Bharat Sevashram Sangha]]
* [[Pranavananda]], founder of [[Bharat Sevashram Sangha]]
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* [[Mearajuddin Ahmad]] (c. 1890), author of Tufat al-Muslimin
* [[Mearajuddin Ahmad]] (c. 1890), author of Tufat al-Muslimin
* [[Dudu Miyan|Muhsinuddin Ahmad]] (1819–1862), second leader of the [[Faraizi movement]]
* [[Dudu Miyan|Muhsinuddin Ahmad]] (1819–1862), second leader of the [[Faraizi movement]]
* [[Nur Qutb Alam]] (d. 1416), Islamic scholar involved in the [[Bengal-Jaunpur confrontation]] and pioneer of the [[Dobhashi]] tradition
* [[Fazlul Haque Amini]] (1945–2012), former principal of [[Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh]] and politician
* [[Fazlul Haque Amini]] (1945–2012), former principal of [[Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh]] and politician
* [[Abul Kalam Azad]] (1888–1958), initial patron of [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]
* [[Abul Kalam Azad (politician)|Abul Kalam Azad]] (born 1947), Bangladeshi preacher and politician from [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami|Jamaat-e-Islami]]
* [[Abul Kalam Azad (politician)|Abul Kalam Azad]] (born 1947), Bangladeshi preacher and politician from [[Jamaat-e-Islami]]
* [[Junaid Babunagari]] (1955-2021), former Amir of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh|Hefazat-e-Islam]]
* [[Junaid Babunagari]] (born 1955), current Amir of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh]]
* [[Muhibbullah Babunagari]] (born 1935), current Amir of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh|Hefazat-e-Islam]]
* [[Muhibbullah Babunagari]] (born 1935), chief advisor of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh]]
* [[Abdullah el Baqui|Muhammad Abdullahil Baqi]] (1886–1952), Islamic scholar, writer and politician
* [[Abdullah el Baqui|Muhammad Abdullahil Baqi]] (1886-1952), Islamic scholar, writer and politician
* [[Mushahid Ahmad Bayampuri]] (1907-1971), scholar and member of [[3rd National Assembly of Pakistan]]
* [[Ali Sher Bengali]] (fl. 1570s), Sufi saint of the Shattari order
* [[Abdul Wahid Bengali]] (1850-1905), co-founder of [[Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam]]
* [[Athar Ali Bengali]] (1891–1976), former president of [[Nizam-e-Islam Party]]
* [[Yusuf Bengali]] (fl. 1570s), Sufi [[pir (Sufism)|pir]] of the Shattari order
* [[Abdul Halim Bukhari]] (born 1945), Islamic scholar and chancellor of [[Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya]]
* [[Abdul Halim Bukhari]] (born 1945), Islamic scholar and chancellor of [[Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya]]
* [[Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani]] (1880–1976), founder of the [[Awami League|Awami Muslim League]] and [[The Daily Ittefaq]]
* [[Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani]] (1880–1976), founder of the [[Awami League|Awami Muslim League]] and [[The Daily Ittefaq]]
* [[Ibrahim Chatuli]] (1894-1984), Education Minister of Assam and former Member of Parliament in Pakistan and Bangladesh
* [[Moulana Abdul Jalil Choudhury|Abdul Jalil Choudhury]] (1925-1989), Islamic scholar and former MLA of [[Badarpur (Assam Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Badarpur]] and [[Algapur (Assam Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Algapur]]
* [[Abdul Matin Chowdhury (scholar)|Abdul Matin Chowdhury]] (1915–1990), Shaykh of Fulbari and political activist
* [[Abdul Matin Chowdhury (scholar)|Abdul Matin Chowdhury]] (1915–1990), Shaykh of Fulbari and political activist
* [[Najib Ali Choudhury]] (c. 1870), founder of the [[Madinatul Uloom Bagbari]] in South Assam
* [[Najib Ali Choudhury]] (c. 1870), founder of the [[Madinatul Uloom Bagbari]] in South Assam
* [[Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury]], vice-president of [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh|Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam]]
* [[Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri]] (1898–1959), founder of Sariat-i-Islam newspaper
* [[Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri]] (1898–1959), founder of Sariat-i-Islam newspaper
* [[Muhammad Faizullah]] (1892–1976), former teacher at [[Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam]]
* [[Muhammad Faizullah]] (1892–1976), former teacher at [[Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam]]
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* [[Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib]] (born 1948), reformist and founder of [[Ahle Hadith Andolon Bangladesh]]
* [[Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib]] (born 1948), reformist and founder of [[Ahle Hadith Andolon Bangladesh]]
* [[Nur Uddin Gohorpuri]] (1924–2005), chairman of [[Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh]]
* [[Nur Uddin Gohorpuri]] (1924–2005), chairman of [[Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh]]
* [[Tafazzul Haque Habiganji]] (1938–2020), former vice-president of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh|Hefazat-e-Islam]] and [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh|Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam]]
* [[Abdul Malek Halim]], founder of [[Al-Jamiatul Arabia Haildhar Madrasa]]
* [[Alaul Haq]] (1301-1398), Islamic scholar entrusted with the Bengal Sultanate treasury
* [[Ubaidul Haq]] (1928–2007), former [[khatib]] of [[Baitul Mukarram]]
* [[Ubaidul Haq]] (1928–2007), former [[khatib]] of [[Baitul Mukarram]]
* [[Azizul Haque (scholar)|Azizul Haq]] (1903–1961), founder of [[Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya]]
* [[Azizul Haque (scholar)|Azizul Haque]] (1919–2012), first translator of [[Sahih Al-Bukhari]] into the [[Bengali language]]
* [[Azizul Haque (scholar)|Azizul Haque]] (1919–2012), first translator of [[Sahih Al-Bukhari]] into the [[Bengali language]]
* [[Mahfuzul Haque]] (born 1969), Islamic scholar and politician
* [[Mahfuzul Haque]] (born 1969), Islamic scholar and politician
* [[Mamunul Haque]] (born 1973), Islamic scholar and influential speaker
* [[Mamunul Haque]] (born 1973), Islamic scholar and influential speaker
* [[Mahmudul Hasan (scholar)|Mahmudul Hasan]] (born 1950), president of [[Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh]] and [[Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh]], chancellor of [[:bn:জামিয়া ইসলামিয়া দারুল উলুম মাদানিয়া|Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Madania]], Amir of Majlis-e-Dawatul Haq Bangladesh.<ref name=":22">{{Cite news |date=2020-10-03|title=Mahmudul Hasan new chairman of Qawmi Madrasa Education Board|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/news/mahmudul-hasan-new-chairman-qawmi-madrasa-education-board-1971733|access-date=2020-10-04|work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Mahmudul Hasan (scholar)|Mahmudul Hasan]] (born 1950), president of [[Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh]] and [[Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh]], chancellor of {{ill|Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Madania|bn|জামিয়া ইসলামিয়া দারুল উলুম মাদানিয়া|vertical-align=sup}}, Amir of Majlis-e-Dawatul Haq Bangladesh.<ref name=":22">{{Cite news |date=2020-10-03|title=Mahmudul Hasan new chairman of Qawmi Madrasa Education Board|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/news/mahmudul-hasan-new-chairman-qawmi-madrasa-education-board-1971733|access-date=2020-10-04|work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|language=en}}</ref>
* [[A F M Khalid Hossain]] (born 1959), vice-president of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh]]
* [[A F M Khalid Hossain]] (born 1959), vice-president of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh]]
* [[Abuhena Saifulislam|Abu Hena Saiful Islam]] (born 1963), [[imam]] of the [[US Navy]]
