Academia, Education, and Research
Humanities & Social Sciences
Bangla Language & Literature
- Anisuzzaman, academic, professor
- Laila Nur, Bangladeshi language-movement activist and academic
- Principal Abul Kashem, author, politician, educator, pioneer of the Language Movement
- Muhammad Shahidullah, educator, writer, philologist, and linguist
- Rajib Humayun, linguist, playwright and academic
- Salimullah Khan, author, essayist, thinker, public intellectual
- Ahmed Sharif, academic, essayist.
- Biswajit Ghosh, academic
- Humayun Azad, poet, novelist, essayist, humanist-thinker, public intellectual, and academic.
- Mohammad Azam, acadmic and the incumbent Director-General of Bangla Academy
English Language & Literature
- Ehsan H. Feroz, professor, researcher and author
- Farhad Mazhar, writer, social and human rights activist, and environmentalist
- Niaz Zaman, academic, writer
- Taj Hashmi, academic and writer
- Azfar Hussain, academic, writer, and activist
Islamic Studies & Theology
- Abu Nasr Waheed, educationist, first head of the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies [1]
- Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib, reformist Islamic scholar, academic, writer and leader of the religious organisation Ahle Hadith Andolon Bangladesh
- Qazi Mu'tasim Billah, former professor at the faculty of Islamic studies
- Sayed Moazzem Hossain, academic, Islamic scholar, 6th vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka
Economics, Finance, & Business Studies
- ABM Bazlur Rahman, Bangladeshi economist and development practitioner
- Anisur Rahman, Bangladeshi economist known for work on participatory development
- Aslam Anis, Bangladeshi health economist and academic specializing in public health economics
- Atiur Rahman, Bangladeshi economist and former Governor of Bangladesh Bank
- Badiul Alam Majumdar, Bangladeshi economist and governance specialist, Secretary of Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN)
- Bayazid Sarker, Bangladeshi economist and academic
- Bazlul Haque Khondker, Bangladeshi economist and professor known for work on economic modeling and public policy
- Hossain Zillur Rahman, Bangladeshi economist and former Adviser to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
- Iftekharuzzaman, Bangladeshi economist and governance expert, Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh
- Kamal Uddin Siddiqui, Bangladeshi economist
- Khan Ahmed Sayeed Murshid, Bangladeshi economist and former Director General of BIDS
- Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled, Bangladeshi economist, banker, and former Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank
- Lutfar Rahman Sarkar, Bangladeshi economist and former Governor of Bangladesh Bank
- M. Hafizuddin Khan, Bangladeshi economist and former Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh
- M Niaz Asadullah, Bangladeshi development economist focusing on education and labor markets
- M Syeduzzaman, Bangladeshi economist and former Finance Minister of Bangladesh
- Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Bangladeshi economist and former secretary in the Government of Bangladesh
- Muinul Islam, Bangladeshi economist and academic specializing in macroeconomics and development
- Nurul Islam, Bangladeshi economist and former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of Bangladesh
- Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, Bangladeshi development economist and former chairman of PKSF
- S. M. Mahfuzur Rahman, Bangladeshi economist and former secretary of the Government of Bangladesh
- Shah Abdul Hannan, Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and former secretary of the Government of Bangladesh
- Syed Abdus Samad, Bangladeshi economist and academic
- Zaidi Sattar, Bangladeshi economist and Chairman of the Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh
- Zaid Bakht, Bangladeshi economist and former Research Director at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)
Political Science, Government, Public Policy and Public Administration
- Abdul Rashid Moten, Bangladeshi political scientist specializing in political theory and comparative politics
- Ali Riaz, Bangladeshi political scientist known for work on democracy, elections, and South Asian politics
- Dilara Choudhury, Bangladeshi political scientist and academic focusing on governance and public policy
- Mubashar Hasan, Bangladeshi political scientist researching political Islam, development, and state–society relations
- Talukder Moniruzzaman, Bangladeshi political scientist noted for contributions to the study of political development and public administration
Sociology and Anthropology
- A. K. Nazmul Karim, Bangladeshi sociologist and academic known for foundational contributions to sociology in Bangladesh
- A. S. M. Amanullah, Bangladeshi sociologist specializing in urban sociology and social development
- Md. Mashiur Rahman, Bangladeshi sociologist and academic
- Samina Luthfa, Bangladeshi sociologist and anthropologist focusing on gender, environment, and agrarian society; playwright, theater-director and political activist.
History & Philosophy
- Govinda Chandra Dev, professor of philosophy at University of Dhaka
- Gowher Rizvi, historian, academic
- M. A. Gaffar, influential rohingya politician, legislator of the Union of Burma, Parliamentary secretary of Ministry of Health (Myanmar)
- Muntassir Mamoon, historian, author, translator and professor
- R.C. Majumdar, historian and vice-chancellor of Dacca University
- Sardar Fazlul Karim, academic, philosopher, and essayist
Law and Jurisprudence
- Muhammad Ekramul Haque, Bangladeshi legal scholar and academic, known for his contributions to constitutional law and legal education in Bangladesh.
- Asif Nazrul, Bangladeshi professor of law, recognized for political commentary.
- Sumaiya Khair, Bangladeshi academic and legal scholar, noted for her research on family law, gender justice, and human rights.
- Ridwanul Hoque, Bangladeshi constitutional law scholar, known for his writings on judicial review, constitutional interpretation, and comparative constitutional law.
Multidisciplinary / General Education
- Abdul Haque Faridi, educator, lecturer and writer
- Abdul Khaleque, educator and translator
- Abdur Razzaq, academic and educator
- Husne Ara Kamal, academic, professor, author, and social worker
- Shireen Akbar MBE, Indian-born British educator and artist
Science & Technology
Physics
- A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid, physicist, author of many physics books
- Abdul Matin Chowdhury, physicist, ex-vice chancellor, University of Dhaka, member, Nobel Committee for Physics [2]
- Fazley Bary Malik, professor of theoretical nuclear and atomic physics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Hiranmay Sen Gupta, chairman and professor at physics department at University of Dhaka
- Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan, FRS, co-discoverer of the Raman Effect in physics
- Khondkar Siddique-e-Rabbani, physicist
- M Innas Ali, physicist, founder of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission
- M. A. Wazed Miah, physicist
- M. Shamsher Ali, nuclear scientist and educator
- Miftahur Rahman, physicist
- Mohammad Ataul Karim, executive vice chancellor and provost of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; IEEE Fellow [3] [4]
- Mohammad Sajjad Alam, particle physicist
- Satyendra Nath Bose, FRS, Indian physicist, quantum statistician in the early 1920s
- Shamima Choudhury, physicist
- Sultana N. Nahar, physicist and astronomer
Chemistry
- Abdus Suttar Khan, aerospace researcher of NASA and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Great Britain
- Abul Hussam, inventor of the SONO filter for arsenic removal
- Fazlul Halim Chowdhury, chemist, educationalist, ex-Vice Chancellor of the University of Dhaka
- Mafizuddin Ahmed, first vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University
- Sasanka Chandra Bhattacharyya, natural product chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Other Science & Technology
- Abdullah-Al-Muti Sharfuddin, scientist and science writer
- Abdul Majed Khan, Bangladeshi-New Zealander academic, researcher, and activist [5]
- Abul Kalam Azad Chowdhury, chairman of University Commission of Bangladesh, former vice-chancellor of University of Dhaka [6]
- Bhagawan Koirala, cardiothoracic surgeon
- Fazlur Rahman Khan, pioneering structural engineer and architect; contributed to modern skyscraper design technology; works include Sears Tower and John Hancock Center
- M. Anwar Hossain, biochemist, vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University, 2012- [7]
- Mir Masoom Ali, George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Statistics, Ball State University
- Mizan Rahman, mathematician, author of the standard work of choice in the field of Basic Hypergeometric Series
- Rowshan Ara Begum, first woman Superintendent of Police of Bangladesh. [8]
- S.M. Ullah, soil scientist and environmentalist who researched arsenic contamination with the Seibersdorf Research Center, Austria
- Shah M. Faruque, director of the Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
- Tirukkannapuram Vijayaraghavan, mathematician, co-discoverer of Pisot–Vijayaraghavan number
- Zeba Islam Seraj, scientist known for her research in developing salt-tolerant rice varieties suitable for growth in the coastal areas of Bangladesh
Educational Administration
- AKM Nurul Islam, Professor - Bangla Department, Chittagong University
- Bazlul Chowdhury, vice-chancellor of Independent University, Bangladesh
- Imran Rahman, vice-chancellor of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
- Md. Hasibur Rashid, 5th vice chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur
- Maqbular Rahman Sarkar, tenth vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University
- Mohammad Noman, vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University [9]
- Momtaz Begum, academic and educator
- M Harunur Rashid, archaeologist, educationist, and museum curator [10]
- Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah, Vice Chancellor of Islamic University.
- Nurul Alam Khan, academic, professor
- Syed Abul Kalam Azad, former treasurer of University of Dhaka [11]
- Wahiduddin Ahmed, 3rd vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology [12]
- M Osman Ghani, scientist, educationist, and academic, 11th vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka
