Abdur Rauf Chowdhury

Abdur Rouf Chowdhury
আব্দুর রউফ চৌধুরি
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament for Dinajpur-1
In office 1996–2001
Preceded by	Syed Ahmed Reza Hossain
Succeeded by	Abdullah Al Kafi
State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Ministry
Personal details
Born	28 December 1937
Died	October 21, 2007(2007-10-21) (aged 70) Bochaganj, Dinajpur[1]
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Alma mater	Dhaka University

Abdur Rouf Chowdhury (1937-2007) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament from Dinajpur-1.^[1]

Life and education

Chowdhury was born on 28 December 1937. He completed his undergraduate from Dhaka University. He was a student leader during his studies, developing a friendship with Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It was on the instructions of Rahman that he went on to represent the student council of Dinajpur SN College.

Career

Chowdhury was the founding general secretary of Greater Dinajpur (now Dinajpur-Thakurgaon-Panchgarh) District Bangladesh Chhatra League during the Pakistan period. He was elected to Parliament in 1996 from Dinajpur-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. He was the state minister for post and telecommunication in the First Sheikh Hasina Cabinet.

Death and legacy

Chowdhury died on 21 October 2007 in Bochaganj upazila in Dinajpur district.^[1] His only son Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury is currently the Organizing Secretary of the Awami League and has been elected as a member of parliament for three consecutive terms in the Bangladesh government. He is currently serving as the State Minister of the Ministry of Shipping of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.^[2]

The Abdur Rouf Chowdhury Foundation was established to honor his philanthropic ideals and to continue his work in uplifting rural communities in Northern Bengal.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "AL leader Abdur Rouf Chowdhury passes away". The Daily Star. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
2. "Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury named State minister of shipping".