A. H. M. Touhidul Anowar Chowdhury
A. H. M. Touhidul Anowar Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 October 1937 |
| Died | 8 March 2025 (aged 87) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | Dhaka Medical College |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Gynecologist and obstetrician |
| Institutions | IPGMER |
| Research | Endoscopic surgery, microsurgery, infertility |
| Awards | Independence Day Award (2017, Medicine) |
A. H. M. Touhidul Anowar Chowdhury (Bengali: এ এইচ এম তৌহিদুল আনোয়ার চৌধুরী; 10 October 1937 – 8 March 2025), commonly known as T. A. Chowdhury, was a Bangladeshi gynaecologist and obstetrician who was awarded Independence Day Award in medical science in 2017.[1]
Early life and education
Chowdhury was born on 10 October 1937. [2] He passed MBBS from Dhaka Medical College in 1960. He achieved FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He obtained MRCOG from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in London, UK, in 1965.[3][2]
Career
Chowdhury was director of the then IPGMR. [3] He also served as president of Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons. [4]
Death
Chowdhury died at his home on 8 March 2025, at the age of 87. [5]
Awards and honours
Chowdhury was awarded Independence Day Award in medicine in 2017.[1][6][7][8]
References
- ^ a b "Independence day awardee". cabinet.gov.bd.
- ^ a b সর্বোচ্চ রাষ্ট্রসম্মান স্বাধীনতা পদক পাচ্ছেন অধ্যাপক ডা. টিএ চৌধুরী :অভিনন্দন স্যার. daktarprotidin.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Professor T A Chowdhury, Bangladesh". South East Asia Journal of Public Health. 4 (2): 59. 6 July 2015. doi:10.3329/seajph.v4i2.24053. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Past Presidents. Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons (BCPS)". bcps.edu.bd. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Renowned gynaecologist TA Chowdhury dies at 87". BD News 24. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "PM hands over Independence Award-2017". banglanews24.com. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh Air Force, 15 individuals win Independence Award 2017". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "No plot will work against Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2020.