Khurram Khan Chowdhury
Khurram Khan Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 or 1946 Bangladesh |
| Died | (aged 75) United Hospital, Dhaka |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| Relatives | Anwarul Hossain Khan Chowdhury (brother) |
Khurram Khan Chowdhury (1945/6 – 17 July 2021) was a Bangladeshi politician who served four terms in parliament. Initially elected as a member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), he resigned from the BNP, joined the Jatiya Party, and later returned to the BNP.
Early life and family
Khurram Khan Chowdhury was born into the Bengali Muslim Khan-Chowdhury family of Nandail in Mymensingh District. His father, Ashraf Hossain Khan Chowdhury, was the zamindar of Nandail, the former vice-president of the Central Muslim League and a cousin of former president Nurul Amin. His elder brother is Anwarul Hossain Khan Chowdhury and his sister-in-law, Begum Rahat, was the sister of former education minister ASHK Sadek and daughter of Yahya Sadeq, former joint-commissioner of the Bengal Legislative Assembly.[1]
Career
Choudhury was a founding member of the Jatiya Party. He was elected member of parliament for Jatiya Party and BNP candidates at different times.[2]
Chowdhury left the BNP to contest the 1988 general election as a Jatiya Party candidate, and was elected for Mymensingh-9. At the next election, in 1991, he was elected member of parliament for Mymensingh-8.[2]
He rejoined the BNP, and was elected to parliament from Mymensingh-9 in 2001.[3]
Chowdhury died from complications of COVID-19 on 17 July 2021 in Dhaka at age 75 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[4]
References
- ^ "Ex MP Anwar Choudhury's wife Rahat passes away". The Asian Age. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ a b খুররম খান চৌধুরীর পেশা পাল্টেছে, আয় কমেছে [Khurram Khan Chowdhury changed his profession and his income decreased]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "EX-MP Kurram Khan dies of COVID-19". UNB. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.