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	\|name = Abdul Halim Chowdhury		\|name = Abdul Halim Chowdhury
	\|~~office~~ = ~~Member of Parliament~~		\|native_name = আবদুল হালিম চৌধুরী
	\|term_start =		\|native_name_lang = bn
	\|term_end =		\|constituency_MP = [[Dhaka-2]]
	\|predecessor =		\|term_start = 2 April 1979
	\|successor =		\|term_end = 24 March 1982
	\|birth_place =		\|predecessor = [[Moslem Uddin Khan]]
			\|successor = [[Burhan Uddin Khan]]
			\|birth_place = [[Manikganj District\|Manikganj]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
	\|birth_date = {{Birth date\|1928\|2\|1\|df=yes}}		\|birth_date = {{Birth date\|1928\|2\|1\|df=yes}}
	\|death_date = {{Death date and age\|1987\|10\|7\|1928\|2\|1\|df=yes}}		\|death_date = {{Death date and age\|1987\|10\|7\|1928\|2\|1\|df=yes}}
	\|~~death_place~~ =		\|alma_mater = [[University of Rajshahi]]
	\|party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]		\|party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
	}}		}}

	'''Abdul Halim Chowdhury''' (~~1928–1987~~) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, Member of Parliament, and government minister. He is a retired captain of Pakistan Army and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Manikganj, Bogra freed this day\|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/manikganj-bogra-freed-day-1329196\|work=The Daily Star\|date=13 December 2016\|access-date=31 December ~~2016~~}}</ref>		'''Abdul Halim Chowdhury''' (1 February 1928 – 7 October 1987)<ref name=bpedia>{{cite Banglapedia \|article=Chowdhury,_Abdul_Halim}}</ref> was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, Member of Parliament, and government minister. He is a retired captain of Pakistan Army and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Manikganj, Bogra freed this day\|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/manikganj-bogra-freed-day-1329196\|work=The Daily Star\|date=13 December 2016\|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Chowdhury was born on 1 February 1928 in Elachipur, [[Shivalaya Upazila\|Shivalaya]], [[Manikganj District\|Manikganj]], [[~~East~~ Bengal]], [[British ~~Raj~~]]. He graduated from Faridpur Zilla School. He went on to [[Rajshahi College]], finished his BA in economics from [[Rajshahi University]]. He started his master's degree at Dhaka University.{{citation needed\|date=May ~~2019~~}}		Chowdhury was born on 1 February 1928 in Elachipur, [[Shivalaya Upazila\|Shivalaya]], [[Manikganj District\|Manikganj]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]. He graduated from Faridpur Zilla School. He went on to [[Rajshahi College]], finished his BA in economics from [[Rajshahi University]]. He started his master's degree at Dhaka University.{{citation needed\|date=May 2022}}

	==Career==		==Career==
	Chowdhury joined the Pakistan army in 1950 while still a student. In the army he served as the Adjutant and Quarter Master in the [[1st Punjab Regiment]]. He served as the aide-de-camp to the GOC of the 14th division. He was the commanding officer of University Officers' Training Corps Battalion in [[East Pakistan]]. In 1962 he retired from the Army over health reasons. He joined the East Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation. He was placed in charged of setting up a sugar mill in [[Kushtia District\|Kushtia]].{{citation needed\|date=May ~~2019~~}}		Chowdhury joined the Pakistan army in 1950 while still a student. In the army he served as the Adjutant and Quarter Master in the [[1st Punjab Regiment]]. He served as the aide-de-camp to the GOC of the 14th division. He was the commanding officer of University Officers' Training Corps Battalion in [[East Pakistan]]. In 1962 he retired from the Army over health reasons. He joined the East Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation. He was placed in charged of setting up a sugar mill in [[Kushtia District\|Kushtia]].{{citation needed\|date=May 2022}}

			In 1966, he joined the [[National Awami Party]]. In the [[1970 Pakistani general election]] he stood as a nominee of the [[National Awami Party]] faction led by [[Muzaffar Ahmed (NAP Politician)\|Muzaffar Ahmed]] (NAP (M)).<ref name="Chakravarty1988">{{cite book \|last=Chakravarty \|first=S. R. \|year=1988 \|title=Bangladesh, the Nineteen Seventy-nine Elections \|location=New Delhi \|publisher=South Asian Publishers \|page=122 \|isbn=81-7003-088-9 \|quote=Abdul Halim Chowdhury BNP Contested as NAP (M) candidate in 1970 and 1973 elections.}}</ref>

	~~In 1966 he joined~~ the [[~~National Awami Party~~]]~~. In~~ the [[~~1970 Pakistani general election~~]] ~~he stood as a nominee~~ of ~~the~~ [[~~National Awami Party~~]] ~~faction led by [[Muzaffar Ahmed (NAP Politician)~~\|~~Muzaffar Ahmed]] (NAP (M))~~.<ref ~~name="Chakravarty1988"~~>{{~~cite book~~ \|~~last~~=~~Chakravarty~~ \|~~first~~=S. R. ~~\|year=1988 \|title=Bangladesh,~~ the ~~Nineteen Seventy~~-~~nine Elections~~ \|~~location~~=~~New Delhi~~ \|~~publisher~~=~~South Asian Publishers~~ \|~~page~~=~~122 \|isbn=81-7003-088-9 \|quote=Abdul Halim Chowdhury BNP Contested~~ as NAP (M) candidate in ~~1970 and~~ 1973 ~~elections~~.}}</~~ref~~>		During the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] in 1971 he helped set up the revolutionary committee of [[Manikganj District\|Manikganj]]. He was placed in charge of military operations in Dhaka Sadar and [[Gazipur]].{{citation needed\|date=May 2022}} He established the Halim Bahini, a paramilitary force under his command, to fight in the Bangladesh Liberation war.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=26 March 2019\|title=The irregular forces of Bangladesh Liberation War\|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/supplements/independence-day-special-2019/news/the-irregular-forces-bangladesh-liberation-war-1719757\|access-date=14 July 2020\|work=The Daily Star\|language=en}}</ref> After the [[Independence of Bangladesh]], he stood again as a NAP (M) candidate in the [[1973 Bangladeshi general election]].<ref name="Chakravarty1988" /> He became the president of [[United People's Party (Bangladesh)\|United People's Party]]. In 1979 he was elected to Parliament from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He served in the cabinet of President [[Ziaur Rahman]] as the minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperative. He later was in the cabinet of President [[Abdus Sattar (president)\|Abdus Sattar]] as the minister of Food and Relief. He was a member of BNP's National executive committee. He joined General [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]]'s [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)\|Jatiya party]] after it came to power. He was the minister of Agriculture and Food.{{citation needed\|date=May 2022}}

	During the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] in 1971 he helped set up the revolutionary committee of [[Manikganj District\|Manikganj]]. He was placed in charge of military operations in Dhaka Sadar and [[Gazipur]].{{citation needed\|date=May 2019}} He established the Halim Bahini, a paramilitary force under his command, to fight in the Bangladesh Liberation war.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=26 March 2019\|title=The irregular forces of Bangladesh Liberation War\|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/supplements/independence-day-special-2019/news/the-irregular-forces-bangladesh-liberation-war-1719757\|access-date=14 July 2020\|work=The Daily Star\|language=en}}</ref> After the [[Independence of Bangladesh]], he stood again as a NAP (M) candidate in the [[1973 Bangladeshi general election]].<ref name=~~"Chakravarty1988"~~ /> He became the president of [[United People's Party (Bangladesh)\|United People's Party]]. In 1979 he was elected to Parliament from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He served in the cabinet of President [[Ziaur Rahman]] as the minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperative. He later was in the cabinet of President [[Abdus Sattar (president)\|Abdus Sattar]] as the minister of Food and Relief. He was a member of BNP's National executive committee. He joined General [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]]'s [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)\|Jatiya party]] after it came to power. He was the minister of Agriculture and Food.{{citation needed\|date=May 2019}}		Chowdhury died on 7 October 1987.<ref name=bpedia/>

