List of things named after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

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This is a list of things named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founding leader of Bangladesh, the first and fourth President and second Prime Minister of the country (1971–1975).^[1] This list includes proposed name changes.

Agencies

Bangabandhu Aeronautical Centre in Dhaka
Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City in Gazipur District
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Industrial City in Chittagong and Feni.^[2]
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib International Airport in Madaripur (Proposed)^[3]
Bangabandhu Cantonment in Tangail District

Objects

Bangabandhu-1, satellite
BNS Bangabandhu, missile frigate
Bangabandhu Chair, History Department at the University of Dhaka
Bangabandhu Chair, at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand^[4]

Buildings and structures

Bangabandhu Bhaban in Dhaka
Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Dhaka
Bangabandhu Bangladesh–China Friendship Exhibition Center
Bangabandhu Bridge
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre
Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka
Bangladesh Air Force Base Bangabandhu, Dhaka
Bangabandhu Water Treatment Plant in Khulna.
Bangabandhu Memorial Hospital in Chittagong
Bangabandhu Square Monument in Dhaka
Bangabandhu Tower in Dhaka
Bangabandhu Square in Faridpur
Bangabandhu Square (Moylapota Mor) in Khulna
Mritunjoyi Mujib

Educational institutions

University

Colleges

Bangabandhu Textile Engineering College in Tangail District
Government Bangabandhu College in Gopalganj, Bangladesh
Bangabandhu College in Dhaka
Bangabandhu College in Khulna
Jatir Janak Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Govt. College in Dhaka
Jatir Pita Bangabandhu College in Gazipur District
Bangabandhu Degree College in Rajshahi District
Bangabandhu College in Comilla District
Shimulbari Bangabandhu Degree College in Nilphamari District
Govt. Mujib College, Companiganj, Noakhali
Bangabandhu Govt. College in Badalgachi, Naogaon
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College, Faridpur

Student Hostel

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall in University of Dhaka
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall in Chittagong University
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall in University of Rajshahi
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall in Jahangirnagar University
Jatir Janak Bango Bandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall in Khulna University
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall in Begum Rokeya University
Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall in Khulna University
Bangabandhu Shekh Mujibur Rahman Hall in Comilla University
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall in Islamic University, Bangladesh in Kushtia
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hall in Bangladesh Agricultural University
Bangabandhu Hall in Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall in Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University
Bangabandhu Hall in Khulna University of Engineering and Technology
Bangabandhu Hall in Shahjalal University of Science & Technology
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall in Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology

Schools

Syedpur Bangabandhu High School in Narayanganj District
Bangabandhu Primary School in London
Ambary Bangabandhu School in Nilphamari District

Transport

Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City railway station
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel, underwater expressway tunnel in Chattogram, Bangladesh under the Karnaphuli river.

Streets

Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka
Sheikh Mujib Road in Chittagong
Mujib Sharak, Main Road of Faridpur City Faridpur
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Road in Bandarban District
Sheikh Mujib Way in Chicago
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Sarani in Kolkata, India
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Road in Jashore.
Bangabandhu Road in Narayanganj District
Bangabandhu Road in Savar, Dhaka District
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Road, New Delhi, India^[5]
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Boulevard (Turkish: Bangabandhu Şeyh Muciburrahman Bulvarı), Ankara, Turkey^[6]^{[note 1]}
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Road, Palestine
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Street, Port Louis, Mauritius

Sports tournament

Bangabandhu T20 Cup 2020
Bangabandhu BPL 2020
Bangabandhu Cup, international football tournament

Topographical features

Bangabandhu Island
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur District
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Cox's Bazar District
Bangabandhu Observatory, Bhanga, Faridpur District
Mujib Park, Faridpur

References

Notes

^ The road renamed as "Bangabandhu Boulevard" after complaints about spelling the name of boulevard is hard.^[7]

Citations

^ Harun-or- Rashid (2012). "Rahman, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^ "Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar Master Plan". Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority.
^ "Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib International Airport". Centre for Aviation.
^ "Bangabandhu Chair inaugurated at AIT". Asian Institute of Technology.
^ "Delhi's Park Street renamed after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman".
^ Ayatac, Hatice; Araz, Selime (2016). "Influences of Renaming Streets on Urban Memory: The Case of Turkey". International Planning History Society Proceedings. 17 (7): V.04 P.043. doi:10.7480/iphs.2016.4.1280.
^ "'Banga Bandhu Şeyh Mucibur Rahman Bulvarı'nın ismi değişti" (in Turkish). NTV. Retrieved 24 December 2020.