Altafur Rahman Chowdhury

Altafur Rahman Chowdhury
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
In office
7 March 1973 – 6 November 1976
Personal details
Died (aged 87)
Kissimmee, Florida
PartyAwami League

Altafur Rahman Chowdhury (Bengali: আলতাফুর রহমান চৌধুরী; died 21 November 2018) was an Awami League politician in Bangladesh and a former member of parliament for Sylhet-15.

Biography

Chowdhury was elected to the Provincial Assembly of East Pakistan for Sylhet-XV in 1970. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, he helped raise money to feed and clothe thousands of freedom fighters. Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Sylhet-15 as an Awami League candidate in 1973.

Chowdhury died on 21 November 2018 in Kissimmee, Florida, aged 87.

References

  1. ↑ Habib, Khaleda (1991). Bangladesh: Elections, Parliament & the Cabinet, 1970-91. Dhaka: AR Murshed. p. 35. OCLC 27146030.
  2. ↑ Gazi, Dewan Farid (March 2000). "Our liberation struggle in retrospect". Bangladesh Quarterly. p. 13.
  3. ↑ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. ↑ সাবেক এমপি আলতাফুর রহমান চৌধুরীর ইন্তেকাল. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2021.