Notable Natives and Residents
- Michael Madhusudan Datta - Poet and Dramatist
- Mahendra Lal Bose - Philanthropist and Educationist
- Moshiur Rahman - The highest-ranked political leader of the Bangladesh independence movement; he was assassinated by Pakistani occupying forces. He was the closest disciple of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, a founding member of Awami League, Member of the Parliament, Minister of Law and Justice, Freedom fighter against the British occupation of India, leading voice in Bangla Language Movement, and a lawyer.
- S M Babar, freedom fighter.
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