Medical School Personal Statement

If you and I are having a single thought of violence or hatred against anyone in the world at this moment, we are contributing to the wounding of the world.
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British Colonial Period
*Haji Shariatullah, founder of the Faraizi Movement
*Surya Sen
*Pritilata Waddedar
*Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah, first to propose the creation of the All India Muslim League (AIML), later known as the Muslim League
*A. K. Fazlul Huq
*Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Martyrs of the Bangla Language Movement 1952
* Abdus Salam
* Abdul Jabbar
* Abul Barkat
* Rafiq Uddin Ahmed and many unknown people.
Bangladesh War of Independence, 1971
*Father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
*Tajuddin Ahmed,First Prime Minister of Bangladesh(during liberation war) .
*Syed nazrul Islam,first acting President of Bangladesh Govt(during liberation war) .
*A H M Kamruzzaman.
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* General Muhammad Ataul Ghani Osmany, Commander-in-Chief, BD Forces, War of Independence.
* Air Vice Marshall A. K. Khandker, Sector Commander
* Major Khaled Musharraf, Commander Sector 2, Commander K-Force
* Major Ziaur Rahman, Sector Commander 1 and 11 (June - Oct 10th 1971) and Z Force Commander
* Squadron Leader M. Hamidullah Khan, Chief Representative - Chakulia(Bihar) Guerilla Trng. Camp, Sub-sector commander - Mankarchar(Sector 11), Commander - Sector 11 (Nov 2nd - Feb 14th 1972)
* Major Nazmul Huq, Commander Sector 7 (till August 1971)
* Major M.A. Manzur, Commander Sector 8
* Major Shafaat Jamil Commanding Officer 3rd East Bengal Regiment Z Force
* Major K.M Shafiullah, S Force Commander
* Major M.A. Jalil, Commander Sector 8
* Major Abu Taher, sub-sector commander - Mahendraganj(HQ 11), Commander Sector 11 (Oct 10th - November 2, 1971)
Arts, culture, and literature
* Abdul Hakim, medieval poet
* Abul Kashem, architect and educationist
* Ahmed Sofa, writer
* Akhteruzzaman Elias, novelist and short story writer
* Alaol, medieval poet
* Abul Hussain, poet
* Al Mahmud, poet
* Arunabh Sarkar, poet
* Begum Rokeya, writer
* Bibi Russell, model and fashion designer
* Hason Raja, mystic poet
* Humayun Ahmed, popular novelist and former professor of Chemistry, Dhaka University
* Humayun Azad, writer and former professor of Bangla, Dhaka University
* Hassan Azizul Haq, short story writer and former professor of Political Science, Rajshahi University
* Jahanara Imam, writer and activist
* Jasimuddin, famous poet
* Kazi Nazrul Islam, national poet of Bangladesh
* Lalon Shah, mystic poet
* Manzoor Alam Beg, photographer and author
* Muhammad Shahidullah, famous Bengali educationist, writer and linguist.
* Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, writer and educator
* Munier Chowdhury, educator, dramatist and intellectual killed in 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh
* Monica Ali, noted author of Brick Lane
* Mazharul Islam, architect, political activist
* Quamrul Hassan, artist
* Rudra Muhammad Shahidullah,poet
* Rafiq Azad, Poet
* Shahidul Alam, photographer
* Shahriyar Kabir, author and journalist
* Shahidullah Kaiser, educator, novelist and intellectual killed in 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh
* Shahabuddin Nagari, poet, writer and singer
* Shamsur Rahman, poet
* Sikdar Aminul Haq, poet
* Syed Jahangir, free-lance artist of Bangladesh
* Syed Mujtaba Ali, renowned Bengali author, academician, scholar and linguist.
* SM Sultan, Painter
* Tahmima Anam, novelist, Harvard graduate, winner of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize.
* Zainul Abedin, painter
* Zillur Rahman John, mime and pantomime artist
Music, film and television
*Abdur Razzak, actor, director
*Afshan Azad - Actress, cast member of the movie series of Harry Potter
*Asaduzzaman Noor, actor, politician and member of parliament
*Azam Khan, singer
*Ayub Bachchu Singer & Guitarist
*Bobita, film actress
*Humayun Faridi, TV, stage, and film actor
*Khan Ataur Rahman,film director
*Konnie Huq, UK television presenter
*Manna, film actor
*Mumzy Stranger Singer/Producer/Dancer/Rapper
*Mrinal Sen, film director
*Nina Hossain - UK News presenter
*Ritwik Ghatak, film director
*Runa Laila, singer
*Ron Mustafaa, Hollywood TV actor, most recently on MTV Skins
*Sabina Yasmin, singer
*Shakib Khan, film actor
*Shabnam, film actress
*Shahnaz Rahmatullah, singer
*Shefali Chowdhury, She plays Harry Potter's Yule Ball date in Goblet of Fire
*Suchitra Sen, famous Bengali Actress
*Sumita Devi, film and television actress
*Syeda Rubyait Hossain, film director, writer.
*Tanvir Mokammel, film director
*Tareque Masud, film director
*Tasmin Lucia Khan - Entertainment and news presenter for the BBC
*Waheedul Haq, noted Tagore song specialist and veteran Journalist.
*Zahir Raihan, film director.
Economists and entrepreneurs
*Atiur Rahman, economist, Governor of Bangladesh Bank and a former director of the state-owned Sonali Bank
*Iqbal Quadir, co-founder of GrameenPhone.
*Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube
*Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank, and the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
*Rehman Sobhan, eminent economist.
*Mahabubul Mokaddem Akash,economist,Professor at University of Dhaka.
*Sir Fazle Hasan Abed,Founder & Chairperson of the worlds largest international development NGO, BRAC.
*Mahboob Zaman,Founder & Managing Director DataSoft Systems Bangladesh Ltd and President Bangladesh Association of Software & Information Services (BASIS) .
Media and journalism
*Tofazzel Hossain Manik Mia,eminent journalist,founder editor of the Daily Ittefaq
*Bojlur Rahman,journalist.
*Kazi Shamsul Hoque, eminent journalist
* Mahbub Jamal Zahedi, former editor of the Khaleej Times, assistant-editor of Dawn, and founder-editor of The Agatya.
* Mahfuz Anam, editor of the Daily Star.
* Mainul Hosein, chairman of the editorial board of the Daily Ittefaq
* Matiur Rahman, editor of Daily Prothom Alo, winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism.
* Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury, editor of the Weekly Prekkhit
* Salah Choudhury, writer, peace activist and journalist
* Abdus Sabur, journalist, Daily Sangram
Political figures
*Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah - Was first to propose the creation of the All India Muslim League (AIML), later known as the Muslim League
*Hamidul Huq Choudhury, Foreign Minister of Pakistan from 1954 until 1956.
*Muhammad Ali Bogra, Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953 until 1955
*Khawaja Nazimuddin, second Governor-General of Pakistan, and the second Prime Minister of Pakistan
*Altaf Husain, minister of Commerce and Industry of Pakistan from 1965 to 1968.
*A.B.M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury
*A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, former President; Leader of Bikalpa Dhara
*Abdus Samad Azad, former Foreign Minister 1996-2001
*Abdul Jolil
*Begum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister, 1991-1996; 2001-2006
*Golam Azam, Islamist politician, former leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, alleged war criminal for his role in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
*Hussain Mohammed Ershad, CMLA & later President from 1982-1991; Leader of Jatiya Party
*Mahi B. Chowdhury
*Motiya Chowdhury
*Maulana Bhashani, famous politician of '70s
*Moudud Ahmed
*Shahabuddin Ahmed
*Morshed Khan, owner of Citycell and former Foreign Minister
*Mirza Ghulam Hafiz
*Shah Azizur Rahman
*Aminul Islam Chowdhury, politician from Comilla (Member of National Assembly, Pakistan)
*Sheikh Hasina Wazed, Prime Minister, 1996-2001
*Tareq Rahman, former member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), son of Begum Khaleda Zia and Ziaur Rahman
Heads of Government
* A. K. Fazlul Huq, presented the Lahore Resolution of 1940 that established Muslim League's demand for a homeland for Muslims, Pakistan
* Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 until 1957; founder of Awami League
* Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Chairman of the Awami League 1966-1975, Prime Minister 1972-1975 and President 1972-1975
* Tajuddin Ahmed, (by Appointment and Oath) Prime Minister, 1971-1972
* Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, President, Aug 15th 1975 - Nov 03rd 1975
* Ziaur Rahman, (under National State of Emergency) Chief Martial Law Administrator (CMLA) (Nov 7th 1975 - 1977) & President till Assassination, 1977-1981
* Hussain Mohammed Ershad, by (Military Coup) Chief Martial Law Administrator (CMLA) 1982-1985 and President (1985 - 1990 Dec 6th)
* Begum Khaleda Zia, (elected) Prime Minister; 1991-1996, 2001-2006
* Sheikh Hasina Wazed; (elected) Prime Minister, 1996-2001, 2009-present
Intellectuals
* A.F.Salahuddin Ahmed, eminent historian
* Anu Muhammad
* Rehman Sobhan, economist
* Dr. Kamal Hossain, lawyer and politician, civil-rights activist
* Muzaffar Ahmed, economist
* Nasreen Pervin Huq, women's rights activist
* Munir Chowdhury
* Sardar Fazlul Karim
* Panna Kaiser, author, novelist, member of parliament, wife of Shahidullah Kaiser
* Roquia Sakhawat Hussain, prolific writer, feminist, social worker
* Prof. Syed Modasser Ali, ophthalmologist and pioneer of community ophthalmology in Bangladesh
*M S Khan, librarian and pioneer of library science in Bangladesh
Government Officials and Diplomats
* Akbar Ali Khan, a Bangladeshi economic historian and educationist who was a civil servant until 2001, Finance Ministry Adviser (Minister) of Caretaker government of Bangladesh.
* Ayub Quadri, a retired bureaucrat was an adviser for the ministries of Education and Cultural Affairs to Caretaker government of Bangladesh.
* A. H. M. Moniruzzaman a career diplomat belonging to the Bangladesh Foreign Service, was the head of Bangladesh Mission to the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.
* Faizul Latif Chowdhury is a career civil servant from Bangladesh currently Joint Secretary of Bangladesh Government.
* Kamal Uddin Siddiqui, a senior lecturer at the Monash University, a political economist and social scientist and a bureaucrat from Bangladesh.
* Anwar Chowdhury, British High Commissioner to Dhaka, first non-White Briton to hold a senior diplomatic post.
Noted diplomats/heads of major organizations
* Abul Fateh, Professional Diplomat, First Foreign Secretary 1971-1972
* Irene Khan, Current Secretary General of human rights organization Amnesty International; she is the first woman, the first Asian, and the first Muslim to hold the position; she won Sydney Peace Prize 2006
Religious personalities
* Shah Jalal - A Muslim saint of Bengal particularly in the region of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
* Shah Paran - A renowned Muslim Sufi saint. He was the nephew of Hazrat Shah Jalal (R)
* Saheb Qibla Fultali (Abdul Latif Chowdhury) - Islamic scholar of theology, philosopher, spiritual esotericist, philanthropist, spiritual leader.
* - Buddhist teacher: Important figure in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and in establishment and was inventor of bodhichitta or known as "mind training"
* Tilopa, Buddhist teacher: Important figure in the Tibetan Buddhist; founder of the Kagyu lineage and progressor of Mahamudra method
* Khan Jahan Ali - considered Muslim saint, built the great Bagerhat Shat Gambuj Masjid (60 dome mosque)
* Sri Anandamoyi Ma - Spiritual Hindu teacher and Guru
* Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji - Hindu Saint
Philosopher
Scientists and engineers
* Jagdish Chandra Bose, pioneered the investigation of radio and microwave optics
* Azizul Haque, pioneered the mathematical formula for Henry Classification System of fingerprinting, sill widely used in the world
* Saleemul Huq, awarded the Burtoni Award for contribution to climate change adaptation.
* Abul Hussam, awarded the 2007 Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability
* Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Scientist and science writer
* Jamal Nazrul Islam - famous physicist and mathematician
* Jawed Karim - co-founder of YouTube
* Fazlur Rahman Khan, one of the foremost structural engineers of the 20th century; pioneer of tube structure and designer of Sears Tower, the tallest building in the USA.
* , a car engineer who converts rusty old cars into imitation supercars in his small Dhaka workshop.
* Abdullah Al Muti, scientist and science writer
* M. A. Naser, Pioneer in engineering education in Bangladesh.
* Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri, Physicist: produced the famous Raychaudhuri's equation.
* Prafulla Chandra Roy, Pioneer in the field of pharmaceutical and chemical works (discovered mercurous nitrite)
* Megh Nad Saha, Physicist: Produced the famous equation "Thermo-Ionization Equation" or the Saha Equation
* Maqsudul Alam,A renowned Scientist and Professor, achieved Three milestones in genomics - sequencing the genomes of Papaya, Rubber plants and Jute. Dr. Maqsudul Alam a professor of the University of Hawaii at Manoa .
* SM Faruque, An internationally renowned microbiologist and scientist who is one of the pioneer researcher on Vibrio cholerae which causes Cholera. Cholera affects 3-5 millions people worldwide and causes 100,000-130,000 deaths a year as of 2010.
* Shafkat Chowdhury, A renowned Aerospace Engineer.
Sportspeople
Cricket
* Qazi Habibul Bashar - Cricketer - a former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team
* Mohammad Ashraful - Cricketer -a former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team
* Tamim Iqbal - Cricketer, aggressive opening batsman
* Mashrafe Mortaza - Cricketer, pace bowler, former vice captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team.
* Mohammad Rafique - Cricketer, spin bowler
* Shakib Al Hasan - Cricketer, batsman, spin bowler, former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team, Wisden cricketer of the year 2009
* Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahim - Cricketer, wicket keeper batsman, present captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team.
Football
* Kazi Salahuddin - Footballer: Striker
* Sheikh Aslam - Footballer: striker during the 1980s and 1990s
* Syed Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir Footballer, midfielder
* Sayeed Hassan Kanan Footballer, goalkeeper
Chess
* Niaz Morshed - First Grand Master of Bangladesh (as well as South Asia)
* Rani Hamid - Chess player: was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1985 and won British Women's Championship (1983, 1985, 1989)
* Ziaur Rahman - Grand Master of Bangladesh
* Reefat Bin-Sattar - Grand Master of Bangladesh
* Abdullah Al Rakib - Grand Master of Bangladesh
Swimming
* Brojen Das - Swimmer: first Asian to swim across the English Channel and the first person to cross it four times
Table Tennis
* Zobera Rahman Linu - Table tennis player: Guinness World Record holder

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