List of University of Dhaka alumni and faculty members
This is a list of University of Dhaka alumni and faculty members.
Academia and education
- Abdullah-Al-Muti Sharfuddin, scientist and science writer
- AKM Nurul Islam, Professor - Bangla Department, Chittagong University.
- Abdul Haque Faridi, educator, lecturer and writer
- Abdul Khaleque, educator and translator
- Abu Nasr Waheed, educationist, first head of the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies
- Abdul Majed Khan, Bangladeshi-New Zealander academic, researcher, and activist
- Abdur Razzaq, academic and educator
- Anisuzzaman, academic, professor
- Aslam Anis, health economist
- Azfar Hussain, academic, writer, and activist
- Bazlul Chowdhury, vice-chancellor of Independent University, Bangladesh
- Farhad Mazhar, writer, social and human rights activist, and environmentalist
- Husne Ara Kamal, academic, professor, author, and social worker
- M. A. Gaffar, influential rohingya politician, legislator of the Union of Burma, Parliamentary secretary of Ministry of Health (Myanmar)
- Momtaz Begum, academic and educator
- Maqbular Rahman Sarkar, tenth vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University
- Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib, reformist Islamic scholar, academic, writer and leader of the religious organisation Ahle Hadith Andolon Bangladesh
- Govinda Chandra Dev, professor of philosophy at University of Dhaka
- Gowher Rizvi, historian, academic
- Imran Rahman, vice-chancellor of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
- Laila Nur, Bangladeshi language-movement activist and academic
- Md. Hasibur Rashid, 5th vice chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur
- M Harunur Rashid, archaeologist, educationist, and museum curator
- M Osman Ghani, scientist, educationist, and academic, 11th vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka
- Mohammad Noman, vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University
- Muhammad Shahidullah, educator, writer, philologist, and linguist
- Muntassir Mamoon, historian, author, translator and professor
- Nurul Alam Khan, academic, professor
- Mohammad Abul Kashem, author, politician, educator, pioneer of the Language Movement
- Niaz Zaman, academic, writer
- R.C. Majumdar, historian and vice-chancellor of Dacca University
- Rajib Humayun, linguist, playwright and academic
- Sadeka Halim, first woman in Bangladesh to serve as chief information commissioner
- Salimullah Khan, author, essayist, thinker, public intellectual
- Sardar Fazlul Karim, academic, philosopher, and essayist
- Sayed Moazzem Hossain, academic, Islamic scholar, 6th vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka
- Shireen Akbar MBE, Indian-born British educator and artist
- Syed Abul Kalam Azad, former treasurer of University of Dhaka
- Wahiduddin Ahmed, 3rd vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
- Ehsan H. Feroz, professor, researcher and author
- Qazi Mu'tasim Billah, former professor at the faculty of Islamic studies
- Mohammad A. Quayum, academic, expert on Singaporean literature and Rabindranath Tagore.
- Taj Hashmi, an academic and writer
Arts, culture and literature
Literary Figures
Poets
- Abdul Kadir, poet, awarded Ekushey Padak and Independence Day Award
- Abdul Mannan Syed, poet, author and researcher
- Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal, songwriter of contemporary Bengali, poet, essayist, critic and presenter
- Abu Zafar Obaidullah, poet and civil servant
- Ahmed Sofa, poet, novelist, writer, critic, translator and intellectual
- Asad Chowdhury, poet, writer, translator and journalist
- Buddhadeb Bosu, Bengali poet and novelist of the mid-twentieth century
- Helal Hafiz, poet
- Kaiser Haq, poet, translator, essayist, critic and academic
- Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, poet, essayist, translator and editor from Bangladesh
- Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah, poet
- Sayeem Rana, poet, researcher, musicologist, music director, National Film Award 2014
- Shamsur Rahman, Bengali poet, columnist and journalist
- Syed Ali Ahsan, poet and author
Novelists and Fiction Writers
- Abul Fazal, novelist and educationist
- Akhteruzzaman Elias, novelist and short-story writer
- Anwar Pasha, author of 'Rifle, Roti, Awrat, the first novel set on the Bangladesh War of Independence, murdered by Pakistani Army and local collaborators on 14 December 1971
- Hasnat Abdul Hye, writer and novelist
- Hosne Ara Shahed, Bengali writer and educationist
- Humayun Ahmed, Bengali novelist, short-story writer and filmmaker
- Humayun Azad, Bengali novelist, poet, essayist and professor
- Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, popular sci-fi writer
- Qazi Anwar Hussain, author, publisher and translator
- Qazi Motahar Hossain, author, scientist, statistician and journalist
- Rashid Askari, Bengali-English writer, academic, columnist, fictionist, translator and the 12th Vice Chancellor of Islamic University, Bangladesh
- Shahidul Zahir, novelist and short-story writer
- Shahidullah Kaiser, Bengali novelist and Dhaka University professor, murdered by Pakistani Army and local collaborators on 14 December 1971
- Shahriar Kabir, novelist, journalist, filmmaker and human rights activist
- Syed Manzoorul Islam, academic, writer, novelist, translator, columnist, and critic
- Taslima Nasrin, atheist writer
- Zahir Raihan, filmmaker and noted novelist and short-story writer
Playwrights and Theater Writers
- Abdullah Al Mamun, playwright, actor and filmmaker
- AKM Bazlul Karim, theater personality
- Munier Choudhury, playwright
- Nurul Momen, playwright, director, belles letters writer, satirist, personal essayist, lawyer
- Ramendu Majumdar, actor, stage director and theater producer and President of the International Theatre Institute
Critics and Essayists
- Ahmed Sofa, poet, novelist, writer, critic, translator and intellectual
- Fakrul Alam, academic, writer, and translator
- Ghulam Murshid, author, researcher and journalist
- Kabir Chowdhury, academic, essayist, materialist, translator
- Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, poet, essayist, translator and editor from Bangladesh
- Serajul Islam Choudhury, literary critic, public intellectual, social analyst, historian, editor, and professor emeritus
- Syed Abul Maksud, author, columnist, research scholar, and essayist
Performing Arts
Actors and Actresses
- Aly Zaker, actor, director, businessman and Bangladeshi freedom fighter
- Bhanu Bandopadhyay, Indian actor and comedian, known for his work in Bengali cinema, acting in numerous plays and performed frequently on the radio
- Bipasha Hayat, actress
- Chanchal Chowdhury, actor
- Dino Shafeek, Bengali actor based in the United Kingdom
- Ferdous Ahmed, actor
- Ferdousi Mazumder, actress
- Golam Mustafa, actor
- Ilias Kanchan, actor and road-safety activist
- Ramendu Majumdar, actor, stage director and theater producer and President of the International Theatre Institute
- Sara Zaker, theater and television actor, entrepreneur and social activist
- Suborna Mustafa, television and film actress
- Tahsan Rahman Khan, singer, keyboardist, guitarist, composer, lyricist, actor, anchor and teacher
Filmmakers and Directors
- Alamgir Kabir, filmmaker; three of his feature films are featured in the British Film Institute's list of "Top 10 Bangladeshi Films"
- Humayun Ahmed, Bengali novelist, short-story writer and filmmaker
- Khan Ataur Rahman, film actor, director, producer, screenplay writer, music composer, and singer
- Shahriar Kabir, novelist, journalist, filmmaker and human rights activist
- Tanvir Mokammel, Bengali filmmaker, and author
- Tareque Masud, independent film director, film producer, screenwriter and lyricist
- Zahir Raihan, filmmaker and noted novelist and short-story writer
Musicians and Singers
- Ferdausi Rahman, playback, ghazal and folk singer
- Khan Ataur Rahman, film actor, director, producer, screenplay writer, music composer, and singer
- Kiran Chandra Roy, baul and folk musician and songwriter
- Mobarak Hossain Khan, music researcher, surbahar player
- Nilufar Yasmin, singer
- Rathindranath Roy, singer
- Sabina Yasmin, singer
- Shafiq Tuhin, lyricist, music director and singer
- Shuvro Dev, musician
- Tahsan Rahman Khan, singer, keyboardist, guitarist, composer, lyricist, actor, anchor and teacher
- Waheedul Haq, journalist, writer, musicologist and founder of Chhayanaut
Visual Arts
Visual and Print Artists
- Ahsan Habib, cartoonist, writer and editor of satire magazine Unmad
- Firoz Mahmud, contemporary visual artist
- Maksudul Ahsan, artist
- Murtaza Bashir, painter
- Rafiqun Nabi, artist and cartoonist
- Shishir Bhattacharjee, artist
- Taslima Akhter, activist and photographer
Miscellaneous and Multidisciplinary Figures
- Abdullah Abu Sayeed, writer, television presenter, organizer and activist
- Zobeda Khanum, writer
Business
- Abul Barkat, economist, former chairman of state-owned Janata Bank
- Abul Khair Litu, chairman of the Bengal Foundation
- Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, founder and chairman of Bashundhara Group
- Anis Ud Dowla, founder of ACI group of industries.
- Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, chairman managing director of Bandhan Bank, India
- Mohammad Shahjahan, acting managing director of Grameen Bank
- Mustafa Jabbar, IT entrepreneur, creator of Bijoy font, and former minister.
- Samson H. Chowdhury, entrepreneur and former chairman of Astras Ltd. and Square (Bangladesh)
- Syed Humayun Kabir, philanthropist and chairman of Renata Limited
- Syed Manzur Elahi, chairman of Apex Group
- Muhammad Aziz Khan, businessperson, founder of Summit Group and first Bangladeshi on the Forbes billionaire's list.
Journalism and media
- Abdul Hafiz (journalist)
- Abdul Quadir
- Abdul Wahab (journalist)
- Abed Khan
- Abul Hasan (poet) checked
- Abul Kalam Azad (journalist)
- Abul Momen
- Ahmadul Kabir
- Ahmed Humayun
- Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury
- AKM Shamim Chowdhury
- Ali Riaz
- Altaf Husain, founding editor of Dawn
- Ataus Samad
- Bazlur Rahman (journalist)
- Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin
- Enayetullah Khan
- Faruk Quazi
- Fazle Lohani
- Gaziul Hasan Khan
- Ghulam Murshid
- Gias Kamal Chowdhury
- Golam Sarwar
- Haroon Habib, chief editor and managing director of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
- Humayun Kabir Dhali
- Ihsanul Karim
- K G Mustafa
- Kaberi Gayen, journalist and columnist for The Daily Star
- Khaled Muhiuddin, head of the German-based international media Deutsche Welle Bangla Department
- Mahbub Anam, former editor of the Bangladesh Times
- Mahbub Jamal Zahedi, establishing newspaper editor of the Khaleej Times
- Mahbubul Alam (journalist)
- Mahfuz Anam, editor of The Daily Star
- Mahfuz Ullah
- Mahmudur Rahman
- Mainul Hosein
- Matiur Rahman, editor of Daily Prothom Alo
- Mishuk Munier, former CEO and chief editor of satellite TV channel ATN News
- Mithila Farzana
- Moniruddin Yusuf
- Monzur Hossain
- Muhammad Ziauddin, Pakistani journalist, economist and historian
- Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury
- Naem Nizam
- Nayeemul Islam Khan
- Nazim Uddin Mostan
- Nobonita Chowdhury
- Nurul Kabir, editor of The New Age
- Obaidul Huq
- Qazi Motahar Hossain
- Ranesh Maitra
- Riaz Uddin Ahmed, awarded Ekushey Padak for journalism
- Saiful Alam (journalist)
- Samudra Gupta (poet)
- Sanjeeb Choudhury
- Sayeed Atiqullah
- Shafik Rehman
- Shafiqul Alam
- Shah Alamgir
- Shahadat Chowdhury
- Shahriar Kabir
- Shamsur Rahman (poet)
- Shaukat Mahmood
- Shykh Seraj, news director at Channel i
- SM Haroon-or-Rashid
- Swadesh Roy
- Syed Badrul Ahsan
- Syed Mohammad Ali
- Tofazzal Hossain (civil servant)
- Zafar Wazed
Judiciary
Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh
- Badrul Haider Chowdhury, 5th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Shahabuddin Ahmed, 6th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Muhammad Habibur Rahman, 7th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Justice Mustafa Kamal, 9th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Latifur Rahman, 10th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Syed Jillur Rahim Mudasser Husain, 14th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Md. Tafazzul Islam, 17th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Md. Muzammel Hossain, 20th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Obaidul Hassan, 24th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Syed Refaat Ahmed, 25th and incumbent Chief Justice of Bangladesh
Justices of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh
- Mohammad Abdur Rouf, Justice and former Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
- Khizir Hayat Lizu, Justice of the Supreme court of Bangladesh
- Farah Mahbub, judge
- Amir Hossain, judge
Military
- Lieutenant General H M Ershad, 5th Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh
- Lieutenant General Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury, 13th Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh
- General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq, 17th Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh
Nobel Laureates
- Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh's only Nobel prize winner, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006
Politics and Public Service
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 1st and 4th President of Bangladesh
- Syed Nazrul Islam, former acting President of Bangladesh during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971
- Mohammad Mohammadullah, 3rd President of Bangladesh
- Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, 5th President of Bangladesh
- A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, 9th President of Bangladesh
- Hussain Muhammad Ershad, 10th President of Bangladesh
- Abdur Rahman Biswas, 11th President of Bangladesh
- Shahabuddin Ahmed, 12th President of Bangladesh
- A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, 13th President of Bangladesh
- Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar, former acting President of Bangladesh
- Iajuddin Ahmed, 14th President of Bangladesh
- Zillur Rahman, 15th President of Bangladesh
- Mohammad Abdul Hamid, 16th President of Bangladesh
- Mirza Nurul Huda, 3rd Vice President of Bangladesh
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- Mashiur Rahman, former senior minister, with the rank and status of a prime minister
- Ataur Rahman Khan, 5th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- Moudud Ahmed, 7th Prime Minister of Bangladesh and 6th Vice President of Bangladesh
- Ghulam Azam, Former Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
- Kazi Zafar Ahmed, 8th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- Sheikh Hasina, 10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh in her second term
- Lotay Tshering, 8th Prime Minister of Bhutan
- Jamal Uddin Ahmad, Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh, 1977–1982
- Shahabuddin Ahmed, 12th President of Bangladesh, Chief Adviser 1990–1991
- Muhammad Habibur Rahman, 7th Chief Justice of Bangladesh, Chief Adviser in 1996
- Latifur Rahman, 10th Chief Justice of Bangladesh, Chief Adviser in 2001
- Iajuddin Ahmed, 14th President of Bangladesh, Chief Adviser 2006–2007
- Fakhruddin Ahmed, former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, Chief Adviser 2007– 2009
- AKM Azizul Haque, Minister of Agriculture
- A M Nurul Islam, private secretary to Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- Abdus Salam Khan, lawyer and politician, Minister of Public Works and Communication in the East Pakistan provincial cabinet
- Abul Fateh, first foreign secretary of Bangladesh
- Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, former Finance Minister of Bangladesh
- Anisul Huq, current Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of Bangladesh
- Asaduzzaman Noor, former Minister of Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh
- Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan, Advisor, 2024 Bangladesh interim government and Coordinator, Bangladesh quota reform movement
- Nahid Islam, Advisor, 2024 Bangladesh interim government
- Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, former foreign minister of Bangladesh and former Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations
- Imran Ahmad, minister of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment in Bangladesh
- Jahanara Imam, writer and political activist, popularly known as "Shaheed Janani"
- Leela Roy, progressive leftist Indian politician and reformer; close associate of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose; fought with university authorities and became the first woman to be admitted to the University of Dhaka and earn an M.A. degree
- Mainul Hosein, former law minister of Bangladesh
- Matia Chowdhury, former left-wing student leader and NAP politician and former deputy leader of Jatiya Sangsad and former Minister of Agriculture
- Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Secretary-General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
- Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, former Minister of Home Affairs of Bangladesh
- Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury, former minister; career journalist; former press secretary to the President of Bangladesh
- Motiur Rahman Nizami, Former Minister and late Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
- Nahida Sobhan, Ambassador to Jordan
- Nasima Haider, High Commissioner to South Africa
- Nurul Islam Nahid, former Minister of Education of Bangladesh
- Obaidul Quader, former Minister of Communications of Bangladesh & current General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League
- Rashed Khan Menon, former Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation of Bangladesh
- Raufun Basunia, student leader, killed during an anti-autocratic protest against military ruler Hussain Muhammad Ershad in 1985
- Saifur Rahman, former finance minister of Bangladesh
- Shah A M S Kibria, diplomat, former finance minister of Bangladesh, former executive secretary of ESCAP
- Sheikh Razzak Ali, founding member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Deputy Speaker and Speaker of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad
- Tabarak Husain, former foreign secretary of Bangladesh
- Tandi Dorji, current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bhutan
- Tarique Rahman, politician and acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
- Salahuddin Ahmed, is a Bangladeshi politician and former Member of Parliament and also former Minister of State for Communications.
- Tofail Ahmed, former student leader and current AL Presidum member and former Minister of Commerce
- Sheikh Shahidul Islam, former Minister of Education, Public Works, former president Bangladesh Chattra League, current secretary-general of Jatiya Party
- Nurul Haq Nur, former VP, Dhaka University Central Students' Union
- Muhammad Ishaq, founder Ameer of Khelafat Majlis and minister of East Pakistan
- A.K. Mosharraf Hossain, politician and lawyer
Science and engineering
Physics
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Mohammad Sajjad Alam, particle physicist
- Satyendra Nath Bose, FRS, Indian physicist, quantum statistician in the early 1920s
- Sultana N. Nahar, physicist and astronomer
- Shamima Choudhury, physicist
Chemistry
- Abdus Suttar Khan, aerospace researcher of NASA and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Great Britain
- Mafizuddin Ahmed, first vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University
- Abul Hussam, inventor of the SONO filter for arsenic removal
- Fazlul Halim Chowdhury, chemist, educationalist, ex-Vice Chancellor of the University of Dhaka
- Sasanka Chandra Bhattacharyya, natural product chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Other
- Abul Kalam Azad Chowdhury, chairman of University Commission of Bangladesh, former vice-chancellor of University of Dhaka
- 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-
- Mir Masoom Ali, George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Statistics, Ball State University
- S.M. Ullah, soil scientist and environmentalist who researched arsenic contamination with the Seibersdorf Research Center, Austria.
- Mizan Rahman, mathematician, author of the standard work of choice in the field of Basic Hypergeometric Series.
- 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
- Debabrata Basu, mathematical statistician
- Rowshan Ara Begum, first woman Superintendent of Police of Bangladesh.
Sports
- AKM Nowsheruzzaman, former international footballer
- Athar Ali Khan, former international cricketer and cricket commentator
- Badal Roy, former international footballer
- Jahurul Islam, former international cricketer
- Kaiser Hamid, former international footballer
- Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu, former international footballer and football administrator
- Kazi Salahuddin, former international footballer and football administrator
- Manzur Hasan Mintu, international footballer who played for Pakistan
- Mosharraf Hossain, former international cricketer
- Mostafa Hossain Mukul, former international footballer
- Musa Ibrahim, first Bangladeshi to summit Mount Everest
- Saifur Rahman Moni, former international footballer
- Sayeed Hassan Kanan, former international footballer
- Shahriar Nafees, former international cricketer
- Towhid Hridoy, current international cricketer
- Wahiduzzaman Khan Pintu, former international footballer
- Zakaria Pintoo, former international footballer
- Pratap Shankar Hazra, international footballer
- Ziaur Rahman, chess player from Bangladesh and the second Grandmaster of the country
- Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu, former international footballer
- B. Roy Chowdhury, former footballer
Others
- Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of BRAC, 1980 Ramon Magsaysay awardee for Community Leadership
- The Most Reverend Archbishop Paul S. Sarker, former Archbishop (Primate of All Bangladesh) of Dhaka
- M.A.N. Siddique, first managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited
- Tahrunessa Abdullah, 1978 Ramon Magsaysay awardee for Community Leadership
- Sarjis Alam, activist
- Hasnat Abdullah, activist
- Sharif Osman Hadi, late activist and spokesperson of Inqilab Mancha
- Jalal Ahmed, chairman, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission
- Mohammad Salah Uddin, former Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.