Dewan Abdul Hamid Chowdhury

Dewan Abdul Hamid Chowdhury was an educationist. He was born in 1850 in Mansurnagar, South Sylhet Subdivision, Sylhet District, Bengal Presidency, Company-ruled India (now located in Rajnagar Upazila, Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh). He was a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly. He was awarded the title Khan Bahadur by the British authorities for his social service work.[1] East Pakistan's Revenue and Commerce Minister Dewan Abdul Basit Chowdhury was his son.[2] His grandson Dewan Shamim Afzal is an independent politician.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "যাদের চিন্তা চেতনা ও কর্ম মৌলভীবাজার, সিলেট ও বাংলাদেশ তথা ভারতীয় উপমহাদেশের পট পরিবর্তনের ধারক". Patakudi (in Bengali). 17 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Life Sketches Of Provincial Ministers". The Morning News. 30 March 1965. p. 3.
  3. ↑ "Dewan Basit's son to run in polls race". The Daily Star. 23 May 2008.
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