Gulzar Ahmed Chowdhury

Gulzar Ahmed Chowdhury (Bengali: গুলজ়ার আহমদ চৌধুরী; died 26 November 2019) was a politician in the Sunamganj District of the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh. He was elected member of parliament for the Sunamganj-3 constituency as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in the sixth Jatiya Sangsad elections held on 15 February 1996.^[1][2]

Gulzar Ahmed Chowdhury
গুলজ়ার আহমদ চৌধুরী
Member of Parliament for Sunamganj-3
In office February 1996 – June 1996
Preceded by	Abdus Samad Azad
Succeeded by	Abdus Samad Azad
Personal details
Born	1937 Hatiya, Derai, Sunamganj, Bangladesh
Died	26 November 2019(2019-11-26) (aged 81–82) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting place	Shah Jalal Dargah, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Political party	Ganatantri Party (-1996) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (1996-)
Spouse	Syeda Zaibunnessa Khatun
Children	Two daughters and a son

Early life and education

Chowdhury was born in 1937, to a Bengali Muslim family of Chowdhuries in the village of Hatiya in Derai, Sunamganj, then part of the British Raj. After completing his matriculation from Jagannathpur High School in 1956, Chowdhury enrolled at the Sunamganj College. He was later expelled due to political activities against the ruling Muslim League political party. After being released from prison in 1958, Chowdhury completed his Intermediate of Arts and gained admission into Murari Chand College in 1963. He failed his Bachelor of Arts examinations in 1964 due to his political activities, but graduated from Madaripur Government College in 1966. He was then admitted to study law at the University of Dhaka but did not end up taking the examinations.^[3]

Career

During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, Ahmed was one of the student freedom organisers in Derai. He was associated with the Ganatantri Party.^{[citation needed]}

He was elected member of parliament for Sunamganj-3 constituency as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in the Sixth Jatiya Sangsad elections held on 15 February 1996.^[1][4]

Personal life

He was married to Syeda Zaibunnessa Khatun, a teacher at the Kishori Mohan Girls School. They had one son and two daughters.^[3]

Death

Ahmed died at 11:50 BST on 26 November 2019 in his residence in Dhaka, two days after his wife's death. The next day, his first janaza was performed in Chowkidighi Jame Mosque in Sylhet. After Maghrib prayers, his second janaza and burial was undertaken in Shah Jalal Dargah.^[5]