# Masud Uddin Chowdhury

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Bangladeshi politician

Masud Uddin Chowdhury Chowdhury in 2007 Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Feni-3 In office 30 January 2019 – 6 August 2024 Preceded by Rahim Ullah Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division In office 5 June 2007 – 2 June 2008 President Iajuddin Ahmed Prime Minister Fakhruddin Ahmed (acting) Preceded by Jahangir Alam Chowdhury Succeeded by Abdul Mubeen Chief Coordinator Of the National Coordination Committee Against Corruption and Crime In office 2007–2008 Personal details Born (1954-06-30) 30 June 1954 (age 72) Sonagazi, East Bengal, Pakistan Spouse Jasmin Masud Relatives Sayeed Iskander (brother-in-law) Education M.D.S (NU), Postgraduation[1] Military service Allegiance Bangladesh Branch/service Bangladesh Army Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini Years of service 1972–2008 Rank Lieutenant General Commands GOC of 9th Infantry Division GOC of 33rd Infantry Division PSO of Armed Force Division Battles/wars Bangladesh Liberation War

**Masud Uddin Chowdhury** ([Bengali](/source/Bengali_language): মাসুদ উদ্দিন চৌধুরী; born 30 June 1954) is a retired [three star general](/source/Three_star_rank) of the [Bangladesh Army](/source/Bangladesh_Army) and a politician of the [Jatiya Party](/source/Jatiya_Party_(Ershad)).[2][3] A former [National Defence Force operative](/source/Jatiya_Rakkhi_Bahini), Chowdhury served as former chief coordinator of the National Coordination Committee on Combating Corruption and Crime during the [second Hasina ministry](/source/Second_Hasina_ministry).[4]

## Early life

Chowdhury was born on 30 June 1954 to a [Bengali](/source/Bengalis) family of [Muslim](/source/Muslim) [Chowdhuries](/source/Chowdhury) in the village of Sulakhali in [Sonagazi](/source/Sonagazi_Upazila), [Feni](/source/Feni_District), then part of the [Noakhali district](/source/Noakhali_district) of [East Bengal](/source/East_Bengal).[5]

## Career

Chowdhury was an officer of the [Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini](/source/Jatiya_Rakkhi_Bahini) and was made a Bangladesh Army officer after the Jatiya Rakhi Bahini was absorbed into the army.[6]

Chowdhury was appointed as chief of counter intelligence bureau of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence in 2003 by the [Bangladesh Nationalist Party](/source/Bangladesh_Nationalist_Party) government.[6]

Chowdhury served as a principal staff officer of the Bangladesh [Armed Forces Division](/source/Armed_Forces_Division).[7] He also served as the general officer commanding (GOC) of 9 Infantry Division and area commander of the Savar area and GOC 33 Infantry Division and area commander of the Comilla area.[8] In 2007, he was the chief coordinator of the [National Coordination Committee on Combating Corruption and Crime](/source/National_Coordination_Committee_on_Combating_Corruption_and_Crime) during the caretaker government rule during the [2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis](/source/2006%E2%80%932008_Bangladeshi_political_crisis).[9][10] He attended the 10th Annual Asia-Pacific Chiefs of Defence conference in the United States.[11] [Tarique Rahman](/source/Tarique_Rahman), son of former prime minister [Khaleda Zia](/source/Khaleda_Zia), told United States diplomat [Geeta Pasi](/source/Geeta_Pasi) that he was tortured on the orders of Chowdhury in military custody.[12] Pasi reported it was surprising, as Chowdhury was believed to have been close to Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[12]

In June 2007, Chowdhury was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed as the principal staff officer of the [Armed Forces Division](/source/Armed_Forces_Division). Later he served at the [National Defence College](/source/National_Defence_College_(Bangladesh)).[6][3] Chowdhury was the high commissioner for Bangladesh to Australia from June 2008 to 2014.[13][14][15] He founded the Picasso restaurant in Dhaka.[8]

In 2017, Chowdhury filed a case under section-57 of the [Information and Communication Technology Act, 2006](/source/Information_and_Communication_Technology_Act%2C_2006) against [Afsan Chowdhury](/source/Afsan_Chowdhury).[8]

Chowdhury became the member of parliament for [Feni-3](/source/Feni-3) in [2018](/source/2018_Bangladeshi_general_election) and again in [2024](/source/2024_Bangladeshi_general_election) by [Jatiya Party](/source/Jatiya_Party_(Ershad)) ticket with the support of [Awami League](/source/Awami_League).[16][17]

