Sheikhs of Tungipara •
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,
President of Bangladesh, 1971;
Prime Minister of Bangladesh, (1972–1975) •
Sheikh Kamal - eldest son of Sheikh Mujib. •
Sheikh Jamal - son of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. •
Sheikh Hasina (eldest daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman;
Prime Minister of Bangladesh, 1996–2001 and 2009–2024). •
Sajeeb Wazed – son of Sheikh Hasina, on 25 February 2009, Wazed officially joined the Awami League as a primary member of the
Rangpur District •
Sheikh Rehana - youngest daughter of
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman •
Tulip Siddiq - niece of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, daughter of Sheikh Rehana,
Member of British Parliament •
Sheikh Abu Naser - brother of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, member of
Mukti Bahini, freedom fighter of
Bangladesh Liberation war •
Sheikh Helal Uddin - son of Sheikh Abu Naser, Awami League politician and former member of parliament from
Bagerhat-1 •
Sheikh Tonmoy - son of Sheikh Helal Uddin, Awami League politician and former member of parliament from
Bagerhat-2 •
Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani - nephew of the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founder of the
Mujib Bahini, freedom fighter of
Bangladesh Liberation war, founding chairman of the
Jubo League •
Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh - son of Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani, former
Mayor of South Dhaka •
Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim - nephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and brother of Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni. Nine time member of parliament from
Gopalganj-2, presidium member of the Awami League, former minister of health and family welfare, former president of
Jubo League, former chairman of the Parliamentary Standinh Committee on Health and Family Welfare Ministry. • Sheikh Fazle Fahim - Sheikh Fazle Fahim, son of Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim. Former president of
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries •
Sheikh Shahidul Islam, nephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Zia Family •
Ziaur Rahman- President of Bangladesh and Chief of Army Staff •
Begum Khaleda Zia, (wife of Ziaur Rahman;
Prime Minister of Bangladesh, 1991–1996 and 2001–2006). •
Tarique Rahman - eldest son of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia;
Prime Minister of Bangladesh and chairman of the
Bangladesh Nationalist Party •
Arafat Rahman - youngest son of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia; former chairman of the Development Committee of
Bangladesh Cricket Board •
Sayeed Iskander - was a Bangladeshi politician and army major. He was a former member of parliament and brother of
Khaleda Zia. •
Khurshida Jahan - was the Minister of Women's and Children's Affairs of Bangladesh from 2001 to 2006, serving under her sister, Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. •
Shahrin Islam Tuhin - is a Bangladeshi politician and former Member of Parliament and Nephew of Khaleda Zia. •
Saiful Islam Duke - is a retired Lieutenant Commander of Bangladesh Navy. He is the nephew of Khaleda Zia.
Wakil family of Dinhata Descended from
Wakil Saadatullah • Maqbul Husayn, minister under the
Maharaja of
Cooch Behar State •
Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930–2019), President of Bangladesh and Chief of Army Staff •
Saad Ershad (born 1983), former MP of Rangpur-3 •
Mozammel Hossain Lalu (1942–2014), former MP of Kurigram-3 •
Hossain Mokbul Shahriar (born 1974), former MP of Rangpur-1 •
Merina Rahman (born 1943), former MP •
Ghulam Muhammed Quader (born 1948), former Commerce Minister
Nawabs of Dhaka • Sir
Khawaja Nazimuddin (former Governor General of Pakistan, former prime minister of Pakistan) • Khan Saheb
Khwaja Khairuddin •
Khwaja Nooruddin (founder of first Muslim English daily in India i.e.