* [[Zohurul Hoque]] (1926–2017), translator of the Qur'an
* [[Hafezzi Huzur]] (1895–1997), founder of the [[Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan]]
* [[Izharul Islam]], founder of [[Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar]]
* [[Izharul Islam]], founder of [[Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar]]
* [[Mufti Saiful Islam|Saiful Islam]] (born 1974), founder of [[Bradford]]'s [[Jamiah Khatamun Nabiyeen]]
* [[Mufti Saiful Islam|Saiful Islam]] (born 1974), founder of [[Bradford]]'s [[Jamiah Khatamun Nabiyeen]]
* [[Maniruzzaman Islamabadi]] (1875–1950), journalist and founder of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Bangalah
* [[Shahidul Islam (Mufti)|Shahidul Islam]] (born 1960), founder of al-Markaz al-Islami
* [[Maniruzzaman Islamabadi]] (1875–1950), journalist and founder of the [[Anjuman-i-Ulama-i-Bangala]]
* [[Abdul Jabbar Jahanabadi]] (1937–2016), former secretary-general of [[Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh]]
* [[Abdul Jabbar Jahanabadi]] (1937–2016), former secretary-general of [[Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh]]
* [[Nurul Islam Jihadi]] (born 1948), secretary-general of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh]]
* [[Nurul Islam Jihadi]] (born 1948), secretary-general of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh|Hefazat-e-Islam]]
* [[Syed Fazlul Karim]] (1935–2006), former Pir of Chormonai and founder of [[Islami Andolan Bangladesh]]
* [[Syed Fazlul Karim]] (1935–2006), former Pir of Chormonai and founder of [[Islami Andolan Bangladesh|Islami Andolan]]
* [[Syed Rezaul Karim]] (born 1971), current Pir of Chormonai and leader of [[Islami Andolan Bangladesh]]
* [[Syed Rezaul Karim]] (born 1971), current Pir of Chormonai and leader of [[Islami Andolan Bangladesh|Islami Andolan]]
* [[Nur Hossain Kasemi]] (1945–2020), former secretary-general of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh]]
* [[Nur Hossain Kasemi]] (1945–2020), former secretary-general of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh|Hefazat-e-Islam]]
* [[Mohammad Akram Khan]] (1868–1969), founder of [[The Azad]]
* [[Mohammad Akram Khan]] (1868–1969), founder of [[The Azad]]
* [[Muhiuddin Khan]] (1935–2016), translator of the [[Qur'an]] and the [[Ma'ariful Qur'an]] exegesis
* [[Muhiuddin Khan]] (1935–2016), translator of the [[Qur'an]] and the [[Ma'ariful Qur'an]] exegesis
* [[Muhammad Abdul Malek]] (born 1969), [[muhaddith]] and author
* [[Muhammad Abdul Malek]] (born 1969), [[muhaddith]] and author
* [[Ajmal Masroor]] (born 1971), British politician, imam and TV presenter
* [[Ajmal Masroor]] (born 1971), British politician, imam and TV presenter
* [[Sheikh Abdur Rahim|Abdur Rahim Muhammadpuri]] (1859–1931), Islamic writer
* [[Munshi Mohammad Meherullah|Mohammad Meherullah]] (1861–1907), comparative religionist writer
* [[Munshi Mohammad Meherullah|Mohammad Meherullah]] (1861–1907), comparative religionist writer
* [[Abdul Khaleque Mondal]], [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] associate
* [[Abdul Khaleque Mondal]] (born 1944), [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami|Jamaat-e-Islami]] associate
* [[Mawlana Murad]], lived in Mecca in the 1700s
* [[Mawlana Murad]], lived in Mecca in the 1700s
* [[Sultan Zauq Nadvi]] (born 1939), founder of [[Jamia Darul Ma'arif Al-Islamia]]
* [[Sultan Zauq Nadvi]] (born 1939), founder of [[Jamia Darul Ma'arif Al-Islamia]]
* [[Allama Nurul Islam Olipuri|Nurul Islam Olipuri]] (born 1955), [[mufassir]], teacher and author
* [[Allama Nurul Islam Olipuri|Nurul Islam Olipuri]] (born 1955), [[mufassir]], teacher and author
* [[Sheikh Abdur Rahim]] (1859–1931), Islamic writer
* [[Shamsul Huda Panchbagi]] (1897-1988), founder of the Emarat Party and two-time member of the [[Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Abdul Qayum (imam)|Abdul Qayum]] (born 1960), Chief Imam of the [[East London Mosque]]
* [[Habibullah Qurayshi]] (1865-1934), co-founder of [[Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam]]
* [[Abdur Rahim (scholar)|Abdur Rahim]] (1918–1987), first leader of the [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]]
* [[Abdur Rahim (scholar)|Abdur Rahim]] (1918–1987), first leader of the [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]]
* [[Abdur Rahman Bangladeshi|Abdur Rahman]] (1920–2015), founder of [[Islamic Research Center Bangladesh]]
* [[Abdur Rahman Bangladeshi|Abdur Rahman]] (1920–2015), founder of [[Islamic Research Center Bangladesh]]
* [[Syed Mohammad Saifur Rahman]] (born 1916), [[Ekushey Padak]] recipient
* [[Syed Mohammad Saifur Rahman]] (born 1916), [[Ekushey Padak]] recipient
* [[Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh]], [[Independence Award]] recipient
* [[Muhammad Shahidullah]] (1885–1969), essayist and editor of the [[Islami Bishwakosh]]
* [[Muhammad Shahidullah]] (1885–1969), essayist and editor of the [[Islami Bishwakosh]]
* [[Haji Shariatullah]] (1781–1840), founder of the [[Faraizi movement]]
* [[Haji Shariatullah]] (1781–1840), founder of the [[Faraizi movement]]
* [[Delwar Hossain Sayeedi]] (born 1940), Islamic scholar and [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] politician
* [[Usman Serajuddin|Uthman Sirajuddin]] (1258–1357), Court Scholar of Bengal under the [[Ilyas Shahi]]s
* [[Shah Ahmad Shafi]] (1916–2020), former Amir of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh]]
* [[Delwar Hossain Sayeedi]] (born 1940), Islamic scholar and [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami|Jamaat-e-Islami]] politician
* [[Titumir]] (1782–1831), anti-colonial rebel
* [[Shah Ahmad Shafi]] (1916–2020), former Amir of [[Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh|Hefazat-e-Islam]]
* [[Wajihullah]] (died c. 1920), 20th-century scholar from [[Sandwip]]
* [[Ibrahim Ali Tashna]] (1872–1931), Islamic scholar, poet and activist
* [[Muhammad Wakkas]] (1952–2021), former secretary-general of [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh]]
* [[Zia Uddin]] (born 1941), president of [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh]]
* [[Muhammad Wakkas]] (1952–2021), former secretary-general of [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh|Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam]]
* [[Obaidul Haque|Obaidul Haque Wazirpuri]] (1934–2008), former co-president of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh
* [[Sayed Kamaluddin Zafree]] (born 1945), founder of the [[Bangladesh Islami University]]
* [[Sayed Kamaluddin Zafree]] (born 1945), founder of the [[Bangladesh Islami University]]
* [[Shaikh Jamiruddin|Zamiruddin]] (1870–1937), writer and revert to Islam
* [[Shaikh Jamiruddin|Zamiruddin]] (1870–1937), writer and revert to Islam
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* [[Lal Behari Dey]], Indian journalist, writer, and Christian missionary
* [[Lal Behari Dey]], Indian journalist, writer, and Christian missionary
* [[Patrick D'Rozario]], first Bangladeshi [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal]], [[Archbishop of Dhaka]]
* [[Patrick D'Rozario]], first Bangladeshi [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal]], [[Archbishop of Dhaka]]
* [[Mahesh Chandra Ghosh]], Bengali philosopher and religious scholar
* [[Aurobindo Nath Mukherjee]], first Indian [[Anglican Diocese of Calcutta|Bishop of Calcutta]] and [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan of India]]
* [[Aurobindo Nath Mukherjee]], first Indian [[Anglican Diocese of Calcutta|Bishop of Calcutta]] and [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan of India]]
* [[Krishna Pal]], Bengali evangelist and missionary, first Bengali convert to Christianity under [[William Carey (missionary)|William Carey]]
* [[Krishna Pal]], Bengali evangelist and missionary, first Bengali convert to Christianity under [[William Carey (missionary)|William Carey]]


===Brahmoism===
===Other===
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* [[Ram Mohan Roy]]
* [[Keshub Chandra Sen]]
* [[Debendranath Tagore]], social thinker and reformer, founder of the Brahmo Religion or [[Brahmoism]], the youngest religion of India
 
===Baul===
* [[Shah Abdul Karim]]
* [[Lalon]], fakir, sahajiya saint philosopher, humanist, poet and composer of baul/sahajiya mystic songssongs
 
===Unitarianism===
* [[Ram Mohan Roy]]
 
===Wicca===
* [[Ipsita Roy Chakraverti]]
* [[Ipsita Roy Chakraverti]]


==Revolutionaries==
==Freedom Fighters and Revolutionaries==
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* [[Alimuddin Ahmad]] (1884-1920)
* [[Revolt of Rajab Ali|Rajab Ali Khan]]
* [[Sri Aurobindo]]
* [[Sri Aurobindo]]
* [[Surendranath Banerjee]]
* [[Surendranath Banerjee]]
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* [[Batukeshwar Dutt]]
* [[Batukeshwar Dutt]]
* [[Bipin Behari Ganguli]]
* [[Bipin Behari Ganguli]]
* [[Dwarkanath Ganguly]]
* [[Barindra Kumar Ghosh]]
* [[Barindra Kumar Ghosh]]
* [[Dinesh Gupta]]
* [[Dinesh Gupta]]
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* [[Gopal Chandra Mukhopadhyay]]
* [[Gopal Chandra Mukhopadhyay]]
* [[Sarojini Naidu]]
* [[Sarojini Naidu]]
* [[Jnananjan Niyogi]]
* [[Bipin Chandra Pal]]
* [[Bipin Chandra Pal]]
* [[Sudhamoy Pramanick]]
* [[Sudhamoy Pramanick]]
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* [[Jahangir Alam Khan]], agricultural economist and researcher
* [[Jahangir Alam Khan]], agricultural economist and researcher
* [[Dilip Mahalanabis]], biologist, under his leadership the [[International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research]] (Bangladesh medical centre), discovered oral rehydration therapy, which has saved more than 40 million lives from diarrhea
* [[Dilip Mahalanabis]], biologist, under his leadership the [[International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research]] (Bangladesh medical centre), discovered oral rehydration therapy, which has saved more than 40 million lives from diarrhea
* [[Swadhin Kumar Mandal]], [[Alexander von Humboldt Fellow]] and [[Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award]] winner
* [[Panchanan Mitra]], first professor of anthropology in India, among the first Indians to study at [[Yale University]]
* [[Panchanan Mitra]], first professor of anthropology in India, among the first Indians to study at [[Yale University]]
* [[Sarat Chandra Roy]], widely regarded as the ''father of Indian ethnography'', the ''first Indian ethnographer'', and as the ''first Indian anthropologist''
* [[Sarat Chandra Roy]], widely regarded as the ''father of Indian ethnography'', the ''first Indian ethnographer'', and as the ''first Indian anthropologist''
* [[Ram Brahma Sanyal]], pioneer in captive breeding; one of the first zookeepers trained as a biologist; a corresponding member of the Zoological Society of London
* [[Ram Brahma Sanyal]], pioneer in captive breeding; one of the first zookeepers trained as a biologist; a corresponding member of the Zoological Society of London
* [[Dwijen Sharma]], naturalist and science writer
* [[Dwijen Sharma]], naturalist and science writer
===Geologists===
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* [[Pramatha Nath Bose]], one of the early Indians to join [[Geological Survey of India]]
* [[Nibir Mandal]], known for studies on the evolution of geological structures, [[Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award]] winner
* [[Sudipta Sengupta]], Indian geologist and one of the first Indian Women to set foot on [[Antarctica]]
* [[M. A. Zaher]], director-general of the [[Geological Survey of Bangladesh]]
* [[M. A. Zaher]], director-general of the [[Geological Survey of Bangladesh]]


===Chemistry===
===Chemists===
[[File:Suttar 006.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|[[Abdus Suttar Khan]] invented more than forty different alloys for commercial application in space shuttles, jet engines, train engines and industrial gas turbines.]]
[[File:Suttar 006.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|[[Abdus Suttar Khan]] invented more than forty different alloys for commercial application in space shuttles, jet engines, train engines and industrial gas turbines.]]
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* [[Abul Hussam]], chemist, inventor of [[Sono arsenic filter]] and the gold winner of the 2007 Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability
* [[Abul Hussam]], chemist, inventor of [[Sono arsenic filter]] and the gold winner of the 2007 Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability
* [[Abdus Suttar Khan]], chemist, inventor of alloys for use in commercial jets, U.S. fighter planes, gas turbines, train engines, and space shuttles
* [[Abdus Suttar Khan]], chemist, inventor of alloys for use in commercial jets, U.S. fighter planes, gas turbines, train engines, and space shuttles
* [[Nurul Haque Miah]], chemist, former professor at [[Dhaka College]], textbook author
* [[Jnanendra Nath Mukherjee]], chemist, specialised in the fields of electrochemistry, colloids and soil science
* [[Jnanendra Nath Mukherjee]], chemist, specialised in the fields of electrochemistry, colloids and soil science
* [[Prafulla Chandra Roy]], pioneer in the field of pharmaceutical and chemical works (discovered mercurous nitrite), The Royal Society of Chemistry honoured him with the first ever Chemical Landmark Plaque outside Europe, founder of Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, India's first pharmaceutical company
* [[Prafulla Chandra Roy]], pioneer in the field of pharmaceutical and chemical works (discovered mercurous nitrite), The Royal Society of Chemistry honoured him with the first ever Chemical Landmark Plaque outside Europe, founder of Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, India's first pharmaceutical company
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===Doctors and physicians===
===Doctors and physicians===
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* [[Shamsuddin Ahmed]], medical doctor martyred in the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
* [[Shamsuddin Ahmed (surgeon)|Shamsuddin Ahmed]], medical doctor martyred in the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
* [[Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital#Dr. R. Ahmed (1890–1965)|Rafiuddin Ahmed]], dentist, founder of the first dental college of India and Bengal Dental Association, which later became [[Indian Dental Association]]
* [[Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital#Dr. R. Ahmed (1890–1965)|Rafiuddin Ahmed]], dentist, founder of the first dental college of India and Bengal Dental Association, which later became [[Indian Dental Association]]
*[[Syed Modasser Ali]], ophthalmic surgeon and a health advisor to [[Sheikh Hasina]],  founder of Mojibunnessa Eye Hospital and editor-in-chief of the Bangladesh Ophthalmic Journal.
*[[Syed Modasser Ali]], ophthalmic surgeon and a health advisor to [[Sheikh Hasina]],  founder of Mojibunnessa Eye Hospital and editor-in-chief of the Bangladesh Ophthalmic Journal.
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===Mathematicians===
===Mathematicians===
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* [[Amiya Charan Banerjee]], Indian mathematician
* [[Debabrata Basu]], mathematician, found [[Basu's theorem]]
* [[Debabrata Basu]], mathematician, found [[Basu's theorem]]
* [[Anil Kumar Bhattacharya]], known for [[Bhattacharya coefficient]], and the [[Bhattacharya distance]]
* [[Anil Kumar Bhattacharya]], known for [[Bhattacharya coefficient]], and the [[Bhattacharya distance]]
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* [[Radhanath Sikdar]], mathematician, calculated the height of Mount Everest
* [[Radhanath Sikdar]], mathematician, calculated the height of Mount Everest


===Technology===
===Technologists===
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* [[Shubham Banerjee]], inventor of [[Braigo]]; at 12 years old (2014) became the youngest entrepreneur to receive [[venture capital]] funding
* [[Shubham Banerjee]], inventor of [[Braigo]]; at 12 years old (2014) became the youngest entrepreneur to receive [[venture capital]] funding
* [[Shuman Ghosemajumder]], co-founder of [[TeachAIDS]], former click fraud czar at [[Google]]
* [[Shuman Ghosemajumder]], co-founder of [[TeachAids]], former click fraud czar at [[Google]]
* [[Jawed Karim]], co-founder of [[YouTube]], lead architect of [[PayPal]]
* [[Jawed Karim]], co-founder of [[YouTube]], early employee of [[PayPal]]
* [[Samarendra Kumar Mitra]], designed, developed and constructed, in 1953, India's first indigenous computer (an electronic analog computer)
* [[Samarendra Kumar Mitra]], designed, developed and constructed, in 1953, India's first indigenous computer (an electronic analog computer)


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[[File:Sir Fazle Hasan Abed receives Thomas Francis, Jr. Medal.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.6|Sir [[Fazle Hasan Abed]] [[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]] receiving the Thomas Francis Jr Medal in Global Public Health award from the University of Michigan (April 2016)]]
[[File:Sir Fazle Hasan Abed receives Thomas Francis, Jr. Medal.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.6|Sir [[Fazle Hasan Abed]] [[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]] receiving the Thomas Francis Jr Medal in Global Public Health award from the University of Michigan (April 2016)]]
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* [[Fazle Hasan Abed]] [[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]], founder of the world's largest [[non-governmental organisation]], [[BRAC (NGO)|BRAC]]
* [[Fazle Hasan Abed]] <small>[[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]]</small>, founder of the world's largest [[non-governmental organisation]], [[BRAC (NGO)|BRAC]]
* [[Syed Ameer Ali]], law reformer
* [[Syed Ameer Ali]], law reformer
* [[Rawshan Ara Bachchu]], woman rights activist and part of the [[Bengali language movement]]
* [[Rawshan Ara Bachchu]], woman rights activist and part of the [[Bengali language movement]]
* [[Kalyan Banerjee (Rotary International)|Kalyan Banerjee]], former president of [[Rotary International]]
* [[Kalyan Banerjee (Rotary International)|Kalyan Banerjee]], former president of [[Rotary International]]
* [[Syeda Shahar Banu]], woman rights activist and part of the [[Bengali language movement]]
* [[The Honourable]] [[Doctor of Philosophy|Doctor]] [[Muhammad Abdul Bari]] <small>[[Member of the Order of the British Empire|MBE]] [[Deputy Lieutenant|DL]] [[List of Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts|FRSA]] [[Esquire|Esq.]]</small>, former secretary of [[Muslim Aid]], former secretary-general of the [[Muslim Council of Britain]], former president of the [[Islamic Forum of Europe]] and former chairman of the [[East London Mosque]]
* [[Khuda Buksh]], pioneer of life insurance in Bangladesh
* [[Khuda Buksh]], pioneer of life insurance in Bangladesh
* [[Malati Choudhury]], Indian civil rights activist, freedom activist and Gandhian
* [[Malati Choudhury]], Indian civil rights activist, freedom activist and Gandhian
* [[Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin]], director of Muslim spiritual care provision at the [[National Health Service]], founder of the [[Islamic Forum of Europe]] and former chairman of [[Muslim Aid]]
* [[Zobeda Khanom Chowdhury]], woman rights activist and part of the [[Bengali language movement]]
* [[Anil Kumar Gain]], founder of [[Vidyasagar University]] and President of the [[Indian Science Congress]]
* [[Anil Kumar Gain]], founder of [[Vidyasagar University]] and President of the [[Indian Science Congress]]
* [[Azizul Haque (educator)|Sir Azizul Haque]], lawyer, writer, educator and public servant
* [[Roquia Sakhawat Hussain]], prolific writer, important women's rights activist and social worker, early [[feminist science fiction]] writer
* [[Roquia Sakhawat Hussain]], prolific writer, important women's rights activist and social worker, early [[feminist science fiction]] writer
* [[Nasreen Pervin Huq]], women's rights activist
* [[Nasreen Pervin Huq]], women's rights activist
* [[Sayeed Iskander]], founding chairman of [[Islamic TV]] and former army major of Bangladesh
* [[Irene Khan]], former Secretary General of [[Amnesty International]], first woman, first Asian, and first Muslim to hold the position
* [[Irene Khan]], former Secretary General of [[Amnesty International]], first woman, first Asian, and first Muslim to hold the position
* [[Muhammad Mohsin]], charitable Muslim of Bengal
* [[Taiyaba Majumder]], recipient of the [[Begum Rokeya Padak]] for contributions to women's rights and economic development
* [[Charulata Mukherjee]], women's rights activist and social worker from Calcutta, associated with [[Brahmo Samaj]] and [[All India Women's Conference]]
* [[Muhammad Mohsin]], philanthropist and founder of [[Hooghly Mohsin College]]
* [[Mohua Mukherjee]], social activist and author
* [[Mohua Mukherjee]], social activist and author
* [[Audri Mukhopadhyay]], diplomat and economist
* [[Audri Mukhopadhyay]], diplomat and economist
* [[Renuka Ray]], freedom fighter and social activist
* [[Renuka Ray]], freedom fighter and social activist
* [[Bunker Roy]], social activist and educator who founded the Barefoot College, selected as one of Time's 100 most influential personalities in 2010
* [[Bunker Roy]], social activist and educator who founded the Barefoot College, selected as one of Time's 100 most influential personalities in 2010
* [[Manabendra Nath Roy]], pioneer Bengali Indian revolutionary philosopher, founder of the [[Mexican Communist Party]] and the [[Indian Communist Party]]
* [[Manabendra Nath Roy]], pioneer Indian Bengali revolutionary philosopher, founder of the [[Mexican Communist Party]] and the [[Indian Communist Party]]
* [[Harichand Thakur]], founder of [[Matua Mahasangha]]
* [[Harichand Thakur]], founder of [[Matua Mahasangha]]
* [[Ram Mohan Roy]], founder of the [[Brahmo Samaj]]
* [[Binay Ranjan Sen]], former Director General of the [[Food and Agriculture Organization]]
* [[Binay Ranjan Sen]], former Director General of the [[Food and Agriculture Organization]]
* [[Keshub Chunder Sen]], intellectual, religious reformer
* [[Keshub Chunder Sen]], intellectual, religious reformer
* [[Muhammad Shahidullah]], educationist, writer, polyglot, philologist and linguist
* [[Muhammad Shahidullah]], educationist, writer, polyglot, philologist and linguist
* [[Romola Sinha]], women's rights and social activist, founder member of [[All Bengal Women's Union]]
* [[Romola Sinha]], women's rights and social activist, founder member of [[All Bengal Women's Union]]
* [[Debendranath Tagore]], active [[Brahmo]], and was against [[Sati (practice)|sati]], idol worship
* [[Satyendranath Tagore]], first Indian to join the [[Indian Civil Service]], also a women's rights activist
* [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]], responsible for introducing major reforms in the educational system and women's rights activist
* [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]], responsible for introducing major reforms in the educational system and women's rights activist


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* [[Dhiman Ghosh]], Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Dhiman Ghosh]], Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Rony Talukdar]], Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Rony Talukdar]], Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Tapash Baishya]], Bangladeshi cricketer,
* [[Tapash Baishya]], Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Gargi Banerji]], former Indian Women cricketer, holds international records
* [[Gargi Banerji]], former Indian Women cricketer, holds international records
* [[Habibul Bashar]], former Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Habibul Bashar]], former Bangladeshi cricketer
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* [[Sourav Ganguly]], former Indian cricket team captain, Padma Shri awardee
* [[Sourav Ganguly]], former Indian cricket team captain, Padma Shri awardee
* [[Jhulan Goswami]], Bangladeshi woman cricketer, awarded ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 2007
* [[Jhulan Goswami]], Bangladeshi woman cricketer, awarded ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 2007
* [[Lata Mondal]], Bangladeshi woman cricketer,
* [[Lata Mondal]], Bangladeshi woman cricketer
* [[Isa Guha]], English women's team cricketer
* [[Isa Guha]], English women's team cricketer
* [[Pinak Ghosh]]
* [[Pinak Ghosh]]
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* [[Tamim Iqbal]], Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Tamim Iqbal]], Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Taijul Islam]], Bangladeshi bowler
* [[Taijul Islam]], Bangladeshi bowler
* [[Mustafa Kamal (politician)|Mustafa Kamal]], former president of [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]]
* [[Alok Kapali]], former Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Alok Kapali]], former Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Mithu Mukherjee]], former Indian women's cricket team player
* [[Mithu Mukherjee (cricketer)|Mithu Mukherjee]], former Indian women's cricket team player
* [[Saradindu Mukherjee]], former Indian cricketer
* [[Saradindu Mukherjee]], former Indian cricketer
* [[Nazmul Hassan Papon]], president of [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]]
* [[Mushfiqur Rahim]], Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Mushfiqur Rahim]], Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Arafat Rahman]], former Chairman of the Development Committee of [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]]
* [[Mahmudullah Riyad]], Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Mahmudullah Riyad]], Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Pankaj Roy]], former Indian cricket captain, known for establishing the world record opening partnership of 413 runs against New Zealand
* [[Pankaj Roy]], former Indian cricket captain, known for establishing the world record opening partnership of 413 runs against New Zealand
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===Football===
===Football===
[[File:Hamza Choudhury (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Hamza Choudhury]] playing in a [[Premier League]] match on 12 May 2019]]
[[File:Hamza Choudhury 2021.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Hamza Choudhury]] playing for [[Leicester City F.C.]] in 2021.]]
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* [[Alfaz Ahmed]], former footballer for [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]]
* [[Alfaz Ahmed]], former footballer for [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]]
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* [[Gautam Sarkar]], ex-footballer, having represented [[SC East Bengal]]
* [[Gautam Sarkar]], ex-footballer, having represented [[SC East Bengal]]
* [[Neil Taylor (footballer)|Neil Taylor]], Welsh footballer of half-[[Bengalis|Bengali]] origin
* [[Neil Taylor (footballer)|Neil Taylor]], Welsh footballer of half-[[Bengalis|Bengali]] origin
* [[Anwar Uddin]], former defender for [[West Ham United]] and founder of [[Sporting Bengal United F.C.]]


===Golf===
===Golf and snooker===
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* [[Anirban Lahiri]]
* [[Anirban Lahiri]]
* [[Hammad Miah]], professional snooker player
* [[Siddikur Rahman]], Olympic and Asian Tour golfer of Bangladesh
* [[Siddikur Rahman]], Olympic and Asian Tour golfer of Bangladesh


