Former diplomat Faruk Chowdhury no more

Staff Correspondent: Former Foreign Secretary and Ambassador Faruk Ahmed Chowdhury passed away at a city hospital early Wednesday. He was 84.

He breathed his last around 4:30am.

Namaz-e-janaza of Faruk Ahmed Chowdhury will be held at the Baitul Aman Mosque at Dhanmondi 7 after Asr prayers on the day.

Before that, his body is scheduled to be taken at the Foreign Ministry for holding another namaz-e-janaza.

Born in 1934, Faruk A Chowdhury entered the Pakistan Foreign Service in 1956 and subsequently held various appointments in the Pakistan Foreign Office and Missions abroad.

He served as Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in the United Kingdom from 1972-76.

From 1976-78, he was Ambassador to UAE and Bahrain and he was Ambassador to EEC and Benelux countries from 1978-82.

He became Foreign Secretary in 1984 and continued in that position up to 1986. He then served as Bangladesh High Commissioner to India from 1986-92.




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