Mymensingh

Abul Mansur Ahmed

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Abul Mansur Ahmed (Bengali: আবুল মনসুর আহমেদ) (1898–1979) was a Bangladeshi littérateur. Was also a politician and journalist. He was born in Mymensingh.Renowned journalist and editor of The Daily Star Mr Mahfuz Anam is his son.

Nasreen Jahan

Nasreen Jahan (Bengali: নাসরীন জাহান), (1966) is a modern Bangladeshi author and literary editor. She became famous with the publication of her award-winning novel Urukku in 1993.

Pankuj Rema

Pankuj Rema was born in Baghaitala, a village in Haluaghat. He led a small ambush group in the War of Liberation in 1971. Unfortunately, he is struggling even today to earn a minimum standard of life.

Syed Ashraful Islam

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam, was born in 1952 in the Mymensingh town.

Ashraful is an MA and is a businessman by profession. He was involved in politics from the student life. He became the general secretary of greater Mymensingh district Chhatra League and assistant publicity secretary of the central unit.