Khasruzzaman Chowdhury
Khasruzzaman Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi civil servant and former Pakistani civil servant.[1] He was born in Astoghori village of Purba Muria, Beanibazar Upazila, Sylhet District. He was the sub-divisional commissioner of Kishorganj District and participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[1] He was awarded the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award, in 2014 for his contribution to the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1]
Chowdhury completed his master's degree in economics at Harvard University.[2] He did his PhD at Syracuse University.[2]
Chowdhury had joined the East Pakistan Civil Service.[2] He was a batchmate of Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad, and Mizanur Rahman Shelley.[3] He joined the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[2] He was appointed the deputy commissioner of Mymensingh Division after the independence of Bangladesh.[2]
Chowdhury was the secretary of Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO.[4] He wrote an autobiography, The Turbulent 1971: My diary.[4][5]
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Khasruzzaman's anniversary of death today". The Daily Star. 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ↑ "The symphony of our times". New Age. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
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- ↑ Choudhury, Khashruzzaman (2020-01-01). The Turbulent 1971 My Diary (First ed.). Agamee Prakashani. ISBN 978-984-04-2512-9.