Syed Nur Alam Chowdhury
| Moulvi Syed Nur Alam Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
 Syed Nur Alam Chowdhury.jpg Chowdhury photographed alongside Cyril Stanley Pickard outside Rajganj Union Council | |
| Native name | সৈয়দ নূর আলম চৌধুরী |
| Born | 1912 Noakhali District, Bengal Presidency,  British Raj |
| 💀Died | April 15, 1998 (aged 85–86) BangladeshApril 15, 1998 (aged 85–86) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| 💼 Occupation | Politician |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Roisunnesa Chowdhurani (m. 1941) |
| 👶 Children | Syed Raisul Alam Chowdhury BA Syed Rafiqul Alam Chowdhury (d. 3/11/2005) |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) |
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| 👪 Relatives | Syeda Aftabunnesa Chowdhurani, Syeda Nazibennesa Chowdhurani (sisters) |
| 🏅 Awards | Best Chairman (1967, 1978) |
Syed Nur Alam Chowdhury(Bengali: সৈয়দ নূর আলম চৌধুরী; 1912–1998), also known as Bachchu Miah (Bengali: বাচ্ছু মিয়া), was a Bengali politician, moulvi and civil servant. He served as Chairman of Rajganj Union for 46 years. The Government of Pakistan and Government of Bangladesh awarded him as Best Chairman in 1967 and 1978 respectively.[1]
Early life[edit]
Chowdhury was born into an aristocratic Bengali Muslim family of Syed Arab origin, in Noakhali District, Bengal Presidency. His ancestor was Syed Sher Alam Baghdadi, a Sufi pir from Iraq who was gifted large amounts of land in the erstwhile Hindu kingdom of Bhulua and was also known to have supposedly rode on the backs of tigers.[2] Chowdhury is the son of Syed Sultan Alam Chowdhury (1881-1917), who is son of Syed Sarwar Alam Chowdhury, son of Syed Badshah Alam Chowdhury (d. 1877), son of Syed Safdar Alam, son of Syed Haydar Alam, the son of Syed Sher Alam Baghdadi.[3]
Career[edit]
Chowdhury served many important roles in his life. In 1936, he became the chairman of Rajganj Debt Arbitration Court (Rin Shalishi Adalat) and vice-president of Rajganj High School. He was elected chairman of the Rajganj Union Council in Begumganj from 1937 to 1985. As President and Chairman of the Rajganj Union Council, he had a notable encounter with Cyril Stanley Pickard, the erstwhile High Commissioner in Pakistan. From 1967 to 1969, he directed the Inter-Cooperative Jute Mill. From 1972 to 1976, he was the Director of Bangladesh Jatiya Samabaya Union Bank and secretary of its Noakhali Central branch and later presiding the Land Mortgage Bank in 1981.[4] At 78 years of age, he took and completed a course on Central Bank Management Development.[5][6] He was also chairman of the Begumganj Thana Development Committee (BTDC) from 1979 to 1983 and a former president of the Rajganj Union High School Committee, Rajganj Fazil Madrasa Committee. In 1981, he became Chairman of Samabaya Union. He was also a member of the Jury Board.
Death[edit]
Chowdhury died of old age natural illnesses at 10am on 15 April 1998. He left behind his wife, three sons and a daughter.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "রাজগঞ্জের প্রদীপ নিভে গেছে: বিশিষ্ট সমাজ সেবক একটানা ৪৬ বছরের চেয়ারম্যান বাচ্ছু মিয়ার ইন্তেকাল" [Rajganj's lamp goes out: 46 year-long Chairman Bachchu Mia's death]. Weekly Faisala (in Bengali). 18 May 1998.
- ↑ Mitra, Naliniranjan (1965). "ইলাহাবাদ ও দাঁদরা পরগণা". নোয়াখালির ইতিকথা [The Story of Noakhali] (in Bengali). Search this book on
- ↑ Sen, Pyarimohan. নোয়াখালীর ইতিহাস (in Bengali). pp. 18 and 52. Search this book on
- ↑ "About Us". bsbl.org.bd. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ↑ "Mohiuddin re-elected chairman of Samabay Bank". The New Nation. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ↑ "Farmers get loan without collateral: Ranga". bssnews.net. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018. Unknown parameter
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