Howlader (Bengali: হাওলাদার) is a native Bengali surname. The surname commonly used by many Bengali castes such as Namasudra, Baishya Kapali, Byghra Kshatriya etc.[1]
Notable
- Khuda Buksh Hawladar (1912–1974), Bangladeshi businessman and humanitarian
- Ahsan Habib Hawladar (1917–1985), poet
- A. F. Mohammad Nurul Haque Hawladar (1935–1973), politician and freedom fighter
- Motahar Uddin Ahmad Hawladar (1935–1974), politician from Bhola
- Faruque Alam Hawladar (1940–2020), chairman of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation
- Mohammad Matiar Rahman Howlader (born 1957), vice-chancellor of Sylhet Agricultural University
- Lawrence Subrata Howlader (born 1965), prelate of the Catholic Church, bishop of Barisal and archbishop of Chattogram
- Abdul Mannan Howlader (died 2015), politician from Barisal
- A. B. Mohammad Ruhul Amin Howlader (born 1953), politician and co-chairman of the Jatiya Party
- Aftab Uddin Howlader, politician from Bagerhat
- Anwar Hossain Howlader, politician from Patuakhali
- Mokim Hossain Howlader, politician from Jhalokati
- Mujibur Rahman Howlader, politician from Gopalganj
- Shahjahan Hawlader Sujan (died 2001), assassinated politician
- Ujjal Howladar (born 1993), footballer
- Sujon Hawlader (born 1995), cricketer
See also
References
- ^ Bhaumika, Khagendra Nātha (1982). Padabīra utpatti o kramabikāśera itihāsa (in Bengali). Mitraloka. pp. Division D, 34.
- Khan, Monirul Islam (2012). “Social Stratification”. In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Subsequent land policy in the colonial period … created intermediate rent collecting interests resulting in the emergence of numerous agrarian layers, known as Jotedar, Gantidar, Howladar, or Talukdar, or Bhuiyan, etc.