Listed below are notable people who are either citizens of Bangladesh, born in the region of what is now Bangladesh, or of Bangladeshi origin living abroad. For brevity, people who fall into more than one category are listed in only one of them. For further information, see Bangladeshi people.

Leaders of independence movements

British colonial period

Khwaja Salimullah, founder of the All-India Muslim League, contributed to the spread of Muslim nationalism in South Asia
Chittaranjan Das, founder of the Swaraj Party, one of the leading proponents of intercommunal harmony in India
Nawaab Syed Shamsul Huda, first Indian Muslim president of the reformed legislative council of the undivided Bengal in 1921
A. K. Fazlul Huq, Prime Minister of Bengal (1937–1943), Chief Minister of East Bengal (1954–1955) and Governor of East Pakistan (1956)
Nawab Abdul Latif, educator and social worker
Surya Sen, revolutionary and leader of Indian independence movement, known for leading Chittagong armoury raid
Haji Shariatullah, founder of the Faraizi Movement
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, last Prime Minister of Bengal (1946–1947), later Prime Minister of Pakistan (1956–1957)
Pritilata Waddedar, activist of the Indian independence movement

Martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement 1952

Bangladesh War of Independence, 1971

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangabandhu (Friend of Bengali)
Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, founder of Bangladesh Awami League, National Awami Party
Chitta Ranjan Dutta, Sector Commander 4
Major Nazmul Huq, Commander Sector 7 (till August 1971)
Squadron Leader M. Hamidullah Khan, Bangladesh Government Chief Representative - Chakulia (Bihar) Guerilla Trng. Camp, BDF Sub-sector commander - Mankarchar (Sector 11), BDF Commander - Sector 11 (November 2–February 14, 1972)
Major M.A. Manzur, Commander Sector 8
Major Khaled Musharraf, BDF Commander Sector 2, Commander K-Force
Colonel-in-Chief Muhammad Ataul Ghani Osmany, Commander-in-Chief, Bangladesh Forces, War of Independence, 1971. (Later promoted to General)
Major Ziaur Rahman, Declarer (on behalf of Sheikh Mujib) of the Independence of Bangladesh on March 27, 1971. BDF Sector Commander Sector 1(April~May) and Central Sector - Sector 11 (June – October 10, 1971) and Z-Force Commander
Major K.M Shafiullah, S Force commander
Major Abu Taher, sub-sector commander - Mahendraganj (HQ 11), Interim Commander Sector 11 (October 10–November 2, 1971)

Scientists, engineers and educators

Nasima Akhter (born 1970), nuclear medicine researcher
Arun Kumar Basak, scientist and Professor Emeritus of University of Rajshahi
Abdullah Al Muti, scientist and science writer
Maqsudul Alam, scientist and professor who achieved three milestones in genomics - sequencing the genomes of papaya, rubber plants and jute at University of Hawaii
Mir Masoom Ali, emeritus professor of statistics
Amit Chakma, tenth president of the University of Western Ontario
SM Faruque, microbiologist and scientist, researcher on Vibrio cholerae which causes Cholera
Azizul Haque, who pioneered the mathematical formula for the Henry Classification System of fingerprinting
Tanzima Hashem, academic, Elsevier Foundation Award winner in 2017
M. Zahid Hasan, Eugene Higgins endowed chair professor of quantum physics at Princeton University and scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; known for many ground-breaking discoveries in the quantum world^[1]
Khandkar Manwar Hossain, statistician and founder of the Department of Statistics in Rajshahi University
Saleemul Huq, awarded the Burtoni Award for contributing to climate change adaptation
Fazle Hussain, professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University; elected Fellow of National Academy of Engineering
Abul Hussam, awarded the 2007 Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, scientist and science writer
Jamal Nazrul Islam, physicist and mathematician
Jawed Karim, co-creator of YouTube and designer of PayPal's anti-fraud system
Mohammad Ataul Karim, Bangladeshi American scientist
Fazlur Rahman Khan, structural engineer and architect
Sezan Mahmud, Medical Scientist and Educator, writer, Dean for EID, QU Netter School of Medicine.
Bibhuti Roy, engineer and educationist
Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy
M. A. Naser, pioneer in engineering education in Bangladesh
Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda, Bangladeshi scientist, educationist and writer
Khondkar Siddique-e-Rabbani, biomedical physicist
Abdul Matin Patwari, electrical engineer, mathematician, vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology
Qazi Motahar Hossain, scientist, statistician, founder-director of Institute of Statistical Research and Training, University of Dhaka
Omar Ishrak, investor, entrepreneur, executive chairman and chairman of the board, Medtronic; board chairman of INTEL
Mohammad Kaykobad, computer scientist, educator, author and columnist of Bangladesh, professor of computer science and engineering at BUET
Lucina Uddin, American neuroscientist, born in Bangladesh^[2]

