List of Bangladeshis

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This article lists the notable people, with articles in Wikipedia, who are either citizens of Bangladesh, born in the region of what is now Bangladesh, or of Bangladeshi origin living abroad (such as British Bangladeshis or Bangladeshi Americans). For brevity, people who fall into more than one category are listed in only one of them; further information may be available under the links in the article Bengali people.

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[edit] Arts, Culture and literature

[edit] Music, film and Television

[edit] Economists and Entrepreneurs

[edit] Journalists and News

[edit] History

[edit] Freedom fighters during British colonial period

[edit] Freedom fighters during Liberation War

[edit] Martyr of the Language Movement


[edit] Political figures

[edit] Head Of Government

[edit] Intellectuals

[edit] Noted Diplomats/Head of major Organization

[edit] Religious personalities

  • Atiśa Dipamkara Shrijnana, অতীশ দীপঙ্কর শ্রীজ্ঞান - Buddhist teacher: Important figure in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and in establishment and was inventor of bodhichitta or known as "mind training"
  • Tilopa, Buddhist teacher: Important figure in the Tibetan Buddhist; founder of the Kagyu lineage and progressor of Mahamudra method
  • Khan Jahan Ali, খান জাহান আলী - considered Muslim saint, built the great Bagerhat Shat Gambuj Masjid (60 dome mosque)
  • Sri Anandamoyi Ma, আনন্দময়ী মা) - Spiritual Hindu teacher and Guru
  • Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji - Hindu Saint
  • Archbishop Paulinus Costa, Christian Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dhaka.

[edit] Scientists and Engineers

[edit] Sportspersons

  • Qazi Habibul Bashar - Cricketer - the current captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team
  • Aftab Ahmed Chowdhuryআফতাব আহমেদ চৌধুরী - Cricketer: Widely judged to be one of Bangladesh's best batsmen
  • Tapash Baisya তাপস বৈশ্য - Cricketer: one of Bangladesh's best pace bowlers
  • Mohammad Rafique মোহাম্মদ রফিক - Cricketer: One of the Bangladesh's most senior and best players
  • Sheikh Aslam - Footballer: one of the lethal striker during the 1980s and 1990s
  • Rani Hamid রাণী হামিদ) - Chess player: was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1985 and won British Women's Championship (1983, 1985, 1989)
  • Syed Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir Footballer: one of the country's finest midfielders
  • Sayeed Hassan Kanan Footballer: was one of country's finest goalkeeper
  • Brojen Das ব্রজেন দাস)- Swimmer: first Asian to swim across the English Channel and the first person to cross it four times
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