Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury (3 January 1955 – 11 March 2021) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Sylhet-3 constituency for three terms.
Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
মাহমুদ উস সামাদ চৌধুরী | |
| Member of Parliament for Sylhet-3 | |
| In office 29 December 2008 – 11 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Shafi Ahmad Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Habibur Rahman Habib |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1955[1] Sylhet District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Died | 11 March 2021 (aged 66) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Resting place | Nurpur, Fenchuganj, Sylhet District, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Occupation | Politician, businessperson[1] |
Early life
editChowdhury was born on 3 January 1955 in Nurpur, Fenchuganj to Delwar Hossain Chowdhury and Asiya Khanom Chowdhury. He was the sixth of seven brothers and had four elder sisters. The wider family mostly reside in UK and US.[2] He had an MBA degree, which he obtained from a university in the UK.[1]
Career
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Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Sylhet-3 on 5 January 2014 as an Awami League candidate.[3] He was a member of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association.[4] Chowdhury also served as the vice-president of the Awami League's Sylhet District unit.[5]
Death
editAfter contracting COVID-19, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, Chowdhury was taken to United Hospital, Dhaka where he died on 11 March 2021.[5] A Bangladesh Air Force helicopter later took his body to his home upazila of Fenchuganj, landing at the Natural Gas Fertiliser Factory playground. Thereafter, an ambulance transported him to his residence, the Nurpur Borobari, and his janaza was conducted at Kasim Ali Model High School. He was then buried in his family graveyard in Nurpur.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Constituency 231_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ বাংলাদেশ গেজেট : অতিরিক্ত সংখ্যা (PDF) (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bangladesh Election Commission. 8 January 2014. p. 224. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2014.
- ^ "Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury History". Amarmp. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "members". bgmea.com.bd. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Sylhet 3 MP Mahmud Samad dies of Covid-19". Dhaka Tribune. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Sylhet-3 MP Mahmud Samad laid to rest". Daily Sun. 12 March 2021.