	He died on 7 October 1987.<ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book \|last=Hossain \|first=Abu Md. Delwar \|year=2012 \|chapter=Chowdhury, Abdul Halim \|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chowdhury,_Abdul_Halim \|editor1-last=Islam \|editor1-first=Sirajul \|editor1-link=Sirajul Islam \|editor2-last=Jamal \|editor2-first=Ahmed A. \|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh \|edition=Second \|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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'''Abdul Halim Chowdhury''' (1928–1987) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, Member of Parliament, and government minister. He is a retired captain of Pakistan Army and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War.<ref>{{cite news |title=Manikganj, Bogra freed this day|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/manikganj-bogra-freed-day-1329196|work=The Daily Star|date=13 December 2016|access-date=31 December 2016}}</ref>

==Early life==
Chowdhury was born on 1 February 1928 in Elachipur, [[Shivalaya Upazila|Shivalaya]], [[Manikganj District|Manikganj]], [[East Bengal]], [[British Raj]]. He graduated from Faridpur Zilla School. He went on to [[Rajshahi College]], finished his BA in economics from [[Rajshahi University]]. He started his master's degree at Dhaka University.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

==Career==
Chowdhury joined the Pakistan army in 1950 while still a student. In the army he served as the Adjutant and Quarter Master in the [[1st Punjab Regiment]]. He served as the aide-de-camp to the GOC of the 14th division. He was the commanding officer of University Officers' Training Corps Battalion in [[East Pakistan]]. In 1962 he retired from the Army over health reasons. He joined the East Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation. He was placed in charged of setting up a sugar mill in [[Kushtia District|Kushtia]].{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

In 1966 he joined the [[National Awami Party]]. In the [[1970 Pakistani general election]] he stood as a nominee of the [[National Awami Party]] faction led by [[Muzaffar Ahmed (NAP Politician)|Muzaffar Ahmed]] (NAP (M)).<ref name="Chakravarty1988">{{cite book |last=Chakravarty |first=S. R. |year=1988 |title=Bangladesh, the Nineteen Seventy-nine Elections |location=New Delhi |publisher=South Asian Publishers |page=122 |isbn=81-7003-088-9 |quote=Abdul Halim Chowdhury BNP Contested as NAP (M) candidate in 1970 and 1973 elections.}}</ref>

During the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] in 1971 he helped set up the revolutionary committee of [[Manikganj District|Manikganj]]. He was placed in charge of military operations in Dhaka Sadar and [[Gazipur]].{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} He established the Halim Bahini, a paramilitary force under his command, to fight in the Bangladesh Liberation war.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 March 2019|title=The irregular forces of Bangladesh Liberation War|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/supplements/independence-day-special-2019/news/the-irregular-forces-bangladesh-liberation-war-1719757|access-date=14 July 2020|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> After the [[Independence of Bangladesh]], he stood again as a NAP (M) candidate in the [[1973 Bangladeshi general election]].<ref name="Chakravarty1988" /> He became the president of [[United People's Party (Bangladesh)|United People's Party]]. In 1979 he was elected to Parliament from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He served in the cabinet of President [[Ziaur Rahman]] as the minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperative. He later was in the cabinet of President [[Abdus Sattar (president)|Abdus Sattar]] as the minister of Food and Relief. He was a member of BNP's National executive committee. He joined General [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]]'s [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya party]] after it came to power. He was the minister of Agriculture and Food.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

He died on 7 October 1987.<ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book |last=Hossain |first=Abu Md. Delwar |year=2012 |chapter=Chowdhury, Abdul Halim |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chowdhury,_Abdul_Halim |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:2nd Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi military personnel]]
[[Category:Mukti Bahini personnel]]
[[Category:1928 births]]
[[Category:1987 deaths]]