Former president and renowned physician AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury was laid to rest in Munshiganj Srinagar.
On Sunday (October 6) he was buried in the family graveyard after the fourth Janaza at Majidpur Daihata after Johar prayer.
Earlier, his third Janaza was held at Srinagar Upazila Stadium around 10 am in the presence of thousands of people. It was attended by local upazila administration officials, leaders of various political parties and local dignitaries.
He died last Friday at 3:15 pm while undergoing treatment at Uttara Mohila Medical College Hospital established by him. He was 94 years old at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, one son and two daughters and numerous relatives and well-wishers.
Renowned physician and veteran politician Badruddoza Chowdhury was born on November 1, 1932 in maternal grand father’s house (famous 'Munsef Bari') in Cumilla city.
His father Advocate Kofil Uddin Chowdhury was Vice-President of Krishak Praja Party, General Secretary of United Front and a member of the then East Pakistan Provincial Cabinet.
Badruddoza Chowdhury joined BNP in 1978 from being a doctor and became a politician at the call of late President Ziaur Rahman. He became the founder general secretary of the party. He was the Deputy Prime Minister of Ziaur Rahman's government. He was elected as the first Member of Parliament from Srinagar in Munshiganj in 1979 and served as a Cabinet Minister.
He was elected Member of Parliament for the second time in 1991 and became first Minister of Education and then Deputy Leader of Parliament. In 1996, he served as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Parliament. He was finally re-elected as Member of Parliament in 2001 and was the Foreign Minister of the BNP government from October to November of the same year.
Professor AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury was elected the twelfth President of Bangladesh on 14th November 2001. He resigned from the post of President on June 21, 2002 due to political reasons.
May 8, 2004 B. Chowdhury floated a political party called Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh. He was the president of the party till his death.