page_title: Khulna Division
section_title: Notable persons
hierarchical_section_title: Khulna Division / Notable persons
caption_attribution_description: English: Former Bangladesh skipper and world's top ranked all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan amid 3rd ODI between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in January 2009.
context_page_description: Khulna Division is one of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of 22,285 km² and a population of 15,563,000 at the 2011 Census. Its headquarters & Largest city is Khulna city in Khulna District.
context_section_description: Khan Jahan Ali- Saint
  Fakir Lalon Shah, Baul legend
  Prafulla Chandra Ray- Acharya and scholar of University of Dhaka
  Michael Madhusudan Datta - Poet and dramatist
  Nilima Ibrahim- Educationist, littérateur and social worker
  Firoz Mahmud- Contemporary visual artist & painter
  Mohammad Lutfur Rahman- Author
  Tanvir Mokammel - Filmmaker and writer
  Pramatha Chaudhuri- Essayist, poet, author & editor
  Farrukh Ahmad- Poet & editor
  Qazi Imdadul Haq – Writer
  Nur Mohammad Sheikh, EPR, Bir Sreshtho.
  Sheikh Abu Naser - Politician
  Abdul Hyee – Member of Parliament (Jhenaidah1), freedom fighter and commander during the Bangladesh Liberation War
  Mashrafe Mortaza- Cricketer & Member of Parliament (Narail-2)
  Imran Parosh Poet And lyricist
  Bishnu Chattopadhyay - Freedom fighter and leader of peasant movement
  Dr. Jamal Nazrul Islam - Physicist
  Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri- Islamic scholar and Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
  Syed Ali Ahsan- Poet
  Shakib Al Hasan- Cricketer
  Monjurul Islam Monju  - Cricketer
  Manjural Islam Rana- Cricketer (Died by Accident)
  Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay - Writer and editor
  Suvra Mukherjee- Former first lady of India, wife of President Pranab Mukherjee
  Bobita, actress;
  Haridasa Thakur - Great Vaisnava Saint, acarya of the Holy Name.
  Muhammad Sohrab Hossain - Former Minister, People's Republic of Bangladesh
  Soumya Sarkar- Cricketer
  Imrul Kayes- Cricketer
  Habibul Bashar- Cricketer
  Mustafizur Rahman- Cricketer
  Abdur Razzak (cricketer)- Cricketer
  Mohammad Manjural Islam -Cricketer
  Anamul Haque Bijoy- Cricketer
  Sheikh Salahuddin - Cricketer And Coach (BCB Academy)
  Syed Rasel, Cricketer
  S. I. Tutul- Singer
  Mahendra Lal Bose - Philanthropist and educationist
  Munshi Mohammad Meherullah- Muslim poet, religious leader
  Gangadhar Sen Roy, Ayurveda physician
  Sheikh Razzak Ali - Lawyer, politician, Deputy Speaker and Speaker of Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangsad
  Salma Khatun, Cricketer
  Jahanara Alam,  Cricketer
  Rumana Ahmed, Cricketer
  Mehedi Hasan (Miraj) - cricketer
  Puja Cherry Roy-Actress
  Afif Hossain, Cricketer
  Nurul Hasan Sohan, Cricketer
  Ayasha Rahman, Cricketer
  Shukhtara Rahman, Cricketer
  Tahin Tahera, Cricketer
  Shaila Sharmin, Cricketer
  Ziaur Rahman,Cricketer
  Radhabinod Pal, Jurist, dissenting judge at the Tokyo Trials
  Zehad Al Mehedi, Debater
  Rahmot Jamy, Writer
caption: Shakib Al Hasan[11]
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