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|name = Abdul Halim Chowdhury | |name = Abdul Halim Chowdhury | ||
| | |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}} | ||
| | |alma_mater = [[University of Rajshahi]] | ||
|party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | |party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Abdul Halim Chowdhury''' ( | '''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]], [[ | 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 | 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> | |||
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}} | |||
Chowdhury died on 7 October 1987.<ref name=bpedia/> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Abdul Halim Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
আবদুল হালিম চৌধুরী | |
| Member of Parliament for Dhaka-2 | |
| In office 2 April 1979 – 24 March 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Moslem Uddin Khan |
| Succeeded by | Burhan Uddin Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1928 Manikganj, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 7 October 1987 (aged 59) |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Alma mater | University of Rajshahi |
Abdul Halim Chowdhury (1 February 1928 – 7 October 1987)[1] 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.[2]
Early life
Chowdhury was born on 1 February 1928 in Elachipur, Shivalaya, 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]
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.[citation needed]
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 (M)).[3]
During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 he helped set up the revolutionary committee of Manikganj. He was placed in charge of military operations in Dhaka Sadar and Gazipur.[citation needed] He established the Halim Bahini, a paramilitary force under his command, to fight in the Bangladesh Liberation war.[4] After the Independence of Bangladesh, he stood again as a NAP (M) candidate in the 1973 Bangladeshi general election.[3] He became the president of 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 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 after it came to power. He was the minister of Agriculture and Food.[citation needed]
Chowdhury died on 7 October 1987.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Chowdhury, Abdul Halim". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ↑ "Manikganj, Bogra freed this day". The Daily Star. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chakravarty, S. R. (1988). Bangladesh, the Nineteen Seventy-nine Elections. New Delhi: South Asian Publishers. p. 122. ISBN 81-7003-088-9.
Abdul Halim Chowdhury BNP Contested as NAP (M) candidate in 1970 and 1973 elections.
- ↑ "The irregular forces of Bangladesh Liberation War". The Daily Star. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.