Comilla District - Notable Personalities

Notable Personalities

• Dr. Zobaida Hannan British educated doctor, philanthropist,founded two regional hospitals, women's advocate and recipient of highest national honor-the Equsky award.
• Mahasthabir Shilvadra(529-654):a great buddhist monk & pandit, professor & chancellor of Nalanda Bihar. Born in Koilain, Chandina Upazila of Comilla
• Faizunnesa Chowdhurani(1834–1903): poet & philanthropist.
• Dhirendranath Datta(1886–1971): Political leader, provincial minister of the than East Pakistan, Language Movement activist & lawyer.
• barrister Shafiq Ahmed - Minister of Law
• Advocate Abdul Motin Khosru- Ex. Law Minister
• Buddhadeb Basu (1908–1974):Bengali poet, novelist, essayist, translator & editor.
• Kailashchandra singha(1851–1914): historian & archaeologist (author of 'Rajmala' and many historic books on tippera, sylhet, comilla).
• Nowab Musharaf Hussen(1871–1966): politician, education minister,member of Bengal legislative assembly
• Maheshchandra vottracharjya(1858–1944): philanthropist, munificent & writer (founder of Iswar patsala, ram mala hostel, library & 35 educational institutions and many other charitable organisations in comilla & other parts of the then Bengal & India).
• Kaminikumar Dutta(1878–1958): Provincial minister of East Pakistan.
• Professor.Ghulam Subhan (1920–2006):Legendary educationalist and scholar, Former Head of the chemistry- Comilla Victoria College
• Sachin Dev Burman(1906–1975):singer, composer & music director
• Himanshu Dutta(1908-15 November 1944):composer,singer.Titled"Sur-Sagar"(The Ocean of Music)
• Abdur Rahim(1988-):
• Mohamed Ali Azam(1908–1974): educationist, translator & author (a contributor to Encyclopædia Britannica).
• Major(Red)Abdul Gani(1919–1957): founder of Bengal Regiment & member of BLA.
• Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad(1919–1996): Ex-president of Bangladesh
• Dr Akhtar Hameed Khan(1914–1999) : Social reformer and Development activist.
• Professor Shamsul Haque : Educationist & ex-foreign minister of Bangladesh.
• Shib Narayan Das: the designer of first national flag of Bangladesh in 1971, a freedom fighter & political activist.
• Abdur Rashid Engineer (1934–2006): Ex-Minister of Bangladesh Government.
• Lt. Col.(Ret) Akbar Hossain BP: Ex-Minister of Bangladesh Government.
• M.K. Anwar: Ex-minister of Bangladesh.
• Dr. Redwan Ahmed (1952- : Ex-state Minister, Philanthropist, Freedom Fighter, Educationist
• Dr. Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain: Ex-minister of Bangladesh.
• Kazi Shamsul Hoque, an eminent journalist, founder editor of weekly Akhon Samoy, New York