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Nurul Huq Choudhury (Bengali: নুরুল হক চৌধুরী; 1902–1987) was a Bangladeshi politician, minister and lawyer. He was the final Zamindar of Balia, and served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for three consecutive terms.
Early life and education
Choudhury was born in 1902 to a Bengali Muslim zamindar family in the village of Little Balia in Thakurgaon, Dinajpur District, Bengal Presidency. The zamindari of Balia was founded by his grandfather, Meher Bakhsh Choudhury, who was succeeded by his father, Hekmatullah Choudhury. His cousin Rezwanul Haque Idu Chowdhury was a politician.
Choudhury passed his matriculation from Debiganj High School and his Intermediate of Arts from the Carmichael College in Rangpur. After that, he completed his Bachelor of Arts with Distinction from Calcutta Islamia College and Bachelor of Law from the University of Calcutta respectively.
Career
Choudhury began his career as a lawyer but later went into politics. He eventually became the co-president of the Dinajpur District Board for five years and contributed in the establishment of various charity clinics in the Thakurgaon and Panchagarh regions. Choudhury initially joined the Congress Party but later joined the Muslim League. He served as the president of the Thakurgaon subdivisional Muslim League throughout the Pakistan Movement. He was elected to the 2nd National Assembly of Pakistan in 1955, and served another two terms under the Basic Democracy system.
Thakurgaon municipality was founded in 1 March 1958 with Nurul Huq Choudhury as its inaugural chairman. He served as the Minister of Central Public Works Department. Choudhury was the former parliamentary secretary of the Ministry of Communications from 1962 to 1965 and Ministry of Commerce from 1965 to 1969. Through his initiative, many post offices and roads were set up and constructed in various thanas and unions in Thakurgaon subdivision. Choudhury also contributed towards the founding of the Thakurgaon Sugar Mill, Kachari Jame Mosque and Thakurgaon-Panchagarh-Tetulia highway. He also restarted the use of the Thakurgaon Airport for some time. Choudhury has also served as a long-time secretary of the Thakurgaon Government Girls High School.
Personal life
Choudhury was a Sunni Muslim and completed the Hajj.
Death
Choudhury died in 1987.