Star of India which later became
The Morning News). •
Khwaja Shahabuddin • Lt. Gen (retd)
Khwaja Wasiuddin •
Farhat Banu (first Muslim woman elected to undivided Bengal Assembly) • Begum
Shamsunnahar Khwaja Ahsanullah (wife of Nawabzada Ahsanullah, former leader of the
BNP, former
BNP MP from 1991 to 1996, 1996, & 2001–2006)
Nawabs of Dhanbari and Bogra •
Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury - Nawab of Dhanbari in Tangail, first Muslim minister of Bengal, co-founder of the
University of Dhaka •
Syed Altaf Ali Chowdhury - Member of the Bengal Legislative Council and the Nawab of Dhanbari & Bogra •
Syed Hasan Ali Chowdhury - Minister for Commerce and Industry
East Pakistan, member of the
Bengal Legislative Assembly •
Syed Mohammad Ali Chowdhury Bogra - President of Pakistan Muslim League, prime minister of Pakistan •
Hamida Mohammad Ali - spouse of the Prime Minister, and former MNA •
Syeda Umme Rushaida Ashiqua Chowdhurani - former MP and maternal granddaughter of
Ashraf Ali Khan Chowdhury of Natore
Chowdhuries of Chittagong • Abdul Bari Choudhury of Fatikchari •
Khan Bahadur Abdul Jabbar Chowdhury – married to Begum Fatema Khatun Chowdhury, granddaughter of poet
Rahimunnessa •
A.K.M. Fazlul Quader Chowdhury – eldest son of Abdul Jabbar Chowdhury, former
Speaker of
Pakistan National Assembly, former acting
President of Pakistan, former President of
Convention Muslim League •
Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury – eldest son of Fazlul Quader, former Cabinet Minister, former adviser to the prime minister, Member of BNP standing committee, MP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party parliamentarian from
Chittagong – 2 •
Humam Quader Chowdhury – son of Salahuddin,
Member of Parliament, Member of BNP executive committee •
Gias Uddin Quader Chowdhury – youngest son of Fazlul Quader,
Member of Parliament, vice chairman of
Bangladesh Nationalist Party •
A.K.M. Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury – youngest son of Abdul Jabbar Chowdhury, former opposition leader,
Pakistan National Assembly, founding President of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce •
A.B.M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury - son of Fazlul Kabir, former
Member of Parliament, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the ministry of Railways and Australia-Bangladesh Parliamentary association, President of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians in the Inter Parliamentary Union, Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts, President of Chittagong Awami League (North) •
Salman F Rahman – nephew of Fazlul Quader and Fazlul Kabir, former
Member of Parliament, former adviser to the prime minister •
Saber Hossain Chowdhury – nephew of Fazlul Quader and Fazlul Kabir, former
Member of Parliament, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Environment, President of the Inter Parliamentary Union, former Deputy Minister, former Political Secretary to the Prime Minister •
Mohammad Abdul Haque – son-in-law of Khan Bahadur Abdul Jabbar Chowdhury, former
Member of Parliament, Land Minister, acting president of Janadal Party •
H.N. Ashequr Rahman – grandson-in-law of Khan Bahadur Abdul Jabbar Chowdhury, Former
Member of Parliament, Chairman of the Parliamentary Special Committee on Public Accounts, former State Minister
Hamidul Huq Chowdhury – Former Foreign, Finance and Infrastructure Minister of Pakistan, MNA 1937-1946, part of commission of the Radcliffe Plan
Chowdhury Siddikies of Baliadi • Khan Bahadur
Chowdhury Kazemuddin Ahmed Siddiky (Zamindar of Baliadi, co-founder of the University of Dhaka, founder President of the East Bengal and Assam Provincial Muslim League) • Justice
Badruddin Ahmed Siddiky (last Chief Justice of East Pakistan, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations) •
Chowdhury Abraruddin Ahmed Siddiky (former mayor of Dhaka) •
Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky (former Commerce Minister of Bangladesh)
Zaman family of Sitarampur, Gopalganj •
Wahiduzzaman (former Commerce Minister) •
Fayekuzzaman (former member of National Assembly) • Dr.
