Abdur Rouf Chowdhury | |
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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 70) Bochaganj,Dinajpur [1] | (aged
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]
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.
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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 ]
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