Shankar Gobind Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of

Natore-2 Natore-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Md. Shafiqul Islam Shimul of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Natore Sadar Upazila and Naldanga Upazila N ...

. He was the organizer of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.

Career

Chowdhury was elected member of the Pakistan National Assembly in the 1970 elections as a candidate of Awami League. He was also a member of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh in 1972. When BAKSAL was introduced in 1975, he was appointed Governor of Natore District. Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Natore-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1991.

Death and legacy

Chowdhury died on 13 September 1997. In 2016, the Bangladesh government posthumously awarded Chowdhury the Independence Day Award in 2018. In November 1991, Prime Minister Khaleda Zia laid the foundation of Natore Stadium. Construction began in 1996 and was completed in 18 months. On 12 January 1999, it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as

Shankar Govinda Chowdhury Stadium Shankar Gobinda Choudhury Stadium ( bn, শংকর গোবিন্দ চৌধুরী স্টেডিয়াম)is the district stadium of, Natore, Bangladesh. The stadium is located by the Children's Park of Natore municipality. Stad ...

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Awami League politicians 5th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing 1997 deaths Recipients of the Independence Day Award {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub