Taluqdar (surname)
family name
Talukdar is a historic occupational title in South Asia (predominantly Bengal) which is now used as a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Talukdar
Abdul Hady Talukdar (1905-1985), Bangladeshi academic administrator
Abdul Jabbar Talukdar, politician from Barisal
Abdul Majid Talukdar, former MP of Bogra-3
Abdul Momin Talukdar (1929-1995), lawyer and former Deputy Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Amartya Talukdar, men's rights activist
Amjad Hossain Talukdar, former MP of Kurigram-3
Anwar Jung Talukdar (died 1986), former MP of Dhaka-18
Anwarul Kabir Talukdar (1944-2020), former Bangladeshi Minister of Power
Bhomita Talukdar, Assamese terrorist
Dipankar Talukdar (born 1952), former Minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs
Fazlul Haque Talukdar, politician from Barisal
Hatem Ali Talukdar, former MP of Tangail-2
Jahangir Alam Talukdar (born 1968), Bangladeshi cricketer
Jayanta Talukdar (born 1986), archer from Assam
Jony Talukdar (born 1993), Bangladeshi cricketer
Keramat Ali Talukdar, politician from Mymensingh
Mahbub Talukdar (born 1942), Bangladeshi poet and civil servant
Manoranjan Talukdar, Marxist from Assam
Motahar Hossain Talukdar (1922-2001), activist for the Bengali language movement
Motiur Rahman Talukdar, politician from Barguna
Mrigen Talukdar, cricketer from Assam
Murad Hasan Talukdar, Bangladeshi politician
Nurul Amin Talukdar, Sector No. 11 commander for Bangladesh
Phanidhar Talukdar, former MLA of Bhabanipur, Assam
Pranita Talukdar (1935-2019), former MLA of Sorbhog, Assam
Rony Talukdar (born 1990), Bangladeshi first-class cricketer
Ruhul Quddus Talukdar (born 1962), Bangladeshi lawyer
Shashwati Talukdar, Indian academic-filmmaker based in New York
Talukdar Towhid Jung Murad (born 1971), former MP of Dhaka-19
Zinnatunnessa Talukdar, former Minister of Primary and Mass Education
Talukder
Abdul Hamid Talukder, former MP of Sirajganj-4
Abdul Mannan Talukder, former MP of Sirajganj-3
Abdul Momen Talukder (1952–2025), MP of Bogra-3
Abdur Rouf Talukder (born 1964), senior secretary at the Bangladeshi Ministry of Finance
Abdus Salam Talukder (1936–1999), former secretary-general of Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Atowar Rahman Talukder, former MP of Rajshahi-6
Hasan Ali Talukder, former MP of Bogra-3
Helaluzzaman Talukder, former MP of Bogra-7
Iftiquar Uddin Talukder Pintu, former MP of Netrokona-3
Ishaque Hossain Talukder (died 2014), former MP of Sirajganj-3
Ismail Hossain Talukder, former MP of Mymensingh-2
Jahurul Islam Talukdar, former MP of Pabna-1
Jalal Uddin Talukder (died 2012), politician from Netrokona
Joly Talukder, general secretary of the Bangladesh Garment Workers Trade Union Centre
Karimuzzaman Talukder, former MP of Jamalpur-3
Kosiruddin Talukder (1899–1971), doctor murdered in the Bangladesh Liberation War
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