Chowdhury is the president of Baridhara Cosmopolitan Club Limited.[18] He was re-elected president of the club in 2018.[19]

Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, Chowdhury's home in Feni was burned down and vandalized in February 2025.[20]

## Arrest

On 24 March 2026, Chowdhury was detained by police detectives in a late-night raid on his home in Dhaka led by [Detective Branch](/source/Detective_Branch) Chief Shafiqul Islam.[21]

## Personal life

Chowdhury's brother-in-law, [Sayeed Iskander](/source/Sayeed_Iskander), was the brother of a former prime minister, [Khaleda Zia](/source/Khaleda_Zia).[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Constituency 267_11th_En"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230828103941/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/contact/contact-an-mp-email-mobile/309-mps-category/mps-of-11th-parliament/3828-constituency-267-11th-en). *Bangladesh Parliament*. Archived from [the original](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/contact/contact-an-mp-email-mobile/309-mps-category/mps-of-11th-parliament/3828-constituency-267-11th-en) on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Gen Masud made NDC chief in army changes"](http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/gen-masud-made-ndc-chief-in-army-changes). *bdnews24.com*. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_3-1) ["Ershad appoints Masud Chy as defense adviser"](https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/ershad-appoints-masud-chy-defense-adviser-1661251). *The Daily Star*. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Cleaning up the Mess"](https://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2007/07/04/ca.htm). *Star Weekend Magazine*. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["সেনাবাহিনীতে থেকেই চাকরির মেয়াদ শেষ করতে চাই: লে. জে. মাসুদ"](https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/45182.details). *[Banglanews24.com](/source/Banglanews24.com)* (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 January 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:2_6-2) ["Lt Gen Masud posted to foreign ministry"](https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-40407). *The Daily Star*. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [দেশে ফেরার সময় গুনছেন জেনারেল মাসুদ চৌধুরী](https://web.archive.org/web/20151222082736/http://rbn24.co.uk/archives/1319). *RBN24* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://rbn24.co.uk/archives/1319) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:3_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:3_8-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:3_8-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:3_8-3) ["Case against Afsan Chowdhury over Facebook post"](https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/case-against-afsan-chowdhury-over-facebook-post). *bdnews24.com*. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Voicebox"](https://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2007/06/01/voice.htm). *Star Weekend Magazine*. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Gen Masud recalled from Australia"](https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-190189). *The Daily Star*. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Lt Gen Masud leaves for US"](https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-9426). *The Daily Star*. UNB. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:4_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:4_12-1) ["Not returning anytime soon"](https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-201724). *The Daily Star*. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["The High Commissioner"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151222144430/https://www.bhcanberra.com/about-high-commission/high-commissioner). *Bangladesh High Commission, Canberra, Australia*. Archived from [the original](http://www.bhcanberra.com/about-high-commission/high-commissioner) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["3 new diplomatic missions soon"](http://www.thedailystar.net/3-new-diplomatic-missions-soon-19645). *The Daily Star*. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Want to go on retirement from army, Gen Masud"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151222100709/http://news.priyo.com/politics/2011/06/17/want-go-retirement-army-gen-ma-29080.html). *Priyo News*. Archived from [the original](http://news.priyo.com/politics/2011/06/17/want-go-retirement-army-gen-ma-29080.html) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_16-0)** Islam, Rafiqul (30 November 2018). ["Lt Gen Masud's nomination irks 14-party leaders in Feni 3"](https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/2018/11/30/lt-gen-masud-s-nomination-irks-14-party-leaders-in-feni-3). *Dhaka Tribune*. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["List of 11th Parliament Members"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230927041941/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english). *Bangladesh Parliament*. Archived from [the original](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english) on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Baridhara Cosmopolitan Club donates ambulance to Kurmitola hospital"](https://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/2021/09/23/baridhara-cosmopolitan-club-donates-ambulance-to-kurmitola-hospital). *Dhaka Tribune*. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Masud Uddin Chowdhury re-elected Baridhara Cosmopolitan Club president"](https://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/2018/11/09/masud-uddin-chowdhury-re-elected-baridhara-cosmopolitan-club-president). *Dhaka Tribune*. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** [ফেনীতে তিন সাবেক সাংসদের বাড়ি ও আওয়ামী লীগ কার্যালয়ে অগ্নিসংযোগ, ভাঙচুর](https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/t61awmevzr). *Prothom Alo* (in Bengali). 6 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["Former general Masud Uddin Chowdhury, a prominent '1/11' figure, arrested"](https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/4cf3722384f4). *bdnews24.com*. Retrieved 24 March 2026.

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