Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain,commonly known as Begum Rokeya,was a prominent Bengali feminist thinker,writer,educator and political activist from British India. She is widely regarded as a pioneer of women's liberation in India and Bangladesh.
Lutfuzzaman Babar is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the Bangladeshi State Minister of Home Affairs in the Khaleda Zia Cabinet,as a member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He is currently in prison for the death penalties in two cases –in January 2014 on charges of 2004 arms smuggling in Chittagong and in October 2018 for killing through criminal conspiracy at the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack.
Shajahan Khan is a Bangladeshi politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad from the Madaripur-2 constituency since 1996 for a total 7 terms. He served as the Minister of Shipping of Bangladesh during 2009–2019. He was announced as a presidium member of Awami League in 2019.
Nurjahan Begum was the first female journalist in Bangladesh and a trailblazer for female journalists in South Asia. Begum was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2011 by the Government of Bangladesh. She served as the editor of Begum magazine.
Begum Rokeya Padak,named after Begum Rokeya,is a Bangladeshi national honour conferred on individual women for their exceptional achievement. The award is given by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh. The award recognises the pioneering contribution of an individual in empowering women and raising women's issues.
Anwara Bahar Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi social activist and writer.
Zinatun Nesa Talukdar was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who was the state Minister of Primary and Mass Education. She also served as the State Minister of Women and Children Affairs. She was one of the three female ministers out of 43 cabinet ministers in the First Sheikh Hasina Cabinet during 1996–2001.
Abdul Matin Khasru was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Comilla-5 constituency during 1991–1995,1996–2001 and 2009–2021. He served in the first Hasina cabinet as Minister of Law and Justice from 1997 until 2001.
Aroma Dutta is a Bangladeshi social and human rights activist. In February 2019,she was nominated by the ruling party,Bangladesh Awami League,to a seat reserved for women in the 11th parliament of Jatiya Sangsad.
Taiyaba Majumder was a Bangladeshi housewife and recipient of the Begum Rokeya Padak. She was the mother of former Prime Minister as well opposition leader of Bangladesh and B.N.P. Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia,former minister Khurshid Jahan (1939–2006),politician Sayeed Iskander (1953–2012) and Shamim Iskander.
Netrokona-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru of the Awami League.
The Fourth Hasina ministry was the 20th cabinet of Bangladesh headed by Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina which was formed after the 2018 general election which was held on 30 December 2018. The results of the election were announced on 31 December 2018 and this led to the formation of the 11th assembly in the Jatiya Sangsad. The swearing-in ceremony was arranged in Bangabhaban in the Capital.
Shireen Akhter is a Bangladeshi academic. She is the current and the first female vice chancellor of the University of Chittagong.
Begum Mushtari Shafi was a Bangladeshi writer,entrepreneur,women's leader and social organiser.
Begum Akhtar Jahan is an Awami League politician and former member of parliament.
Syeda Jebunnesa Haque is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. She served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Reserved Women's Seat–35 during 2009–2014.
Mahfuza Khanam is a Bangladeshi academic and social activist. She is the current president of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh since January 2018. She was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak (2012) and Anannya Top Ten Awards (2013).
Papri Basu is a Bangladeshi freedom fighter,teacher,social worker and women's rights activist. She was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak in 2019.
Nazma Begum is a Brigadier General of the Bangladesh Army. She is the first Bangladeshi woman Brigadier General from Army medical Corps (GDMO). She was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2020.
Monjulika Chakma is a Bangladeshi crafts and weaving entrepreneur. She was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak in 2020 for her contribution to the socio-economic development.