Educationists

Serajul Islam Choudhury, educationist, public intellectual
Rasheda K Chowdhury, Bangladeshi academic, former Advisor of Caretaker Government, Bangladesh
Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq, educationist, former professor of University of Dhaka
Syed Manzoorul Islam, educationist, former professor of University of Dhaka
Rafiqul Islam, national professor, Bangladesh
Jamilur Reza Choudhury, former professor, BUET, national professor, Bangladesh
Anisuzzaman, professor, University of Dhaka, national professor, Bangladesh

Arts, culture, and literature

Hiralal Sen, founder of Indian cinema
Ahmed Sofa, writer, thinker, novelist
Zainul Abedin, painter
Humayun Ahmed, novelist and former professor of Chemistry, Dhaka University
Tofail Ahmed, author and researcher of folk art
Alaol, medieval poet
Monica Ali, author of Brick Lane
Syed Mujtaba Ali, Bengali author, academician, scholar and linguist
Tahmima Anam, novelist and winner of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Rashid Askari, writer, fictionist, columnist, and academic
Humayun Azad, writer and former professor of Bengali, Dhaka University
Rafiq Azad, poet
Manzoor Alam Beg, photographer and author
Munier Chowdhury, educator, dramatist and intellectual killed in 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh
Akhteruzzaman Elias, novelist and short story writer
Nirmalendu Goon, poet
Abdul Hakim, medieval poet
Marjana Chowdhury, Bangladeshi-American model, philanthropist and beauty queen Miss Bangladesh USA
Sikdar Aminul Haq, poet
Quamrul Hassan, artist
Saad Z Hossain, writer
Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, poet, essayist, translator and editor
Abul Hussain, poet
Jahanara Imam, writer and activist
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, writer and educator
Kazi Nazrul Islam, national poet of Bangladesh
Mazharul Islam, architect, political activist
Syed Jahangir, freelance artist of Bangladesh
Adiba Jaigirdar, Bangladeshi-Irish writer
Jasimuddin, poet
Shahriyar Kabir, author and journalist
Shahidullah Kaiser, educator, novelist and intellectual killed in 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh
Abul Kashem, architect and educationist
Lalon Shah, mystic poet
Al Mahmud, poet
Sezan Mahmud, Writer, lyricist, filmmaker, medical scientist and educationist.
Firoz Mahmud, contemporary visual artist, creator, painter
Ghulam Murshid, author, scholar and journalist
Partha Pratim Majumder, Bangladeshi mime artist who is considered the "forerunner" of mime art in Bangladesh
Natyaguru Nurul Momen, trailblazer progressive cultural personality who dispelled fundamentalism from the society by championing theatrical and performing arts and secular literature
Shahabuddin Nagari, poet, writer and singer
Shamsur Rahman, poet
Hason Raja, mystic poet
Begum Rokeya, writer
Bibi Russell, model and fashion designer
Arunabh Sarkar, poet
Muhammad Shahidullah, Bengali educationist, writer and linguist
Rudra Muhammad Shahidullah, poet
Ahmed Sharif, writer of Bengali literature, secularist
SM Sultan, painter
Kamal Chowdhury, poet
Taslima Nasrin, famous writer and feminist, awardee of Ananda Puraskar
Salimullah Khan, writer, thinker
Hasan Azizul Haq, writer
Sanjida Khatun, musicologist, one of the founders of Chhayanaut
Shahid Mahmud Jangi, writer, lyricist
Monica Jahan Bose, artist and climate activist

