Taiyabur Rahman Chowdhury MBE (; 16 August 1943 – 17 November 2016) was a

Bangladeshi Bangladeshis ( ) are the citizens and nationals of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centred on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the Bay of Bengal, eponymous bay. Bangladeshi nationality law, Bangladeshi citizenship was fo ...

-born

social work Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. Social wo ...

er for Bradford Adoption and Fostering Services in

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, United Kingdom. He also served as President of the Bangladesh Peoples Association, and was a founding member and Trustee of Tawakulia Jamia Masjid in Bradford.

Early life

Chowdhury was born in the village of Rajapur, Derai,

Sunamganj Sunamganj (, is a town in the Sylhet Division of northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarters and largest town of Sunamganj District. It is located on the banks of the Surma River, approximately west-northwest of Sylhet, the ...

, in what was then

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. He was the third child, and had two sisters and three brothers. Chowdhury attended MC College in

Sylhet Sylhet (; ) is a Metropolis, metropolitan city in the north eastern region of Bangladesh. It serves as the administrative center for both the Sylhet District and the Sylhet Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Surma River and, as o ...

. Chowdury emigrated to the UK in 1963

Social work

Chowdhury graduated from the

University of Bradford The University of Bradford is a public research university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. A plate glass university, it received its royal charter in 1966, making it the 40th university to be created in Britain, but ...

with a degree in social care He then began working with Bradford Adoption and Fostering Services and helped more than 50 couples with adoption. Shortly after retiring, Chowdhury was awarded with an MBE in 2016 for "services to children and families".

Other

Chowdhury also served as president of Bangladesh Peoples Association in Bradford for six years and in 1971 was president of the Bradford Bangladesh Liberation Movement and was an appointed JP in Bradford Magistrates Court.

References

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