Anwarul Bar Chowdhury
Anwarul Bar Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Independent Director of GSP Finance Company (Bangladesh) Limited | |
| Assumed office 29 October 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | University of Dhaka University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Diplomat, educator, independent director |
Anwarul Bar Chowdhury (born 1946) is a retired Bangladeshi diplomat and government official. He is an Independent Director of GSP Finance Company (Bangladesh) Limited. He is a former secretary of the Ministry of Establishment.[1]
Early life
Chowdhury was born in 1946.[2] He earned a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Dhaka.[2] He also completed a second Master’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley in the United States.[2]
Career
Chowdhury held key government positions.[2] He served as Vice Chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau, Secretary of the Ministry of Establishment and the Ministry of Planning, and as a Member of the Planning Commission.[2][3] He was also a member of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha.[2]
From 1989 to 1993, Chowdhury was posted as Counsellor at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Warsaw, Poland.[2] Before his retirement, he served as Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Italy, with concurrent accreditation to Greece, Albania, and Serbia.[2] He was appointed ambassador in October 2003, replacing Mohammad Ziauddin.[4] He was also the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Agencies in Rome and the ambassador of Bangladesh to the Vatican.[2][5] He served till October 2005 and was replaced by M. Fazlul Karim.[4]
After retirement, Chowdhury worked as a Senior Consultant for the Bangladesh Enterprise Institute on a Private Sector Development Project supported by the IFC and the World Bank.[2] Chowdhury also taught at several well-known colleges and universities in Bangladesh during his professional career.[2] He is the chairman of the audit committee and an Independent Director of GSP Finance Company (Bangladesh) Limited.[6]
References
- ^ "Non-compliance with Judiciary Separation Directives". The Daily Star. 4 April 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Board of Directors | GSP Finance Company (Bangladesh) Limited". www.gspfinance.com. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
- ^ "Imamuzzaman new BCIC chairman". The Daily Star. 22 October 2003. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
- ^ a b "Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Rome". Bangladesh Embassy, Rome. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Extraordinary Missions present at the Solemn Funeral of Pope John Paul II". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
- ^ "Audit Committee | GSP Finance Company (Bangladesh) Limited". www.gspfinance.com. Retrieved 2025-06-04.