Chaudhry Ahmed Rasool
Chowdhury is a title of honour, usually hereditary, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is an adaption from Sanskrit. During the Mughal rule, it was a title awarded to eminent people, while during British rule, the term was associated with zamindars and social leaders. The common female equivalent was Chowdhurani. Many landlords under the Permanent Settlement carried this surname. Land reforms after the partition of India abolished the permanent settlement. In modern times, the term is a common South Asian surname for both males and females. Meaning and significance "Chowdhury" is a term adapted from the Sanskrit word ''caturdhara'', literally "holder of four" (four denoting a measure of land, from ''chatur'' ("four") and ''dhara'' ("holder" or "possessor")). The name is a Sanskrit term denoting the head of a community or caste. It was a title awarded to persons of eminence, including both Muslims and Hindus, during the Mughal Empire. It was also used as a title by ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chaudhary
Chaudhary (or Choudhary ; also: Chaudhuri, Choudhuary, Chowdhury) is a hereditary title mainly in South Asia, mainly used by Jats, Gurjar and Bhumihars. Chowdhury (Hindi: चौधरी/चौधुरी/चौधारी; Urdu: چودھری/ چوھدری; Bengali: চৌধুরী) a common surname in South Asia. Chaudharys belong from different backgrounds in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh and are not the same people but still have the historical titles. 'Chaudhary' was first bestowed by the various rulers of the Delhi Sultanate, and the custom was continued by the breakaway Bengal Sultanate. Later, the Mughals and the Nawabs conferred the same title in great numbers. Chaudharies were "local magnates" responsible for land taxes alongside an ''amil'' (revenue collector) and a ''karkun'' (accountant) in the local-level administrative units known as parganas. Chaudhary Business * Binod Chaudhary (1955-), a Nepalese businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, and politic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kachari Kingdom
The Dimasa Kingdom (also Kachari kingdom) was a late medieval/early modern kingdom in Assam, Northeast India ruled by Dimasa kings. The Dimasa kingdom and others (Kamata, Chutiya) that developed in the wake of the Kamarupa kingdom were examples of new states that emerged from indigenous communities in medieval Assam as a result of socio-political transformations in these communities. The British finally annexed the kingdom: the plains in 1832 and the hills in 1834. This kingdom gave its name to undivided Cachar district of colonial Assam. And after independence the undivided Cachar district was split into three districts in Assam: Dima Hasao district (formerly ''North Cachar Hills''), Cachar district, Hailakandi district. The Ahom Buranjis called this kingdom ''Timisa''. In the 18th century, a divine Hindu origin was constructed for the rulers of the Kachari kingdom and it was named Hidimba, and the kings as Hidimbesvar. The name Hiḍimbā continued to be used in the offic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abdul Munim Chowdhury
Mohammad Abdul Munim Chowdhury ( bn, মোহাম্মদ আব্দুল মুনিম চৌধুরী) is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He was the former MP of Habiganj-1, representing the Jatiya Party (Ershad), Jatiya Party. Early life Chowdhury was born on 1 November 1967 to a Bengali Muslim family of Chowdhury, Chowdhuries in the village of Kurshi in Nabiganj Upazila, Nabiganj, Habiganj District, Habiganj (then under Sylhet Division, Sylhet district), East Pakistan. His parents were Abdul Wadud Chowdhury and Husnara Begum Chowdhury. He has a H.S.C degree. Career Chowdhury was elected to Parliament on 5 January 2014 from Habiganj-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate. References Jatiya Party politicians Living people 1967 births 10th Jatiya Sangsad members People from Nabiganj Upazila {{JatiyaParty-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abdul Matin Chowdhury (scholar)
Abdul Matin Chowdhury ( bn, আব্দুল মতিন চৌধুরী; 1915 – 19 February 1990), popularly known as Shaikh-e-Fulbari ( bn, শায়খে ফুলবাড়ী, lit=Shaikh of Fulbari, link=no), was a Bengali religious scholar and political activist. A disciple of Hussain Ahmed Madani, he later gained his own following and was politically involved during the partition of India and independence of Bangladesh. Early life and background Abdul Matin Chowdhury was born in 1915 to a Zamindar family in the village of Fulbari, Golapganj, in what is now Sylhet District, Bangladesh. He was the youngest of the six children of his parents, Rizwan Uddin and Khair-un-nessa Chowdhury. Through his father, he claimed descent from Abdullah ibn Ja'far, a nephew of the fourth Rashidun caliph, Ali ibn Abi Talib. Chowdhury's lineage is the following: Abdul Matin Chowdhury, son of Rizwan Uddin Chowdhury, son of Haydar Ali, son of Muhammad Abdul Latif, son of M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abdul Matin Chowdhury (politician)
