Ali Matubbar, astronomer and philosopher Rashed Khan Menon, Bangladeshi politician. Chairman of Workers Party of Bangladesh and was elected as the Member of Parliament for Dhaka-8 in 2008 and reelected in 2014. Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah, founder editor of The Daily Ittefaq Khalid Hassan Milu, was a Bangladeshi singer. Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Bangladeshi cricketer Ghulam Murshid, author, scholar and journalist, based on London Golam Mustafa, film actor Suborna Mustafa, actress Shahriar Nafees, Bangladeshi cricketer Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former state Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives. Abu Zafar Obaidullah, poet Shahjahan Omar, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former State Minister for law. He is retired Major of the Bangladesh Army and was awarded Bir Uttam. Andaleeve Rahman, president of Bangladesh Jatiya Party, a member of Parliament, and the principal of British School of Law in Dhaka. Bazlur Rahman, Sangbad editor Bazlur Rahman, was a beacon of Bangladesh journalism. Selima Rahman, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. She served as a state minister at the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh 2001–2006. Sohel Rana, a Bangladeshi film actor, director and producer. Nasreen Jahan Ratna, Member of Parliament Sudhir Ray, Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, he was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri, physicist Tapan Raychaudhuri, historian Kamini Roy, poet and first woman graduate with honours in the subcontinent. Mir Sabbir, actor Hanif Sanket, TV presenter, entertainer, writer and producer Golam Sarwar, journalist, writer and the founding editor of Samakal and Jugantor. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2014. Papia Sarwar, is a Bangladeshi singer. She is an exponent of Rabindra Sangeet. She earned Rabindra Award from Bangla Academy in 2013. Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, speaker and politician and convicted war criminal of the Bangladesh liberation war. Manikuntala Sen, revolutionary Nikhil Sen, dramatist Mihir Sengupta, writer Abdur Rab Serniabat, cabinet minister, brother-in-law of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Kaliprasanna Vidyaratna, scholar of Sanskrit References Sources Census figures for 1991, 2001 and 2011 are from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population Census Wing. The 2011 Census figures are based on preliminary results. External links Divisions of Bangladesh Eastern Bengal