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===Tennis===
===Tennis===
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* [[Samir Banerjee]], Winner of the [[2021 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles]] title
* [[Shibu Lal]], Bangladeshi ATP player
* [[Shibu Lal]], Bangladeshi ATP player
* [[Jaidip Mukerjea]], [[Arjuna award]] winner
* [[Jaidip Mukerjea]], [[Arjuna award]] winner
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==Writers==
==Writers==
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{{Further|List of Bengali language authors}}
{{Further|List of Bengali language authors}}
[[File:Rabindranath Tagore in 1909.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.6|[[Rabindranath Tagore]] is the first Indian as well as Asian Nobel laureate.]]
[[File:Rabindranath Tagore in 1909.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.6|[[Rabindranath Tagore]] is the first Indian as well as Asian Nobel laureate.]]
[[File:Al Mahmud.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|[[Al Mahmud]] is considered one of the greatest Bengali poets to have emerged in the 20th century.<ref name="thedailystar1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-193948|title=Al Mahmud turns 75|date=2011-07-13|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref>]]
[[File:Al Mahmud.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|[[Al Mahmud]] is considered one of the greatest Bengali poets to have emerged in the 20th century.<ref name="thedailystar1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-193948|title=Al Mahmud turns 75|date=2011-07-13|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref>]]
[[File:Hason Raja.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|[[Hason Raja]], a mystical poet and songwriter]]
[[File:Hason Raja.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|[[Hason Raja]], mystical poet and songwriter]]
* [[Muhammad Reazuddin Ahmad]] (1861–1933), journalist and philosopher
* [[Humayun Ahmed]] (born 1948), novelist
* [[Humayun Ahmed]] (born 1948), novelist
* [[Ismail Alam]] (1868-1937), Urdu poet and activist
* [[Alaol]] (1607–1680), poet of medieval era
* [[Alaol]] (1607–1680), poet of medieval era
* [[Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib]] (born 1948), [[Islamic scholar]], writer, academic, essayist
* [[Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib]] (born 1948), [[Islamic scholar]], writer, academic, essayist
* [[Afzal Ali (poet)|Afzal Ali]], 16th-century poet
* [[Asaddor Ali]], writer, folklorist and winner of [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]]
* [[Asaddor Ali]], writer, folklorist and winner of [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]]
* [[Ekram Ali]] (born 1950), poet
* [[Ekram Ali]] (born 1950), poet
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* [[Syed Mujtaba Ali]] (1904–1974), novelist and essayist
* [[Syed Mujtaba Ali]] (1904–1974), novelist and essayist
* [[Syed Murtaza Ali]], writer and historian
* [[Syed Murtaza Ali]], writer and historian
* [[Muhammad Arshad (writer)|Muhammad Arshad]], 16th-century Persian writer  * [[Anuj Dhar]] , author, journalist
* [[Banaphool]] (1899–1979), writer of short stories
* [[Banaphool]] (1899–1979), writer of short stories
* [[Samit Basu]], (1979), author, filmmaker 
* [[Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay]] (1894–1950), novelist
* [[Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay]] (1894–1950), novelist
* [[Manik Bandopadhyay]] (1908–1956), novelist and short story writer
* [[Manik Bandopadhyay]] (1908–1956), novelist and short story writer
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* [[Abul Bashar]] (born 1951), novelist and essayist
* [[Abul Bashar]] (born 1951), novelist and essayist
* [[Samit Basu]] (born 1979), novelist
* [[Samit Basu]] (born 1979), novelist
* [[Begum Rokeya|Rokeya Begum]] (1880–1932), author and political activist
* [[Izzatullah Bengali]], 18th-century Persian author
* [[Sukanta Bhattacharya]] (1926–1947), poet and playwright
* [[Sukanta Bhattacharya]] (1926–1947), poet and playwright
* [[Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad]] (1871–1953), author, ''Gorokho Bijoy''
* [[Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad]] (1871–1953), author, ''Gorokho Bijoy''
* [[Buddhadeb Bose]] (1908–1974), poet and essayist
* [[Buddhadeb Bose]] (1908–1974), poet and essayist
* [[Sasthi Brata]], (1939–2015) fiction writer, based in UK
* [[Sasthi Brata]], (1939–2015), fiction writer, based in UK
* [[Novoneel Chakraborty]], author, scriptwriter
* [[Nirendranath Chakravarty]] (1924–2018), poet
* [[Nirendranath Chakravarty]] (1924–2018), poet
* [[Chandidas]] (1408–?), medieval Bengali poet
* [[Chandidas]] (1408–?), medieval Bengali poet
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* [[Rimi B. Chatterjee]], novelist and short story writer, winner of the 2007 SHARP deLong Prize
* [[Rimi B. Chatterjee]], novelist and short story writer, winner of the 2007 SHARP deLong Prize
* [[Upamanyu Chatterjee]] (born 1959), author and administrator
* [[Upamanyu Chatterjee]] (born 1959), author and administrator
* [[Pritish Nandy]] (born 1951) poet and author and journalist EM Forster Literary Award, Padma Shri
* [[Pritish Nandy]] (born 1951), poet and author and journalist EM Forster Literary Award, Padma Shri
* [[Suniti Kumar Chatterji]] (1890–1977), linguist and educator
* [[Suniti Kumar Chatterji]] (1890–1977), linguist and educator
* [[Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay]] (1838–1894), novelist, essayist, penned the Indian national song of integrity "[[Vande Mataram]]"
* [[Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay]] (1838–1894), novelist, essayist, penned the Indian national song of integrity "[[Vande Mataram]]"
* [[Sandipan Chattopadhyay]] (1933–2005), novelist
* [[Sandipan Chattopadhyay]] (1933–2005), novelist
* [[Sanjeev Chattopadhyay]], (born 1936), Bengali fiction writer
* [[Sanjeev Chattopadhyay]], (born 1936), fiction writer
* [[Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay]] (1876–1938), novelist
* [[Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay]] (1876–1938), novelist
* [[Shakti Chattopadhyay]], (1933–1995) poet
* [[Shakti Chattopadhyay]], (1933–1995) poet
* [[Karimunnesa Khanam Chaudhurani]] (1855–1926), poet and social worker
* [[Amit Chaudhuri]] (born 1962), Professor of Contemporary Literature at the University of East Anglia, 2002 [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] winner
* [[Amit Chaudhuri]] (born 1962), Professor of Contemporary Literature at the University of East Anglia, 2002 [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] winner
* [[Nirad C. Chaudhuri]] (1897–1999), essayist and scholar
* [[Nirad C. Chaudhuri]] (1897–1999), essayist and scholar
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* [[Abdur Rouf Choudhury]], writer
* [[Abdur Rouf Choudhury]], writer
* [[Achyut Charan Choudhury]], writer and historian
* [[Achyut Charan Choudhury]], writer and historian
* [[Malay Roy Choudhury]], (born 1939) Bengali poet and novelist who founded the "Hungryalist Movement" in the 1960s
* [[Malay Roy Choudhury]] (born 1939), Bengali poet and novelist who founded the "Hungryalist Movement" in the 1960s
* [[Chowdhury Gulam Akbar]], writer and collector of [[Bengali folk literature]] for the [[Bangla Academy]]
* [[Chowdhury Gulam Akbar]], writer and collector of [[Bengali folk literature]] for the [[Bangla Academy]]
* [[Kabir Chowdhury]], academic and essayist
* [[Kabir Chowdhury]], academic and essayist
* [[Jibanananda Das]] (1899–1954), poet
* [[Jibanananda Das]] (1899–1954), poet
* [[Indrapramit Das|Indra Das]] , author in English literature
* [[Durjoy Datta]] (1987), author in modern English Literature
* [[Ashapoorna Devi|Ashapurna Devi]] (1909–1995), novelist and short story writer
* [[Ashapoorna Devi|Ashapurna Devi]] (1909–1995), novelist and short story writer
* [[Mahasweta Devi]] (1926–2016), novelist and short story writer
* [[Mahasweta Devi]] (1926–2016), novelist and short story writer
* [[Nirupama Devi]] (1883–1951), fiction writer
* [[Nirupama Devi]] (1883–1951), fiction writer
* [[Swarnakumari Devi]], (1855–1932), first among the women writers in Bengali to gain prominence
* [[Leema Dhar]] (born 1993), novelist, poet, and columnist
* [[Leema Dhar]] (born 1993), novelist, poet, and columnist
* [[Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni]] (born 1956) (born Chitralekha Banerjee), author and poet
* [[Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni]] (born 1956) (born Chitralekha Banerjee), author and poet
* [[Michael Madhusudan Dutt]] (1824–1873), poet and dramatist
* [[Michael Madhusudan Dutt]] (1824–1873), poet and dramatist
* [[Romesh Dutt|Romesh Chunder Dutt]] (1848–1909), writer and translator of ''Ramayana and Mahabharata''
* [[Romesh Chunder Dutt]] (1848–1909), writer and translator of ''Ramayana and Mahabharata''
* [[Toru Dutt]] (1856–1877), wrote in English and French
* [[Toru Dutt]] (1856–1877), wrote in English and French
* [[Himangshu Dutta]] (1908–1944), composer  
* [[Himangshu Dutta]] (1908–1944), composer  
* [[Sudhindranath Dutta]] (1901–1960), poet
* [[Sudhindranath Dutta]] (1901–1960), poet
* [[Kaberi Gain]] (born 1970), author of ''Muktijuddher Cholochchitre Naree Nirman''
* [[Kaberi Gayen]] (born 1970), author of ''Muktijuddher Cholochchitre Naree Nirman''
* [[Narayan Gangopadhyay]] (1918–1970), author, creator of the [[Tenida]] character
* [[Narayan Gangopadhyay]] (1918–1970), author, creator of the [[Tenida]] character
