Kafiluddin Chowdhury
Kafiluddin Chowdhury | |
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কফিলউদ্দীন চৌধুরী | |
| Member of National Assembly | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1898 |
| Died | 12 May 1972 (aged 73–74) |
| Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Children |
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| Relatives | Mahi B. Chowdhury (grandson) |
Kafiluddin Chowdhury (1898 – 12 May 1972) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of Provincial and National Assembly of Pakistan.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Chowdhury was born in 1898 in Dayhata Majidpur, Srinagar, Munshiganj (present-day Bangladesh). He graduated from Hasara Kalikishore High School and finished his law degree in Kolkata.[1]
Career
[edit]Chowdhury started his legal career in Munshiganj sub-divisional court. He moved his practice to Dhaka. He started his political career in the Krishak Praja Party of AK Fazlul Huq. He campaigned for the Movement for Pakistan In 1954 he was elected to the provincial assembly. He served as the Minister of Law, Forest, Roads and Communication, and Land ministries in the provincial government of East Pakistan.[1]
Chowdhury was imprisoned after president Ayub Khan declared Martial Law. He was elected to the National assembly in 1970. He crossed over to India during Bangladesh Liberation War.[1]
Death and legacy
[edit]In November 1971, Chowdhury had a heart attack. He moved to independent Bangladesh after the war on 31 January 1972 and died on 12 May. His son, Badruddoza Chowdhury, became the 13th President of Bangladesh during 2001–2002.[1] His other son was Shamsuddoha Chowdhury (1928–2018).[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Chowdhury, Kafiluddin". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ Zaman, Habibuz (1999). Seventy Years in a Shaky Subcontinent. Janus Publishing Company. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-85756-405-1. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ↑ "Choudhury AKM Shamsuddoha passes away". The Daily Star. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
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- People from Majidpur Dayhata
- Politicians from Dhaka Division
- Krishak Sramik Party politicians
- Awami League politicians
- Candidates in the 1970 Pakistani general election
- Members of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh
- Provincial ministers of East Pakistan
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