Ex-MP Kamran Hossain Chowdhury no more
Staff Correspondent
Former Member of Parliament Kamran Hossain Chowdhury passed away in the early hours of Wednesday, aged 72. He was suffering from a longstanding heart ailment.
He is survived by his two sons, lawyer and columnist Umran Chowdhury and Ayman Chowdhury. His janaza was held after Maghrib prayers at Gulshan Azad Mosque on Wednesday, followed by burial at Banani Graveyard alongside his late wife.
Chowdhury was a member of the 4th Jatiya Sangsad during the Ershad regime.
He represented Faridpur-3, the constituency of the main town of Faridpur.
He was a member of the parliamentary standing committee on foreign relations and Chairman of Faridpur District Council with the rank and status of a deputy minister.
He was involved in setting up the River Research Institute in Faridpur and expanding the Jessore Road.
In the private sector, Chowdhury also worked with Castrol and the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI).
He was an alumnus of Notre Dame College and Residential Model High School.
Chowdhury was also a member of the Jatiya Party’s Diplomatic Cell and International Affairs Secretary in one faction of the party.
His qulkhwani will be held on Saturday after Asr prayers at the Azad Masjid in Gulshan.
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