Ershad is the transliteration of an Arabic given name meaning "universal guidance". Ershad also means "recite" in Urdu language. People Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930–2019), President of Bangladesh during 1983-1990. Ershad Sikder (died 2004), Bangladeshi criminal. Ershad Yousefi (born 1981), Iranian football goalkeeper. Places Hosseiniye Ershad is a public library and venue in Tehran. Ershad Pass, a mountain pass in Hindukush mountain range Others Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (Iran), also known as Ershad, is a censoring agency of the Iranian government