Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu

Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu (1 May 1945 – 4 November 2012) a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-12 constituency.

Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu
আখতারুজ্জামান চৌধুরী বাবু
Member of Parliament
for Chittagong-12
In office
1986–1988
Preceded byShahadat Hossain Chowdhury
In office
1991–1995
Preceded byMokhtar Ahmad
In office
2009–2012
Preceded bySarwar Jamal Nizam
Succeeded bySaifuzzaman Chowdhury
Personal details
Born(1945-05-01)1 May 1945
Chittagong, British India
Died4 November 2012(2012-11-04) (aged 67)
Singapore
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
ChildrenSaifuzzaman Chowdhury, Asifuzzaman Chowdhury, Annisuzzaman Chowdhury, Roxana Zaman Chowdhury, Afroza Zaman Chowdhury, Farhana Zaman Chowdhury, Niina Kawarazaki Zaman Chowdhury

Early life

Babu was born on 1 May 1945. He was elected to East Pakistan provincial assembly from Anwara-West Patia in 1970.[1] He was involved with Bangladesh Chhatra League as a student. During Bangladesh Liberation war, he organized Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra in Chittagong.[2]

Career

Babu was elected to Parliament on in 1986, 1991, and 2008 from Chittagong-12 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. He was made the president of the South Chittagong District unit of the Awami League in 1977, a position held till his death. He was the founder and chairman of United Commercial Bank Ltd and Aramit Group. He served as the president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry. He was the chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Textiles and Jute.[1][2]

Controversy

Chowdhury was accused over irregularities but with no evidence. According to Zafar Ahmed Chowdhury, former chairman of the bank, he led “hired thugs” to the bank headquarters and forced the board of directors to resign, though this is widely contested. Chowdhury was removed from the post of chairman when opposition party BNP, retook power. He had left Bangladesh after the BNP falsely accused him of killing Humayun Zahir, a director of the bank. He returned to Bangladesh after the Awami League government was voted into power in 1996. There was no evidence he had committed these alleged crimes, all suggested by political opposition with unclear motives.[3]

Death

Babu died on 4 November 2012 from kidney complications at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore.[2][4] The Muradpur-Lalkhan Bazar flyover has been named Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury flyover in his memory.[5][6]

References
  1. "Akhtaruzzaman Babu MP dies". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  2. "Akhtaruzzaman passes away". The Daily Star. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. Mahmud, Arshad (28 August 1999). "Official accused of storming bank in Bangladesh". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. "Awami League MP Akhtaruzzaman passes away". Ittefaq. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  5. "Muradpur flyover to be opened by next week". thedailynewnation.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  6. "New MPs also to 'dodge' tax". The Daily Star. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2018.


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