Rajbari is a district in central Bangladesh, located in the Dhaka Division. It is a part of the Greater Faridpur subregion of Bengal due to the historical and cultural identities of its inhabitants, with Kushtia border on the west, Rajbari is also the meeting point of two distinctive culture of Bangladesh.
Utpal Datta is an Assamese film critic from Guwahati.
Debidwar is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Comilla, Bangladesh.
Fulbaria is an upazila of the Mymensingh District in Bangladesh.
Charghat is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Mohammad Mithun is a Bangladeshi cricketer and the captain of Sylhet Strikers. He made his first class in 2006/07 season for Sylhet Division. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in February 2014.
Anwar Hossain Manju is a Bangladeshi politician who is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing Pirojpur-2 constituency which consists of Kawkhali, Bhandaria and Zianagar upazilas. He was elected a member of Jatiya Sangsad a total of seven times. He is a former Minister of Water Resources, Minister of Communications as Communications Transport and Minister of Energy and Mineral Resource.
Himanish Goswami, was an Indian writer, journalist, and cartoonist.
Dr. H.N Shubhada is an educationalist from Bangalore. She is the winner of 13 National Awards from NCERT and Kittur Rani Chennamma Award from S. M. Krishna, former Chief Minister of Karnataka for her educational research on special children. She is the co-founder of Bhandhavya Education Trust which is the first of a kind Integrated School in Karnataka.
Riaz Uddin Ahamed Siddique, commonly known as Riaz, is a prominent Bangladeshi film actor, producer, model and television presenter. He has acted in more than 100 Bengali films and is the recipient of several awards, including three National Film Awards and seven Meril Prothom Alo Awards. He made his debut as an actor with the social action drama, Banglar Nayok (1995), followed by Praner Cheye Priyo (1997), where gained popularity by playing the lead role. Riaz worked alongside Bollywood actress, Sushmita Sen, in the film, It Was Raining That Night. Riaz is critically acclaimed for working with renowned filmmakers in Bangladesh, and has acted in a number of commercially successful films. Some of his notable works include Dui Duari (2000), Premier Taj Mahal (2002), Bhalobasa Kare Koy (2002), Moner Majhe Tumi (2003), Hajar Bachhor Dhore: Symphony of Agony (2005), Shasti (2004), Hridoyer Kotha (2006), Daruchini Dip (2007), Khelaghor: Dollhouse (2006), Ki Jadu Korila (2008) and Akash Chhoa Bhalobasa (2008). Riza was last seen in Lobhey Pap Papey Mrityu (2014) and Krishnopaksho (2015). His upcoming film, Sweet Heart, is slated for a February 2016 release
Meher Afroz Shaon is a Bangladeshi actress, director, Dancer and playback singer. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her performance in the film Krishnopokkho (2016). She was the wife of writer and director Humayun Ahmed.
Naresh Guha (1923/24-2009) was a Bengali poet. He was born in 1923 (March) in Binnafoir village of Mymensingh district in undivided Bengal. His original name was Nareshchandra Guha Bakshi. He was son of Rameshchandra Guha Bakshi and Indumati devi. He died on 4'th January in 2009. He started his career as a journalist with the Jugantor, where he was friends with Amiya Chakrabarty. He reported on the 1946 Calcutta riots. In the 1950s, he worked as a college teacher, eventually joining the faculty of Jadavpur University. His first collection of poems came out in 1952, titled Duronto Dupur. He later won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his collected poems, titled Kobita Shongroho.
Chakrapani Chalise was a Nepalese poet. He wrote the words of the first national anthem of Nepal in 1924 AD to the music composed by Bakhat Bahadur Budhapirthi in 1899 AD. The musical part of anthem was created during Prime Minister Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana's era. Later the Nepali Language Publications Committee was ordered to write words for the anthem. Chakrapani being assistant to Superintendent of the Committee, wrote the words for the anthem.
Khaliquzzaman M. Elias is a Bangladeshi writer. He won Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2011 in the translation category. He is currently serving as a faculty member of the Department of English and modern Languages at North South University.
The Salanga massacre is commemorated annually in Bangladesh in memory of an event in which several hundred protesters were killed, on 27 January 1922, when fired on by British Indian police.The event, not well documented, was revived with the rediscovery in the late 20th century of "a rarely found account of Abdur Rashid titled 'Shadhinota Shangramer Rakta Shiri Salanga ", which stated that thousands of people died and that the bodies were thrown into the Bangali river or buried in a mass grave.
Upendranath Bhattacharya is an Indian Bengali writer.
Golui is a 2022 Bangladeshi periodical romantic film directed by SA Haque Alik and co-produced by Khorshed Alam Khosru. It has been made on the basis of the traditional boat race of rural Bengal and the life of the people of a vast village. The film stars Shakib Khan, Puja Cherry, Azizul Hakim and Suchorita in the lead roles. The cast also includes Fazlur Rahman Babu, Suchorita, Ali Raj, Jhuna Chowdhury, Somu Chowdhury in supporting roles.
Sheikh Monirul Alam Tipu is a Bangladeshi musician, known as a rhythm composer, drummer, lyricist, and music producer. He is best known as the co-founder and Band Leader of Warfaze, a popular heavy metal and rock band from Bangladesh. Tipu has been with Warfaze for a year since its formation in 1986, providing drums play, percussion play, and rhythm composition for all eight of the band's music albums. He is also known for playing in the band “Pentagon” and “Winning” which garnered huge success. He served as the General Secretary of Bangladesh Musical Bands' Association (BAMBA) until November 2020 and has since held the position of Vice President which he still holds currently. He is also a Business Entrepreneur who is running an Advertising Agency named Carnival in Bangladesh. He was also the Partner & Production Director of Ektaar Music from 2001–2005. Later, he received an invitation from the National Skill Development Authority (NSDA) which is a Bangladesh government agency under the Prime Minister's Office responsible for developing policies to build a skilled force for different sectors of labor. Afterward, in 2018 he was given the prestigious role of director for the Creative Media Industries Skill Council Limited (CMISCL) which is an affiliated organization of the NSDA, that was reestablished in 2021. In 2020 he started a record label called Loy Records which was launched officially in December 2021 with the prime intention to promote and cultivate young talents of the country whilst encouraging them to find their own path through music so they can represent their country internationally. On 10 December 2021, he started his new journey with his own record label called "Loyy Records"
