Abdur Rasheed Choudhury (Bengali: আব্দুর রশীদ চৌধুরী; died 1944) was a Bengali politician from Sylhet.

Early life

Choudhury was born to Bengali Muslim parents from Dargapasha, Sunamganj.[2]

Career

Chowdhury and Abdul Matin Chaudhary together established Minar Printing and Publishing Limited on 14 July 1932 which published the weekly newspaper Jugabheri.[3] Before that, he worked as an Extra Assistant Commissioner in Sylhet.[4] The editor of the newspaper was Moqbul Hussain Choudhury.[5] Chowdhury was a tea planter and owned Sirajnagar tea garden.[4][6] He also owned Hamdard Tea Company Limited and Dilkusha tea estate.[7]

Chowdhury served in the Central Legislative Assembly of India in the 1940s as an independent politician from the Muslim block of Assam.[8][9]

Personal life

Choudhury was married to Begum Serajunnessa Choudhury (died 1974) when she was 16 as his second wife.[10][4] He had three sons from his first marriage and seven from his second.[4] His son, Humayun Rashid Choudhury (died 10 July 2001),[11] was a diplomat and later the speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad (parliament of Bangladesh).[4][12] His other son, Faruk Rashid Chowdhury, served as the finance minister of Bangladesh.[4][13]

Children

He had 10 children, among them:

  • Humayun Rasheed Chowdhury
  • Faruk Rasheed Chowdhury
  • Zeba Rasheed Chowdhury
  • Jahanzeb Chowdhury
  • Mamunur Rashid Chowdhury

Death

Choudhury died in 1944.[4]

References

  1. ^ Shibly, Atful Hye (2011). Abdul Matin Chaudhury (1895-1948): Trusted Lieutenant of Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Juned Ahmed Choudhury. p. 15. ISBN 978-984-33-2323-1.
  2. ^ "Humayun Rashid Choudhury". Dargapasha Union Parishad (in Bengali).
  3. ^ Shibly, Atful Hye (2011). Abdul Matin Chaudhury (1895-1948): Trusted Lieutenant of Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Juned Ahmed Choudhury. ISBN 978-984-33-2323-1.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Al-Mahmood, Syed Zain (25 June 2010). "Tribute: A Legacy of Love". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  5. ^ Maslog, Crispin C. (1985). 5 Successful Asian Community Newspapers. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre. pp. 15–17. ISBN 978-9971-905-21-7.
  6. ^ "Many tea gardens yet to pay huge land tax". The Daily Star. 28 January 1998. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Hamdard Tea Company, Limited in Dhaka | Online-store Hamdard Tea Company, Limited Dhaka (Bangladesh)". 1002-bd.all.biz. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  8. ^ The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth. General Council of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 1942. p. 365.
  9. ^ India Legislature Legislative Assembly (1944). The Legislative Assembly Debates: (Official Report). Government of India Press.
  10. ^ Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan. Biographical Research Institute, Pakistan. 1960. p. 729.
  11. ^ Karim, Nasrine R. "Lest we forget: Humayun Rasheed Choudhury". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  12. ^ Times, Special to the New York (23 September 1986). "Man in the News; U.N. Enthusiast at Assembly Helm: Humayun Rasheed Choudhury". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  13. ^ Who's who in Asian and Australasian Politics. Bowker-Saur. 1991. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-86291-593-3.
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