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.
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.
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The Abdur Rouf Chowdhury Foundation was established to honor his philanthropic ideals and to continue his work in uplifting rural communities in Northern Bengal.
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