(1800 - 1873)

Karamat Ali Janupuri, a religious and a social reformer, strove to restore pure Islamic values among Bengal Muslims. His famous opinion was that India under the British could not be  Dar-ul-Harb or abode of war, and though it could not be a Dar-ul-Harb, India was at least a Dar-ul-Aman (abode of security) where Muslims were not restricted from practicing their religion … Read more

(1927- 2011)

Professor Kazi Din Muhammad, an outstanding scholar of Bengali language and literature, was also a prolific writer who authored numerous books on a range of subjects and his most famous publication was Bangla Sahityer Itihas (A History of Bengali Literature) ... Read more

(1899 – 1942)

Kazi Nazrul Islam, known as the Rebel Poet, began writing as a young boy and was deeply attracted to the traditions of bardic and folk poetry of rural Bengal; he studied classical Persian poets like Hafiz and Rumi that reflected in his use of a Persian Arabic vocabulary. The Khilafat Agitation made in released the need for a Hindu - Muslim brotherhood to rise against the British ... Read more

(1375 - 1459)

Khan Jahan Ali, also known by the name "Ulugh Khan", suggesting his Turkic origin, and considered a Muslim Saint, founded numerous caravanserais, constructing hundreds of mosques as well as madrasahs;  his humanitarian work such as establishment of dighis for clean water was a number of reasons why the local Hindus  were said to be attracted to Islam … Read more

(1846 - 1901)

Nawab Sir Khwaja Ahsanullah,  the third Nawab of Dhaka and a noted philanthropist, donated generously to various charitable projects and extended financial support to creating an Engineering College in Dhaka. He was also an ardent advocate for Muslims ... Read more

(1871 - 1915)

Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Khan Bahadur, the fourth Nawab of Dhaka and one of the leading Muslim politicians during the British Raj,  was one of the founders of the University of Dhaka and the prestigious Ahsanullah School of Engineering (now the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology) ... Read more