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Abu Zafar Obaidullah (1934–2001), a career civil servant by profession, was a first-rank poet of Bangladesh.
Hanif Sanket (Bengali: হানিফ সংকেত), full name: A K M Hanif is a popular Bangladeshi comedian, entertainer and presenter. Sanket was born in 1957 . He first gained prominence in the early 1980s when he performed comic skits on Fazle Lohani's variety show Jodi Kichhu Mone Na Koren (If You Don't Mind). Since then, he has become a household name in Bangladesh. Sanket's variety show Ittyadi (Et cetera) is a popular program on Bangladeshi television.
Rashed Khan Menon (Bengali: রাশেদ খান মেনন) (b. May 18, Faridpur) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the chairman of Workers Party of Bangladesh and a member of Jatiyo Sangsad, the parliament of Bangladesh. Menon is the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of the Ministry of Education.
Brigadier General Muhammad Sakhawat Hussain ndc,psc (Retd) is Joined Bangladesh Army in 1972. He is the current Election Commissioner of Election Commission of Bangladesh.
Sardar Fazlul Karim is one of our most revered icons. He has been one of Dhaka University's finest products but a product with a difference. Born in 1925 in Barisal of lower middle class parents, this outstanding student and teacher has been a simple, humble and wise person all his life.
Sufia Kamal (Bangla: সুফিয়া কামাল) (June 20, 1911-November 20, 1999) was a poet, writer, organizer, feminist and activist from Bangladesh. She was born to a Muslim family in Barisal, Bangladesh. She is one of the most widely recognized cultural personalities in Bangladesh. When she died in 1999, she was buried with full state honors, the first woman in Bangladesh to receive this honor.