Ishfaq Ilahi Choudhury is a retired Air commodore of Bangladesh Air Force and treasurer of East West University.[1] He is the former treasurer of the University of Asia Pacific.[2] He is a former registrar of BRAC University.[3][4] He is a security analyst and columnist.[5][6][7]
Career
editChowdhury was commissioned in the Pakistan Air Force and served in a radar station during the 1965 Indo-Pakistan war.[8]
Choudhury retired from Bangladesh Air Force in 2003.[9] He was an instructor of the National Defence College.[10] He wrote a chapter in the 2008 book Countering Terrorism in Bangladesh published by Bangladesh Enterprise Institute.[11]
from 2010 to 2013, Choudhury was the registrar of BRAC University.[12][13]
Choudhury was the acting vice chancellor of the University of Asia Pacific in 2020.[14] He was the treasurer and the Directorate of Students' Welfare of the University of Asia Pacific in 2021.[15]
Choudhury is the treasurer of East West University.[16]
Political views
editChoudhury has praised India and Indira Gandhi for their actions during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[9] He had called for reforms in Madrassah education in Bangladesh describing it as a legacy of colonialism.[17] He has written calling for action from moderate Muslims against extremism.[18] He has written about the plight of religious minorities in Bangladesh.[19]
References
edit- ^ University, East West. "EWU Treasurer". ewubd.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Choudhury, Ishfaq Ilahi (3 July 2020). "India-China Border Clash: Geostrategic Implications". Dhaka Courier. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ "BRAC Business School holds BBS Rewind". The Daily Star. 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ "Tuning in univ curricula to job requirements must". The Daily Star. 2013-11-17. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Choudhury, Ishfaq Ilahi (2008-04-12). "National Security Council for Bangladesh-not for now". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Hasnat, Saif (18 September 2024). "Bangladesh, Struggling to Restore Order, Gives Army Policing Powers". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Molla, Mohammad Al-Masum (2017-07-01). "Fighting religious extremism: Experts for multi-pronged approach". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Choudhury, Air CdreIshfaq Ilahi (2011-09-24). "1965 Indo-Pak War: Letter of condolence". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ a b Choudhary, Ishfaq Ilahi (2020-12-16). "India's Role in the Liberation War of Bangladesh". Indianarrative. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ "Ex Faculty National Defence Colleg". National Defence College. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Sobhan, Farooq (2008). Countering Terrorism in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Enterprise Institute. p. 157.
- ^ "MoU between BRAC Business School and Marie Stopes Bangladesh". archive.thedailystar.net. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Munna, Khairul Hasan (24 January 2010). "Spring orientation at BRACU". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ "Int'l webinar series on 'Doing English Studies Postcolonially' being held by University of Asia Pacific". The Daily Star. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "University of Asia Pacific - UAP". www.uap-bd.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ "Syed Manzur Elahi speaking at a day-long awareness programme on plastic pollution". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Choudhury, Ishfaq Ilahi (11 April 2011). "Madrassa education needs reform". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Choudhury, Ishfaq Ilahi (2015-01-24). "Will the moderate Muslims stand up, please!". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Choudhury, Air CdreIshfaq Ilahi (2014-03-10). "Lengthening shadow of communalism". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-19.