Abdul Matin Chowdhury (1944 – 4 August 2012) was a Bangladeshi politician. He served as the vice president and joint secretary general of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He was appointed as the Minister of Home Affairs at the first Khaleda Zia cabinet during 1991–1996. He was elected to the Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ... four times since 1979. Career Chowdhury was a Muslim League politician before 1971. He was a member of the BNP's standing committee from 1991 to 2008. Death Matin Chowdhury died on 4 August 2012. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Chowdhury, Abdul Matin 1944 births 2012 deaths People from Narayanganj District Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Home Affairs ministers of Bangladesh Textiles and Jute ministers of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abdul Matin Chowdhury
Abdul Matin Chowdhury (1 May 1921 – 24 June 1981) was a Bangladeshi academic and physicist. He served as the 14th Vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka. Education Chowdhury passed entrance examination from Arunchandra High School in Noakhali District in 1937 and intermediate from Dhaka Intermediate College in 1939. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in physics from the University of Dhaka. He obtained Ph.D. in atmospheric physics from University of Chicago in 1949. He completed Ph.D. for the second time in 1961. Career Chowdhury started his career as a meteorologist in the Pakistan Meteorology Department. He then joined as a reader in the Physics Department in University of Dhaka in 1950. He went on to become a professor in 1962 and the head of the Department during 1962–1967. He served as a member of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission during 1967–1970, Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Defence and the President's Scientific Advisor during 1970–1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abdul Matin Chaudhary
Abdul Matin Chaudhary ( bn, আব্দুল মতিন চৌধুরী; 1925–1989), also known by his daak naam Kola Mia ( bn, কলা মিঞা), and the epithet Jinnar Daan Haat (lit. ''Jinnah's right hand''), was a Pakistani Bengali politician, journalist and a member of the 1st National Assembly of Pakistan as a representative of East Bengal. He was also Pakistan's inaugural Minister of Agriculture. Early life and education Chaudhary was born on 13 February 1895 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Bhadeshwar in Golapganj, Sylhet District. His father, Abdul Karim Chaudhary, was a sub-inspector and his mother's name was Habibunnesa Khatun. He completed his secondary education at the Sylhet Government High School where he gained a first class in 1912. He then proceeded to study at the Murari Chand College where he completed his intermediate examinations in 1914. In 1916, Chaudhary graduated from the Aligarh Muslim University in North India. He also c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abdul Latif Chowdhury
Abdul Latif Chowdhury ( bn, আব্দুল লতিফ চৌধুরী; 25 May 1913 – 16 January 2008), widely known as Saheb Qiblah Fultali, was a Bangladeshi Sufi Islamic scholar and theologian who is the founder of the Fultali movement. Early life and background Abdul Latif Chowdhury was born into a noble Bengali Muslim Sufi family in the village of Fultali, Zakiganj, Sylhet Division, Bengal Presidency (now Bangladesh), British India. His lineage is the following: Abdul Latif Chowdhury, son of Abdul Majid Chowdhury, son of Shāh Muhammad Hiron, son of Shāh Muhammad Dānish, son of Shāh Muhammad Sadeq, son of Shāh Muhammad Elāhi Bakhsh, son of Shah Muhammad Alā Bakhsh. Ala Bakhsh was a descendant of Shāh Kamāl Yemenī, a later companion of Shāh Jalāl, According to Fultali's biographers, Bakhsh contributed to Ahmad Sirhindi's opposition movement against the Mughal emperor Akbar's theological opinions such as the Din-i Ilahi. Education Fultali received his b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chanchal Chowdhury (2)
Suchinta Chowdhury Chanchal ( bn, সুচিন্ত চৌধুরী চঞ্চল), known as Chanchal Chowdhury ( bn, চঞ্চল চৌধুরী), is a Bangladeshi actor. Critically acclaimed for his performances in ''Rupkothar Golpo'' (2006), ''Monpura'' (2009), ''Television'' (2012), ''Aynabaji'' (2016), '' Debi'' (2018) and ''Hawa'' (2022). He has received two Bangladesh National Film Awards for Best Actor and three Meril Prothom Alo Awards for Best Actor. A household name in Bangladesh, Chowdhury started his career in 1996 in the theaters of Bangladesh. He joined famous theaters such as Aranyak Natyadal and performed in stage plays like ''Prakritojoner Kotha'', ''Joyjoyonti'', ''Ora Kodom Ali'', ''Mayur Singhason'', ''Songkranti'', ''Rarang and Che-er Cycle''. Albeit a prolific actor in TV series and films, he appeared in six movies as of 2018. Early life Chowdhury was born and raised in a Hindu family in the village of Kamarhaat in Pabna, Bangladesh, on ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |