35 Notable alumni of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Updated: June 08, 2026 EliteDegrees
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology is 1209st in the world, 1st in North America, and 2st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 35 notable alumni from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Alvi Ahmed
1980-. (aged 46)
film director
Alvi Ahmed is a Bangladeshi director and script writer in both television and cinema. He has directed around 100 dramas and a full-length feature film. He was nominated several times for the "Meril Prothom Alo Awards". In 2015, his directed film "U-Turn" got released in more than 80 movie theatres around the country. He is a translator. He has also...
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2. R. A. Gani
1927-2016 (aged 89)
engineer
R. A. Ghani was a Bangladeshi engineer and Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad, and served as the state minister of Science and Technology.
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3. Kamar Ahmad Simon
film director
Kamar Ahmad Simon is a Bangladeshi filmmaker. He was featured as red carpet director in Piazza Grande at Locarno and has won various awards including the prestigious Harrell Award at CIFF, Grand Prix at Cinéma du Réel (Paris), Open Doors Award and Arte International Prix at Locarno, Golden Conch at MIFF (Mumbai), grants from Sundance, IDFA-Bertha and WCF/ Berlinale. He...
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4. Muhammad M. Hussain
engineer
Muhammad Mustafa Hussain is an electronics engineer specializing in CMOS technology-enabled low-cost flexible, stretchable and reconfigurable electronic systems. He was a professor in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and University of California, Berkeley, and is a currently an electrical and computer engineering professor at Purdue University. He is the principal investigator at Integrated Nanotechnology Laboratory, and Integrated Disruptive...
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5. Ekram Hossain
1971-. (aged 55)
university teacher
Ekram Hossain is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Hossain leads the Wireless Communications, Networks, and Services Research Group at University of Manitoba and is former editor-in-chief for the IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials. In addition, Hossain has held visiting professorships at the School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological...
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6. Ashiqur Rahman
1987-. (aged 39)
civil engineer
film director
Ashiqur Rahman is a Bangladeshi television director, film maker, and screenwriter. He has directed five action films: Kistimaat, Gangster Returns, Musafir, Operation Agneepath and Super Hero. He wrote all except Kistimaat.
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7. Tanzima Hashem
computer scientist
Tanzima Hashem, a Bangladeshi professor at BUET, is one of the five women scientists from the developing world who won Elsevier Foundation Awards in 2017. Her research focuses on maintaining user privacy while location-based services are being accessed. She is also noted for organizing the first workshop in Bangladesh on women in computing in 2014.
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8. M. Feroze Ahmed
1945-. (aged 81)
M. Feroze Ahmed achieved excellence in teaching, engineering profession and scientific research and earned national and international recognition and awards as an eminent professor, civil engineer and scientist. He is the former vice-chancellor of Stamford University Bangladesh.
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9. M. Rezwan Khan
1957-. (aged 69)
academic
engineer
Mohammad Rezwan Khan is a Bangladeshi academic and former vice-chancellor of United International University. He is a Fellow at Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. He is now Chairman of Power Grid Bangladesh.
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10. Saleh Uddin
1954-. (aged 72)
architect
Mohammad Saleh Uddin, "Badal" is a Bangladeshi architect, professor, author and artist.
11. Shakoor Majid
1965-. (aged 61)
writer
architect
Shakoor Majid is a Bangladeshi architect, writer, film maker and photographer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award 2017 in the travelogue category by the Government of Bangladesh.
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12. Jalal Ahmad
1959-. (aged 67)
architect
Jalal Ahmad is a practicing Bangladeshi architect. He is the Ex-President of Institute of Architects Bangladesh and the vice president of Commonwealth Association of Architects.
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13. Saif Ul Haque
1958-. (aged 68)
architect
Saif Ul Haque is an architect and educator based in Dhaka. He received Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2017-2019 cycle.
14. Anwar Hossain
1948-2018 (aged 70)
photographer
Anwar Hossain was a Bangladeshi photographer and cinematographer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Cinematography a record five times for the films Sundori (1979), Emiler Goenda Bahini (1980), Puraskar (1983), Anya Jibon (1995) and Lalsalu (2003).
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15. Kazi Khaleed Ashraf
1959-. (aged 67)
university teacher
urban planner
architect
Kazi Khaleed Ashraf is a Bangladeshi architect, urbanist and architectural historian. Writing from the intersection of architecture, landscape and the city, Ashraf has authored books and essays on architecture in India and Bangladesh, the work of Louis Kahn, and the city of Dhaka. His various writings on the architecture of Bangladesh have provided a theoretical ground for understanding both the...
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16. Ibne Fazal Shayekhuzzaman
military leader
Ibne Fazal Shayekhuzzaman is a retired major general of the Bangladesh Army and a former E-in-C, Engineer-in-Chief of Bangladesh Army. and former Commandant of the Defence Services Command and Staff College.
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17. Syed Mainul Hossain
1951-2014 (aged 63)
engineer
architect
Syed Mainul Hossain was a Bangladeshi structural engineer and architect. He is the designer of the National Martyrs' Memorial, one of the national landmarks of Bangladesh. He was posthumously awarded the Independence Day Award in 2022.
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18. Mahmudul Hasan Sohag
2000-2004 (aged 4)
teacher
entrepreneur
Mahmudul Hasan Sohag, better known as Sohag Bhai, is a Bangladeshi entrepreneur. He is the Chairman and Co-Founder of Rokomari.com, which initially started as an online bookstore. He also founded Udvash Coaching Center and OnnoRokom Web Service Limited. He developed the first Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in Bangladesh. He was also the Academic Councilor of Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad. He is...
