This is a list of University of Dhaka alumni and faculty members.

Academia, education, and research

Humanities and social sciences

Bangla language and 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, academic and the incumbent Director-General of Bangla Academy Farhad Mazhar, writer, social and human rights activist, and environmentalist Soumitra Sekhar Dey, linguist, acaemic. Hayat Mamud, academic, essayist, poet. Saymon Zakaria, folklore studies researcher Mostak Sharif, Bangladeshi author, academic, researcher and librarian

English language and literature Ehsan H. Feroz, professor, researcher and author Niaz Zaman, academic, writer Azfar Hussain, academic, writer, and activist Kaiser Haq, translator, critic and academic. Fakrul Alam, translator, academic Firdous Azim, academic, literary critic Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, postmodernist poet, essayist, translator, and editor. Rashid Askari, writer, columnist, and academic

Islamic studies and theology Abdul Halim Bukhari, scholar, educator, and Director General of Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya. Abu Nasr Waheed, educationist, first head of the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies 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, and business studies Amiya Kumar Dasgupta, notable Indian economist. 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 Mohammad Shahid Alam, Pakistani economist, academic, and social scientist. 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 Rounaq Jahan, political scientist

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 and philosophy Akhtar Imam, philosopher, academic, social activist. Govinda Chandra Dev, professor of philosophy at University of Dhaka Hasna Begum, philosopher and feminist. Gowher Rizvi, historian, academic Muntassir Mamoon, historian, author, translator and professor Taj Hashmi, academic and writer R.C. Majumdar, historian and vice-chancellor of Dacca University Sardar Fazlul Karim, academic, philosopher, and essayist Sirajul Islam, historian

Law and jurisprudence Muhammad Ekramul Haque, Bangladeshi legal scholar and academic, known for his contributions to constitutional law and legal education in Bangladesh. Ridwanul Hoque, a leading authority on Bangladeshi and South Asian constitutional law. 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.

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 and technology

Physics

A. B. M. Obaidul Islam, physicist 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 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 Mohammad Sajjad Alam, Pakistani 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 and technology Abdullah-Al-Muti Sharfuddin, scientist and science writer Abdul Karim, soil scientist. Abdul Majed Khan, Bangladeshi-New Zealander academic, researcher, and activist 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 Mizan Rahman, mathematician, author of the standard work of choice in the field of Basic Hypergeometric Series 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 leadership Muhammad Abdul Bari, linguist, academic, and vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University. 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 Momtaz Begum, academic and educator M Harunur Rashid, archaeologist, educationist, and museum curator Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah, Vice Chancellor of Islamic University. Nurul Alam Khan, academic, professor Syed Abul Kalam Azad, former treasurer of University of Dhaka Wahiduddin Ahmed, 3rd vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology M Osman Ghani, scientist, educationist, and academic, 11th vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka

Arts, culture, and literature

Literary figures

Poets

Abdul Quadir, poet, awarded Ekushey Padak (1976) and Independence Day Award (1983) 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 Abul Hasan, poet 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 Rafiq Azad, poet 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 Jasimuddin, poet Daud Haider, exiled poet Shamim Azad, poet

Novelists and fiction writers Abul Fazal, novelist and educationist Akhteruzzaman Elias, novelist and short-story writer