List of people from Greater Faridpur

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Map of Greater Faridpur within Bangladesh

This is a list of notable residents and people who have origins in the Greater Faridpur region of Bangladesh; consisting of the districts of Faridpur, Rajbari, Madaripur, Gopalgonj and Shariatpur. This list also includes British Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi Americans, Bangladeshi Canadians, and other non-resident Bengalis who have origins in Greater Faridpur. The people may also be known as Faridpuri.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources.

Activism and cause célèbres[]

Art and design[]

Business and industry[]

Education and sciences[]

Entertainment[]

  • Bijon Bhattacharya, theatre and film actor
  • Kazi Abdul Wadud, dramatist
  • Mohammad Asaduzzaman, chairman of the University Grants Commission
  • Mrinal Sen, filmmaker
  • Nargis Akhter, film director, screenwriter and producer
  • Nurul Momen, pioneer of Bengali drama
  • Phani Majumdar, Indian film director
  • Premankur Atorthy, filmmaker, novelist and journalist
  • Riaz, Bangladeshi film actor
  • Rubaiyat Hossain, film director
  • Shakib Khan, Dhallywood film actor
  • Tareque Masud, film director, producer and screenwriter

Music[]

  • Firoza Begum, Nazrul Geeti singer
  • Fakir Alamgir, folk and pop singer
  • Geeta Dutt, singer
  • Sagar Sen, Rabindra Sangeet singer

Families[]

Legal and police[]

Literature and journalism[]

Mir Mosharraf Hossain was one of the first major Muslim writers of modern Bengal and is best known for magnum opus, Bishad Shindhu, a popular classic among Bengali readership.
  • Abu Ishaque, novelist
  • Abul Hasan, poet and journalist
  • Ajit Kumar Chakravarty, litterateur and translator
  • Alaol, medieval Bengali poet
  • ANM Bazlur Rashid, litterateur and educationist
  • A. Q. M. Jainul Abedin, journalist
  • Atul Prasad Sen, educationist, lyricist and litterateur
  • Gautam Das, print journalist and bureau chief for Samakal
  • Habibullah Siraji, poet
  • Humayun Kabir, educationist, politician and philosopher.
  • Jasimuddin, poet and folklorist
  • Mir Mosharraf Hossain, novelist, playwright and essayist
  • Mohammad A. Quayum, editor, critic and translator
  • Narendranath Mitra, short-story writer
  • Nassakh, Urdu poet, literary critic and magistrate
  • Ram Thakur, Hindu journalist
  • Rowshan Ali Chowdhury, journalist, writer, poet and politician
  • Sufi Motahar Hossein, poet
  • Sukanta Bhattacharya, poet and playwright
  • Sunil Gangopadhyay, poet and novelist
  • , journalist and social reformer
  • Yakub Ali Chowdhury, essayist and journalist

Military[]

Politics and government[]

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is credited as an important figure in efforts to gain political autonomy for East Pakistan.

Bangladesh[]

Other[]

Religion and spirituality[]

Haji Shariatullah was a prominent 19th-century Muslim leader of the subcontinent.

Sports[]

References[]

External links[]

  • Reza, Masud (2012). "Faridpur District". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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