Ishfaq Ilahi Choudhury

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Ishfaq Ilahi Choudhury
AllegianceFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan (before 1973)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Service / branchAir Force Ensign of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Air Force
Air Force Ensign of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Air Force
Years of service1964 - 2003
Rank British RAF OF-6.svg Air Commodore
BAF Air Commodore Star Plate.svg
Unit No.5 Squadron, GD(N)
Commands
Battles / wars Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

Ishfaq Ilahi Choudhury is a retired Air commodore of Bangladesh Air Force and treasurer of East West University. [1] He is the former treasurer of the University of Asia Pacific. [2] He is a former registrar of BRAC University. [3] [4] He is a security analyst and columnist. [5] [6] [7]

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Career

Chowdhury was commissioned in the Pakistan Air Force and served in a radar station during the 1965 Indo-Pakistan war. [8]

Choudhury retired from Bangladesh Air Force in 2003. [9] He was an instructor of the National Defence College. [10] He wrote a chapter in the 2008 book Countering Terrorism in Bangladesh published by Bangladesh Enterprise Institute. [11]

from 2010 to 2013, Choudhury was the registrar of BRAC University. [12] [13]

Choudhury was the acting vice chancellor of the University of Asia Pacific in 2020. [14] He was the treasurer and the Directorate of Students' Welfare of the University of Asia Pacific in 2021. [15]

Choudhury is the treasurer of East West University. [16]

Political views

Choudhury has praised India and Indira Gandhi for their actions during the Bangladesh Liberation War. [9] He had called for reforms in Madrassah education in Bangladesh describing it as a legacy of colonialism. [17] He has written calling for action from moderate Muslims against extremism. [18] He has written about the plight of religious minorities in Bangladesh. [19]

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References

  1. ↑ University, East West. "EWU Treasurer". ewubd.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  2. ↑ Choudhury, Ishfaq Ilahi (3 July 2020). "India-China Border Clash: Geostrategic Implications". Dhaka Courier . Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  3. ↑ "BRAC Business School holds BBS Rewind". The Daily Star. 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  4. ↑ "Tuning in univ curricula to job requirements must". The Daily Star. 2013-11-17. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  5. ↑ Choudhury, Ishfaq Ilahi (2008-04-12). "National Security Council for Bangladesh-not for now". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  6. ↑ Hasnat, Saif (18 September 2024). "Bangladesh, Struggling to Restore Order, Gives Army Policing Powers". The New York Times . Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  7. ↑ Molla, Mohammad Al-Masum (2017-07-01). "Fighting religious extremism: Experts for multi-pronged approach". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  8. ↑ Choudhury, Air CdreIshfaq Ilahi (2011-09-24). "1965 Indo-Pak War: Letter of condolence". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  9. 1 2 Choudhary, Ishfaq Ilahi (2020-12-16). "India's Role in the Liberation War of Bangladesh". Indianarrative. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  10. ↑ "Ex Faculty National Defence Colleg". National Defence College. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  11. ↑ Sobhan, Farooq (2008). Countering Terrorism in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Enterprise Institute. p. 157.
  12. ↑ "MoU between BRAC Business School and Marie Stopes Bangladesh". archive.thedailystar.net. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  13. ↑ Munna, Khairul Hasan (24 January 2010). "Spring orientation at BRACU". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  14. ↑ "Int'l webinar series on 'Doing English Studies Postcolonially' being held by University of Asia Pacific". The Daily Star. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "University of Asia Pacific - UAP". www.uap-bd.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  16. ↑ "Syed Manzur Elahi speaking at a day-long awareness programme on plastic pollution". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  17. ↑ Choudhury, Ishfaq Ilahi (11 April 2011). "Madrassa education needs reform". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  18. ↑ Choudhury, Ishfaq Ilahi (2015-01-24). "Will the moderate Muslims stand up, please!". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  19. ↑ Choudhury, Air CdreIshfaq Ilahi (2014-03-10). "Lengthening shadow of communalism". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
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