Khasruzzaman Chowdhury
Khasruzzaman Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi civil servant and former Pakistani civil servant.[1] He was the Sub-Divisional Commissioner of Kishorganj District and participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[1] He was awarded the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award, in 2014 for his contribution to the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1]
Chowdhury completed his master's degree in economics at Harvard University.[2] He did his PhD at Syracuse University.[2]
Chowdhury had joined the East Pakistan Civil Servant.[2] He was a batchmate of Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad, and Mizanur Rahman Shelley.[3] He joined the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[2] He was appointed the Deputy Commissioner of Mymensingh Division after the Independence of Bangladesh.[2]
Chowdhury was the secretary of Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO.[4] He wrote an autobiography, The Turbulent 1971: My diary.[4][5]
Chowdhury died on 4 February 2013.[2][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Correspondent, Staff. "PM hands out Independence Awards". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ a b c d e f "Khasruzzaman's anniversary of death today". The Daily Star. 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "The symphony of our times". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ a b c "Khasruzzaman's death anniv today". The Daily Star. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ Choudhury, Khashruzzaman (2020-01-01). The Turbulent 1971 My Diary (First ed.). Agamee Prakashani. ISBN 978-984-04-2512-9.