Ex-home minister Mohabbat Jan dies

Former home minister Mahbub Jan Chowdhury, who served under former military ruler HM Ershad, has died at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) at the age of 92.

Mohammad Abdul Hoque, chairman of the Retired Armed Forces Officers Welfare Association (RAOWA) Club, confirmed his death on Monday.

He is scheduled to be buried at the military cemetery after funeral prayers following Maghrib in Uttara Sector 4.

Chowdhury joined the Pakistan Army as a second lieutenant in 1955 and retired as a major general. He also served as director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI).

After Ershad seized power, Chowdhury was appointed home minister in 1982, serving from July that year until July 1983.
Born in Gopalganj subdivision of Faridpur district, he later entered politics and won the Faridpur-3 seat in the 1986 election on a Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League ticket.

He also served as a director on the board of Micro Industries Development Assistance and Services.-bdnews24