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19. Rafiq Azam
1963-. (aged 63)
architect
Muhammad Rafiq Azam is a Bangladeshi architect.
20. Yafes Osman
1946-. (aged 80)
architect
politician
Yeafesh Osman is a Bangladeshi architect and politician and the former Minister of Science and Technology of the government of Bangladesh since 2015. He worked under Fazlur Rahman Khan, the notable architect of Sears Tower.
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21. Chamok Hasan
1986-. (aged 40)
writer
lyricist
engineer
YouTuber
Nowrin Hasan Chamok, commonly known as Chamok Hasan, is an author, musician, online educator and engineer from Bangladesh. As of 2022, he authored 6 books on mathematics and popular science in Bengali. Chamok debuted as a music producer and playback singer in the 2022 Indian Bengali-language drama film Baba Baby O. In 2023, he wrote and performed "Swapno bonar somoy...
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22. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain
1942-. (aged 84)
politician
Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-3 constituency. He served as a minister of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, and Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and Co-operative.
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23. Tanzir Tuhin
1974-. (aged 52)
singer-songwriter
musician
Tanzir Chowdhury Tuhin is a Bangladeshi musician, singer-songwriter, actor, painter, and architect, best known as a longtime member of the independent music group Shironamhin. He joined the group as lead vocalist in 2000. Shironamhin subsequently achieved national success with their albums Bondho Janala, Shironamhin Rabindranath and Shironamhin Shironamhin. By the late 2000s, they had become one of the most well-known...
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24. Saida Muna Tasneem
diplomat
Saida Muna Tasneem is a Bangladeshi diplomat who served as high commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom and ambassador to Ireland and Liberia from November 2018 to September 2024. She is the first woman to hold these positions. She became the first vice-president of the International Maritime Organization in January 2024. She was formerly the high commissioner to Thailand...
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25. Marina Tabassum
1968-. (aged 58)
architect
Marina Tabassum is a Bangladeshi architect. She is the principal architect of Marina Tabassum Architects.
26. Hasanul Haq Inu
1946-. (aged 80)
politician
Hasanul Haq Inu is a Bangladeshi politician and former Minister of Information. He is the leader of a faction of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASAD), a left-leaning political party in Bangladesh. Inu served as a Member of Parliament representing Kushtia-2 and held the position of Information and Broadcasting Minister from 13 September 2012 to 7 January 2019 in the Awami...
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27. G M Quader
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
Ghulam Muhammad Quader is a Bangladeshi politician and the 2nd chairman of Jatiya Party and was the Opposition Leader of Bangladesh Parliament. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member from the Lalmonirhat-3 constituency. He served as the Minister of Commerce and Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism from 2009 to 2014.
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28. Tauquir Ahmed
1966-. (aged 60)
screenwriter
television actor
film director
architect
Tauquir Ahmed is a Bangladeshi architect and actor, turned director in both television and cinema. His films won many international and national awards including Bangladesh National Film Awards in the Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Story categories for the films Joyjatra (2004) and Oggatonama (2016).
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29. Mahmudur Rahman
1953-. (aged 73)
author
engineer
journalist
Mahmudur Rahman is the owner and editor of the Bengali daily Amar Desh in Bangladesh also an author, engineer and businessman. A strong critic of the Awami League government since 2008, he has faced over 50 defamation and sedition charges. He is the only person sentenced for contempt by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, with human rights groups labeling the...
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30. Anisul Hoque
1965-. (aged 61)
author
columnist
screenwriter
writer
editor
Anisul Hoque is a Bangladeshi author, screenwriter, novelist, dramatist and journalist from Rangpur. He won the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2011. His most popular work is his non-fiction novel Maa (mother). He is also the editor of Kishore Alo. In addition, he is one of the two writers of the film Television (2012 film).
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31. Fazlur Khan
1929-1982 (aged 53)
engineer
structural engineer
civil engineer
architect
Fazlur Rahman Khan was a Bangladeshi-American structural engineer and architect, who initiated important structural systems for skyscrapers. Considered the "father of tubular designs" for high-rises, Khan was also a pioneer in computer-aided design (CAD). He was the designer of the Sears Tower, since renamed Willis Tower, the tallest building in the world from 1973 until 1998, and the 100-story John...
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32. Aupee Karim
1979-. (aged 47)
actor
television actor
architect
model
dancer
Syeda Tuhin Ara Karim, commonly known as Aupee Karim, is a National Film Award-winning Bangladeshi actress, model, architect, and dancer. She was also a faculty member at School of Architecture of American International University-Bangladesh.
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33. Hanif Sanket
1957-. (aged 69)
television presenter
television producer
television director
Hanif Sanket born as A.K.M. Hanif is a Bangladeshi television host, writer, producer, comedian, voice actor singer.
34. Ainun Nishat
1948-. (aged 78)
expert
academic
engineer
Ainun Nishat is a water resource and climate change specialist from Bangladesh. As of 2017, he is serving as a professor emeritus of BRAC University. He represented Bangladesh at the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2009, among other international climate-related conferences.
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35. Jamilur Reza Choudhury
1943-2020 (aged 77)
engineer
civil engineer
Dr. Jamilur Reza Choudhury was a Bangladeshi civil engineer, professor, researcher, and education advocate. He was an Adviser (Minister) to Caretaker Government of Bangladesh (April–June 1996). He was the first vice chancellor of BRAC University and former vice chancellor of University of Asia Pacific. He was also the president of Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad Committee from 2003. He was awarded Ekushey...
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