Gulzar Ahmed Chowdhury ( bn, গুলজ়ার আহমদ চৌধুরী; died 26 November 2019) was a politician in the Sunamganj District of the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh. He was elected member of parliament for the

Sunamganj-3 Sunamganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by M. A. Mannan of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Shantiganj and Jagannathpur upazilas. History The c ...

constituency as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in the sixth Jatiya Sangsad elections held on 15 February 1996.

Early life and education

Chowdhury was born in 1937, to a Bengali Muslim family of Chowdhuries in the village of Hatiya in Derai, Sunamganj, then part of the British Raj. After completing his matriculation from Jagannathpur High School in 1956, Chowdhury enrolled at the Sunamganj College. He was later expelled due to political activities against the ruling Muslim League political party. After being released from prison in 1958, Chowdhury completed his Intermediate of Arts and gained admission into Murari Chand College in 1963. He failed his Bachelor of Arts examinations in 1964 due to his political activities, but graduated from Madaripur Government College in 1966. He was then admitted to study law at the University of Dhaka but did not end up taking the examinations.

Career

During the

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

of 1971, Ahmed was one of the student freedom organisers in Derai. He was associated with the Ganatantri Party. He was elected member of parliament for

constituency as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in the Sixth Jatiya Sangsad elections held on 15 February 1996.

Personal life

He was married to Syeda Zaibunnessa Khatun, a teacher at the Kishori Mohan Girls School. They had one son and two daughters.

Death

Ahmed died at 11:50 BST on 26 November 2019 in his residence in Dhaka, two days after his wife's death. The next day, his first janaza was performed in Chowkidighi Jame Mosque in

Sylhet Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate an ...

. After Maghrib prayers, his second janaza and burial was undertaken in Shah Jalal Dargah.

References

External links

List of 6th Parliament Members
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Bangladesh parliament The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

2019 deaths People from Derai Upazila Politicians from Sylhet Division Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 6th Jatiya Sangsad members 21st-century Bengalis 20th-century Bengalis Murari Chand College alumni University of Dhaka alumni 1937 births {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub