Kazi Nazrul Islam Born: May 24, 1899, in Churulia, Bengal Presidency, British India Role: Poet, Musician, Revolutionary, National Poet of Bangladesh Key Contributions: Early Life

Rabindranath Tagore Born: May 7, 1861, in Kolkata, India Role: Poet, Playwright, Composer, Painter, Nobel Laureate Key Contributions: Early Life and Education: Rabindranath Tagore was

Dr. A.K. Azad Chowdhury Born: February 1, 1940, in Comilla, Bangladesh Role: Educator, Academic Leader, Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dhaka Key Contributions: Early

Dr. Firdausi Qadri Born: November 14, 1952, in Kolkata, India Role: Scientist, Vaccine Researcher, Immunologist Key Contributions: Early Life and Education: Dr. Firdausi Qadri was

Dr. Atiur Rahman Born: November 24, 1952, in the Jamalpur district of Bangladesh Role: Economist, Academic, Former Governor of Bangladesh Bank Key Contributions: Early Life

Dr. Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda Born: February 25, 1911, in Rangpur, British India (now Bangladesh) Died: March 16, 1982, in Dhaka, Bangladesh Role: Physicist, Scientist, Educator, and

Anwara Begum Born: 1935, Chandpur, British India (now Bangladesh) Role: Educator, Social Activist, Advocate for Women’s Education Key Contributions: Early Life and Education: Anwara Begum

Fazle Hasan Abed Born: April 27, 1936, in Bhola, British India (now Bangladesh) Died: December 20, 2019, Dhaka, Bangladesh Role: Founder of BRAC, Philanthropist, Social

Dr. Jamilur Reza Choudhury Born: November 15, 1943, Sylhet, British India (now Bangladesh) Died: April 28, 2020, Dhaka, Bangladesh Role: Civil Engineer, Academic Leader, National

Satyendra Nath Bose Born: January 1, 1894, Calcutta (now Kolkata), India Died: February 4, 1974, Dhaka, Bangladesh Role: Physicist, Mathematician, Theorist of “Bosons” Key Contributions: