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Remians are the graduates of Dhaka Residential Model College, a renowned college in Bangladesh. Students of the Dhaka Residential Model College are called Remians. The term is regarded as a prestigious designation held by graduates of DRMC. Remians founded an organization in Bangladesh known as ORWA, the Old Remians Welfare Association.

Remians and ORWA members have played a vital role in the development of Bangladesh, contributing to society as government officers, doctors, scientists, engineers, army officers, and professors. Many senior government officials of Bangladesh are Remians.

Notable Remians have included:

  • Shawfikul Ghani, a member of the Bangladeshi parliament in 1979, 1986 and 1988. He was a state minister for defense, minister of civil aviation and tourism in 1986, and became a full Minister for Public Works in 1988.
  • Sheikh Jamal, the second son of the founding leader of Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and slain brother of the current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He was also known as a freedom fighter in the Bangladesh Liberation War.
  • Tareq Zia, a well-known politician and Senior Joint Secretary-General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He is the son of a former President of Bangladesh, the late Major General Ziaur Rahman, and Khaleda Zia, a former Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
  • Shamsher Mubin Chowdhury, a former Foreign Secretary of the Government of Bangladesh.
  • Mohamed Mijarul Quayes, a former Foreign Secretary, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, and ambassador to Russia
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    Remians Wikipedia