F. R. Khan, in full Fazlur Rahman Khan, (born April 3, 1929, Dacca, India [now Dhaka, Bangladesh]—died March 27, 1982, Jiddah, Saudi Arabia), Bangladeshi American civil engineer known for his innovations in high-rise building construction. He is regarded as the "father of tubular designs" for high-rise buildings.

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Hansen Clarke (born March 2, 1957) is an American politician and former U.S. Congressman. A Democrat, he was the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 13th congressional district from 2011 to 2013. Prior to his election to Congress, he had been a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1991

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Sheikh Rahman (born November 15, 1960) is a Bangladeshi-American politician who has served in the Georgia State Senate from the 5th district since January 14, 2019. He is the first Muslim lawmaker in Georgia.

Sheikh Rahman was born in East Pakistan, a former province of Pakistan that is now

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Another Bangladeshi-American, Kazi Sabeel Rahman, has been appointed to a key position in the administration of US President Joe Biden.

Sabeel has been named Senior Counselor at the Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs in the Biden administration.

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A girl born in Bangladesh came to the United States as an immigrant, with big hopes and dreams.

Soma began her improbable dream of becoming an attorney at age 12. She always aimed for the top and worked as hard as she could with her abilities, resources and limits.

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Shahana Hanif is a Kensington-born and raised daughter of Bangladeshi immigrants running to represent Brooklyn’s 39th District in the New York City Council.

Shahana knows first hand the problems facing our communities. She is a product of public schools having attended P.S. 230 and Brooklyn

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