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|name | | name = Zahur Ahmad Chowdhury | ||
|office | | office = former Minister of Health and Family Welfare | ||
|term_start | | term_start = | ||
|term_end | | term_end = | ||
|predecessor = | | predecessor = | ||
|successor | | successor = | ||
|birth_date | | birth_date = 1916 | ||
|birth_place = | | birth_place = | ||
|death_date | | death_date = 1 July 1974 | ||
|death_place = | | death_place = | ||
|party | | party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]] | ||
| image = Zahur Ahmad Chowdhury.jpg | |||
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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Zahur Ahmad Chowdhury was born in Uttar Kattali, [[Chittagong District|Chittagong]] in 1916. He studied in Kattali Nurul Huq Chowdhury High School and Pahartali Railway High School, and went on to Calcutta Islamia College.<ref name="tail">{{cite web|title=Chowdhury, Zahur Ahmad - Banglapedia|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chowdhury,_Zahur_Ahmad|website=en.banglapedia.org|access-date=18 September | Zahur Ahmad Chowdhury was born in Uttar Kattali, [[Chittagong District|Chittagong]] in 1916. He studied in Kattali Nurul Huq Chowdhury High School and Pahartali Railway High School, and went on to Calcutta Islamia College.<ref name="tail">{{cite web|title=Chowdhury, Zahur Ahmad - Banglapedia|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chowdhury,_Zahur_Ahmad|website=en.banglapedia.org|access-date=18 September 2022}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
He joined the [[All-India Muslim League]] in 1940. He was one of the founding members Awami Muslim League in 1949. He was a labour activist and was the assistant secretary of | He joined the [[All-India Muslim League]] in 1940. He was one of the founding members Awami Muslim League in 1949. He was a labour activist and was the assistant secretary of Trade Union Federation. He was active in the [[Bengali language movement|Language Movement]]. In 1954 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the united front representing Chittagong centre. He supported the [[Six point movement]] and was imprisonment for it. In 1970 he elected to Provincial Assembly from [[Kotwali]], Chittagong from the [[Awami League]].<ref name="tail" /> | ||
He was a member of the Sangram Committee in Chittagong in March 1971. He went to Agartala, India after the start of [[Bangladesh Liberation war]]. He was elected chairman of the Regional Council South-East Region-2 of the [[mujibnagar government]]. In the first cabinet of Bangladesh he was the minister of Labour and Social Welfare. In 1973 he was elected to the Jatiya Sangsad from Kotwali Panchlaish Bangladesh Awami League in 1973. He was appointed the Health Minister. He was secretary of Labour Affairs in the central committee of Bangladesh Awami League.<ref name="tail" /> | He was a member of the Sangram Committee in Chittagong in March 1971. He went to Agartala, India after the start of [[Bangladesh Liberation war]]. He was elected chairman of the Regional Council South-East Region-2 of the [[mujibnagar government]]. In the first cabinet of Bangladesh he was the minister of Labour and Social Welfare. In 1973 he was elected to the Jatiya Sangsad from Kotwali Panchlaish Bangladesh Awami League in 1973. He was appointed the Health Minister. He was secretary of Labour Affairs in the central committee of Bangladesh Awami League.<ref name="tail" /> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:40, 13 June 2022
Zahur Ahmad Chowdhury | |
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| former Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1916 |
| Died | 1 July 1974 |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Zahur Ahmad Chowdhury (1916 – 1974) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Minister of Health and Family Welfare.[1]
Early life[edit]
Zahur Ahmad Chowdhury was born in Uttar Kattali, Chittagong in 1916. He studied in Kattali Nurul Huq Chowdhury High School and Pahartali Railway High School, and went on to Calcutta Islamia College.[2]
Career[edit]
He joined the All-India Muslim League in 1940. He was one of the founding members Awami Muslim League in 1949. He was a labour activist and was the assistant secretary of Trade Union Federation. He was active in the Language Movement. In 1954 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the united front representing Chittagong centre. He supported the Six point movement and was imprisonment for it. In 1970 he elected to Provincial Assembly from Kotwali, Chittagong from the Awami League.[2]
He was a member of the Sangram Committee in Chittagong in March 1971. He went to Agartala, India after the start of Bangladesh Liberation war. He was elected chairman of the Regional Council South-East Region-2 of the mujibnagar government. In the first cabinet of Bangladesh he was the minister of Labour and Social Welfare. In 1973 he was elected to the Jatiya Sangsad from Kotwali Panchlaish Bangladesh Awami League in 1973. He was appointed the Health Minister. He was secretary of Labour Affairs in the central committee of Bangladesh Awami League.[2]
Death[edit]
He died on 1 July 1974 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2][1] He has been remembered in the naming of the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. After the Bangladesh Nationalist Party came to power they renamed the stadium to Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium. The Bangladesh Awami League government returned the stadium to its original name after it came to power.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury: A true people's leader". 30 June 2013. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Chowdhury, Zahur Ahmad - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ↑ "Ctg Divisional Stadium gets back old name". The Daily Star. 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ↑ "Family upset at stadium renaming". The Daily Star. 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2019-12-01.