Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury ( bn, ফজলে রাব্বি চৌধুরী; 1 October 1934 – 20 December 2018) was a

Bangladeshi Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...

politician from Gaibandha who was a member of parliament for six terms. As an advisor to President Hussain Mohammad Ershad, he represented the Jatiya Party for most of his lifetime.

Early life

Chowdhury was born on 1 October 1934, to a Bengali Muslim family of Chowdhuries from the village of Taluqzamira in Harinathpur, Palashbari under Gaibandha (formerly part of Rangpur District) in Bengal Province. He earned a M.Sc. and a PhD degree.

Career

Chowdhury was elected to Parliament from Gaibandha-3 in 1986, 1988, 1991, and 1996 as a candidate of Jatiya Party (Ershad). He was elected in 2001 as a candidate of

Islami Jatiya Oikya Front Islami Jatiya Oikya Front (IJOF, lit. Islamic National United Front) was a short-lived political alliance in Bangladesh. Formed in 2001, it was one of the three principal contenders in that year's parliamentary elections. Led by the Jatiya Par ...

and in 2008 as a candidate of Jatiya Party (Ershad). He was an advisor to President Hussain Mohammad Ershad. He worked as a professor at the Bangladesh Agricultural University. In 2015, he was the acting Chairperson of Jatiya Party. He later joined the Jatiya Party faction led by

Kazi Zafar Ahmed Kazi Zafar Ahmad (; 1 July 193927 August 2015) was a Bangladeshi politician of the Jatiya Party, who was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1989 to 1990. Early life Ahmed was born in 1939, in village: Kazi Bari Cheora Chauddagram Upazila, C ...

. After Ahmed's death in 2015, Chowdhury became the chairman of the faction until his own death.

Death

Chowdhury died on 20 December 2018 in United Hospital, Dhaka.

References

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