Chefs

Social reformers and leaders

Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of BRAC
Hazi Mohammad Mohsin, philanthropist
Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner

Music, film and television

James (musician), Singer-songwriter, playback, singerrecord, produceractor
Ayub Bachchu, singer and guitarist
Abdur Razzak, actor, director
Shabana, film actress
Bobita, film actress
Shefali Chowdhury, played Harry Potter's Yule Ball date in Goblet of Fire
Sumita Devi, film and television actress
Abdul "Duke" Fakir, American singer of Ethiopian and Bangladeshi descent, member of the Four Tops
Humayun Faridi, TV, stage, and film actor
Chanchal Chowdhury, actor
Bidya Sinha Saha Mim, actor and model
Apu Biswas, film actress and model
Jaya Ahsan, actress and producer
Dipjol, film actor, film producer and politician
Waheedul Haq, Tagore song specialist and journalist
Zahid Hasan, actor and director
Rahsaan Islam, American actor of Bangladeshi descent
Jayasree Kabir, actress
Kaushik Hossain Taposh, music composer, singer, producer & MD of Gaan Bangla
Mehazabien Chowdhury
Mosharraf Karim, actor
Montazur Rahman Akbar, film director, producer
Mukul Chowdhury, lyricist and musical artist
Azam Khan, singer
Alam Khan, music director and composer
Tahsan Rahman Khan, singer and actor
Shakib Khan, actor, producer, singer, film organiser and media personality
Arifin Shuvoo, actor, television presenter, RJ and model
Runa Laila, singer
Manna, film actor
Tareque Masud, film director
Tanvir Mokammel, film director
Asaduzzaman Noor, actor, politician and member of parliament
Khan Ataur Rahman, film director
Shahnaz Rahmatullah, singer
Raja Chanda
Raef al Hasan Rafa, Musician,singer-song writer, producer
Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, Musician, record producer, artist
Saidus Salehin Khaled Sumon, Singer-songwriter, bass player, record producer, actor, entrepreneur
Rola, half Bangladeshi, quarter Russian, quarter Japanese fashion model
Shabnam, film actress
Dino Shafeek, British actor known for Mind Your Language
Salman Shah, film actor
Sabina Yasmin, singer
Zahir Raihan, film director
Sharmin Sultana Sumi, singer
Emon Chowdhury, singer

Economists

Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, internationally recognised economist, elected member of IMF (International Monetary Fund), National political leader
Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, economist and development thinker, Chairman of Dhaka School of Economics
Nurul Islam, economist, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, author
Anu Muhammad, economist
Md. Anisur Rahman, economist, former member of the Planning Commission, author
Muzaffar Ahmed, economist and emeritus professor at the Institute of Business Administration of the University of Dhaka
Atiur Rahman, economist, Governor of Bangladesh Bank and former director of the state-owned Sonali Bank
Rehman Sobhan, economist

Entrepreneurs

Abdul Awal Mintoo, former president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI)
Amjad Khan Chowdhury, founder of Bangladesh business conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group
Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, chairman of the business conglomerate Bashundhara Group
Ananta Jalil, chairman of AJ Group (Bangladesh)
Ayman Sadiq, founder of 10 Minute School
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chairperson of the world's largest international development NGO, BRAC
Samson H. Chowdhury, chairman of Astras Ltd. and Square (Bangladesh)
Syed Manzur Elahi, founder of Apex Group^[3]
Iqbal Quadir, co-founder of GrameenPhone
Mahmudur Rahman, newspaper owner and editor
Mohammad Fazlul Azim, chairman of Azim Group, former MP
Omar Ishrak, investor, entrepreneur, executive chairman and chairman of the board, Medtronic; board chairman of INTEL

Young Entrepreneurs

Khalid Farhan, owner at Passive Journal
Nakib Jahan, CEO at SocMid LTD
Nafis Mahadi Neel, founder of MZ Media
Armanul Haque Saif, founder of DigiGraphs
Abrar Fardin, Chief of Sync Wave
Masuk Sarkar Batista, founder of MSB Academy
Sylvana Quader Sinha, founder of Praava Health

Media and journalism

Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury, former adviser to the President of Bangladesh
Salah Choudhury, writer, peace activist and journalist
Lenin Gani, journalist, winner of the Best Sports Report in 2001 by Dhaka Reporters Unity
Kaberi Gayen, prominent academic, author, columnist for The Daily Star
Kazi Shamsul Hoque, journalist
Mainul Hosein, former chairman of the editorial board of The Daily Ittefaq
Naveed Mahbub, comedian and columnist
Matiur Rahman, editor of the daily Prothom Alo, winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism
Shykh Seraj, director of News Channel i, Agriculture Development activist, winner of FAO A.H. Boerma Award, Ekushey Padak
Mahbub Jamal Zahedi, former editor of the Khaleej Times, assistant editor of Dawn, and founder-editor of The Agatya
Samia Zaman, Editor and CEO of the television channel Ekattor TV
Tasmima Hossain, on 4 July 2018, she was made the editor of The Daily Ittefaq
Anisul Hoque, associate editor of a Bengali-language daily Prothom Alo and the editor of monthly youth magazine Kishor Alo
Naem Nizam, Editor Bangladesh Pratidin
Farida Yasmin, President of Jatiya Press Club
Khaled Muhiuddin, head of the German-based international media, Deutsche Welle Bangla Department

Political figures

Manoranjan Dhar, former law minister, BD
Anwara Khatun, member of East Pakistan Legislative Assembly
Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, adviser, Bangladesh Awami League, former Home Minister
M Saifur Rahman, former finance minister
Shah M S Kibria, former finance minister
Abdus Samad Azad, former Foreign Minister
Dewan Farid Gazi, former minister
Abul Mal Abdul Muhit, incumbent finance minister
Nurul Islam Nahid, incumbent education minister
Abul Mansur Ahmed, politician from Mymensingh
Moudud Ahmed, barrister, politician and statesman
Oli Ahmed (Bir Bikram), President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh), 2006–present; former Minister (various portfolios in multiple cabinets); decorated freedom fighter; one of the main founders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
Shahabuddin Ahmed, former president
Majid-ul-Haq, minister
Ghulam Azam, Islamist politician, former leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, accused of war crimes for his role in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
Muhammad Ali Bogra, Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1953–1955
Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry, acting President of Pakistan, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, President of Muslim League, accused of war crimes for his role in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
Hamidul Huq Choudhury, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, 1954–1956
A.B.M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury, mayor of Chittagong, member of the Chowdhury Family
A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, former president, Leader of Bikalpa Dhara
Motiya Chowdhury, member of Parliament, former Minister of Agriculture
Saber Hossain Chowdhury, member of Parliament
Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, former Minister, accused of war crimes for his role in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, son of Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry
Mirza Ghulam Hafiz, politician and minister
Khorshed Ara Haque, Member of Parliament
Altaf Husain, Minister of Commerce and Industry of Pakistan, 1965–1968
Abdul Jolil, politician and Minister
Morshed Khan, former Foreign Minister
Khawaja Nazimuddin, second Governor-General of Pakistan, and the second Prime Minister of Pakistan
Shah Azizur Rahman, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Md. Hafizur Rahman, Minister of Food and Agriculture of Pakistan (1958–1960); Minister of Commerce of Pakistan (1960–1962); Provincial Minister of Finance and Planning of East Pakistan (1962–1965)
Tareq Rahman, senior vice president of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), son of Begum Khaleda Zia and Ziaur Rahman
Abdur Razzaq, former minister of agriculture
Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah, first to propose the creation of the All India Muslim League
M. A. Sattar, Minister of Jute and Textiles, 1985–1986, Minister of Labor and Manpower, 1986–1987, MP (Narayanganj-4), 1986–1990 and Chief Whip, 1988–1990
Suranjit Sengupta, politician and minister
Sadhan Chandra Majumder, Minister of Food, BD
Swapan Bhattacharjee, Minister of State for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu, MP (Barguna-1)
Pankaj Nath, MP (Barisal-4)
Jaya Sengupta, MP (Sunamganj)
Biren Sikder, MP (Magura-2)
Manoranjan Shill Gopal, MP (Dinajpur-1)
Siddiqul Alam Siddiq, politician and parliament member

Photographers

Heads of state or government

Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, President, August 15, 1975 – November 3, 1975
Tajuddin Ahmed, (by Appointment and Oath) Prime Minister, 1971–1972
Hussain Mohammed Ershad, by (India supported Military Coup) Chief Martial Law Administrator (CMLA) 1982–1985 and self declared President (1985–1990 December 6)
Sheikh Hasina, (elected) Prime Minister, 1996–2001, 2009–13, 2013–present
Begum Khaleda Zia, (elected) Prime Minister; 1991–1996, 1996–1996, 2001–2006

Intellectuals

A.F.Salahuddin Ahmed, historian
Syed Modasser Ali, ophthalmologist
Munir Chowdhury, educationist
Nikhilesh Dutta, Deputy Attorney General
Kamal Hossain, lawyer and politician, civil rights activist
Nasreen Pervin Huq, women's rights activist
Roquia Sakhawat Hussain, prolific writer, feminist, social worker
Muhammed Abdul Muid Khan, nominated as the Best Human Rights Lawyer of England and Wales in 2012
M S Khan, librarian and pioneer of library science in Bangladesh
Mohammad Shahedul Anam Khan, defence analyst
Natyaguru Nurul Momen, Academician, Playwright, Satirist, Professor, Media Personality, Dramatist, Director, Essayist, Columnist, Translator, Poet, Actor & Theatre theorist.
Mirza Hussain Haider, former Justice of the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court
Mohammad Yusuf Siddiq, historian, epigraphist, researcher, professor and author

Government officials and diplomats

Shakil Ahmed, Army general
Anwar Chowdhury, British High Commissioner to Dhaka, first non-White Briton to hold a senior diplomatic post
Akbar Ali Khan, Bangladeshi economic historian and educationist who was a civil servant until 2001, Finance Ministry Adviser (Minister) of Caretaker government of Bangladesh
A. H. M. Moniruzzaman, career diplomat belonging to the Bangladesh Foreign Service, was the head of Bangladesh Mission to the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland
Ayub Quadri, retired bureaucrat, adviser for the ministries of Education and Cultural Affairs to Caretaker government of Bangladesh
Kamal Uddin Siddiqui, senior lecturer at the Monash University, a political economist and social scientist and a bureaucrat from Bangladesh
Quadrat Elahi Rahman Shafique, colonel in Bangladesh Army who died in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles mutiny
Sarwar Hossain, Army General and former Military Secretary to the President of Bangladesh.

Noted diplomats and heads of major organizations

Abul Fateh, professional diplomat, first Foreign Secretary 1971–1972
Chandra Kalindi Roy Henriksen, Chief Secretary of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
M Sakhawat Hossain, former Election Commissioner of Bangladesh (2007–2012), Brigadier General (retd) Bangladesh Army, writer, author of more than 20 books, columnist, speaker, freelance commentator on national and international TV channels, security and defense analyst
Irene Khan, former Secretary General of human rights organization Amnesty International; the first woman, the first Asian, and the first Muslim to hold the position; won the Sydney Peace Prize 2006
Osman Ghani Khan, former Chairman of the United Nations Board of Auditors (1980–1982), former Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh (1976–1082), and former Defense Secretary of Bangladesh

Religious personalities

Fazlul Haque Amini (1945–2012), former principal of Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh and politician
Abul Kalam Azad (born 1947), preacher and Jamaat-e-Islami politician
Junaid Babunagari (born 1955), former Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh
Muhibbullah Babunagari (born 1935), current Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh
Abdul Halim Bukhari (born 1945), Islamic scholar and chancellor of Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya
Abdul Matin Chowdhury (1915–1990), Shaykh of Fulbari and political activist
Abdul Haque Faridi (1903–1996), founder of the Islami Bishwakosh project
Nurul Islam Farooqi (died 2014), TV presenter assassinated by Islamic militants
Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali (1913–2008), founder of the Fultali movement and Darul Hadis Latifiah
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
Mahmudul Hasan, President of Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh and Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh, Chancellor of Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Madania, Amir of Majlis-e-Dawatul Haq Bangladesh^[4]
Ubaidul Haq (1928–2007), former khatib of Baitul Mukarram
Azizul Haque (1919–2012), first translator of Sahih Al-Bukhari into the Bengali language
Mamunul Haque (born 1973), Islamic scholar and influential speaker
Mahfuzul Haque (born 1969), Islamic scholar and politician
A F M Khalid Hossain (born 1959), vice-president of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh
Hafezzi Huzur (1895–1997), founder of the Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan
Abu Hena Saiful Islam (born 1963), imam of the US Navy
Izharul Islam, founder of Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar
Sayyid Kamal ad-Din Jafri (born 1945), founder of the Bangladesh Islami University
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
Syed Rezaul Karim (born 1971), current Pir of Chormonai and leader of Islami Andolan Bangladesh
Syed Fazlul Karim (1935–2006), former Pir of Chormonai and founder of Islami Andolan Bangladesh
Nur Hossain Kasemi (1945–2020), former secretary-general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh
Muhiuddin Khan (1935–2016), translator of the Qur'an and the Ma'ariful Qur'an exegesis
Muhammad Abdul Malek (born 1969), muhaddith and author
Ajmal Masroor (born 1971), British politician, imam and TV presenter
Abdul Khaleque Mondal, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami associate
Sultan Zauq Nadvi (born 1939), founder of Jamia Darul Ma'arif Al-Islamia
Abdur Rahim (1918–1987), inaugural Amir of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Abdur Rahman (1920–2015), founder of Islamic Research Center Bangladesh
Syed Mohammad Saifur Rahman Nizami (born 1916), Ekushey Padak recipient
Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh, Independence Award recipient
Delwar Hossain Sayeedi (born 1940), Islamic scholar and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politician
Shah Ahmad Shafi (1916–2020), former Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh
Nurul Islam Walipuri (born 1955), mufassir, teacher and author
Muhammad Waqqas (1952–2021), former secretary-general of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh
Obaidul Haque Wazirpuri (1934–2008), former co-president of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh

Criminals

For a more comprehensive list, see List of Bangladeshi criminals.

Sports people

Cricket

Mashrafe Mortaza, one of the best pace bowler and most successful captain of Bangladesh
Shakib Al Hasan, one of the great all-rounder in this era, he ranked several times number 1 all-rounder in all three format of Cricket
Mohammad Ashraful, youngest player to hit a ton in Test Cricket
Tamim Iqbal, test, ODI and t20 batsman
Mahmudullah, top 10 T20I all rounders
Mushfiqur Rahim, wicketkeeper batsman best team has produced
Mustafizur Rahman, Got man match on test and ODI debut
Taijul Islam, took hat trick on ODI debut and has recorded an eight wicket haul
Mehidy Hasan, Man Series debut
Nayeem Hasan, 5/61 test debut
Nasum Ahmed, bowler
Soumya Sarkar, all rounder
Mominul Haque, test batsmen
Imrul Kayes, test and ODI batsman
Shafiul Islam, ODI and t20 bowler
Mohammad Saifuddin, all rounder
Mosaddek Hossain, all rounder
Rubel Hossain, fast bowler
Syed Rasel, fast bowler
Abdur Razzak, spin bowler
Liton Das, wicket keeper, batsman

Archery

Emdadul Haque Milon, archer
Md Ruman Shana

Chess

Abdullah Al Rakib, Bangladeshi Grandmaster
Reefat Bin-Sattar, Bangladeshi Grandmaster
Rani Hamid, chess player; was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1985 and won British Women's Championship (1983, 1985, 1989)
Enamul Hossain, Bangladeshi Grandmaster
Niaz Morshed, first Bangladeshi Grandmaster (as well as South Asia)
Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi Grandmaster

Football

Abdus Salam Murshedy, holds the record for most goals scored in a single domestic league season
Alfaz Ahmed, Sylheti footballer
Aminul Hoque, goalkeeper
Ashish Bhadra, former national team captain
Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu, all-time leading goalscorer of the national team
AKM Nowsheruzzaman
Chinghla Mong Chowdhury Mari, played for the Pakistan national team
Elias Hossain
Enayetur Rahman Khan, first goalscorer for the national team
Golam Sarwar Tipu, played for the Pakistan national team
Hemanta Vincent Biswas, first Bangladeshi footballer to get a trial at a top European club; a Bangladeshi Christian
Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib
Jamal Bhuyan, Danish footballer of Bangladeshi descent
Kaiser Hamid, Sylheti, footballer, son of Rani Hamid (retired)
Kazi Salahuddin, first Bangladeshi to play in a professional football league
Khandoker Wasim Iqbal
Khurshid Alam Babul
Mamunul Islam
Mamun Joarder
Mohamed Zahid Hossain
Mohammed Mohsin, former national team captain
Md Mohsin, goalkeeper
Monwar Hossain Nannu
Motiur Rahman Munna
Monem Munna, first Bangladeshi captain to win a trophy with the national team
Rajani Kanta Barman
Syed Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir
Rezaul Karim Rehan
Rizvi Karim Rumi
Sayeed Hassan Kanan, goalkeeper
Shahid Uddin Ahmed Selim, national team captain at the 1980 AFC Asian Cup
Shahidur Rahman Shantoo, goalkeeper
Sheikh Mohammad Aslam, all-time leading goalscorer in the domestic league
Sheikh Shaheb Ali, first head coach of the national team
Topu Barman
Tariq Kazi, Finnish Bangladeshi footballer
Zahid Hasan Ameli

Golf

Siddikur Rahman, Bangladeshi pro golfer who plays on the Asian Tour

Gymnastics

Syque Caesar, artistic gymnast, member of the Michigan Wolverines
Margarita Mamun, rhythmic gymnast, 2016 Gold medallist and Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics of Russian and Bangladeshi descent

Hockey

Kabaddi

Martial arts

Riaz Amin, youngest British Bangladeshi WEKAF (World Eskrima/Kali/Arnis Federation) world champion, practises Shotokan Karate and Filipino Martial Arts uni
Ruqsana Begum, first British woman in kickboxing to be Asian, Bangladeshi and Muslim, she practises Muay Thai
Ali Jacko, British Bangladeshi World Champion Lightweight Kickboxer, black belt in Jujitsu, Wushu and Chinese Boxing
Mak Yuree, founder of Butthan, Vajrapran and Combat Self-Defense, holds four world records

Mountaineering

Sport shooters

Imam Hossain
Asif Hossain Khan, gold and silver medalist in the Commonwealth Games
Sharmin Ratna

Sprinters

Mohamed Abu Abdullah, personal best 11.07
Masbah Ahmmed, 100m sprinter
Mohan Khan, personal best 11.25
Beauty Nazmun Nahar, personal best 12.52

Swimming

Brojen Das, swimmer, first Asian to swim across the English Channel and the first person to cross it four times

Table tennis

Zobera Rahman Linu, table tennis player; 16 times national champion, Guinness World Record holder