* [[Sunil Gangopadhyay]] (1934–2012), poet and novelist
* [[Sunil Gangopadhyay]] (1934–2012), poet and novelist
* [[Dhirendra Nath Ganguly]], director
* [[Amitav Ghosh]] (born 1956), novelist and essayist
* [[Amitav Ghosh]] (born 1956), novelist and essayist
* [[Prabir Ghosh]] (born 1945), writer, essayist, poet and rationalist
* [[Prabir Ghosh]] (born 1945), writer, essayist, poet and rationalist
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* [[Buddhadeb Guha]] (born 1936), novelist
* [[Buddhadeb Guha]] (born 1936), novelist
* [[Tanika Gupta]] (born 1963), playwright, appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] in 2008
* [[Tanika Gupta]] (born 1963), playwright, appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] in 2008
* [[Abdul Hakim (poet)|Abdul Hakim]] (1620-1690), poet
* [[Abdul Hakim (poet)|Abdul Hakim]] (1620–1690), medieval poet
* [[Muhammad Nurul Haque]], cultural activist, social worker and writer
* [[Muhammad Nurul Haque]], cultural activist, social worker and writer
* [[Syed Shamsul Haque]], poet and novelist
* [[Syed Shamsul Haque]], poet and novelist
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* [[Ashraf Hussain]], poet and folklorist
* [[Ashraf Hussain]], poet and folklorist
* [[Hasnat Abdul Hye]], writer and novelist
* [[Hasnat Abdul Hye]], writer and novelist
* [[Muhammad Zafar Iqbal]] (born 1952), science fiction writer
* [[Muhammed Zafar Iqbal]] (born 1952), science fiction writer
* [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]] (1899–1976), poet
* [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]] (1899–1976), poet
* [[Jasimuddin]] (1903–1976), poet, novelist and essayist
* [[Jīmūtavāhana]] (c. 12th century), Sanskrit writer of [[Dāyabhāga]]
* [[Jīmūtavāhana]] (c. 12th century), Sanskrit writer of [[Dāyabhāga]]
* [[Dawlat Wazir Bahram Khan]], 16th-century poet
* [[Dilwar Khan]], poet known as ''Gonomanusher Kobi'' (Poet of the mass people)
* [[Dilwar Khan]], poet known as ''Gonomanusher Kobi'' (Poet of the mass people)
* [[Moniruddin Khan]] (born 1974), writer and historian
* [[Moniruddin Khan]] (born 1974), writer and historian
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* [[Jhumpa Lahiri]] (born 1967), novelist, short story writer, Pulitzer Prize winner
* [[Jhumpa Lahiri]] (born 1967), novelist, short story writer, Pulitzer Prize winner
* [[Al Mahmud]] (1936–2019), poet and novelist
* [[Al Mahmud]] (1936–2019), poet and novelist
* [[Sake Dean Mahomed]] (1759–1851), first Indian to write a book in the English language
* [[Heyat Mahmud]] (1693-1760), medieval poet and judge
* [[Dean Mahomed]] (1759–1851), first Indian to write a book in the English language
* [[Binoy Majumdar]] (1934–2006), poet, [[Sahitya Akademi]] Award in 2005
* [[Binoy Majumdar]] (1934–2006), poet, [[Sahitya Akademi]] Award in 2005
* [[Kamal Kumar Majumdar]] (1914–1979), novelist and short story writer
* [[Kamal Kumar Majumdar]] (1914–1979), novelist and short story writer
* [[Leela Majumdar]] (1908–2007), writer
* [[Leela Majumdar]] (1908–2007), writer
* [[R. C. Majumdar]] , (1888-1980) , author, historian
* [[Samaresh Majumdar]] (born 1944), writer, creator of the Animesh trilogy
* [[Samaresh Majumdar]] (born 1944), writer, creator of the Animesh trilogy
* [[Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder]] (1877–1956), author
* [[Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder]] (1877–1956), author
* [[Reazuddin Ahmad Mashadi]] (1859–1918), philosopher
* [[Arun Mitra]] (1909–2000), poet
* [[Arun Mitra]] (1909–2000), poet
* [[Premendra Mitra]] (1904–1988), poet and short story writer
* [[Premendra Mitra]] (1904–1988), poet and short story writer
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* [[Dhan Gopal Mukerji]] (1890–1936), author
* [[Dhan Gopal Mukerji]] (1890–1936), author
* [[Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay]] (born 1935), novelist
* [[Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay]] (born 1935), novelist
* [[Subhas Mukhopadhyay (poet)|Subhas Mukhopadhyay]] (1919–2003), poet
* [[Subhash Mukhopadhyay (poet)|Subhash Mukhopadhyay]] (1919–2003), Bengali poet
* [[Subhash Mukhopadhyay (poet)|Subhash Mukhopadhyay]] (1919–2003), Bengali poet
* [[Kumud Ranjan Mullick]] (1883–1970), poet of the [[Rabindranath Tagore|Tagore]] era
* [[Kumud Ranjan Mullick]] (1883–1970), poet of the [[Rabindranath Tagore|Tagore]] era
* [[Muhammad Muqim]], 18th-century poet
* [[Ghulam Murshid]], writer, essayist and cultural historian
* [[Ghulam Murshid]], writer, essayist and cultural historian
* [[Shahabuddin Nagari]] (born 1955), Bangladeshi poet and writer of juvenile fiction
* [[Shahabuddin Nagari]] (born 1955), Bangladeshi poet and writer of juvenile fiction
* [[Naimuddin]] (1832-1907), Bengali writer and scholar
* [[Jyotirindranath Nandi]], (1912–1982), novelist and short story writer
* [[Jyotirindranath Nandi]], (1912–1982), novelist and short story writer
* [[Moti Nandi]] (1931–2010), novelist
* [[Moti Nandi]] (1931–2010), novelist
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* [[Rajat Neogy]] (1938–1995), poet, writer, thinker and founder of ''[[Transition Magazine]]'' in [[Kampala]] in 1961; Ugandan Indian
* [[Rajat Neogy]] (1938–1995), poet, writer, thinker and founder of ''[[Transition Magazine]]'' in [[Kampala]] in 1961; Ugandan Indian
* [[Krittibas Ojha]] (1381–1461), medieval Bengali poet
* [[Krittibas Ojha]] (1381–1461), medieval Bengali poet
* [[Daulat Qazi]] (d. 1638), medieval poet
* [[Rahimunnessa]] (1763-1800), medieval poet
* [[Shamsur Rahman (poet)|Shamsur Rahman]] (1929–2006), poet
* [[Shamsur Rahman (poet)|Shamsur Rahman]] (1929–2006), poet
* [[M Harunur Rashid]], teacher of English and Sufi writer
* [[M Harunur Rashid]], teacher of English and Sufi writer
* [[Bharatchandra Ray]] (1712–1760), poet and song composer known for his [[Mangalkavya]]
* [[Bharatchandra Ray]] (1712–1760), poet and song composer known for his [[Mangalkavya]]
* [[Dilipkumar Roy|Dilipkumar Ray]] (1897–1980) musician, musicologist, novelist, poet and essayist
* [[Dilipkumar Roy|Dilipkumar Ray]] (1897–1980), musician, musicologist, novelist, poet and essayist
* [[Dwijendralal Ray]] (1863–1913), playwright and poet
* [[Dwijendralal Ray]] (1863–1913), playwright and poet
* [[Satyajit Ray]] (1921–1992), writer and film director
* [[Satyajit Ray]] (1921–1992), writer and film director
* [[Annadashankar Roy]] (1905–2002), novelist, essayist and poet
* [[Annada Shankar Ray]] (1905–2002), novelist, essayist and poet
* [[Arundhati Roy]] (born 1961), novelist and essayist
* [[Arundhati Roy]] (born 1961), novelist and essayist
* [[Samir Roychoudhury]] (1933–2016), poet, novelist, short story writer and philosopher
* [[Samir Roychoudhury]] (1933–2016), poet, novelist, short story writer and philosopher
* [[Shah Muhammad Saghir]], 15th-century poet
* [[Narayan Sanyal]] (1924–2005), writer of modern Bengali literature
* [[Narayan Sanyal]] (1924–2005), writer of modern Bengali literature
* [[Subodh Sarkar]] (born 1958), poet
* [[Subodh Sarkar]] (born 1958), poet
* [[Ramprasad Sen]] (c. 1718 or c. 1723 - c. 1775) [[Shakta]] poet of eighteenth century Bengal
* [[Ramprasad Sen]] (c. 1718 or c. 1723 – c. 1775), [[Shakta]] poet of eighteenth century Bengal
* [[Mallika Sengupta]] (1960–2011), Bengali poet, feminist, and reader of sociology from [[Kolkata]]
* [[Mallika Sengupta]] (1960–2011), Bengali poet, feminist, and reader of sociology from [[Kolkata]]
* [[Nares Chandra Sen-Gupta]] (1882–1964), novelist and legal scholar
* [[Nares Chandra Sen-Gupta]] (1882–1964), novelist and legal scholar
* [[Haraprasad Shastri]] (1853–1931), known as the inventor of [[Charyapada]]
* [[Sankar_(writer)|Shankar]] , (1933) , author in English literature
* [[Hara Prasad Shastri]] (1853–1931), known as the inventor of [[Charyapada]]
* [[Syed Mustafa Siraj]] (1930–2012), poet, novelist, short story writer, [[Sahitya Akademi]] awardee
* [[Syed Mustafa Siraj]] (1930–2012), poet, novelist, short story writer, [[Sahitya Akademi]] awardee
* [[Syed Sultan]], wrote the first [[Prophetic biography]] in Bengali in the 16th century
* [[Syed Sultan]], wrote the first [[Prophetic biography]] in Bengali in the 16th century
* [[Srijato]], won [[Ananda Puroskar]] in 2004
* [[Srijato]], won [[Ananda Puroskar]] in 2004
*[[Dwijendranath Tagore]]  (1840–1926), poet, composer, philosopher, mathematician, painter
* [[Dwijendranath Tagore]]  (1840–1926), poet, composer, philosopher, mathematician, painter
* [[Rabindranath Tagore]] (1861–1941), poet, composer, novelist, essayist, story-writer, philosopher, painter, educationist
* [[Rabindranath Tagore]] (1861–1941), poet, composer, novelist, essayist, story-writer, philosopher, painter, educationist
* [[Jasim Uddin]] (1903–1976), poet, novelist and essayist
* [[Vidyapati]] (c. 1352 – 1448), medieval poet and [[Sanskrit]] writer
* [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]] (1820–1891), philosopher, educator, writer, translator, publisher, and reformer of the [[Bengal Renaissance]] period
* [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]] (1820–1891), philosopher, educator, writer, translator, publisher, and reformer of the [[Bengal Renaissance]] period
* [[Zainuddin (poet)|Zainuddin]], 15th-century poet
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Template:Bengalis This article provides lists of famous and notable Bengali people in the South Asian subcontinent, mainly what is today Bangladesh, Pakistan and India, and people with Bengali ancestry or people who speak Bengali as their primary language.

