Gulzar Ahmed Chowdhury ( bn, গুলজ়ার আহমদ চৌধুরী; died 26 November 2019) was a politician in the
Sunamganj District of the
Sylhet Division of
Bangladesh. He was elected member of parliament for the
Sunamganj-3
Sunamganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by M. A. Mannan of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Shantiganj and Jagannathpur upazilas.
History
The c ...
constituency as a
Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in the
sixth Jatiya Sangsad elections held on 15 February 1996.
Early life and education
Chowdhury was born in 1937, to a
Bengali Muslim family of
Chowdhuries in the village of Hatiya in
Derai,
Sunamganj, then part of the
British Raj. After completing his
matriculation from Jagannathpur High School in 1956, Chowdhury enrolled at the Sunamganj College. He was later expelled due to political activities against the ruling
Muslim League political party. After being released from prison in 1958, Chowdhury completed his
Intermediate of Arts and gained admission into
Murari Chand College in 1963. He failed his
Bachelor of Arts examinations in 1964 due to his political activities, but graduated from
Madaripur Government College in 1966. He was then admitted to study law at the
University of Dhaka but did not end up taking the examinations.
Career
During the
Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...
of 1971, Ahmed was one of the student freedom organisers in Derai. He was associated with the
Ganatantri Party.
He was elected member of parliament for
Sunamganj-3
Sunamganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by M. A. Mannan of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Shantiganj and Jagannathpur upazilas.
History
The c ...
constituency as a
Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in the
Sixth Jatiya Sangsad elections held on 15 February 1996.
Personal life
He was married to Syeda Zaibunnessa Khatun, a teacher at the Kishori Mohan Girls School. They had one son and two daughters.
Death
Ahmed died at 11:50 BST on 26 November 2019 in his residence in
Dhaka, two days after his wife's death. The next day, his first
janaza was performed in Chowkidighi Jame Mosque in
Sylhet
Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate an ...
. After
Maghrib prayers, his second janaza and burial was undertaken in
Shah Jalal Dargah.
References
External links
List of 6th Parliament Members–
Bangladesh parliament
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 ...
2019 deaths
People from Derai Upazila
Politicians from Sylhet Division
Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians
6th Jatiya Sangsad members
21st-century Bengalis
20th-century Bengalis
Murari Chand College alumni
University of Dhaka alumni
1937 births
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