Farid Ahmad Choudhury
Farid Ahmad Choudhury | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 14 May 1946–1947 | |
| Preceded by | Sana Ullah |
| Constituency | Chittagong North-East |
| Member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1947–1954 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1908年07月22日)July 22, 1908 |
| Died | January 7, 1975(1975年01月07日) (aged66) |
| Party | Bengal Provincial Muslim League |
| Children | 0 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Farid Ahmad Choudhury (22 July 1908 — 7 January 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly.
Early life and family
[edit ]Chowdhury was born on 22 July 1908 to a Bengali family of Muslim zamindar in Gahira, Raozan, located in the Chittagong District of the Bengal Presidency (now Bangladesh). He was a relative of politicians Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry and AKM Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury.[citation needed ]
Career
[edit ]Choudhury was a member of the Bengal Provincial Muslim League.[citation needed ] He was elected a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Bengal for the Chittagong North-East constituency (Fatikchhari-Rauzan-Hathazari) in the 1946 elections.[1] Choudhury renounced his title of Khan Bahadur and Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire award given to him by the British Raj to protest against the atrocities committed by the British on the people of Panchlaish and he also resigned from the MLA post.[2] [failed verification ][3] [failed verification ]
Death
[edit ]Chowdhury died on 7 January 1975, with no children.[citation needed ]
References
[edit ]- ↑ Reed, Sir Stanley, ed. (1947). The Indian Year Book. p. 92.
- ↑ পূর্বতন সংসদ সদস্যগণ. Hathazari Upazila. Bangladesh National Information Portal. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ↑ Chowdhury, Naseeruddin (11 January 2020). চট্টগ্রামের গৌরব মুসলিম চৌধুরী ও একটি বিসিএস পরিবার. Dainik Purbokone (Opinion) (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 January 2025.
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