Wasim Alimuz Zaman (Senior UN Official, Member of the Civil Service of Pakistan and Bangladesh, PhD, Harvard University) •
F.E. Sharfuzzaman Jahangir (former Member of Parliament)
Sarkars of Kuripara, Sirajganj Descended from Haraf Ali Sarkar • Captain
Muhammad Mansur Ali (Prime Minister of Bangladesh 1975) • Dr
Mohammad Selim (Presidium member of Awami league, Chairman of Foreign affairs standing committee, Member of Bangladesh Parliament 1995–2001) •
Mohammad Nasim (Minister for Home and Telecommunications 1996–-2001, Member of Bangladesh Parliament 1991–2006) Health Minister and Presidium Member for Awami league 2014 •
Tanvir Shakil Joy, former MP
Syeds of Bir Dampara, Kishoreganj •
Syed Nazrul Islam, former acting President of Bangladesh •
Sayed Ashraful Islam, former minister of public administration •
Syed Shafayetul Islam, secretary to the Prime Minister •
Syeda Zakia Noor Lipi, former MP • Nephew-in-law:
Farhad Hossain former MP and daughter-in-law of
Sahiuddin Bishwas Syeds of Bamna, Barguna Founded by Syed Mir Qadir Bakhsh of Malidia, Faridpur •
Syed Ziaul Ahsan, speaker of the
East Bengal Legislative Assembly •
Syed Najmul Ahsan •
Syed Rahmatur Rob Irtiza Ahsan (1937–2020), MP of Barguna-2 •
Syed Qamarul Ahsan, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan • Relatives:
Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury (1935–2022), government minister and granddaughter of Syeda Hamidunnesa of Bamna
Siddiqi Khondakar family Descended from Caliph
Abu Bakr •
Shaikh Siraj-ud-Din,
qazi-ul-quzzat under Sultan
Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah •
Khondakar Ubaidul Akbar,
mir munshi of the
Nawab of Murshidabad •
Khandakar Fazle Rabbi (1848–1917),
dewan of the Nawab of Murshidabad •
Rehman Sobhan (born 1935), government adviser •
Zafar Sobhan (born 1970), political analyst •
Farooq Sobhan (born 1940), diplomat and former high commissioner to Malaysia and India
Hashemites of Tetulia, Satkhira Descended from Caliph
Ali •
Syed Jalaluddin Hashmey (1894–1947), speaker at the
Bengal Legislative Assembly •
Syed Kamal Bakht Saqi (1930–2000), MP of Satkhira-1 •
Syed Didar Bakht, former state minister of cultural affairs
Suhrawardy family Serniabats of Seral, Barisal Descended from Abdul Khaleq Serniabat •
Abdur Rab Serniabat, former water resources minister and brother-in-law of
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman •
Abul Hasanat Abdullah, five-time MP and Executive Member of Awami League Central Committee •
Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah, fourth Mayor of Barisal •
Abul Khair Abdullah, fifth Mayor of Barisal
Chowdhuries of Barokot, Sylhet Descended from Zahur Ali Choudhury • Ghyasuddin Ahmed Choudhury, district commissioner of Dhaka •
Faruq Ahmed Choudhury, first chief of protocol •
Enam Ahmed Chowdhury, former vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party •
Masum Ahmed Chowdhury, former High Commissioner and diplomat •
Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, former Minister of Foreign Affairs •
Shamsher Mubeen Chowdhury, former foreign secretary •
Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury, chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission
Golandaz family of Bagua, Mymensingh Descended from Rustam Ali Golandaz •
Altaf Hossain Golandaz (1947–2007), former MP of Mymensingh-10 •
Fahmi Gulandaz Babel (born 1976), former MP of Mymensingh-10
Khan Taluqdars of Balia, Bhola Founded by Munga Khan •
Naziur Rahman Manzur, former Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Mayor of Dhaka •
Andaleeve Rahman Partho, former MP and grandnephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Khans of Baherchar-Kshudrakathi, Barisal •
Justice Abdul Jabbar Khan, acting President of Pakistan •
Sadek Khan, political activist •
Abu Zafar Mohammad Obaidullah Khan, civil servant •
A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan, former minister of land, petrol and natural resources •
Selima Rahman née Khan, former state minister of cultural affairs •
Rashed Khan Menon, former minister of social welfare, civil aviation and tourism •
Lutfun Nesa Khan, former MP
Khans of Dardaria, Gazipur •
Tajuddin Ahmad Khan, (first
Prime Minister of Bangladesh, 1971) •
Begum Zohra Tajuddin, (President of the
Awami League, 1975–1979) •
Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj, (Minister of State for Home Affairs, 2009) •
Simeen Hussain Rimi, (MP, 2012–present) •
Afsaruddin Ahmad Khan, former State Minister of Housing and Public Works
Qurayshite Chowdhuries of Daudpur, Sylhet Founded by Shah Daud Qureshi •
Khan Bahadur Gous Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury, member of the
Assam Legislative Council •
Imam Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury, former minister of commerce •
Shafi Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury MP •
Emad Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury, first commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police
Chowdhuries of Dayhata-Majidpur, Munshiganj •
Kafiluddin Chowdhury, former MLA •
A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, (
President of Bangladesh, 2001–2003; founder of
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh) •
Mahi B. Chowdhury, eldest son of Badruddoza Chowdhury; former Member of Parliament, 2003–2006)
Chowdhuries of Natore •
Ashraf Ali Khan Chowdhury, Bengali lawyer and politician. •
Amjad Khan Chowdhury, Bangladeshi Army officer and founder of Bangladesh conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group. •
Abdus Sattar Khan Chowdhury, a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Rajshahi-16.
Qazis of Bilbilash, Barisal • Sher-e-Bangla
Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq, (
Prime Minister of Bengal and Governor and Chief Minister of
East Pakistan) •
Abul Kalam Faezul Huq, (Cabinet Minister, 1996–2001)
Mahmood Taluqdars of Koyelgati, Sirajganj •
Abdullah al Mahmood (former MLA of British India, 1937; former Deputy High Commissioner, 1947; and former Industrial & Natural Resources Minister of Pakistan, 1964) •
Iqbal Hassan Mahmood (Member of Parliament 1986–1990, and former State minister for Power of Bangladesh 2001–2006) •
Rumana Mahmood (daughter-in-law of Abdullah al Mahmood; Member of Parliament 2009–2013) •
M.A. Matin (son-in-law of Abdullah al Mahmood, former deputy prime minister of Bangladesh, former Parliament Member 1979–2006, Founder Secretary General of Jatiya Party.) •
M. A. Muhit (grandson of Abdullah al Mahmood and son of M. A. Matin; Member of Parliament of
Sirajganj-6 and state minister.)
Ghani family of Khagakharibari, Nilphamari Descended from Osman Ghani •
Mashiur Rahman, (Former MNA, 1962–1969; Former Deputy Leader of the Opposition of Pakistan, 1962–1964; Former Senior Minister of Bangladesh, with the rank and status of Prime Minister, in charge of the Ministry of Railways, Roads and Highways, 1978–1979) •
Shawfikul Ghaani Shapan, (son of Mashiur Rahman; Former Member of Parliament, 1979–1988; Former Cabinet Minister, 1984–1988) • Jebel Rahman Ghaani (son of Shawfikul Ghaani Shapan; Chairman of
Bangladesh National Awami Party, 2009–present) •
Mansura Mohiuddin (daughter of Mashiur Rahman; Former Member of Parliament, 1986–1991)
Kazis of Bhirich Khan, Munshiganj Descended from Haji Kazi Ershad Ali •
Shaykh-ul-Hadith Kazi Azizul Haque (1919–2012), founder of
Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis (BKM) and father-in-law of
Nurul Haque Miah •
Kazi Mahfuzul Haque (born 1969), former general-secretary of BKM •
Kazi Mamunul Haque (born 1973), general-secretary of BKM
Syeds of Charmonai Founded by Syed Ali Akbar Baghdadi •
Syed Muhammad Ishaq (1915–1977), educationist •
Syed Fazlul Karim (1935–2006), founder of
Islami Shashontantra Andolan •
Syed Rezaul Karim (born 1971), president of
Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) and chairman of Charmonai Union Council •
Syed Faizul Karim (born 1973), senior vice-president of IAB
Shinepukur family of Dhaka •
Fazlur Rahman (1905–1966), first Education Minister of Pakistan •
Salman Fazlur Rahman (born 1951), adviser to the Prime Minister
Barashalghar family of Comilla •
Khan Bahadur Maulvi Mafizuddin Ahmad (1891–1979), former Educaition Minister •
Abu B. Muhammad Ghulam Mostafa (1934–2022), MP for
Comilla-4 Darzi family of Sylhet •
Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz (1900–1985), Muslim League politician and lawyer. Married to
Syeda Shahar Banu •
Abul Maal Abdul Muhith (1934–2022), former Finance Minister of Bangladesh •
Abul Kalam Abdul Momen (born 1947), former Foreign Minister of Bangladesh •
Shahla Khatun, National Professor of Bangladesh ;Relatives
Abdul Hamid (1886–1963), former Education Minister of East Bengal
Choudhuries of Balia, Thakurgaon Founded by Zamindar Meher Bakhsh Choudhury •
Nurul Huq Choudhury (1902–1987), parliamentary secretary •
Rezwanul Haque Idu Chowdhury (1930–1994), former Minister of Social Welfare
Choudhuries of Batgram, Comilla Descended from Tofazzal Ahmad Chowdhury Anu Mia •
Ashrafuddin Ahmad Chowdhury (1894–1976), former Education Minister •
Rabeya Chowdhury, president of Comilla BNP branch
Choudhuries of Bahubal, Habiganj •
Manik Chowdhury (1933–1991), former governor of Habiganj Subdivision •
Amatul Kibria Keya Chowdhury, politician
Choudhuries of Khanpur, Gopalganj Founded by Rahmat Jan Chowdhury, descendant of the
Chowdhuries of Dulai (Pabna) •
Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury, former Home Minister •
Sarwar Jan Chowdhury, politician
Choudhuries of Dargapasha, Sunamganj •
Abdur Rasheed Choudhury (died 1944), businessman, politician and husband of
Begum Serajunnessa Choudhury •
Humayun Rashid Choudhury (1928–2001), 41st President of the United Nations General Assembly •
Faruk Rashid Chowdhury, former State Minister of Finance
Chowdhuries of Birgoan, Sunamganj Descended from Bir Deb Chowdhury •
Rafikul Bari Chowdhury (1925–1999), Renowned Lawyer and politician •
Rabeya Bari Chowdhury (1935–2014), Award winning social worker and politician •
Juned Ahmed Chowdhury (1956–2014), Businessman and social worker •
Nazmus Sakib Chowdhury (1971–), Nephrologist and politician
Choudhuries of Dhampur, Mymensingh Descended from Khan Sahib Abed Ullah Chowdhury •
Aftab Uddin Chowdhury (1913–1985), politician and diplomat •
Aman Ullah Chowdhury (died 2014), former MP
Choudhuries of Dhantala, Dinajpur Descended from Maulavi Khurshid Alam Chowdhury •
Abdur Rauf Chowdhury (1937–2007), former State Minister for Post and Telecommunications •
Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury (born 1970), State Minister of Shipping
Choudhuries of Duttapara, Madaripur •
Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury (1934–1991), politician and first cousin of
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman •
Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton (born 1964), Chief Whip of the Bangladesh Parliament •
Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury Nixon (born 1978), presidium member of
Jubo League and son-in-law of
Anwar Hossain Manju Biswas Choudhury family of Faridpur •
Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash (1840–1923), merchant and aristocrat •
Chowdhury Abd-Allah Zaheeruddin (1903–1967), former Minister of Health, Labor and Social welfare •
Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (1905–1971), former Minister of Agriculture •
Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf (1940–2020), former Minister of Disaster Management •
Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf (1945–2021), former MP
Choudhuries of Guthuma, Feni •
Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury (1906–1966), former Health Minister and husband of
Anwara Bahar Chowdhury •
Parveen Sultana Chaudhury (1940–2004), writer and academician •
Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury (born 1940), news presenter and elocutionist •
Begum Shamsunnahar Chowdhurani (1908—1964), writer, educator, MP and mother of
Mamun Mahmud Choudhuries of Ramnagar, Feni •
Hamidul Huq Chowdhury (1901–1992), 4th Minister of Foreign Affairs (East Pakistan) •
Saber Hossain Chowdhury (born 1961), Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Choudhuries of Haildhar, Chittagong •
Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu (1945–2012), founding chairman of
United Commercial Bank PLC •
Saifuzzaman Chowdhury (born 1969), Minister of Land '''Shiqdar Choudhuries of Mandalpara, Cox's Bazar''' •
Osman Sarwar Alam Chowdhury (1937–2010), former ambassador to the UAE and member of Legislative Assembly •
Shaimum Sarwar Chowdhury Kamal (born 1970), politician
Chowdhuries of Monakosha, Nawabganj Founded by Ismail Hossain Choudhry of Kotalpukur •
Murtaza Raza Choudhry, former State Minister for Finance and relative of Choudhury family of Gahira (Chittagong) •
Mainur Reza Chowdhury (1938–2004), 12th Chief Justice of Bangladesh, husband of
Najma Chowdhury of Habiganj •
Zara Jabeen Chowdhurani (born 1976), former MP and wife of Naveed Mahbub
Chowdhuries of Nagbari, Tangail •
Khan Bahadur Abdul Hamid Chowdhury (died 1969), Speaker of the
East Pakistan Provincial Assembly •
Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (1921–1987), second President of Bangladesh •
Abul Hasan Chowdhury Qaisar (born 1951), former
State Minister of Foreign Affairs Khan Chowdhuries of Nandail, Mymensingh •
Anwarul Hossain Khan Chowdhury (died 2013), former adviser to the president, brother-in-law of
ASHK Sadek and relative of Chowdhuries of Shat Aani, Bogra •
Khurram Khan Chowdhury (1945–2021), founding member of
Bangladesh Nationalist Party, President of BNP Mymensingh (North), former member of
Dhaka University Senate and relative of Choudhury family of Gahira (Chittagong)
Chowdhuries of Shat Aani, Bogra •
Ismat Ara Chowdhury (1941–2020), former State Minister of Public Administration and wife of
ASHK Sadek •
Mamdudur Rahman Chowdhury (1946–2018), former Minister of Shipping
Chowdhuries of Ranakeli, Sylhet • Abdul Ghafur Chowdhury, headmaster of
Sylhet Government Pilot High School •
Mahmudul Amin Choudhury (1937–2019), 11th
Chief Justice of Bangladesh • Abdul Hamid Chowdhury [Hamdu Miah] •
Bir Bikrom Yamin Chowdhury •
Fatema Chowdhury Paru (1944–2002), former MP
Kazis of Tungipara, Gopalganj •
Qazi Abu Yusuf, physician and politician •
Kazi Zafarullah (born 1947), politician and husband of MP
Nilufer Zafarullah •
Kazi Shahidullah, chairman of University Grants Commission
Kazis of Cheora, Comilla • Kazi Mukarram Ali, lawyer at Comilla Judge Court •
Nawab Kazi Musharraf Hussain (1871–1966), lawyer and philanthropist •
Kazi Zahirul Qayyum, former MP •
Kazi Zafar Ahmed (1939–2015), former Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Kazis of Nilphamari •
Kazi Abdul Kader (1914–2002), Food & Agriculture Minister, former MP, grandson-in-law of
Nawab Khwaja Salimullah •
Kazi Faruque Kader, politician
Bishwas family of Shayestabad, Barisal •
Abdur Rahman Biswas (1926–2017), former president of Bangladesh, husband of
Hosne Ara Rahman and cousin-in-law of
Rashed Khan Menon •
Ehteshamul Haq Nasim Biswas (died 1998), medical doctor and MP
Bishwas family of Lalbazar, Meherpur Descended from Muhammad Yaqub Bishwas •
Mohammad Sahiuddin Bishwas (1923–1990), freedom fighter and MP •
Farhad Hossain Bishwas Dodul (born 1972), Minister of Public Administration
Khandakers of Faridpur Descended from Khandaker Abdul Barik •
Khandaker Nurul Islam (died 2001), first MP of
Faridpur-2 and first cousin of
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman •
Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain (born 1942), former Minister of Labour
Khondkars of Kodalia, Faridpur Descended from Khondkar Moazzem Hossain •
Khondkar Nazmul Huda (1938–1975), army colonel •
Naheed Ezaher Khondkar, member of parliament
Khandakers of Naruchi, Tangail •
Khandaker Asaduzzaman (1935–2020), first finance secretary of Bangladesh •
Khandaker Aparajita Haque (born 1964), member of parliament
Syeds of Talibpur Descended from Caliph
Ali •
Syed Badrudduja (1900–1974), Mayor of Calcutta •
Syeda Sakina Islam (1928–2008), former MP •
Syeda Razia Faiz (1936–2013), first female member of Bangladeshi parliament ==Barbados==