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The [[Bengali Muslim]] Mirashdars{{NoteTag|''Mirashdar'' is a term referring to a landowner who pays taxes directly to the government.<ref>{{cite book|last=Laskar|first=Nitish Ranjan|title=Mahishya Das of Cachar and their Social Background|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NjRuAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Mirashdar,+he+being+a+land+holder+in+his+own+right+and+paying+revenue+direct+to+the+Govt%22&dq=%22Mirashdar,+he+being+a+land+holder+in+his+own+right+and+paying+revenue+direct+to+the+Govt%22|series=Proceedings of North East India History Association|year=1985|publisher=North East India History Association|page=456}}</ref>}} living in the former [[Kachari Kingdom]] were given titles by the Kachari Raja, which in modern-day acts as a surname for them.<ref name=heads>{{cite book|title=Principal Heads of the History and Statistics of the Dacca Division|chapter=Cachar District: Statement No. XVIII: Glossary of Local Terms |pages=406–408|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/principalheadsh00unkngoog/page/n419|year=1868|location=[[Calcutta]]|author=E M Lewis|publisher=Calcutta Central Press Company}}</ref> | The [[Bengali Muslim]] Mirashdars{{NoteTag|''Mirashdar'' is a term referring to a landowner who pays taxes directly to the government.<ref>{{cite book|last=Laskar|first=Nitish Ranjan|title=Mahishya Das of Cachar and their Social Background|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NjRuAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Mirashdar,+he+being+a+land+holder+in+his+own+right+and+paying+revenue+direct+to+the+Govt%22&dq=%22Mirashdar,+he+being+a+land+holder+in+his+own+right+and+paying+revenue+direct+to+the+Govt%22|series=Proceedings of North East India History Association|year=1985|publisher=North East India History Association|page=456}}</ref>}} living in the former [[Kachari Kingdom]] were given titles by the Kachari Raja, which in modern-day acts as a surname for them.<ref name=heads>{{cite book|title=Principal Heads of the History and Statistics of the Dacca Division|chapter=Cachar District: Statement No. XVIII: Glossary of Local Terms |pages=406–408|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/principalheadsh00unkngoog/page/n419|year=1868|location=[[Calcutta]]|author=E M Lewis|publisher=Calcutta Central Press Company}}</ref> | ||
In Bihar, the [[Pasi (caste)|Pasi]] | In Bihar, the [[Pasi (caste)|Pasi]] is also known as the ''Chaudhary'', a community traditionally connected with [[toddy tapping]].<ref name="S Gopal pages 759">People of India Bihar Volume XVI Part Two edited by S Gopal & Hetukar Jha pages 759 to 765 Seagull Books</ref> | ||
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* Justice [[Abu Sayeed Chowdhury]], second President of Bangladesh | * Justice [[Abu Sayeed Chowdhury]], second President of Bangladesh | ||
* Justice [[A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury]], 9th President of Bangladesh | * Justice [[A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury]], 9th President of Bangladesh | ||
* [[Anwarul Karim Chowdhury]], former UN Under Secretary General | * [[Anwarul Karim Chowdhury]], former UN Under-Secretary General | ||
* [[Ariful Haque Choudhury]], Mayor of [[Sylhet]] | * [[Ariful Haque Choudhury]], Mayor of [[Sylhet]] | ||
* [[A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury]], 13th President of Bangladesh | * [[A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury]], 13th President of Bangladesh | ||