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'''Shankar Gobind Chowdhury''' is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and the former Member of Parliament of [[Natore-2]]. He was the organizer of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|Liberation War of Bangladesh]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
Chowdhury was elected member of the Pakistan National Assembly in the 1970 elections as a candidate of Awami League. He was also a member of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh in 1972. When [[Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League|BAKSAL]] was introduced in 1975, he was appointed Governor of Natore District.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2016-03-31|title=শংকর গোবিন্দ চৌধুরীর ১৮তম মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী আজ|url=https://www.jugantor.com/old/news/2013/09/13/27862|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331225127/https://www.jugantor.com/old/news/2013/09/13/27862|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-31|access-date=2020-07-14}}</ref><br />
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Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Natore-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1991.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Results Comparison - Amar Desh Online |url=http://www.amardesh.com/briefResult_1991_1996_2001.php?sol=51 |website=amardesh.com |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Electoral Area Winner |url=https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral-winner |website=Amarmp |accessdate=10 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Death and legacy ==<br />
Chowdhury died on 13 September 1997.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In 2016, the Bangladesh government posthumously awarded Chowdhury the Independence Day Award in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|date=|title=Government honours 18 personalities with Independence Award|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/03/25/government-honours-18-personalities-with-independence-award|access-date=2020-07-14|website=bdnews24.com}}</ref> In November 1991, Prime Minister [[Khaleda Zia]] laid the foundation of Natore Stadium. Construction began in 1996 and was completed in 18 months. On 12 January 1999, it was inaugurated by Prime Minister [[Sheikh Hasina]] as [[Shankar Govinda Chowdhury Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=1999-01-12|title=Hasina to open Natore Stadium today|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/hasina-to-open-natore-stadium-today|access-date=2020-07-14|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref><br />
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