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Monarchs

Pala Dynasty

Chronological order

Chandra Dynasty

Deva Dynasty

Ilyas Shahi dynasty (1352–1414)

Main article: Ilyas Shahi dynasty
Name Reign Notes
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah 1352–1358 Became the first sole ruler of whole Bengal comprising Sonargaon, Satgaon and Lakhnauti.
Sikandar Shah 1358–1390 Killed in battle with his son and successor, Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah
Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah 1390–1411 Patron of the first recorded Bengali poet Shah Muhammad Saghir
Saifuddin Hamza Shah 1411–1412
Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah 1435-1459
Rukunuddin Barbak Shah 1459-1474
Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah 1474-1481 Patron of Bengali poet Zainuddin
Nuruddin Sikandar Shah 1481
Jalaluddin Fateh Shah 1481-1487

House of Ganesha

Hussain Shahi dynasty (1494–1538)

Main article: Hussain Shahi dynasty
Name Reign Notes
Alauddin Hussain Shah 1494–1518 His witnessed a remarkable development of Bengali literature.
Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah 1518–1533
Alauddin Firuz Shah 1533
Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah 1533–1538

Other

A 19th century sketch of Isa Khan, a Muslim Rajput leader of Bengal.

Nobel laureates

Academics

Abdul Malik was Pakistan's first cardiologist.


Actors and entertainers

Khalil Ullah Khan earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Gunda in 1976.

Artists and designers

Bharat Ratna

Bloggers / media artists

  • Hasan M. Elahi, interdisciplinarysciplinary media artist
  • Pritish Nandy, poet, author, editor in chief, The Illustrated Weekly of India and Publishing Director and Managing Editor, The Times of India Group 1982-1991
  • Reihan Salam, journalist, blogger at The American Scene and associate editor of The Atlantic Monthly

Business and industry

Billionaires

Business leaders

Entrepreneurs

Sahitya Akademi Award

Main article: List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Bengali

Cartoonists / comics creators

Cinematographers

Criminals

Dadasaheb Phalke Award winners

Diplomats

Economists

In 1994, Saifur Rahman was elected governor of the golden jubilee conference of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Madrid, Spain.[5]

Fellows of the Royal Society

Fictional characters

Filmmakers

Grammy winners

Journalists

Bangladesh

India

America

United Kingdom

Pakistan

Qatar

Uganda

Law

Magicians

Musicians

Bangla rock

Bangladeshi film industry

Bollywood

Classical and folk musicians

Hindi rock

Western

Military

Bangladesh

India

Other

Padma Vibhushan

Politicians

A. K. Fazlul Huq
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Khaleda Zia
Sheikh Hasina Wazed

Bangladesh

British India

Nawab Syed Shamsul Huda was a patron, and donated immensely towards education for the Muslim students of Bengal during a difficult period.
Abul Kalam Azad was India's first Minister of Education, and his birthday is now recognised as National Education Day across the country.

India

West Bengal

Assam

Bihar

Other

Pakistan

United Kingdom

Anwar Choudhury was the first non-white British person to be appointed in a senior diplomatic post.

Canada

United States of America

Other

I'tisam-ud-Din was the first educated Bengali and South Asian to have travelled to Europe.

Ramon Magsaysay Award

Religion and spirituality

Image of Swami Vivekananda relaxing in a chair
Swami Vivekananda in Bushnell Studio in San Francisco, 1900[23]

Brahmoism

Buddhism

Hinduism

Islam

Shah Ahmad Shafi in 2019
Ajmal Masroor was nominated for the Religious Advocate of the Year award at the 2013 & 2015 British Muslim Awards.

Christianity

Other

Freedom Fighters and Revolutionaries

Science and technology

Seated (L to R): Meghnad Saha, Jagadish Chandra Bose, Jnan Chandra Ghosh. Standing (L to R): Snehamoy Dutt, Satyendranath Bose, Debendra Mohan Bose, N R Sen, Jnanendra Nath Mukherjee, N C Nag.

Physicists

Biologists

Geologists

Chemists

File:Suttar 006.jpg

  • Sadhan Basu, Palit professor at Calcutta University and Bhatnagar Award, CV Raman recipient
  • Asima Chatterjee, known for her work in the fields of organic chemistry and phytomedicine; her most notable work includes those on vinca alkaloids, and the development of anti-epileptic and anti-malarial drugs
  • Jnan Chandra Ghosh, chemist, known for anomaly of strong electrolytes
  • Abul Hussam, chemist, inventor of Sono arsenic filter and the gold winner of the 2007 Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability
  • Abdus Suttar Khan, chemist, inventor of alloys for use in commercial jets, U.S. fighter planes, gas turbines, train engines, and space shuttles
  • Nurul Haque Miah, chemist, former professor at Dhaka College, textbook author
  • Jnanendra Nath Mukherjee, chemist, specialised in the fields of electrochemistry, colloids and soil science
  • Prafulla Chandra Roy, pioneer in the field of pharmaceutical and chemical works (discovered mercurous nitrite), The Royal Society of Chemistry honoured him with the first ever Chemical Landmark Plaque outside Europe, founder of Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, India's first pharmaceutical company

Doctors and physicians

Mathematicians

Technologists

Architects, archaeologists and engineers

Social reformers and position holders

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG receiving the Thomas Francis Jr Medal in Global Public Health award from the University of Michigan (April 2016)

Sports

Brojen Das was the first Asian to swim across the English Channel.

Administrators

Athletics

Archery

Badminton

Bodybuilding, boxing, rugby and wrestling

Chess

Cricket

Football

Hamza Choudhury playing for Leicester City F.C. in 2021.

Golf and snooker

Gymnastics

  • Mabia Akhter, Commonwealth gold medalist, South Asian Games gold medalist
  • Dipa Karmakar, first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics
  • Margarita Mamun, Russian gymnast of half-Bangladeshi origin

Cycling and mountaineering

Squash

Swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Writers

Further information: List of Bengali language authors
Rabindranath Tagore is the first Indian as well as Asian Nobel laureate.
Al Mahmud is considered one of the greatest Bengali poets to have emerged in the 20th century.[26]
Hason Raja, mystical poet and songwriter

Cooks

See also

References

  1. ↑ বাড়িতে কম যাওয়া হয় শাকিব খানের. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Loke, Steven. "Richest Man In Bangladesh". The Richest People In The World. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Duttagupta, Ishani (2008-01-17). "Bicky Chakraborty Sweden's biggest hotelier". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  4. ↑ Bicky Chakraborty – rik på udda val, Svenska Dagbladet 2011-05-19
  5. ↑ "Saifur Rahman's life sketch". The Daily Star. 5 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07.
  6. ↑ Newspaper Trends: Bangladesh Archived 19 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, World Advertising Research Center; Retrieved: 14 September 2007
  7. ↑ "কেমন ছিল স্বাধীনতা-পূর্ব বাংলাদেশের ব্যান্ড সংগীত?". roar.media.
  8. ↑ Latham, Bob (20 May 2010). "LOCAL ELECTIONS 2010: Nasim 'Nash' Ali, from one O-level to council leader – Profile of Labour's top man at the Town Hall". Camden New Journal. Camden. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "So proud, says city's first Bangladeshi councillor". The Oxford Times. Oxford. 2 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "The veil should not be a barrier between women". The National. Abu Dhabi. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  11. ↑ Brady, Poppy (26 February 2008). "Awards to recognise Bangladeshi community". Birmingham Mail. Birmingham. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "BNP-Jamaat smashed in Bangladesh polls, as electorate votes for secularism". Qureshi Report. 1 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 April 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  13. ↑ Hill, Dave (22 August 2010). "Tower Hamlets: Labour selects its mayoral candidate". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  14. ↑ "Britain's first woman mayor of Bangladeshi origin". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  15. ↑ Vasagar, Jeevan; Kelso, Paul; James-Gregory, Sally; Dodd, Vikram (17 February 2002). "Profiles of 10 leading British Muslims". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  16. ↑ Bazaraa, Danya; De-Keyzer, Amy (8 May 2015). "Ealing Central & Acton constituency results". London: Get West London. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  17. ↑ Ahmed, Syed Shah Salim (1 December 2013). "Legendary researcher Rupa will be win the next Election 2015". GBNEWS24.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  18. ↑ Russell, Michael (7 May 2015). "Ealing Labour pick TV star's sister as their General Election candidate". London: Get West London. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "Rushanara Ali becomes first Bangladeshi MP". London Evening Standard. London. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  20. ↑ Adetunji, Jo; Tran, Mark (7 May 2010). "General election 2010: first female Muslim MPs elected". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  21. ↑ Osley, Richard (8 May 2015). "Full story: Tulip Siddiq defends Hampstead and Kilburn parliamentary seat for Labour". Camden New Journal. Camden. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  22. ↑ Pasha, Syed Nahas (19 June 2013). "Tulip Weds". Bdnews24.com. London. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  23. ↑ "Swami Vivekananda Known Photos America 1899 – 1900". Swami Vivekananda. Frank Parlato Jr. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  24. ↑ "Mahmudul Hasan new chairman of Qawmi Madrasa Education Board". The Daily Star. 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  25. ↑ "Jaipur — The Pink City". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  26. ↑ "Al Mahmud turns 75". The Daily Star. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
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